Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States

By Tim Barnett, David W. Pierce, Hugo G. Hidalgo, C. Bonfils, Benjamin D. Santer, T. Das, G. Bala, A. Wood, T. Nozawa, Arthur A. Mirin and 2 more. Science, 2008

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology

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The potential for snow to supply human water demand in the present and future (2015, background): “Analyses of present snow supply are helpful for identifying the spatial pattern of snow’s importance in the overall hydrological cycle (Barnett et al 2005, 2008, Viviroli et al 2007).”
Target atmospheric CO2: Where should humanity aim? (2008, neutral): “Da ta re veal a 4 - degree latitudinal shift already [68], larger than model predictions, yielding increased aridity in southern United States [70, 71], t he Mediterranean re gion, Aus tralia a nd pa rts o f Africa.”
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