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Identifying "at-risk" regions of snow accumulation within California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, and assessing implications on reservoir operations

Creator:

Kalyan, Imtiaz-Ali M.

Abstract:

California's water resources vary throughout the state owing to the regions varying topography, diverse climate, and the distribution of precipitation. Most of the state's precipitation falls over the northern coastal range and the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Winter snowpack that accumulates within these mountain basins serves as...

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Masters Thesis

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for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resource Engineering presented on May 21st , 2013