Lewis, William M., Jr., editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032003http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87547Includes bibliographical references and index.Predicting climate variations in the American West: what are our prospects? / Randall M. Dole -- Climate variability in the West: complex spatial structure associated with topography, and observational issues / Kelly T. Redmond -- Dendrochronological evidence for long-term hydroclimatic variability / Connie A. Woodhouse -- Acquisition, management, and dissemination of climate data / Rene Reitsma and Phil Pasteris -- Use of weather and climate information in forecasting water supply in the western United States / Martyn P. Clark [and others] -- Assessing the effects of climate change on the water resources of the western United States / Kenneth M. Strzepek and David N. Yates -- Improving water-resource system performance through long-range climate forecasts: the Pacific northwest experience / Dennis P. Lettenmaier and Alan F. Hamlet -- Has modeling of water resources on the basis of climate and hydrology reached its full potential? / John Labadie and Luis Garcia -- What can water managers do about climate variability and change? / Eugene Stakhiv -- Management of Colorado River resources / Terrance J. Fulp -- Water development and management along the South Platte River of Colorado / Tom Cech -- Can climate predictions be of practical use in western water management? / C. Booth Wallentine and Dave Matthews -- A changing geography: growth, land use, and water in the interior West / William R. Travis -- Constraints of law and policy on the management of Western water / David H. Getches -- Economic and institutional strategies for adapting to water resource effects of climate change / John Loomis, Jessica Koteen, and Brian Hurd -- Climate variability: social, policy, and institutional issues / Kathleen Miller and Steven Gloss -- Western water resources and "climate of opinion" variables / Patricia Nelson Limerick.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Water-supply -- West (U.S.)Hydrometeorology -- West (U.S.)West (U.S.) -- ClimateTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.