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RECORD NUMBER: 703 OF 1275Main Title | Investigation of the Hydrologic Sensitivities to Climate: A Case Study for the American River, Washington (Final Technical Report). | |||||||||||
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Author | Brettman, K. ; Lettenmaier, D. P. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Washington Univ., Seattle. Dept. of Civil Engineering.;Department of Energy, Washington, DC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | |||||||||||
Publisher | 1990 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1990 | |||||||||||
Report Number | WATER RESOURCES SER/TR-124; DE-AC06-76RLO-1830; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB96-194329 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | American River ; Greenhouse effect ; Climate change ; Water resources ; Global warning ; Stream flow ; Surface flow ; Soil moisture ; Watershed management ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Multiple-purpose reservoirs ; Reservoir storage ; Reservoir operation ; Environmental impacts ; Precipitation(Meteorology) ; Seasonal variations ; Hydroelectric power ; Fisheries ; Agriculture ; Synthetic hydrology ; Hydrologic models ; Mathematical models ; Case studies ; Washington ; Environmental sensitivity | |||||||||||
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Collation | 114p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The report describes an investigation of the hydrologic aspects of global climate change with application to the American River, Washington. Part of the study attempts to quantify the effects of assumed regional warming on the runoff patterns within the catchment. Runoff sequences for the watershed are generated using several hydrologic models, and a comparison of the results is made. The investigation also explores the potential effects of greenhouse warming on hydropower production, agricultural water deliveries, and fisheries releases through a sensitivity analysis of a single multiple use reservoir. In addition to studying the interaction of multiple operating objectives, the potential for mitigation of climate change effects via improved reservoir operations is analyzed using an operations optimization model. |