Research Projects

Title CLIMAS Lead Project Type Project Dates Status
Southwest Climate Outlook (SWCO) Ben McMahan Ongoing
Visualization and Analysis Tools for the North American Monsoon - Integrating Citizen Science Data and Observations Ben McMahan Ongoing
Rethinking Social Vulnerability: Climate Risks and Impacts Ben McMahan Ongoing
Climate and Weather Services for Disaster Management: A FEMA, NWS, and CLIMAS Collaboration Zack Guido Completed
Paleoclimate Tool - Tree-ring Reconstructions of SW Climate Completed
Ranching and Climate Completed
Climate Change & Poetry Eric Magrane Completed
Developing Integrated Heat Health Information for Long-term Resilience and Early Warning - NIHHIS Ongoing
Categorizing Urban Landscapes to Assess Drought Vulnerability Rolston St. Hilaire Completed
Decision Support Tools: CLIDDSS, FET, DDIT, Paleo Toolkit, and Others Holly Hartmann Completed
Disentangling the Influence of Antecedent Temperature and Soil Moisture on Colorado River Water Resources Connie Woodhouse Ongoing
Arizona’s Views on Climate Change Completed
Developing Useful Science: Methods for Engaging Stakeholders and Evaluating Integrated Climate Tools Gigi Owen Completed
A Colorado River Shortage Declaration: Planning, Responses, and Consequences George Frisvold Ongoing
The Lower San Pedro Conservation Collaborative: Stakeholder Engagement on Climate and Environmental Vulnerability Ben McMahan Completed
Climate Mitigation and Agriculture: Public Policy Education George Frisvold Ongoing
Economic Analysis of Water Resources and Ski Recreation Bonnie Colby Completed
Cultivating a Climate of Cave Conservation Awareness Sarah Truebe Completed
Defining Ecosystem Water Needs and Assessing Impacts of Climate Change and Water Diversion on Ecosystems of the Upper Gila River in New Mexico Ongoing
National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) – El Paso Region Ongoing
Southwest Climate Change Initiative (SWCCI) Completed
Air Quality and Climate Variability Andrew Comrie Completed
Transborder Climate Communication Completed
Water Needs and Impacts of Climate Change and Water Diversion on Ecosystems of the Upper Gila River in New Mexico Ongoing
Wildfire Alternatives (WALTER) Barbara Morehouse Completed
Western Adaptation Alliance – A Collaboration Project for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Extremes Ongoing
What makes climate change adaptation effective? Gigi Owen Completed
Innovative Water Transfer Tools for Regional Adaptation to Climate Change Bonnie Colby Completed
Decentralization of Urban Water and Sustainability Planning in Border Cities Margaret Wilder Completed
Planning for Drought in the Warming and Drying Southwest: Drought Indicators to Support Tribal Decision Making in the Four Corners Dan Ferguson Completed
Western Adaptation Alliance – A Collaboration Project for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Extremes Completed
Economic Values of Riparian Corridors Bonnie Colby Completed
Southwest Tribal Data Summit: Partnering with Southwest Indigenous Communities to Identify Data Challenges, Needs, and Opportunities Ongoing
Transdisciplinary Environmental Science for Society Professional Development Program Connie Woodhouse Ongoing
Dendrochronology in the Tribal Lands of Northeast Arizona Connie Woodhouse Completed
Managing Flash Floods: Risk Perception from a Cultural Perspective Katherine Hirschboeck Completed
Weather and climate information for Southwest wildfire management George Frisvold Ongoing
Climate in Context (RISA Book) Completed
Knowledge to Action: An Assessment of the Transfer of Climate Science to Decision Making Dan Ferguson Completed
Western Region Climate Services Database Development Alison Meadow Completed
Collaborative Research on Environmental Risks and Built Environment in the Borderlands of the Southwest Ben McMahan Ongoing
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies and Policies George Frisvold Ongoing
Hydroclimatology & Paleohydrology for Decision Support Katherine Hirschboeck Completed
Managing Demand, Rethinking Supply: Adaptation, Conservation, and Planning in the Drought-prone Southwestern U.S. and Northwest Mexico Margaret Wilder Ongoing
Southeast Arizona Agricultural Weather and Climate Working Group Michael Crimmins Ongoing
Predicting Valley Fever Incidence Andrew Comrie Completed
Evaluating Existing and Developing New Drought Indices Using Modeled Soil Moisture Time Series Michael Crimmins Ongoing
An Assessment of Drought and Climate Vulnerability and Resilience in New Mexico’s Rio Grande Basin Christina Greene Ongoing
Poverty and Climate Change in the Southwestern U.S. Margaret Wilder Completed
Agriculture Water Use George Frisvold Completed
Climatic Sensitivities of Navajo Forestlands Chris Guiterman Completed
RISA: An Organizational Ethnography Alison Meadow Ongoing
Understanding and Communicating Climate Change in the Southwest Jonathan Overpeck Ongoing
Outreach for Small Hydropower Governance in Chile Sarah Kelly Ongoing
Climate Variables and Water Market Prices Bonnie Colby Completed
END InSight: El Niño-Drought Initiative Completed
CLIMAS Project and Program Evaluation Gigi Owen Ongoing
Treeflow - Streamflow Reconstructions from Tree Rings Connie Woodhouse Ongoing
Community Vulnerability Assessments Timothy Finan Completed
Toward Increased Energy Efficiency in Tucson: Evaluating an Energy Efficiency Workshop for Tucson Businesses Valerie Rountree Completed
Climate and Health Adaptation Monitoring Program (CHAMP): Identifying gaps in stakeholder needs regarding the climate-health connection Heidi Brown Ongoing
Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change, Drought, and Water Demand in the Urbanizing Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico Margaret Wilder Completed
Climate Change Projections and Scenarios for the Southwest Holly Hartmann Completed
Fostering Conducive Conditions for Climate Assessments: Collaborative Scenario Planning and the Colorado River Basin Study Ongoing
Arizona Business Resilience Initiative - An Initiative To Support Arizona’s Business Community In Managing Climate Risk Ben McMahan Ongoing
Forecast Evaluation Holly Hartmann Completed
Evaluating the Use of Urban Heat Island and Heat Increase Modeling in Land Use and Planning Decision-Making Ladd Keith Completed
Building Regional Food System Resilience in Southern Arizona - Learning from COVID-19 Gigi Owen Ongoing
Assessing Regional Climate Services Through Cooperative Extension Michael Crimmins Completed
Community and Conservation: Assessing Public Values Toward the Lower Colorado River and Delta Margaret Wilder Completed
Droughtview - Keeping an Eye on Drought: Satellite Based Drought Monitoring and Assessment Michael Crimmins Ongoing
Colorado River Research Group Jonathan Overpeck Ongoing
Strengths and Limitations of Long-term Streamflow Scenarios in the Southwestern United States Holly Hartmann Completed
Views of Drought across the Cattle Ranching Communities of Southwestern New Mexico and Northwestern Chihuahua David DuBois Ongoing
Sectoral Impacts of Drought and Climate Change George Frisvold Ongoing
Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change: Markets, Policy, Technology, and Information George Frisvold Ongoing
Border Climate Summary Completed
Seasonality Matters: Changing Temperature Distributions Across the Southwest Zack Guido Completed
Tree-ring Reconstructions of Past Climate in the Southwest Malcolm Hughes Completed
Southwest Climate Gap Margaret Wilder Ongoing
Is adaptation mal-adaptation: an assessment of mosquitoes and water harvesting Heidi Brown Ongoing
Sky Island Climate Adaptation Ongoing
River Basin Councils and Sustainability Planning in Sonora Margaret Wilder Completed
CLIMAS H.E.A.T. - Heat Extreme AssessmenT - Cascading Effects of Climate Extremes in the Southwest Ben McMahan Ongoing
Building A Regional Climate Database: Applications For Research, Collaboration, and Public Engagement - Integrating Climate Data into Ecological Analysis, Monitoring, and Restoration Ben McMahan Completed
Snow Cover Mapping Roger Bales Completed
Paleoclimatic Indicators of Surface Water Resources in the Chuska Mountains, Navajo Nation Becky Brice Ongoing
Colorado River State of Science Report Connie Woodhouse Ongoing
Air Quality and Climate David DuBois Ongoing
Impacts of Climate Extremes to Interstate and Local Trucking Industries across New Mexico and Arizona David DuBois Ongoing
Urban Heat and Health Interventions and Evidence Gaps Ladd Keith Ongoing
Climate Change Analysis for the City of Tucson Ongoing
Urban Water Sensitivity Analysis Barbara Morehouse Completed
Almonds Fish and a Modern Dust Bowl: Narratives of Drought Vulnerability and Adaption in California’s San Joaquin Valley Christina Greene Completed
Western Region Climate Services Provider Database Ben McMahan Ongoing
Climate and Heath Andrew Comrie Ongoing
Forecast Evaluation and Application Research Holly Hartmann Completed
Potential Changes in Future Regional Climate and Related Impacts: A Brief Report for the Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project Jeremy Weiss Completed
Projections of Climate Impacts on Vector-Borne Diseases and Valley Fever in Arizona Heidi Brown Ongoing
Evaluation of Fire Forecast Products to Enhance U.S. Drought Preparedness and Response Gigi Owen Completed
Improved Understanding of Climate Variability and Change Relevant to Orchards and Vineyards in Arizona and New Mexico Jeremy Weiss Ongoing
Environmental Risks and Built Environment in the Borderland of the Southwest Ben McMahan Ongoing
Knowledge Exchange and Needs Assessment on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Colorado River Completed
Fire History and Climate Barbara Morehouse Completed
Achieving Scientific Literacy in the Classroom: Climate Science and Law Curriculum Ling-Yee Huang Completed
Metrics and Measurement of Adaptation Margaret Wilder Ongoing
Decision Calendars in Fire Management Barbara Morehouse Completed
New Mexico Agroclimate Ongoing
Rio Grande|Bravo Climate Impacts & Outlook Ongoing
TreeFlow: A Drought Planning Resource for Water Management in the Western U.S. Connie Woodhouse Completed
National Seasonal Assessment Workshops for Fire Potential Completed
Tribal Drought Information for Monitoring, Assessment, and Planning (DRI MAP) Michael Crimmins Completed
La Niña Drought Tracker Zack Guido Completed
WestMap - Climate Analysis & Mapping Toolbox Andrew Comrie Completed
Climate, Water Availability, and Southwest Park Visitation George Frisvold Completed
Use-Inspired Research On Adaptation Strategies Of Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems In Gandaki Basin, Nepal Bhuwan Thapa Completed
The Influence of Climate on Lower Colorado Streamflow Variability: Present, Past, and Future Connie Woodhouse Completed
Patterns and Causes of Southwest Drought Variability Jonathan Overpeck Ongoing
Adaptation Strategies for Water and Energy Sectors in the Southwest Bonnie Colby Ongoing
Building Climate Science into Land and Water Conservation Planning and Decision Making in the American Southwest Ongoing
Developing and Leading a Climate and Health Research Network on the University of Arizona Campus Margaret Wilder Completed
Exploring the Use of Climate and Remote Sensing Data to Support Drought Monitoring Across the Southwest U.S. Michael Crimmins Ongoing
Fine-Scale Climate Mapping Andrew Comrie Completed
Community Climate Profiles Alison Meadow Ongoing
USDA Livestock Forage Disaster Program and Ranching in the Southwest U.S. Michael Crimmins Ongoing
Southwest Monsoon Tracker Zack Guido Completed
Climate Variability--Winter Precipitation Anomalies Andrew Comrie Completed
Evaluating Climate Assessment and Translational Science Efforts in the US Southwest Dan Ferguson Completed
Preparing for High-Consequence, Low-Probability Events: Heat, Water & Energy in the Southwest Completed
Paleo-Southwest Monsoon Dynamics Jonathan Overpeck Completed
Reconciling Projections of Future Colorado River Streamflow Jonathan Overpeck Completed
Evaluation of Arizona Drought Watch: The State's Drought Impacts Reporting System Alison Meadow Completed
Scenario Planning in the Cienegas Watershed Kiyomi Morino Completed
Ranching and Ranchette Economics Dan Osgood Completed
Identifying Gaps Stakeholder Needs Regarding the Climate-Health Connection Heidi Brown Ongoing
Planning for a Sustainable Future with an Electric Utility: Emissions Reductions and Cumulative Carbon Budgets Ben McMahan Ongoing
Planning for Local Government Climate Challenges: Connecting Research and Practice Dan Ferguson Completed
Arizona Drought Planning and Mitigation Completed
Mosquito Disease Vector Mapping Andrew Comrie Completed
Using Critical Thresholds to Customize Climate Projections of Extreme Events to User Needs and Support Decisions Ongoing
Arivaca Community Water Supply Drought Vulnerability Assessment Michael Crimmins Completed
CLIMAS 2016-2017 Assessment – Identifying Emergent Research Priorities and Expanding the Regional Network Ben McMahan Ongoing
Community-Based Responses to Climate Water Challenges Bonnie Colby Ongoing
CLIMAS Contributions to the National Climate Assessment Completed