Informing decisions with a climate synthesis product: Implications for regional climate services

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-92

  Guido, Zack ^a   Hill, Dawn ^b   Crimmins, Michael ^a   Ferguson, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874261055     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-12-00012.1     Document Type: Article

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