Water year 2004: Western water managers feel the heat
Eos, Earth and Space Science News
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Abstract
This spring, a rare combination of exceptionally warm temperatures and near-record lack of precipitation in the western United States caused a rapid change in hydrologic conditions and an unexpectedly early onset of spring conditions.
With much of the western U.S. already in its fifth year of drought, an above-average western snowpack on 1 March 2004 provided hope for much-needed abundant runoff. Unfortunately snowmelt began far earlier than anticipated, resulting in dramatic declines in seasonal spring-summer streamflow forecasts as the month proceeded, declines more rapid by some measures than ever before in the past 75 years. With reservoirs near historic lows, many water users have been hard pressed to deal with the continuing drought.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Water year 2004: Western water managers feel the heat |
| Series title | Eos, Earth and Space Science News |
| DOI | 10.1029/2004EO400001 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 40 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AGU Publications |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 385 |
| Last page | 393 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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