Idaho Climate and Water Resource Forecasts for the 2006 Water Year

October 13, 2005
10:30am - 4:30 pm
Boise, Idaho

The Climate Impacts Group Annual Fall Forecast Meetings

Every fall, the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington hosts workshops highlighting the seasonal climate forecast and water resource outlook for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) for the upcoming water year.

The information presented at these meetings provides public and private resource managers the opportunity to consider how projected seasonal streamflow levels may affect operational decisions in the Pacific Northwest.

The meetings also provide the opportunity to learn about new water resource forecasting techniques and tools.

General Meeting Information

The Climate Impacts Group's (CIG's) Idaho fall forecast meeting provided an opportunity to hear how forecasted climate conditions for the winter 2005-2006 may affect regional climate and streamflow conditions in the Columbia and Snake River Basins in 2006. The meeting also provided a forum for sharing the latest research on climate impacts and climate forecasting in the Pacific Northwest (PNW).

The Idaho fall forecast meeting was held on October 13, 2005 at the Idaho Department of Water Resources in Boise (map).

The fall forecast meetings are open to the public.
Past meeting participants have included:

- federal, state, and local level water resource managers,
- public and private electric utility managers,
- consultants,
- public lands managers,
- agricultural specialists,
- non-profit organizations,
- tribal members and technical staff, and
- researchers.

A list of this year's meeting participants is available here (pdf). The Idaho fall forecast meeting was sponsored by the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington and the Idaho Department of Water Resources.

A copy of the agenda is available here. Presentations are posted below.

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