Water Resources on GuamPotential Impacts of and Adaptive Response to Climate Change
Abstract
The goals of this joint U.S. Geological Survey, University of Hawai'i, University of Guam, University of Texas, and East-West Center study were to (1) provide basic understanding about water resources for U.S. Department of Defense installations on Guam and (2) assess the resulting effect of sea-level rise and a changing climate on freshwater availability, on the basis of historic information, sea-level rise projections, and global-climate model temperature and rainfall projections. Downscaled regional climate models, informed by a multimodel ensemble of global climate models provided projections of future climate conditions for Guam. These projected climate conditions provided input to surface-water and groundwater models developed for Guams hydrology. Guam's water resources in a future climate condition (208099) are projected to diminish relative to the recent climate condition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1084633
Entities
People
- Adam G. Johnson
- Corinne I. Wong
- Jay L. Banner
- John W. Jenson
- Lauren E. Hay
- Mathieu D. Marineau
- Matthew J. Widlansky
- Melissa L. Finucane
- Sarah N. Rosa
- Scott A. Wright
- Stephen B Gingerich
- Victoria W. Keener