HR: 1340h
AN: H13E-1616    [Abstracts]
TI: Seasonal-to-Interannual Predictability of western North American Hydroclimate: The Utility of Multimodel Ensembles
AU: * Chandler, J
EM: John.Chandler@umit.maine.edu
AF: University of Maine, Sustainable Hydrosystems Laboratory 5711 Boardman Hall, Orono, ME 04469, United States
AU: Jain, S
EM: Shaleen.Jain@maine.edu
AF: University of Maine, Sustainable Hydrosystems Laboratory 5711 Boardman Hall, Orono, ME 04469, United States
AU: Rae, C D
EM: duncombe@umeoce.maine.edu
AF: University of Maine, Sustainable Hydrosystems Laboratory 5711 Boardman Hall, Orono, ME 04469, United States
AU: Prasad, R
EM: rajiv.prasad@pnl.gov
AF: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Hydrology Group, Redmond, WA 99352,
AU: Eischeid, J
EM: Jon.K.Eischeid@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305,
AB: Using ensemble simulations of 20th and 21st century climate from the IPCC AR4 archive, we examine the seasonal to interannual predictability of western North American climate. The utility of multimodel ensembles is assessed within the context of the agreement and spread in conditional hydroclimatic distributions developed on seasonal scales. The impact of projected climatic trajectories (temperature and precipitation) on the nature and frequency of western North American droughts is also examined.
DE: 1873 Uncertainty assessment (3275)
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting