The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino
The 1997-98 El Nino provided a unique opportunity for climate information and forecasts to be utilized by water management agencies in the Southwestern U.S. While Arizona has experienced high streamflow associated with previous El Nino events, never before had an event of such magnitude been p...
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ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6268912018-03-02T03:00:48Z The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino Pagano, Thomas Christopher Pagano, Thomas Christopher Sorooshian, Soroosh Sorooshian, Soroosh The 1997-98 El Nino provided a unique opportunity for climate information and forecasts to be utilized by water management agencies in the Southwestern U.S. While Arizona has experienced high streamflow associated with previous El Nino events, never before had an event of such magnitude been predicted with advance warning of several months. Likewise, the availability of information, including Internet sources and widespread media coverage, was higher than ever before. Insights about use of this information in operational water management decision processes are developed through a series of semi-structured in-depth interviews with key personnel from a broad array of agencies responsible for emergency management and water supply, with jurisdictions ranging from urban to rural and local to regional. The interviews investigate where information was acquired, how it was interpreted and how it was incorporated into specific decisions and actions. The interviews also investigate agency satisfaction with the products available to them, their operational decisions, and intentions to utilize forecast products in the future. Study fmdings lead to recommendations about how to more effectively provide intended users of forecasts with information required to enact mitigation measures and utilize opportunities that some climatic events present. 1999 text Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626891 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626891 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona. |
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The 1997-98 El Nino provided a unique opportunity for climate information and
forecasts to be utilized by water management agencies in the Southwestern U.S. While
Arizona has experienced high streamflow associated with previous El Nino events, never
before had an event of such magnitude been predicted with advance warning of several
months. Likewise, the availability of information, including Internet sources and
widespread media coverage, was higher than ever before. Insights about use of this
information in operational water management decision processes are developed through a
series of semi-structured in-depth interviews with key personnel from a broad array of
agencies responsible for emergency management and water supply, with jurisdictions
ranging from urban to rural and local to regional. The interviews investigate where
information was acquired, how it was interpreted and how it was incorporated into
specific decisions and actions. The interviews also investigate agency satisfaction with
the products available to them, their operational decisions, and intentions to utilize
forecast products in the future. Study fmdings lead to recommendations about how to
more effectively provide intended users of forecasts with information required to enact
mitigation measures and utilize opportunities that some climatic events present. |
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Sorooshian, Soroosh Pagano, Thomas Christopher Pagano, Thomas Christopher |
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Pagano, Thomas Christopher Pagano, Thomas Christopher |
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Pagano, Thomas Christopher Pagano, Thomas Christopher The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino |
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Pagano, Thomas Christopher |
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The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino |
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The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino |
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The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino |
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The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino |
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The role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in Arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 El Nino |
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role and usability of climate forecasts for flood control and water supply agencies in arizona: a case study of the 1997-98 el nino |
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The University of Arizona. |
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