Comparison of forecast and actual results, 1939

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TitleComparison of forecast and actual results, 1939
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference1940
AuthorsPaget, Fred
Conference Name8th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 8th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date PublishedJanuary 1940
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I-B:
Conference LocationStanford, California
KeywordsForecast accuracy
Abstract

A round table discussion of water supply forecasts made in 1939 is presented in 10 short papers. Forecast volumes are compared with actual streamflow figures as indicated in several tables, for the following sections involved: Nevada - Eastern slope Sierra, H.P. Boardman & George Devor; Central Nevada - Humboldt Basin, Carl Elges; California - Western slope Sierra, Fred Paget; Owens River, James E. Jones; Huntington, Florence, Shaver Lake, William Lang; Utah - Cooperative snow surveys, George D. Clyde; Colorado - East slope Cont. Divide, Ralph L. Parshall; Colorado River - Lake Mead, D.B. Freeman; Columbia River - BC Canada, R.C. Farrow; Powell & Fraser Rivers, Canada, BC, R.C. Farrow