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Chapter 19Moving Forward with ImperfectInformationCoordinating Lead AuthorKristen Averyt (University of Colorado Boulder)lead authorsLevi D. Brekke (Bureau of Reclamation), David E. Busch (U.S. Geological Survey)contributing authorsLaurna Kaatz (Denver Water), Leigh Welling (National Park Service), Eric H. Hartge(Stanford University)review editorTom Iseman (Western Governors’ Association)Executive SummaryThis chapter summarizes the scope of what is known and not known about climate in theSouthwestern United States. There is now more evidence and more agreement amongclimate scientists about the physical climate and related impacts in the Southwest comparedwith that represented in the 2009 National Climate Assessment (Karl, Melillo, andPeterson 2009). However, there remain uncertainties about the climate system, the complexitieswithin climate models, the related impacts to the biophysical environment, andthe use of climate information in decision making.Chapter citation: Averyt, K., L. D. Brekke, D. E. Busch, L. Kaatz, L. Welling, and E. H. Hartge. 2013.“Moving Forward with Imperfect Information.” In Assessment of Climate Change in the SouthwestUnited States: A Report Prepared for the National Climate Assessment, edited by G. Garfin, A. Jardine, R.Merideth, M. Black, and S. LeRoy, 436–461. A report by the Southwest Climate Alliance. Washington,DC: Island Press.436

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