TY - GEN
T1 - The effects of climate change on water management strategies and demands in the Central Valley of California
AU - VanRheenen, Nathan T.
AU - Wood, Andrew W.
AU - Palmer, Richard N.
AU - Payne, Jeffrey T.
AU - Lettenmaier, Dennis P.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This paper provides preliminary results of a study designed to determine the potential impacts of climate change on water resources in the Central Valley of California. A general circulation model is used to derive meteorological forcing functions that, in turn, provide inputs for a macroscale hydrological model which simulates streamflows used to drive a water management model. The water management model characterizes the performance of the coordinated State Water Project and Central Valley Project under altered climates. Preliminary results from these models indicate that both short and long-term climate change will have important implications for future policy and operational decisions in the region. Of particular interest are the effects of the current dynamic operational strategy and design on hydropower generation, water supply, fish endangerment, and flood control. Copyright ASCE 2004.
AB - This paper provides preliminary results of a study designed to determine the potential impacts of climate change on water resources in the Central Valley of California. A general circulation model is used to derive meteorological forcing functions that, in turn, provide inputs for a macroscale hydrological model which simulates streamflows used to drive a water management model. The water management model characterizes the performance of the coordinated State Water Project and Central Valley Project under altered climates. Preliminary results from these models indicate that both short and long-term climate change will have important implications for future policy and operational decisions in the region. Of particular interest are the effects of the current dynamic operational strategy and design on hydropower generation, water supply, fish endangerment, and flood control. Copyright ASCE 2004.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/75649091202
U2 - 10.1061/40569(2001)329
DO - 10.1061/40569(2001)329
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:75649091202
SN - 0784405697
SN - 9780784405697
T3 - Bridging the Gap: Meeting the World's Water and Environmental Resources Challenges - Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2001
BT - Bridging the Gap
T2 - World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2001
Y2 - 20 May 2001 through 24 May 2001
ER -