Climate resilience and vulnerability of the Salt River Project reservoir system, present and future

Kevin W Murphy

Water resource systems have provided vital support to transformative growth in the Southwest United States; and for more than a century the Salt River Project (SRP) has served as a…

Water resource systems have provided vital support to transformative growth in the Southwest United States; and for more than a century the Salt River Project (SRP) has served as a model of success among multipurpose federal reclamation projects, currently delivering approximately 40% of water demand in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Drought concerns have sensitized water management to risks posed by natural variability and forthcoming climate change.

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Murphy, Kevin W (Author)
Cerveny, Randall S. (Thesis advisor)
Balling, Jr., Robert C. (Committee member)
Ellis, Andrew W. (Committee member)
Skindlov, Jon A. (Committee member)
Arizona State University (Publisher)

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2016

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Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2016

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-271)

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Field of study: Geography

Climate resilience and vulnerability of the Salt River Project reservoir system, present and future

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