The Effects of Climate Change on
Lake Tahoe, and Implications for Design of Best Management Practices
Team led by: John Reuter (U.C.Davis) and Robert Coats (Hydroikos Ltd.)
Our role: Downscaling of two GCMs (PCM and GFDL) precipitation projections (through 2099) to SNOTEL stations located in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe.
Client: USDA Forest Service, with funding from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.
Project Timeline: 2009
Summary
Team led by: John Reuter (U.C.Davis) and Robert Coats (Hydroikos Ltd.)
Our role: Downscaling of two GCMs (PCM and GFDL) precipitation projections (through 2099) to SNOTEL stations located in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe.
Client: USDA Forest Service, with funding from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.
Project Timeline: 2009
Goals
1. Evaluate how projected climate change might affect the clarity of Lake Tahoe water throughout the 21st century; and
2. Evaluate how projected climate change might affect the effectiveness of Best Management Practices.Summary
The downscaled output from the GCMs will be used to force the LSPC model (distributed hydrologic and water quality model of Lake Tahoe) and a Pollutant Load Reduction model (see schematic). The effects of projected climate change on the design requirements for BMPs related to water quality in the Tahoe Lake basin will be analyzed.
