Publications
Updating the CALVIN Hydro-Economic Optimization Model of California : Central Valley Groundwater.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012. 2482-2490.
(2012). Water and Energy Sector Vulnerability to Climate Warming in the Sierra Nevada: Simulating the Regulated Rivers of California’s West Slope Sierra Nevada .
Our Changing Climate.
(2012). Water and Energy Sector Vulnerability to Climate Warming in the Sierra Nevada: Water Year Classification in Non-Stationary Climates.
Our Changing Climate.
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(2012). Water Management Adaptations to Prevent Loss of Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in California under Climate Change .
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 138(5), 465-478.
chinook.pdf (2.46 MB)
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Water management in mediterranean river basins: a comparison of management frameworks, physical impacts, and ecological responses.
Hydrobiologia. Online First,
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(2012). When Good Fish Make Bad Decisions: Coho Salmon in an Ecological Trap.
North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 32, 87-92.
(2012). Where the Wild Things Aren’t Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Species.
Public Policy Institute of California.
(2012). Writing review papers.
(Jennings, C. A., Lauer T. E., & Vondracek B., Ed.).Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals. 155-162.
(2012). Yolo Bypass and Floodplains: Land Use and Economic Value.
Flood Risk Assessment Group.
(2012). Agricultural Water Use Modeling and Remote Sensing.
California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum.
(2011). Agro-Economic Analysis of Management of Nitrogen Load of Groundwater in California.
Fall Conference American Geophysical Union.
(2011). Allocating Scarce Water Between Interior and Exterior Uses In Southern California.
California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum.
(2011). Beneficiary Pays Analysis of Water Recycling Projects.
Beneficiary Pays Analysis for Water Recycling Projects (274.13 KB)
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Biology, History, Status, and Conservation of Sacramento Perch, Archoplites interruptus: A Review .
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 9(1),
(2011). California Water Supply and Reservoir Storage for Warmer vs. Warmer-Drier Climate Conditions.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. 1365-1374.
(2011). California's Water: The Cost and Supply Implications of Water Conservation and Varying Delta Exports in a Warmer, Drier Climate.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. 1328-1337.
(2011). Climate Change and Flood Operations in the Sacramento Basin, California.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 9(2),
(2011). Climate Change Impacts to Local water management in the San Francisco Bay Area. .
California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum..
(2011). Conceptual model for restoration of the Klamath River.
(Thorsteinson, L., VanderKooi S., & Duffy W., Ed.).Proceedings of the Klamath Basin Science Conference, Medford, Oregon, February 1–5, 2010.
(2011). Development and evaluation of a fish-based index to assess biological integrity of Mediterranean streams.
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 21(4), 324–337.
(2011). Drought, jobs, and controversy: Revisiting 2009.
Agricultural and Resource Economics Update. 14(6), 1–4.
(2011). Economic and Hydrological Models Integration: Evaluating Future Climate Change Scenarios Using WEAP and SWAP.
California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum.
(2011). Economic Costs and Adaptations for Alternative Regulations of California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 9(2),
(2011). Environmental heterogeneity and community structure of the Kobuk River, Alaska, in response to climate change.
Ecosphere. 2(4), 1-19.
(2011). Executive Analysis of Restoration Actions in Big Springs Creek March 2008-September 2011.
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Fish Habitat Optimization to Prioritize River Restoration Decisions.
River Research and Applications.
(2011). Freshwater conservation options for a changing climate in California’s Sierra Nevada.
Marine and Freshwater Research. 66, 266-278.
(2011). Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analysis for Water Recycling Projects.
Economic Analysis Guidance Document (308.4 KB)
Economic Analysis Guidance Document (Appendix Set) (132.14 KB)
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Habitat Models for the Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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Yarnell et al FYLF modeling final report CWS.pdf (3.69 MB)
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Hydro-economic modeling to assess climate impact and adaptation for agriculture in California.
(Dinar, A., & Mendelsohn R. O., Ed.).Handbook of Climate Change and Agriculture.
(2011). Hydropower Relicensing and Climate Change.
Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1-7.
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(2011). Life history and population dynamics of Moerisia sp., a non-native hydrozoan, in the upper San Francisco Estuary (U.S.A.).
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 94(1), 48 - 55.
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(2011). A Monte-Carlo game theoretic approach for Multi-Criteria Decision Making under uncertainty.
Advances in Water Resources. 34, 607 - 616.
(2011). Multiscale Patterns of Riparian Plant Diversity and Implications for Restoration.
Restoration Ecology. 19,
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(2011). Policy Implications of Permanently Flooded Islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 9(2),
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