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Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal-to-Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data: A Focus on Water Resources

Lead Agency: NOAA

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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations using Seasonal-to-Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data: A Focus on Water Resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Nancy Beller-Simms, Helen Ingram, David Feldman, Nathan Mantua, Katharine L. Jacobs, and Anne M. Waple (eds.)]. NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, 192 pp.

See also brochure: Water Resources and Climate Predictions: Linking Science and Decisions

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Complete Report [7 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Cover [166 Kb]

Front Matter: Federal Executive Team, Editorial and Production Team, Transmittal Letter, Table of Contents, Author Team for this Report, Acknowledgement [560 Kb]

Executive Summary [386 Kb]

Chapter 1: The Changing Context [754 Kb]

Chapter 2: A Description and Evaluation of Hydrologic and Climate Forecast and Data Products that Support Decision-Making for Water Resource Managers [2 Mb]

Chapter 3: Decision-Support Experiments Within the Water Resource Management Sector [2 Mb]

Chapter 4: Making Decision-Support Information Useful, Useable, and Responsive to Decision-Maker Needs [1 Mb]

Chapter 5 : Looking Toward The Future [560 Kb]

Glossary [292 Kb]

References [541 Kb]

Back Matter: Contact Information [217 Kb]