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Effects of climate change and land use on water resources in the Upper Colorado River Basin

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3123/

Information from climate model forecasts, projections of future flows, paleoclimatic indicators, timing of snowmelt, airborne dust, and the effects on vegetation of troublesome pest species indicate the nature and severity of problems looming.

by Belnap, Jayne and Campbell, Donald H.
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3123
This publication is available only as a PDF document.
Related topics:
Climate change, Ecology, Hydrology, Precipitation (atmospheric), Streamflow, Water supply and demand, Drainage basins
Hydrologic units
Upper Colorado,
States or counties
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

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