Companion Volume

This companion volume includes background documents that add depth to the subjects highlighted in the Southwest Assessment. Many of these publications are available online in pdf format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. Other papers are located on external websites—links to these papers will open in a new browser window.

The Climate of the Southwest

Paul R. Sheppard, Andrew C. Comrie, Gregory D. Packin, Kurt Angersbach, and Malcolm K. Hughes

Abstract & Introduction (pdf, 178K)
Main Document (pdf, 744K)
Appendices (pdf, 162K)
Metadatabase of Resources (html)

Weather, Climate, and Hydrologic Forecasting for the Southwest U.S.

Holly C. Hartmann, Roger Bales, and Soroosh Sorooshian

Table of Contents (pdf, 187K)
Executive Summary (pdf, 55K)
Chapter 1: Introduction (pdf, 21K)
Chapter 2: Weather Forecasts (pdf, 130K)
Chapter 3: Climate Forecasts (pdf, 46K)
Chapter 4: Hydrologic Forecasts (pdf, 206K)
Chapter 5: Conclusions & Recommendations (pdf, 18K)
References (pdf, 70K)
Figures 1-9 (pdf, 572K)
Figures 10-19 (pdf, 419K)
Figures 20-29 (pdf, 270K)
Figures 30-36 (pdf, 289K)

CLIMAS Ranching Case Study: Year 1

Julie Conley, Hallie Eakin, Thomas E. Sheridan, and Diana Hadley

Main Document (pdf, 298K)

Assessing the Sensitivity of the Southwest's Urban Water Sector to Climate Variability: Case Studies in Arizona

Rebecca H. Carter, Petra Tschakert, and Barbara J. Morehouse

Table of Contents (pdf, 202K)
Executive Summary (pdf, 28K)
Introduction, Literature Review, & Methodology (pdf, 114K)
Analysis: Changes in Supply (pdf, 112K)
Analysis: Changes in Demand (pdf, 138K)
Analysis: Changes in Groundwater Balance (pdf, 158K)
Implications (pdf, 40K)
Summary & Recommendations (pdf, 14K)
References (pdf, 16K)
Appendices (pdf, 119K)

Environmental Variability and Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)

Korine N. Kolivras, Peter S. Johnson, Andrew C. Comrie, and Stephen R. Yool

This article appears in Aerobiologia 17 (1):31-42, March 2001. The full text of the article is available online through Kluwer Academic Publishers (many libraries and institutions have subscriptions to this service) An abstract is also available. For more information contact Korine Kolivras, korine@u.arizona.edu

A Comparison of Simulations of Current Climate from Two Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Global Climate Models Against Observations and Evaluation of Their Future Climates

Doherty, R. and L. O. Mearns. 1999 Report to the National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.

Available from the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (html, will open in new window).

Climate Impacts on Urban Water Resources in the Southwest: The Importance of Context

Barbara J. Morehouse

This article is from the Journal of the American Water Resources Association Vol. 36, April 2000, pgs. 265-277. An abstract is available online.

Complete document (pdf, 146 K)

Greenhouse Gas Emission Credits and Other Competitive Strategies for Electric Utilities

Prabhu Dayal, Tucson Electric Power Company

Complete Document (pdf, 31 K)

Uncertainty, Benefit Transfers, and Physical Models: A Middle Rio Grande Valley Focus

David S. Brookshire, Janie M. Chermak, and Richard DeSimone

This paper is currently being submitted for publication. An abstract is available online. For more information contact David Brookshire, brookshi@unm.edu