Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty : A Proceedings

The question of whether the earth's climate is changing in some significant human-induced way remains a matter of much debate.

But the fact that climate is variable over time is well known.

These two elements of climatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water resources management, and the management options available for responding to climate variability and potential climate change. Table of ContentsFront Matter1. Overview2. Sharing Water Resources with Future Generations3. The Science Climate Change and Climate4. Primer on Climate Change5. Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Climate Record6.

Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Paleo Record7.

Effects of Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels and Climate Change . . . 8. Hydrologic Implications of Climate Uncertainty in the WesternUnited States9.

The Implications of Climate Change for Streamflow and WaterSupply . . . 10. Climate Uncertainty: Implications for Operations of WaterControl Systems11.

Economic Consequences of Climate Variability on Water in theWest12.

Western Water Law, Global Climate Change, and Risk Allocation13.

Water Resources Forecasting14. Some Aspects of Hydrologic Variability15. Management Responses to Climate Variability16. Improvements in Agricultural Water Management17. Creative Water Management18. Weather Modification as a Response to Variations in Weather andClimate19.

Managing Water Supply Variability: The Salt River Project20.

Public Involvement in Water Resources Decisionmaking in aClimate . . . 21. The First Rough Draft of History: How the Press Reports onGlobal Warming22.

Water Use Efficiency as a Response to Climate Uncertainty23.

Climate Change, The Media, and Public ResponsesA Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee MembersB Biographical Sketches of Principal Contributors