A twenty-first century California observing network for monitoring extreme weather events
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
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Abstract
During Northern Hemisphere winters, the West Coast of North America is battered by extratropical storms. The impact of these storms is of paramount concern to California, where aging water supply and flood protection infrastructures are challenged by increased standards for urban flood protection, an unusually variable weather regime, and projections of climate change. Additionally, there are inherent conflicts between releasing water to provide flood protection and storing water to meet requirements for water supply, water quality, hydropower generation, water temperature and flow for at-risk species, and recreation. In order to improve reservoir management and meet the increasing demands on water, improved forecasts of precipitation, especially during extreme events, is required. Here we describe how California is addressing their most important and costliest environmental issue – water management – in part, by installing a state-of-the-art observing system to better track the area’s most severe wintertime storms.
Suggested Citation
White, A., Anderson, M., Dettinger, M.D., Ralph, F., Hinojosa, A., Cayan, D., Hartman, R., Reynolds, D., Johnson, L., Schneider, T., Cifelli, R., Toth, Z., Gutman, S., King, C., Gehrke, F., Johnston, P., Walls, C., Mann, D., Gottas, D., and Coleman, T., 2013, A twenty-first century California observing network for monitoring extreme weather events: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, v. 30, no. 8, p. 1585-1603, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00217.1.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A twenty-first century California observing network for monitoring extreme weather events |
| Series title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
| DOI | 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00217.1 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Publication Date | August 27, 2013 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Branch of Regional Research-Western Region |
| Description | 19 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
| First page | 1585 |
| Last page | 1603 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |