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Publications

CLIMAS Publications Database

The CLIMAS publications database allows you to search or browse through publications authored by investigators on the project.

CLIMAS Conference Proceedings

2008 NSAW: Canada, Mexico, and United States Full Report
Convened April 22-24, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado

2008 NSAW: Western States and Alaska Workshop Summary
Convened April 22-24, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado

2008 NSAW Eastern, Southern, and Southwestern States Workshop Summary
Convened January 29-30, 2008 in Sheperdstown, West Virginia

2007 NSAW: Western States and Alaska Workshop Summary
Convened April 24-26, 2007 in Boulder, Colorado

2007 NSAW Eastern, Southern, and Southwestern States Workshop Summary
Convened January 17-20, 2007 in Sheperdstown, West Virginia

2006 NSAW Proceedings
This is the final report for both 2006 conferences—Western States & Alaska, convened April 4–7, 2006, in Boulder, Colorado; and Eastern, Southern, & Southwestern States, convened January 17–20 2006, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

2005 NSAW: Western States and Alaska Proceedings
Convened March 28-April 1, 2005 in Boulder, CO

2005 NSAW: Eastern and Southern States Proceedings
Convened January 19–21, 2005 in Shepherdstown, VA

2004 NSAW: Western States and Alaska Proceedings
Convened March 30–April 2, 2004 in Phoenix, AZ

2004 NSAW: Eastern and Southern States Proceedings
Convened January 27-29, 2004 in Shepherdstown, VA

2003 NSAW: Final Report [pdf file, 1.2 MB]
Proceedings from this CLIMAS-sponsored workshop, February 25-28, 2003.

2002 Fire in the West Proceedings
Convened March 5–6, 2002 in Tucson, Arizona

2001 Fire & Climate Workshop Proceedings
Includes summaries from the 2001 fire-climate workshops, Fire and Climate 2001 (convened February 14-16, 2001) and Fire and Climate in the Southwest 2001 (convened March 28, 2001).

The Implications of La Niña and El Niño for Fire Management (pdf file, 2.1 MB)
Proceedings from a workshop sponsored by ISPE, CLIMAS, and the Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research, February 23-24, 2000.

CLIMAS Reports

Putting Knowledge into Action: Tapping the Institutional Knowledge of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions 2 and 8 to Address Climate Change
Zack Guido, Daniel Ferguson, and Gregg Garfin
August 2008

Drought and Climate in Arizona: Top Ten Questions and Answers
Jenna McPhee, Andrew Comrie, and Gregg Garfin
March 2004

Climate and Urban Water Providers in Arizona: An Analysis of Vulnerability Perceptions and Climate Information
Rebecca H. Carter and Barbara J. Morehouse
Report #CL1-03, July 2003

Vulnerability to Climate Variability in the Farming Sector
Marcela Vasquez-Leon, Colin Thor West, Barbara Wolf, Jane Moody, and Timothy J. Finan
Report #CL1-02, December 2002

Primer on Climatic Variability and Change in the Southwest (pdf file)
Robert Merideth. Published jointly by the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and Institute of the Environment. 2001.

An Examination of Arizona Water Law and Policy from the Perspective of Climate Impacts
Rebecca H. Carter and Barbara J. Morehouse
Report #CL2-01, November 2001

Fire in Indian Country: Two Case Studies in the Southwestern United States
Diane Austin & Barbara Wolf
Report #CL1-01, October 2001

Building Partnerships with Native Americans in Climate-Related Research and Outreach
Diane Austin, Sherri Gerlack, and Carolyn Smith
Report #CL2-00, November 2000

An Assessment of Climate Vulnerability in the Middle San Pedro River
Timothy J. Finan and Colin West (editors)
Report #CL3-00, August 2000

Assessing the Sensitivity of the Southwest's Urban Water Sector to Climate Variability: Case Studies in Arizona
Rebecca H. Carter, Petra Tschakert, and Barbara J. Morehouse
Report #CL1-00, March 2000

The Climate of the Southwest
Paul R. Sheppard, Andrew C. Comrie, Gregory D. Packin, Kurt Angersbach, and Malcolm K. Hughes
Report #CL1-99, December 1999

Weather, Climate, and Hydrologic Forecasting for the Southwest U.S.
Holly C. Hartmann, Roger Bales, and Soroosh Sorooshian
Report #CL2-99, October 1999

CLIMAS Ranching Case Study: Year 1
Julie Conley, Hallie Eakin, Thomas E. Sheridan, and Diana Hadley
Report #CL3-99, September 1999

Pilot Stakeholder Assessment Report 
Nicholas Benequista and Jennifer Schrag James, with the assistance of Diane Austin, Andrew Gardner, and David Prytherch. February 1999.

CLIMAS Update Newsletter

The CLIMAS Update features articles on CLIMAS research projects, as well as updates on our latest activities.

May 2009, Vo. 10 No. 2 (pdf, 456KB)
This issue features CLIMAS Investigators Andrew Comrie and Cory Morin and their research on the impacts of climate change and variability on mosquito populations. Also included are updates on current and new projects happening in the CLIMAS core office and a list of recent CLIMAS publications.

December 2008, Vo. 10 No. 1 (pdf, 863KB)
This issue contains a stakeholder spotlight on Ralph Marra of Tucson Water, updates on research projects, information on upcoming workshops, a list of recent CLIMAS publications, and other news from the project.

May 2006, Vo. 9 No. 1 (pdf, 1MB)
This issue contains articles about recent CLIMAS research projects, information on upcoming workshops, a list of recent CLIMAS publications and student awards, and other news from the project.

November 2005, Vo. 8 No. 2 (pdf, 1MB)
This issue contains articles about recent CLIMAS research projects, information on upcoming workshops, a list of recent CLIMAS publications, short bios of our new staff members, and other news from the project.

April 2005, Vo. 8 No. 1 (pdf, 866K)
This issue features coverage of the CLIMAS-hosted air quality workshop and a review of the book "Braving the Currents," as well as other news from the project.

October 2004, Vo. 7 No. 2-3 (pdf, 1306K)
This issue includes an article on our climate vulnerability assessment of the Upper Gila River Valley and updates on other CLIMAS research project. There is also information on recent publications by CLIMAS researchers.

April 2004, Vol. 7 No. 1. Newsletter available in (pdf, 308K)
This issue features an article desribing how two CLIMAS researchers are discovering more about how climate variability effects home buying decisions made by ranchers, homebuyers, and other stakeholders. There is also a detailed update on CLIMAS activities.

November 2003, Vol. 6 No. 4 (pdf, 457K)
This issue features an article on how researchers are working to improve snowpack prediction, as well as an update on CLIMAS activities.

June 2003, Vol. 6 No. 2-3 (pdf, 574K)
This issue includes two articles as well as several CLIMAS updates. The first article discusses variability and trends in air quality in Southwestern cities. The second article assesses the accuracy of streamflow forecasts.

February 2003, Vol. 6 No. 1 (pdf, 457K)
Includes a research report about our climate vulnerability assessment of irrigated agriculture in southeastern Arizona.

October 2002, Vol. 5 No. 2 (pdf, 184K)
Includes details about our new El Niño-Drought Initiative and the revamped CLIMAS web site.

May 2002, Vol. 5 No. 1 (pdf, 751K)
Includes a research report on streamflow forecasts, summary from the Fire in the West workshop, and information on a possible El Niño in 2002

January 2002, Vol. 4 No. 4 (pdf, 751K)
This double issue includes a research report on Arizona's cattle industry and climate variability, information about CLIMAS product rollout and evaluation, and several news items about CLIMAS workshops and activities.

July 2001, Vol. 4 No. 2 (pdf, 751K)
Includes articles on reconstructing Southwest precipitation and CLIMAS research on fire in Indian Country.

April 2001, Vol. 4 No. 1 (pdf, 131K)
Includes a research report on the predicting valley fever incidence and information about our 2001 fire and climate workshops.

January 2001, Vol. 3 No. 3-4 (pdf, 116K)
Includes a research update on monsoon forecasting, information about our community assessment in the Sulphur Springs Valley, a report from our forecast evaluation workshop.

September 2000, Vol. 3 No. 1-2 (pdf, 125K)
Includes a research report on Southwest forecasts Assessment and information from our climate and wildfire workshop.

December 1999, Vol. 2 No. 3-4 (pdf, 175K)

June 1999, Vol. 2 No. 2 (pdf, 52K)

March 1999, Vol. 2 No. 1 (pdf, 51K)

December 1998, Vol. 1 No. 2 (pdf, 44K)

August 1998, Vol. 1 No. 1 (pdf, 44K)

Southwest Climate Outlook

The Southwest Climate Outlook is a monthly publication that provides information about recent drought and climate conditions in the Southwest, along with forecasts for the coming months. In addition, each issue includes a feature article about a climate topic relevant to the Southwest.

Current issue of Southwest Climate Outlook

Archive of past issues of Southwest Climate Outlook

Archive of feature articles