Colorado river/Yuma desalting plant forecasting model. Global climate change response program. Final report
There is a financial and economic incentive to examine and study advance climatological weather forecasting relating to the operation of the Colorado River, particularly relating to the Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP). Operation and maintenance costs of YDP are highly variable depending on the accuracy and reliability of the long-term forecast. The report details progress of the Bureau of Reclamation's study, begun in 1988, to determine the possibility of improving accuracy and reliability of short- and long-range weather and climate forecasts. Modifications to the initial study have been made following consultation with 12 weather and climate experts. The study has been broken into three phases: (1) establishing a network of experts to facilitate data exchange; (2) deriving and/or integrating data and existing models for future operation of the Colorado River and YDP; and (3) testing, adjusting, and implementing a forecasting model.
- Research Organization:
- Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma, AZ (United States). Yuma Porjects Office
- OSTI ID:
- 6664104
- Report Number(s):
- PB-95-144051/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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