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The ten USGS Science Centers in the Southwest Region produce hundreds of USGS-series publications, journal papers, and books each year that are subject to rigorous peer review. The publications listed below, from Southwest Center staff members, are compiled from the USGS Publications Warehouse.

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Agricultural damages and losses from ARkStorm scenario flooding in California

Scientists designed the ARkStorm scenario to challenge the preparedness of California communities for widespread flooding with a historical precedence and increased likelihood under climate change. California is an important provider of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other agricultural products to the nation. This study analyzes the agricultural damages and losses pertaining to annual crops, perenn
Authors
Anne Wein, David Mitchell, Jeff Peters, John Rowden, Johnny Tran, Alessandra Corsi, Laura B. Dinitz
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Science Application for Risk Reduction, Western Geographic Science Center, Reducing Risk

ARkStorm@Tahoe: Stakeholder perspectives on vulnerabilities and preparedness for an extreme storm event in the greater Lake Tahoe, Reno, and Carson City region

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are strongly linked to extreme winter precipitation events in the Western U.S., accounting for 80 percent of extreme floods in the Sierra Nevada and surrounding lowlands. In 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey developed the ARkStorm extreme storm scenario for California to quantify risks from extreme winter storms and to allow stakeholders to better explore and mitigate poten
Authors
Christine M. Albano, Dale A. Cox, Michael D. Dettinger, Kevin Shaller, Toby L. Welborn, Maureen McCarthy
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Application for Risk Reduction, Reducing Risk

Design and quantification of an extreme winter storm scenario for emergency preparedness and planning exercises in California

The USGS Multihazards Project is working with numerous agencies to evaluate and plan for hazards and damages that could be caused by extreme winter storms impacting California. Atmospheric and hydrological aspects of a hypothetical storm scenario have been quantified as a basis for estimation of human, infrastructure, economic, and environmental impacts for emergency-preparedness and flood-plannin
Authors
M. D. Dettinger, Ralph F. Martin, M. Hughes, Tapash Das, P. Neiman, Dale A. Cox, G. Estes, D. Reynolds, R. Hartman, Daniel Cayan, L. Jones
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Earthquake Hazards Program, Big Sur Landslides