From coloradoriverscience.org
Overview
Research Agencies
Forecasting Agencies
| Name of unit
|
University/Agency
|
City
|
State
|
URL
|
Description
|
Lead/contact
|
email
|
| Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
|
National Weather Service, NOAA
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT
|
https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/
|
Streamflow, seasonal water supply, and flood forecasting
|
Paul Miller
|
paul.miller@noaa.gov
|
| National Water and Climate Center
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Portland
|
OR
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/nwcc/
|
Coordination of SNOTEL snowpack monitoring; seasonal water supply forecasting
|
Gus Goodbody
|
angus.goodbody@usda.gov
|
| Arizona Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Phoenix
|
AZ
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/az/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Travis Kolling
|
travis.kolling@usda.gov
|
| New Mexico Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
|
NM
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nm/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Mike Jimenez
|
Mike.Jimenez@usda.gov
|
| Utah Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ut/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Jordan Clayton
|
jordan.clayton@usda.gov
|
| Colorado Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Lakewood
|
CO
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/co/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Brian Domonkos
|
Brian.Domonkos@usda.gov
|
| Wyoming Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Casper
|
WY
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wy/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
James Fahey
|
James.Fahey@usda.gov
|
| Intermountain West Regional Drought Early Warning System
|
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); NOAA
|
Boulder
|
CO
|
https://www.drought.gov/
|
NOAA's National Intedgrated Drought Information System; researched drought; national early drought warning system
|
Joel Lisonbee
|
joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov
|
| Western Regional Climate Center
|
Desert Research Institute
|
Reno
|
NV
|
https://wrcc.dri.edu/
|
Climate services at national, regional, and state levels
|
Tamara Wall
|
tamara.wall@dri.edu
|
| Colorado Climate Center
|
Colorado State U.
|
Fort Collins
|
CO
|
https://climate.colostate.edu/
|
Develops tools and methods to better communicate the climatology and climate variability of Colorado
|
Russ Schumacher
|
russ.schumacher@colostate.edu
|
| Utah Climate Center
|
Utah State U.
|
Logan
|
UT
|
https://climate.usu.edu/
|
Facilitate access to climate data and information; to use expertise in atmospheric science; to interpret climate information in an accurate and innovative fashion
|
Robert Gillies
|
Robert.Gillies@usu.edu
|
| Wyoming State Climate Office
|
U. of Wyoming
|
Laramie
|
WY
|
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/sco/climate_office.html
|
Provides water and climate-related data in Wyoming
|
|
wrds@uwyo.edu
|
| Colorado Dust on Snow Program
|
Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
|
Silverton
|
CO
|
http://www.codos.org/#codos
|
Applied science effort to monitor and record dust on snow in Colorado
|
Jeff Derry
|
jderry@snowstudies.org
|
Water Agencies
| Name of unit
|
University/Agency
|
City
|
State
|
URL
|
Description
|
Lead/contact
|
email
|
| Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
|
National Weather Service, NOAA
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT
|
https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/
|
Streamflow, seasonal water supply, and flood forecasting
|
Paul Miller
|
paul.miller@noaa.gov
|
| National Water and Climate Center
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Portland
|
OR
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/nwcc/
|
Coordination of SNOTEL snowpack monitoring; seasonal water supply forecasting
|
Gus Goodbody
|
angus.goodbody@usda.gov
|
| Arizona Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Phoenix
|
AZ
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/az/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Travis Kolling
|
travis.kolling@usda.gov
|
| New Mexico Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
|
NM
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nm/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Mike Jimenez
|
Mike.Jimenez@usda.gov
|
| Utah Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ut/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Jordan Clayton
|
jordan.clayton@usda.gov
|
| Colorado Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Lakewood
|
CO
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/co/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
Brian Domonkos
|
Brian.Domonkos@usda.gov
|
| Wyoming Snow Survey
|
Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
Casper
|
WY
|
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wy/snow/
|
State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports
|
James Fahey
|
James.Fahey@usda.gov
|
| Intermountain West Regional Drought Early Warning System
|
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); NOAA
|
Boulder
|
CO
|
https://www.drought.gov/
|
NOAA's National Intedgrated Drought Information System; researched drought; national early drought warning system
|
Joel Lisonbee
|
joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov
|
| Western Regional Climate Center
|
Desert Research Institute
|
Reno
|
NV
|
https://wrcc.dri.edu/
|
Climate services at national, regional, and state levels
|
Tamara Wall
|
tamara.wall@dri.edu
|
| Colorado Climate Center
|
Colorado State U.
|
Fort Collins
|
CO
|
https://climate.colostate.edu/
|
Develops tools and methods to better communicate the climatology and climate variability of Colorado
|
Russ Schumacher
|
russ.schumacher@colostate.edu
|
| Utah Climate Center
|
Utah State U.
|
Logan
|
UT
|
https://climate.usu.edu/
|
Facilitate access to climate data and information; to use expertise in atmospheric science; to interpret climate information in an accurate and innovative fashion
|
Robert Gillies
|
Robert.Gillies@usu.edu
|
| Wyoming State Climate Office
|
U. of Wyoming
|
Laramie
|
WY
|
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/sco/climate_office.html
|
Provides water and climate-related data in Wyoming
|
|
wrds@uwyo.edu
|
| Colorado Dust on Snow Program
|
Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
|
Silverton
|
CO
|
http://www.codos.org/#codos
|
Applied science effort to monitor and record dust on snow in Colorado
|
Jeff Derry
|
jderry@snowstudies.org
|
Other Agencies