The Climate of Arizona: Prospects for the Future
| dc.contributor.author | Brazel, Anthony J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fritts, Harold C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Idso, Sherwood B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-22T15:08:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-22T15:08:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1978 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/303801 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The climate of any region sets the tempo of indigenous life styles and largely dictates the scale and type of economic activity that can be sustained. In Arizona, we are subject to perhaps more climatic restraints than are many other areas, due to the high air temperatures in summer and the rather low yearly rainfall. But, weather is variable; and its sum total -- climate -- is not unchanging either. Thus, in planning the future direction economic activity should take, prospects for changes in climate should be considered. In this paper we attempt to marshal the best evidence available to outline the possibilities for Arizona's future climate. We hope that the information will prove useful to those who must make the difficult decisions that will shape the character of our state in the years to come. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The State Climatologist for Arizona (Tempe, AZ) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Climatological Publications. Scientific Papers No. 2 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.source | Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Archives. The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Climatology -- Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dendrochronology -- Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dendroclimatology -- Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Arizona -- Climate. | en_US |
| dc.title | The Climate of Arizona: Prospects for the Future | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Geography, Arizona State University | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix, Arizona | en_US |
| dc.description.collectioninformation | This item is part of the Natural History Reports collection. It was digitized from a physical copy provided by the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at The University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact the Lab's Curator, (520) 621-1608 or see http://ltrr.arizona.edu/collection. | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-14T23:09:59Z | |
| html.description.abstract | Introduction: The climate of any region sets the tempo of indigenous life styles and largely dictates the scale and type of economic activity that can be sustained. In Arizona, we are subject to perhaps more climatic restraints than are many other areas, due to the high air temperatures in summer and the rather low yearly rainfall. But, weather is variable; and its sum total -- climate -- is not unchanging either. Thus, in planning the future direction economic activity should take, prospects for changes in climate should be considered. In this paper we attempt to marshal the best evidence available to outline the possibilities for Arizona's future climate. We hope that the information will prove useful to those who must make the difficult decisions that will shape the character of our state in the years to come. |
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