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    Use of the Palmer index and other water supply indexes for drought monitoring in Colorado

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    Abstract
    The Colorado Drought Response Plan of 1981 assigned drought monitoring responsibilities to a special intergovernmental technical working group called the Colorado Water Availability Task Force (WATF). The intent of this group is to use existing data sources and information products to monitor Colorado's water supplies. The information assembled and interpreted by the WATF is then used by State decision makers to guide State government's response to drought. The Palmer Index, developed in the 1960's, has become a credible tool for monitoring drought and assessing drought severity on the national ...
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    Doesken, Nolan J.; Kleist, John D.; McKee, Thomas B.

    Date Issued
    1983-03
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