Climate-change impacts on water resources and hydropower potential in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Study region: The Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), comprised of the Colorado and Gunnison River basins, is the prime water source for much of the western United States. Study focus: Future climate change models were used to drive a hydrologic model of the UCRB to evaluate future water resources an...

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Main Authors: M. Kopytkovskiy, M. Geza, J.E. McCray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458181500018X