Resolution matters when modeling climate change in headwaters of the Colorado River

The continued growth of Southwestern cities depends on reliable water export from Rocky Mountain headwaters, which provide ∼85% of Colorado River Basin (CRB) streamflow. Despite being more sensitive to warming temperatures, alpine systems are simplified in the regional-scale models currently in use...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental research letters 2020-10, Vol.15 (10), p.104031
Hauptverfasser:	Foster, Lauren M, Williams, Kenneth H, Maxwell, Reed M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Climate change Climate change models Climate models Coarsening Colorado river ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Groundwater headwater hydrology Headwaters Hydrologic models Hydrology integrated modeling Mountains Regional planning resolution River basins Rivers Scale models Stream discharge Stream flow Surface water Surface-groundwater relations Water supply
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