watervulnerability

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest Watershed Vulnerability Assessment, Rocky
Mountain Region (R2)
Geographic Area
Tmin
Rank*
TMax
Rank*
Aridity
Index Rank*
89 Assessing the Vulnerability of Watersheds to Climate Change
Exposure
Rank**
Exposure
Rank
(numeric)
Uncompahgre 6 6 4 0.89 6
Grand Mesa 5 5 5 0.83 5
San Juans 4 4 6 0.78 4
West Elk 3 3 1 0.39 3
Upper Taylor 2 2 2 0.33 2
Cochetopa 1 1 3 0.28 1
Table 3. Geographic Area Exposure Ranking
* Highest number has most change
** (Tmin Rank + Tmax Rank + Aridity Index Rank) / 18
Figure 20. Geographic Area Exposure Ranking
Table 4 summarizes key potential climate changes described above and their potential effects to
hydrologic process and identified aquatic resource values. This table was modified from Table 2
found in Furniss et al (2010).