TreeFlow: A Drought Planning Resource for Water Management in the Western U.S.

Abstract:

Paleohydrologic information collected from tree rings have become valuable tools for drought planning and water resources management. The goal of this project is to expand that usefulness to a broader range of water provid­ers and resource managers. This goal will be accomplished using a two-pronged approach that includes: 1) TreeFlow, an updated and comprehensive Web-based resource for data, applications, and analysis that addresses regional needs and interests and can be expanded to include additional regions of interest and reconstruc­tions that are generated in the future, and 2) the development of a Web-based paleo toolkit to facilitate applications and use of streamflow reconstructions.

Project Partners:

• Climate Impacts Group