Publication Date SUGGESTED CITATION Holocene Climates and Connections between the San Francisco Bay Estuary and its Watershed: A Review

Malamud-Roam, Frances, Michael Dettinger, B Lynn, Ingram, Malcolm Hughes, Joan Florsheim, Frances Malamud-Roam, Michael Dettinger, U Geological Survey, La Jolla, B Lynn (+3 others)
2007 Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science   unpublished
Climate across the watershed of the San Francisco Bay Delta-Estuary system varies on a wide range of space and time scales, and affects downstream estuarine ecosystems. The historical climate has included mild to severe droughts and torrential rains accompanied by flooding, providing important lessons for present-day resource managers. Paleoclimate records spanning the last 10,000 years, synthesized across the Estuary, watershed, and key regions beyond, provide a basis for increased
more » ... g of how variable California's climate can be and how it affects the Bay Delta system.
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