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Hydrologic Scenarios for Severe Sustained Drought in the Southwestern United States

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Title Hydrologic Scenarios for Severe Sustained Drought in the Southwestern United States
Creator Tarboton, David G.
Description This paper considers the risk of drought and develops drought scenarios for use in the study of severe sustained drought in the Southwestern United States. The focus is on the Colorado River Basin and regions to which Colorado River water is exported, especially southern California, which depends on water from the Colorado River. Drought scenarios are developed using estimates of unimpaired historic streamflow as well as reconstructions of streamflow based on tree ring widths. Drought...
Date 1995-10-01T07:00:00Z
Type text
Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cee_facpub/2513 info:doi/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1995.tb03402.x
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Source Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications
Publisher Hosted by Utah State University Libraries
Contributor Wiley
Subject Drought Hydrology Management Stream flow Surface water resources Water supply UWRL Civil and Environmental Engineering

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