Western United States Projects

Project Title	Duration	Status	CLIMAS Investigators
Tree-ring Reconstructions of Past Climate in the Southwest	2000–2002	Completed	Gregg Garfin Malcolm Hughes
Predicting Valley Fever Incidence	2000–2004	Completed	Andrew Comrie
Forecast Evaluation	2001–2005	Completed	Holly Hartmann
Understanding and Communicating Climate Change in the Southwest	2001–	Ongoing	Jonathan Overpeck Daniel Ferguson
Air Quality and Climate Variability	2002–2005	Completed	Andrew Comrie
Snow Cover Mapping	2002–2004	Completed	Roger Bales
Decision Calendars in Fire Management	2002–2005	Completed	Barbara Morehouse
Fire History and Climate	2004–2007	Completed	Gregg Garfin Barbara Morehouse
Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change: Markets, Policy, Technology, and Information	2005–	Ongoing	George Frisvold
Hydroclimatology & Paleohydrology for Decision Support	2007–	Ongoing	Katherine Hirschboeck Connie Woodhouse Holly Hartmann Gregg Garfin
Climate Change Projections and Scenarios for the Southwest	2007–	Ongoing	Holly Hartmann Gregg Garfin Jonathan Overpeck Katherine Hirschboeck Connie Woodhouse Kiyomi Morino Jeannette Estes
Reconciling Projections of Future Colorado River Streamflow	2007–	Ongoing	Holly Hartmann Jonathan Overpeck
Adaptation Strategies for Water and Energy Sectors in the Southwest	2007–	Ongoing	Bonnie Colby
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Climate Change Workshop Report	2008–2009	Completed	Zack Guido
TreeFlow: A Drought Planning Resource for Water Management in the Western U.S.	2008–	Ongoing	Connie Woodhouse
Climate and Heath	2008–	Ongoing	Andrew Comrie
Sectoral Impacts of Drought and Climate Change	2008–	Ongoing	George Frisvold
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies and Policies	2008–	Ongoing	George Frisvold
Knowledge to Action: An Assessment of the Transfer of Climate Science to Decision Making	2009–2011	Completed	Jennifer Rice Daniel Ferguson Connie Woodhouse
Patterns and Causes of Southwest Drought Variability	2009–	Ongoing	Jonathan Overpeck
Climate Science for Water Management in Tucson: An Occasional Lecture Series	2009–2011	Completed	Daniel Ferguson Gregg Garfin
Evaluation of Fire Forecast Products to Enhance U.S. Drought Preparedness and Response	2009–2012	Completed	Gigi Owen Jonathan McLeod Daniel Ferguson Tim Brown
Developing Useful Science: Methods for Engaging Stakeholders and Evaluating Integrated Climate Tools	2009–2011	Completed	Gigi Owen
State Drought Planning in the Western U.S.: A Multi-RISA-Agency-NIDIS Collaboration	2009–	Ongoing	Gregg Garfin
Tribal Drought Information for Monitoring, Assessment, and Planning (DRI MAP)	2010–	Ongoing	Michael Crimmins Daniel Ferguson

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