Water and climate in the western United States [[electronic resource] /] / William M. Lewis Jr., editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo, : University Press of Colorado, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/1/0978 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LewisWilliam M. <1945-> |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - West (U.S.)
Hydrometeorology - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-50123-5
9786610501236 0-87081-753-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; Part One: Prospects for Understanding and Predicting Variability of Climate; 1: Predicting Climate Variations in the American West: What Are Our Prospects?; 2: Climate Variability in the West: Complex Spatial Structure Associated With Topography, and Observational Issues; 3: Dendrochronological Evidence for Long-Term Hydroclimatic Variability; 4: Acquisition, Management, and Dissemination of Climate Data; Part Two: Linkages Between Prediction of Climate and Hydrology; 5: Use of Weather and Climate Information in Forecasting Water Supply in the Western United States
6: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Western United States7: Improving Water-Resource System Performance Through Long-Range Climate Forecasts: The Pacific Northwest Experience; 8: Has Modeling of Water Resources on the Basis of Climate and Hydrology Reached Its Full Potential?; Part Three: Responses of Water Managers to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 9: What Can Water Managers Do About Climate Variability and Change?; 10: Management of Colorado River Resources; 11: Water Development and Management Along the South Platte River of Colorado 12: Can Climate Predictions Be of Practical Use in Western Water Management?Color Plates; Part Four: Perspectives on Society, Institutions, and Water; 13: A Changing Geography: Growth, Land Use, and Water in the Interior West; 14: Constraints of Law and Policy on the Management of Western Water; 15: Economic and Institutional Strategies for Adapting to Water-Resource Effects of Climate Change; 16: Climate Variability: Social, Policy, and Institutional Issues; Part Five: Analyzing the Analysts; 17: Western Water Resources and "Climate of Opinion" Variables; About the Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455654303321 |
Boulder, Colo, : University Press of Colorado, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and climate in the western United States [[electronic resource] /] / William M. Lewis Jr., editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo, : University Press of Colorado, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/1/0978 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LewisWilliam M. <1945-> |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - West (U.S.)
Hydrometeorology - West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
1-280-50123-5
9786610501236 0-87081-753-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; Part One: Prospects for Understanding and Predicting Variability of Climate; 1: Predicting Climate Variations in the American West: What Are Our Prospects?; 2: Climate Variability in the West: Complex Spatial Structure Associated With Topography, and Observational Issues; 3: Dendrochronological Evidence for Long-Term Hydroclimatic Variability; 4: Acquisition, Management, and Dissemination of Climate Data; Part Two: Linkages Between Prediction of Climate and Hydrology; 5: Use of Weather and Climate Information in Forecasting Water Supply in the Western United States
6: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Western United States7: Improving Water-Resource System Performance Through Long-Range Climate Forecasts: The Pacific Northwest Experience; 8: Has Modeling of Water Resources on the Basis of Climate and Hydrology Reached Its Full Potential?; Part Three: Responses of Water Managers to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 9: What Can Water Managers Do About Climate Variability and Change?; 10: Management of Colorado River Resources; 11: Water Development and Management Along the South Platte River of Colorado 12: Can Climate Predictions Be of Practical Use in Western Water Management?Color Plates; Part Four: Perspectives on Society, Institutions, and Water; 13: A Changing Geography: Growth, Land Use, and Water in the Interior West; 14: Constraints of Law and Policy on the Management of Western Water; 15: Economic and Institutional Strategies for Adapting to Water-Resource Effects of Climate Change; 16: Climate Variability: Social, Policy, and Institutional Issues; Part Five: Analyzing the Analysts; 17: Western Water Resources and "Climate of Opinion" Variables; About the Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780349503321 |
Boulder, Colo, : University Press of Colorado, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and climate in the western United States / / William M. Lewis Jr., editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo, : University Press of Colorado, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/1/0978 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LewisWilliam M. <1945-> |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - West (U.S.)
Hydrometeorology - West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
1-280-50123-5
9786610501236 0-87081-753-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; Part One: Prospects for Understanding and Predicting Variability of Climate; 1: Predicting Climate Variations in the American West: What Are Our Prospects?; 2: Climate Variability in the West: Complex Spatial Structure Associated With Topography, and Observational Issues; 3: Dendrochronological Evidence for Long-Term Hydroclimatic Variability; 4: Acquisition, Management, and Dissemination of Climate Data; Part Two: Linkages Between Prediction of Climate and Hydrology; 5: Use of Weather and Climate Information in Forecasting Water Supply in the Western United States
6: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Western United States7: Improving Water-Resource System Performance Through Long-Range Climate Forecasts: The Pacific Northwest Experience; 8: Has Modeling of Water Resources on the Basis of Climate and Hydrology Reached Its Full Potential?; Part Three: Responses of Water Managers to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 9: What Can Water Managers Do About Climate Variability and Change?; 10: Management of Colorado River Resources; 11: Water Development and Management Along the South Platte River of Colorado 12: Can Climate Predictions Be of Practical Use in Western Water Management?Color Plates; Part Four: Perspectives on Society, Institutions, and Water; 13: A Changing Geography: Growth, Land Use, and Water in the Interior West; 14: Constraints of Law and Policy on the Management of Western Water; 15: Economic and Institutional Strategies for Adapting to Water-Resource Effects of Climate Change; 16: Climate Variability: Social, Policy, and Institutional Issues; Part Five: Analyzing the Analysts; 17: Western Water Resources and "Climate of Opinion" Variables; About the Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827609103321 |
Boulder, Colo, : University Press of Colorado, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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