Last update: 1 September 2004
The climate studies and events on this page are broken into the following sections:
Climate Studies and Events of interest to hydrologic issues
- San Francisco Bay/Delta Water Quality and Forecast
- US Streamflow Probabilities and Uncertainties based on Anticipated El Niño, Water Year 2003
- 2002 Experimental Forecast of Maximum Daily Snowmelt Discharge
- Maximum Daily Snowmelt Discharge, A Review of the 2001 Forecast
- September 2003
Soil Moisture Maps - from NASA Earth Observatory NewsNASA and partnering agencies are going to provide United States Bureau of Reclamation water resource managers with high resolution satellite data, allowing them to analyze up-to-date water-related information over large areas all at once. Land Surface Models and satellite data from NASA and others can be used to determine snowpack, amounts of soil moisture, and the loss of water into the atmosphere from plants and the soil. Understanding these variables in the water cycle is a key to managing water in the arid American West.
- American River
- ENSO and Hydrologic Extremes in the Western United States
- Downscaling Precipitation
- The Pacific Decadal Osciallation (PDO) and Flood Frequencies in the United States
- Major Floods in California
- Snow and Climate
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Climate Studies and Events of interest to California and the Western US
- Santa Anas - Winds from the Desert
- San Diego May Gray / June Gloom
- Climate Changes and California Vintages
- CA Climate Assessment/Regional Climate Center
- California and La Nina
- Internataional Space Station photograph of San Francisco Bay
- Low Pressure off Northern California Coast
- ENSO Decadal Variability on the West Coast
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Climate Studies and Events of interest to wildfire
- Statistical Forecast of the 2002 Western Wildfire Season Using Canonical Correlation
- Summertime Lightning Variations in the Western United States
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Climate Studies and Events of interest to climate change issues
- January 2003
Unusual Ice Conditions In Ross Sea - from NASA Earth Observatory NewsNormally, seasonal sea ice dramatically retreats from Antarctic coastal waters, making it the perfect time to bring in supplies and fuel. This year, however, unusually high levels of ice persisted in the Ross Sea despite the advancing summer season, impeding the passage to Ross Island, where the research station is located. On January 9, the U.S. Coast Guard had to send a second icebreaking ship to assist the initial one that went out with the re-supply ships.Back to top