Bibliography: Climate Change and Impact on US Water Resources

Last updated: 3.1.2000

AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science Panel (1988). A Summary and Recommendations: Climatic Variability, Climate Change, and the Planning and Management of U.S. Water Resources. Washington, DC, AAAS: 39 pp. US. climate change assessment, water planning/allocation.

Abramopoulos, F., Cynthia Rosenzweig, and Bhaskar Choudhury (1988). "Improved Ground Hydrology Calculations for Global Climate Models (GCMs): Soil Water Movement and Evapotranspiration." Journal of Climate 1: 921-941. Global. modeling/data issues, soil moisture, evapotranspiration.

Abt, Abt Associates (1995). Ecological Impacts from Climate Change: An Economic Analysis of Freswater Recreational Fishing. Washington, DC, U.S. EPA Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation. US. recreation/tourism, animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries. economics/valuation.

Adam, David P., and G. James West (1983). "Temperature and Precipitation Estimates Through the Last Glacial Cycle from Clear Lake, CA, Pollen Data." Science 219: 168-170. Western US, California, Clear Lake. historical climate.

Aguado, Edward (1990). "Elevational and Latitudinal Patterns of Snow Accumulations Departures from Normal in the Sierra Nevada." Theoretical and Applied Climatology 42: 177-185. Western US, Sierra Nevada. snowfall/snowmelt.

Aguado, Edward, Daniel R. Cayan, Laurence G. Riddle, and Maurice Roos (1992). "Climatic Fluctuations and the Timing of West Coast Streamflow." Journal of Climatology 5: 1468-1483. Western US. hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Alexander, E.C., S.C. Alexander, and R.S. Lively (1987). "Recharge of the Mt. Simon/Hinckley Aquifer: Responses to Climate Change and Water Use." Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 68(44): 1270. Western US, Minnesota. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, water supply.

Allee, David J., Leonard B. Dworsky, and Albert E. Utton (1993). Managing Transboundary Water Conflicts: The United States and its Boundary Commissions. AWRA 28th Annual Conference & Symposium, Reno, NV, AWRA. US-Mexico border, Canada. water supply, legal/policy/political issues.

Allen, L.H., P. Jones, and J.W. Jones (1985). Rising Atmospheric CO2 and Evapotranspiration. St. Joseph, MI, American Society of Agricultural Engineers: 13-27. US. CO2 levels, evapotranspiration, agriculture.

Allen, R.G., F.N. Gichuki, and Cynthia Rosenzweig (1991). "CO2-Induced Climatic Changes in Irrigation-Water Requirements." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 117(2): 157-178. Western US, Great Plains. irrigation, CO2 levels.

Alpern, R. (1996). Impact of Global Warming on Water Resources: Implications for New York City and the New York Metropolitan Region. The Baked Apple? Metropolitan New York in the Greenhouse. D. Hill. New York, NY Academy of Sciences. Eastern US, New York City. water supply.

Alvarez, Ricardo A. (1998). Proceedings of the Climate Change and Extreme Events Workshop for the U.S. South Atlantic Coastal and Caribbean Region. Climate Change and Extreme Events Workshop for the U.S. South Atlantic Coastal and Caribbean Region, Florida International University, Miami, FL, International Hurricane Center. Eastern US. weather variation, water use.

Anderson, Jeffry L., S. Shiau, and Danny Harvey (1991). Preliminary Investigation of Trend/Patterns in Surface Water Characteristics and Climate Variations. NHRI Workshop, Saskatoon, Canada, National Hydrology Research Institute. unspecified/NA. hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Anderson, W., Robertson, D.M., and John J. Magnuson (1996). "Evidence of Recent Warming and El Nino Variations in Ice Breakup of Wisconsin Lakes." Limnology and Oceanography 41(5): 815-821. Eastern US, Wisconsin. lake level fluctuation/ice cover, weather variation.

Andre, J.C., J.-P. Goutorbe, and A. Perrier (1986). "HAPEX-MOBILHY: A Hydrologic Atmospheric Experiment for the Study of Water Budget and Evaporation Flux at the Climatic Scale." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 67(2): 138-144. unspecified/NA. modeling/data issues.

Arbogast, A.F., and W. Carter Johnson (1994). "Climatic Implications of the Late Quaternary Alluvial Record of a Small Drainage Basin in the Central Great Plains." Quaternary Research 41: 298-305. Western US. historical climate, hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Arkin, Gerald F., et al. (1997). Summary Report of the Workshop on Climate Variability and Water Resource Management in the Southeastern United States. Workshop on Climate Variability and Water Resource Managment in the Southeastern United States, Nashville, TN, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Eastern US, Southeast. water planning/allocation, sea level rise, land use/management, human health.

Arnell, Nigel W. (1995). Scenarios for Hydrological Climate Change Impact Studies. The Role of Water and the Hydrological Cycle in Global Change. H. R. Oliver, and Sylvia A. Oliver. Berlin, Springer-Verlag. 31: 389-408. unspecified/NA. modeling/data issues.

Arnell, Nigel W. (1995). Socio-Economic Impacts of Changes in Water Resources Due to Global Warming. The Role of Water and the Hydrological Cycle in Global Change. H. R. Oliver, and Sylvia A. Oliver. Berlin, Springer-Verlag. 31: 429-457. Global. economics/valuation, water supply, floods, hydropower, navigation/transportation.

Arnell, Nigel W. (1996). Global Warming, River Flows, and Water Resources. New York, John Wiley & Sons. Global, Europe. climate change assessment, hydrology/groundwater/river flows, water quality, water planning/allocation.

Arnell, Nigel, Bryson Bates, Herbert Lang, John J. Magnuson, and Patrick J. Mulholland (1996). Hydrology and Freshwater Ecology. Climate Change 1995: Impacts Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific Technical Analyses. R. T. Watson, Marufu C. Zinyowera, and Richard H. Moss. New York, Cambridge University Press. Contribution of Working Group II to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: 325-363. unspecified/NA. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries.

Askey, A.J. (1987). Climate Change and Water Resources. The Influence of Climatic Change and Climate Variability on the Hydrologic Regime and Water Resources. S. I. Solomon, Max A. Beran, and W. Hogg, International Association of Scientific Hydrology. Publication No. 168: 421-430. unspecified/NA. water supply, hydrogeological cycle.

Assel, Raymond A. (1988). Impact of Global Warming on Great Lakes Ice Cycles. The Potential Effects of Global Climate Change on the United States. J. B. Smith, and Dennis A. Tirpak. Washington, DC, U.S. EPA. EPA-230-05-89-051: 5.1-5.30. Eastern US, Great Lakes. lake level fluctuation/ice cover.

Assel, Raymond A. (1991). "Implications of CO2 Global Warming on Great Lakes Ice Cover." Climatic Change 18(4): 377-395. Eastern US, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Erie. lake level fluctuation/ice cover, CO2 levels.

Assel, Raymond A., D.M. Robertson, M.H. Hoff, and J.H. Selgeby (1995). "Climatic Change Implications from Long Term (1823-1994) Ice Records for the Laurentian Great Lakes." Annals of Glaciology 21: 383-386. Eastern US, Great Lakes. lake level fluctuation/ice cover.

Assel, Raymond A., and D.M. Robertson (1995). "Changes in Winter Air Temperatures Near Lake Michigan During 1851-1993, as Determined from Regional Lake-Ice Records." Limnology and Oceanography 40(1): 165-176. Eastern US, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan. lake level fluctuation/ice cover, climate change assessment.

Aston, A.R. (1984). "The Effect of Doubling Atmospheric CO2 on Streamflow: A Simulation." Journal of Hydrology 67: 273-280. Australia. CO2 levels, modeling/data issues.

AWWA, American Water Works Association (1997). "Climate Change and Water Resources: Committee Report of the Public Advisory Forum." Journal of the American Water Works Association 89(11): 107-110. US. water use.

Ayers, Mark A., and George H. Leavesley (1988). Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Delaware River Basin, Work Plan 1988-1990, U.S. Geological Survey: 36 pp. Eastern US, Delaware river basin. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, water supply.

Bailey, R.M. (1955). "Differential Mortality from High Temperature in a Mixed Population of Fishes in Southern Michigan." Ecology 36: 526. Eastern US, Michigan. animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries.

Bakken, J. Darrell, and Thomas M. Bruns (1991). Minimizing the Effects of Climate Change on a Public Water Supply Utility's Sources of Supply. First National Conference on Climate Change and Water Resources Management, Albuquerque, NM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Eastern US, Indianapolis. water supply, water planning/allocation.

Bales, Roger (1997). Municipal and Industrial Water Resources. Climate Variability and Change in the Southwest: Impacts, Information Needs and Issues for Policymaking. Final Report of the Southwest Regional Climate Change Symposium and Workshop. R. Meredeth, Diana Liverman, Roger Bales, and Mark Patterson. Tucson, AZ, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona: 37-39. Western US, Southwest. water supply, water transfer/storage, legal/policy/political issues.

Band, Larry E., Donald S. Mackay, I.F. Creed, R. Semkin, and D. Jeffries (1996). "Ecosystem Processes at the Watershed Scale: Sensitivity to Potential Climate Change." Limnology and Oceanography 41(5): 928-938. unspecified/NA. animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries, remote sensing.

Barnett, T.P., Lydia Dumenil, V. Schlese, and E. Roechner (1988). "The Effect of Eurasian Snow Cover on Global Climate." Science 239: 504-507. Europe, Asia. snowfall/snowmelt.

Baron, Jill S., Roger A. Pielke, William J. Parton, Dennis S. Okima, Thomas B. Kirchner, Steven W. Running, and Timothy G.F. Kittel (1993). Dynamic Land Surface/Atmospheric Parameterization for the South Platte River Drainage. AWRA 28th Annual Conference & Symposium, Reno, NV, AWRA. Western US, South Platte river basin. climate feedbacks, modeling/data issues, hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Baron, Jill S. (1997). Effects of Climate Change on In-Stream Biology and Freshwater Ecosystems. OSTP/USGCRP Workshop on Climate Change Impacts on the Great Plains, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Colorado State University. US. animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries, water planning/allocation.

Baron, Jill S., M.D. Hartman, Timothy G.F. Kittel, Lawrence E. Band, Dennis S. Ojima, and R.B. Lammers (1998). "Effects of Land Cover, Water Redistribution, and Temperature on Ecosystem Processes in the South Platte River Basin." Ecological Applications 8: 1037-1051. Western US, South Platte River. hydrology/groundwater/river flows,.

Barry, R.G. (1985). The Cryosphere and Climate Change. Detecting the Effects of Increasing Carbon Dioxide. Washington, DC, U.S. EPA. DOE|ER-0235: 109-148. US. CO2 levels, snowfall/snowmelt.

Bates, Gary T., Filippo Giorgi, and Steven W. Hostetler (1993). "Toward the Simulation of the Effects of the Great Lakes on Regional Climate." Monthly Weather Review 121(1373-1387). Eastern US, Canada, Great Lakes. lake level fluctuation/ice cover, climate change assessment.

Battaglin, W.A., Lauren E. Hay, R.S. Parker, and George H. Leavesley (1993). Application of a GIS for Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Funnison River Basin, Colorado. Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources, Mobile, AL, American Water Resources Association. Western US, Colorado river basin, Gunnison river basin. modeling/data issues, hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Bayley, S.E., David W. Schindler, B.R. Parker, M.P. Stainton, and K.G. Beaty (1992). "Effects of Forest Fire and Drought on Acidity of a Base-Poor Boreal Forest Stream: Similarities Between Climatic Warming and Acidic Precipitation." Biogeochemistry 17: 191-204. unspecified/NA. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, forests.

Beard, L.R., and A. Maristany (1979). Hydrologic Effects of Climate Change. Austin, TX, Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas: 52 pp. unspecified/NA. climate change assessment, water supply.

Bennett, L.L. (1994). The Economics of Interstate River Compacts: Efficiency, Compliance and Climate Change. Department of Economics. Boulder, CO, University of Colorado. unspecified/NA. economics/valuation, hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Beran, Max A. (1984). Climate Change and Variability: New Problems for Water Resources and Hydrology. Paris, World Meteorological Organization: 22 pp. Global. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, water transfer/storage, reservoir.

Beran, Max A. (1986). The Water Resource Impact of Future Climate Change and Variability. Effects of Changes in Stratosphere Ozone and Global Climate. J. G. Titus. Washington, DC, UNEP/EPA: 299-328. unspecified/NA. water supply, modeling/data issues.

Beran, Max A., and Nigel W. Arnell (1995). Climate Change and Hydrological Disasters. Hydrology of Disasters. V. P. Singh. Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer. unspecified/NA. hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Beran, Max A. (1995). The Role of Water in Global Environmental Change Processes. The Role of Water and the Hydrological Cycle in Global Change. H. R. Oliver, and Sylvia A. Oliver. Berlin, Springer-Verlag. 31. Global. hydrogeological cycle, plant ecology.

Bernard, S.M., J. Rose, B. Sherman, M. McGeehin, J. Scheraga, and J. Patz. (1999). Water, Health, and Climate: Assessing the Potential Consequences of Climate Change and Variability on Waterbourne Disease Risk. AWRA Specialty Conference on Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change to Water Resources of the United States, Atlanta, GA, American Water Resources Association. US. human health.

Billings, D.W. and K.M. Peterson. (1992). Some Possible Effects of Climatic Warming on Arctic Tundra Ecosystems of the Alaskan North Slope. Global Warming and Biological Diversity. R. L. Peters, and T.E. Lovejoy. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press: pp. 233-243. Western US, Alaska. animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries.

Binnie, Christopher (1996). Climate Change and Its Potential Effect on Water Resources. 10th IWSA-ASPAC Regional Convention and Exhibition, Hong Kong. Global. modeling/data issues, precipitation, agriculture, sea level rise.

Blackbourn, David J. (1992). Sea Surface Temperature and the Subsequent Freshwater Survival Rate of Some Salmon Stocks: A Surprising Link Between the Climate of Land and Sea. Ninth Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Asilomar, CA, Interagency Ecological Studies Program, California Department of Water Resources. Western US. animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries.

Blumberg, A.F., and D.M. DiToro (1990). "Effects of Climate Warming on Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Lake Erie." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 119(2): 210-223. Eastern US, Great Lakes, Lake Erie. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, animal ecology/wildlife/fisheries.

Boland, John J. (1997). "Assessing Urban Water Use and the Role of Water Conservation Measures under Climate Uncertainty." Climatic Change 37(1): 157-176. Eastern US, Washington DC. urban issues, water use, water conservation.

Boland, John J. (1998). "Water Supply and Climate Uncertainty." Water Resources Update(112): 55-63. US, Washington DC. water supply, water planning/allocation, water use, water conservation.

Bonell, M. (1998). "Possible Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Tropical Forest Hydrology." Climatic Change 39(2/3): 215-272. Global. hydrology/groundwater/river flows, forests.

Booker, J.F. (1995). "Hydrologic and Economic Impacts of Drought Under Alternative Policy Responses." Water Resources Bulletin 31(5): 889-906. US. desertification/drought, hydrology/groundwater/river flows, economics/valuation, legal/policy/political issues.

Boorman, D.B., and C.E.M. Sefton (1997). "Recognizing the Uncertainty in the Quantification of the Effects of Climate Change on Hydrological Response." Climatic Change 35: 415-434. unspecified/NA. hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Bradbury, J.P., and W.E. Dean (1993). Elk Lake, Minnesota: Evidence for Rapic Climate Change in the North-Central United States. Boulder, CO, Geological Society of America: 336 pp. Western US, Minnesota, Elk Lake. lake level fluctuation/ice cover, hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Bradley, P.S., Henry F. Diaz, J.K. Eischeid, P.D. Jones, P.M. Kelly, and C.M. Goodess (1987). "Precipitation Fluctuations over Northern Hemisphere Land Areas Since the Mid-19th Century." Science 237: 171-175. Global, northern hemisphere. precipitation, CO2 levels.

Brettmann, Kenneth L. (1990). An Investigation of the Hydrologic Sensitivities to Climate: A Case Study for the American River, Washington. Seattle, WA, University of Washington. Western US, Washington, American river basin. hydrology/groundwater/river flows.

Brklacich, Michael (1990). Climatic Warming and Potential Demands for Irrigation Water in Southwestern Ontario. Climate Change Implications for Water and Ecological Resources. G. Wall, and Marie Sanderson. Waterloo, ON, University of Waterloo. Dept. of Geography Publication Series, Occasional Paper No. 11: 269-274. Canada, Ontario. irrigation, agriculture.