Using hydrologic landscape classification and climatic time series to assess hydrologic vulnerability of the western U.S. to climate

Jones Jr., Chas E.; Leibowitz, Scott G.; Sawicz, Keith A.; Comeleo, Randy L.; Stratton, Laurel E.; Morefield, Philip E.; Weaver, Christopher P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3179-2021

Articles | Volume 25, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3179-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3179-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 25, issue 6

Research article

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11 Jun 2021

Research article |

| 11 Jun 2021

Using hydrologic landscape classification and climatic time series to assess hydrologic vulnerability of the western U.S. to climate

Chas E. Jones Jr., Scott G. Leibowitz, Keith A. Sawicz, Randy L. Comeleo, Laurel E. Stratton, Philip E. Morefield, and Christopher P. Weaver

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3179-2021-supplement

Data sets

Hydrologic Landscape Vulnerability Assessment Data C. E. Jones and S. G. Leibowitz https://doi.org/10.23719/1522399

Short summary

Our research assesses the hydrologic vulnerability of the western U.S. to climate by classifying the landscape based on its physical and climatic characteristics and analyzing climate data. We also apply the approach to examine the vulnerabilities of case studies in the ski and wine industries. We show that the west and its ski areas are vulnerable to changes in snow, while vineyard vulnerability varies. This allows us to consider climatic impacts across landscapes, industries, and stakeholders.