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Climate Change Tools Summary of Sources for Models, Data Analysis, and
Decision Support
Table D-1: Data Sources
Data Type
(e.g. Weather,
hydrologic,
geologic, etc.)
Agency
Web Link
Scope
Hydrologic,
meteorologic,
reservoir storage
California Data
Exchange Center
DWR
[Link]
CA
Weather,
agricultural
California Irrigation
Management
Information
System (CIMIS)
CIMIS
[Link]
CA
Climate, snow pack,
wildfire, sea level
projections
Cal Adapt
PIER
[Link]
CA
Weather radar
NCDC NEXRAD
Data Inventory
NOAA/NCDC
[Link]
US
Radar, model
results, satellite
Unidata Program
UCAR
[Link]
US
USGS
[Link]
US
USDA
[Link]
US
EPA
[Link]
US
Hydrologic
Geologic,
hydrologic,
weather, imagery,
geographic
Climate data and
modeling
ecosystem and
water quality data
sea level rise and
elevation data,
state-specific
resources
Repository Name
National
Hydrography
Dataset
USDA Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service Geospatial
Data Gateway
Climate Ready
Estuaries Coastal
Toolkit
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Table D-1: Data Sources
Data Type
(e.g. Weather,
hydrologic,
geologic, etc.)
Geospatial wetland
classification
Elevation
Downscaled GCM
climate projections
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Repository Name
National Wetlands
Inventory
Coastal Inundation
Toolkit
CMIP3 archive
Agency
Web Link
Scope
NOAA
[Link]
US
NOAA
[Link]
US
Office of Science, US
Department of Energy
(via Lawrence
Livermore National
Laboratory,
Reclamation, Santa
Clara University,
Climate Central
[Link]
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Table D.2: Climate Change Analysis Tools
Tool Name
Description
Web Link
Public
Domain
(Y/N)?
Data Processing Tools
CalAdapt
Climate Wizard
Pacific Institute Sea
Level Rise GIS Data
Downloads
SimCLIM
Synthesizes existing California climate change
scenarios and climate impact research;
provides interactive maps and charts, local
profiles, community-based features, and
background climate change information.
Online tool that allows quick visualization of
the CMIP3 downscaled dataset. Allows quick
visual comparison among emissions
scenarios and GCMs, and also visualizes
ensemble results. Visualization of
temperature and precipitation projections.
Downloadable geographic data created or
modified by Pacific Institute researchers for
the project Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the
California Coast
GCM model/Scenario Comparison, Statistical
Analysis. Interfaces with several other
computational modeling tools.
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Analytical Tools and Models
ADCIRC
A system of computer programs for solving
free surface water circulation and transport
problems in 2D and 3D. Typical applications
include: modeling tides and wind driven
circulation, analysis of hurricane storm surge
and flooding, dredging feasibility and
material disposal studies, larval transport
studies, near shore marine operations.
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Table D.2: Climate Change Analysis Tools
Tool Name
BASINS
BASINS CAT
CAEDYM
Climate Ready Estuaries
Coastal Toolkit
CREAT
CUP+
DHSVM
Digital Coast, NOAA
Coastal Services Center
DSM2
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Description
Web Link
EPA tool for hydrologic and water quality
[Link]
data assessment and analysis. Contains tools
for data extraction, processing, and
evaluation. Contains several water quality
models and interfaces with many other
publicly available computational water
models.
EPA tool for incorporating various climate
[Link]
change scenarios into BASINS analyses
3D process-based model of the major
[Link]
biogeochemical processes influencing water
quality.
Resources for estuaries and coastal programs [Link]
that are interested in learning more about
climate change impacts and adaptation
Assists in understanding potential climate
[Link]
change threats and in assessing the related
risks for individual utilities. Evaluates
potential impacts of climate change
adaptation options to address these impacts
using both traditional risk assessment and
scenario-based decision making.
The CUP+ program is an MS-Excel application [Link]
written to make accurate estimates of both
crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and
evapotranspiration of applied water (ETaw).
Distributed hydrologic model that explicitly
[Link]
represents the effects of topography and
vegetation on water fluxes through the
landscape.
Provides tools, training, and information for
[Link]
conserving and protecting coastal
communities and natural resources
One-dimensional hydrodynamic, water quality, and particle-tracking model. Calculates stages, flows, velocities; many mass
transport processes, including salts, multiple non-conservative constituents, temperature, THM formation potential and
individual particles.
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Table D.2: Climate Change Analysis Tools
Tool Name
ELCOM
HEC-HMS
HEC-RAS
HSPF
MIKE 3
NOAA Coastal
Inundation Toolkit
QUAL2K
RMA2
RMA4
Description
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC
Hydro) is a state-of-the-art hydrodynamic
model that can be used to simulate aquatic
systems in one, two, and three dimensions.
3D hydrodynamics model used for simulating
the velocity, temperature, and salinity
distribution in natural water bodies
subjected to external environmental forcing,
such as wind stress, and surface heating or
cooling.
Computational rainfall runoff model
1D River modeling, including temperature
and sediment transport modeling
Simulates for extended periods of time the
hydrologic, and associated water quality,
processes on pervious and impervious land
surfaces and in streams and well-mixed
impoundments.
3D hydrodynamic model for simulating free
surface flows and associated sediment or
water quality processes.
Provides tools and information for
understanding and addressing coastal
flooding
I-dimensional steady state river and stream
water quality model.
Dynamic 2D depth-averaged model for
computing water surface elevations and
horizontal velocity components for
subcritical, free-surface flow.
Water quality transport numerical model.
Web Link
Public
Domain
(Y/N)?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Y
Y
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
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Table D.2: Climate Change Analysis Tools
Tool Name
SIMETAW/CalSIMETAW
SLAMM
SWMM
UNTRIM
VIC
WASP
WEAP
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Description
Web Link
Simulates many years of weather data from
monthly climate data and to estimate
reference evapotranspiration (ETo) and crop
evapotranspiration (ETc) with the simulated
data. Determines effective rainfall and ET of
applied water (ETaw).
Simulates potential impacts of long-term sea
level rise on wetlands and shorelines.
Urban hydrology and conveyance system
hydraulics software. Provides dynamic
rainfall-runoff simulation of single event or
long-term (continuous) simulation of runoff
quantity and quality from primarily urban
areas.
3D hydrodynamics model used for simulating
velocity, temperature and salinity
distribution in natural water bodies.
Macroscale hydrologic model that solves full
water and energy balances
Dynamic compartment-modeling program
for aquatic systems, including both the water
column and the underlying benthos. Allows
the user to investigate 1, 2, and 3
dimensional systems, and a variety of
pollutant types
Calculates water demand, supply, runoff,
infiltration, crop requirements, flows, and
storage, and pollution generation,
treatment, discharge and instream water
quality under varying hydrologic and policy
scenarios.
Public
Domain
(Y/N)?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
N/A, model developed by Prof. Vincenzo Casulli of Trento University
[Link]
[Link]
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Table D.2: Climate Change Analysis Tools
Tool Name
Description
Web Link
Public
Domain
(Y/N)?
Decision-Support Tools
Criterium DecisionPlus
@RISK
STELLA
Climate Ready Estuaries
Coastal Toolkit
CREAT
Used for complex decisions such as those
found in regional water resources planning.
CDP is especially useful for decisions that
involve numerous competing objectives.
Performs risk analysis using Monte Carlo
simulation to show you many possible
outcomes in your Microsoft Excel
spreadsheetand tells you how likely they
are to occur.
Integrated systems model using use objectoriented programming. Provides a built-in
graphical interfaces and output. Useful for
comprehensive simulation of water,
biological, or financial systems. Can
demonstrate how many different types of
systems respond dynamically.
Resources for estuaries and coastal programs
that are interested in learning more about
climate change impacts and adaptation
Assists in understanding potential climate
change threats and in assessing the related
risks for individual utilities. Evaluates
potential impacts of climate change
adaptation options to address these impacts
using both traditional risk assessment and
scenario-based decision making.
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
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