Potential effects of global climate change on the United States. Appendix A. Water resources. Report to the Congress

Technical Report · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7000332

Smith, J B; Tirpak, D A

Topics of discussion include: Interpretation of hydrologic effects of climate change in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Basin, California; Methods for evaluating the potential impacts of global climate change: case studies of the State of California and Atlanta, Georgia; The impacts of climate change on the salinity of San Francisco Bay; Effects of climate changes on the Laurentian Great Lakes levels; Impact of global warming on Great Lakes ice cycles; Potential climate changes to the Lake Michigan thermal structure; The effects of climate warming on Lake Erie water quality; Impacts of global warming on runoff in the upper Chattahoochee River Basin; and Potential impacts of climate change on the Tennessee Valley Authority Reservoir system.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation
• OSTI ID: 7000332
• Report Number(s): PB-90-171968/XAB; EPA--230/05-89/051
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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