Collaborative development of climate information for the Connecticut River Basin using Shared Vision Forecasting

The spread of technical information and practices is often lost in communication when transferred between a source and the end users. This research seeks to bridge the gap between climate information and its users, specifically in water management and operations, through the use of Shared Vision Forecasting and the diffusion of innovations framework, to promote the adoption of forecasting techniques. Through a series of workshops with water managers in the Connecticut River Basin, this research will establish a climate knowledge network and an information baseline of the current use of climate information and forecasting in water management decision-making. Better understanding of how managers adopt new forecast techniques and climate data will provide the feedback needed to improve forecasting and climate information.

Investigators: Casey Brown, Richard Palmer