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Incorporating Climate Information in Water Resources Decision-making. Puneet Srivastava Professor of Ecological Engineering Biosystems Engineering Department Auburn University (334) 844-7426 srivapu@auburn.edu and Co-leader, Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC) Water Group Leader, SECC.
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Incorporating Climate Information in Water Resources Decision-making Puneet SrivastavaProfessor of Ecological EngineeringBiosystems Engineering DepartmentAuburn University(334) 844-7426srivapu@auburn.eduandCo-leader, Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC)Water Group Leader, SECC
Research Interest-Using climate forecasts/projections in water resources • Weather - short-term (about two weeks) fluctuations in climate variables • Climate Variability - longer-term (seasonal-to-interannual (SI), decadal, multi-decadal) • Climate Change – projected changes Seasonal Climate Climate Change Weather Decadal Seasonal- Interannual Weak 2 Weak 3 Weak 4 Weak 1
Climate Forecasts for Drought Monitoring and Forecasting Community Water Deficit Index Point Source Discharge Permitting Groundwater Indicator Streamflow Forecasting 3
Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources Climate Change Impacts on Erosion Climate Change Impacts on Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) 4
Sponsors/Collaborators • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) • National Integrated Drought Information Systems (NIDIS) • US Department of Agriculture • National Center for Atmospheric Research • Southeast Climate Consortium (seclimate.org) 5