Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
A CPO-funded study published in the Journal of Hydrometeorology found after simulation experiments that climate variability phenomena can greatly influence water availability of the Missouri River basin.
Missouri River basin sensitive to decadal climate variability Read More »
Driven by feedback from water resource managers, federal agencies and others, NOAA and partners have developed the Water Resources Dashboard: a one-stop website for relevant water data on drought, flooding, precipitation, climate and other measures.
Water Resources Dashboard provides “one-stop shop” for water data needs Read More »
Dr. Paul Kirshen, a SARP-funded investigator from the University of New Hampshire, has been awarded a Water Resources Research Editor’s Choice Award for his work on “A risk-based approach to flood management decisions in a nonstationary world,” which was published in Water Resources in March 2014. Starting in 2011, Water Resources Research instituted the Editor’s
Dr. Paul Kirshen, SARP PI, wins Water Resources Research Editor’s Choice Award Read More »
Work on flash drought early warning systems funded by the Climate Program Office’s Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP) appeared in the July issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Our series on “Climate Information for Managing Risks In Water Resources” is resuming on Tuesday Dec 3rd at 1:30 p.m. ET. Our first talk will be by Mark Deutschman, Ph.D., PE. Mark is a civil engineer and Vice President of Houston Engineering. He will discuss the work he has done with citizen groups in the Klamath Basin in developing a tool to provide climate and water resource data for decision-making.
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SARP Webinar Series (December) Read More »
The NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP), US National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Water Research Foundation, Water Environment Federation (WEF), Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) announce our next joint webinar as part of our series on “Climate Information for Managing Risks In Water Resources.”
The next webinar will take place on Thursday, May 22nd from 1 – 2 PM EST (for additional information, please click the Article Title). Please click here to register.
SARP Webinar Series (May) Read More »
The NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP), US National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Water Research Foundation, Water Environment Federation (WEF), Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) announce our next joint webinar as part of our series on “Climate Information for Managing Risks In Water Resources.”
This month’s presentation will be focused on Stakeholder Communications
SARP Webinar Series (April) – Stakeholder Communication Read More »
Funded by the Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP), The National Drought Mitigation Center unveiled the Drought Risk Atlas on March 21. The atlas provides analysis of data on drought frequency and severity for more than 3,000 spots across the country.
SARP-funded Drought Risk Atlas analyzes drought history for local climate stations Read More »
CPO’s Nancy Beller-Simms co-hosted a workshop on Feb. 10 with Danielle Swallow of the National Climatic Data Center. The workshop included representatives from major water and planning associations, foundations, and federations.
Beller-Simms co-hosts Improving Access to Information for Decision Making workshop Read More »
CPO scientist Nancy Beller-Simms spoke at the Meeting of the Climate Change and Water Resources Workgroup of the Advisory Committee on Water Information on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
CPO’s Beller-Simms speaks at meeting of the Climate Change and Water Resources Workgroup Read More »