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Reports from Center for Watershed Sciences Researchers Included in "Our Changing Climate 2012"

Our Changing Climate 2012, the third assessment of climate change in California, has been released by the California Energy Commission and includes five reports from 11 current and former Center for Watershed Sciences researchers. The reports include the latest research into impacts on fisheries and the opportunities for management in the energy and water sector to prepare the state for changes in availability of critical resources. The full report is available at http://uc-ciee.org/climate-change/california-vulnerability-and-adaptation-study. The following white papers were written by Center for Watershed Sciences authors.

  1. Climate Change Adaptations for Local Water Management in the San Francisco Bay Area - William Sicke, Jay Lund, and Josué Medellín-Azuara
  2. Effects of Climate Change on the Inland Fishes of California: With Emphasis on the San Francisco Estuary Region - Peter Moyle, Rebecca Quiñones, and Joseph Kiernan
  3. Projected Effects of Future Climates on Freshwater Fishes of California - Peter Moyle, Joseph Kiernan, Patrick Crain, and Rebecca Quiñones
  4. Water and Energy Sector Vulnerability to Climate Warming in the Sierra Nevada: Simulating the Regulated Rivers of California’s West Slope Sierra Nevada - David Rheinheimer, Scott Ligare, and Joshua Viers
  5. Water and Energy Sector Vulnerability to Climate Warming in the Sierra Nevada: Water Year Classification in Non-Stationary Climates - Sarah Null and Joshua Viers

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