Water Resources Research Act Program

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Details for Project ID CA_2025_BRAY

Cooling California Rivers: Using a spectral physically-based energy balance model to predict flow and river temperatures under current and future climates

Institute: California
Year Established: 2024 Start Date: 2024-09-01 End Date: 2025-08-31
Total Federal Funds: $10,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $11,367

Principal Investigators: Erin Bray

Project Summary: The overarching question we aim to answer is: How does better understanding about the mechanics about how rivers warm help us to make decisions based on the best available science to sustain cool temperatures for salmon under a warming climate?