2013 Monsoon (with context) Environmental Quality Advisory Council September 18, 2013 Zack Guido Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)
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2013 Monsoon (with context)
Environmental Quality Advisory Council September 18, 2013
Zack Guido
Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)
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Presentation Notes
I’m going to look at the context thur the lens of drought because drought has a lot of impacts on the landscape and people. It sets the stage for fire, it has implications for water supply, ranching, agriculture, tourism… you name, drought has its dusty fingerprints on it
It’s been very spotty
Seems like it’s the driest we’ve had in a long time
It’s the greenest I’ve seen
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
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They’re all true
The climate context
Monsoon: JAS
Winter: Nov-Mar
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La N
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/geography/images/150_bitesize_ks3_geography_rivers_watercycle_516.png Drought is not just about P, its also about T, which ramps up the evap and the transpiration parts of the water cycle
Monsoon: JAS
Winter: Nov-Mar
Monsoon: JAS
Winter: Nov-Mar
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Here’s the SPEI with T
http://arizonaexperience.org/
http://arizonaexperience.org/
http://www.its.caltech.edu/
No 2 monsoons the same
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arizona_population_map.png
7-8ish
2-3ish
3-4ish
4-5ish
Rainlog.org
June 18
September 19
IRI Climate and Society
9.5 in: 1950-2010 avg
Thanks [email protected]
Monsoon: JAS
Winter: Nov-Mar
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