Research and Development Office

Levi Brekke

Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Water Resources Planning and Operations Support
Contact Information: (303) 445-2494, lbrekke@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Levi Brekke began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2004 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2010 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topics Water Operation Models and Decision Support Systems, Managing Hydrologic Events, Water Quality and Water Supply Forecasting.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Levi Brekke is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Climate Change: Assessing Preference Among Surface Water Hydrologic Models for Studies Involving Climate Change

Project ID: 2404
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2009 - 2010
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Climate Change: Erosion of Water Supply Predictability Under Climate Change?

Project ID: 2726
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2009 - 2010
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Climate Change: Methodology to Evaluate the Influence of Joint Changes in Climate and Land Cover on Water Availability

Project ID: 2768
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2009 - 2010
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Development and Comparison of Long-Term Planning Hydrologies using Alternate Climate Information Sets

Project ID: 6395
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2008
Research Results: Long-Term Planning Hydrology based on Various Blends of Instrumental Records, Paleoclimate, and Projected Climate Information (final, PDF, 2.7MB)

Assessing the Risks of Shifting Climate on Water and Power Operations in Reclamation Regions

Project ID: 6253
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2006 - 2007
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Using Seasonal Climate Forecasts to Improve Temperature Control Planning in Reservoirs and Streams

Project ID: 7523
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2007
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Combining Groundwater and Teleconnection Information to Enhance Wet-Season Runoff Forecasting in Central-Southern Oregon Basins

Project ID: 6912
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2006
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Water Temperature projections in Reservoirs and Streams

Project ID: 2403
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2006
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Climatic Teleconnections for Forecasting Seasonal Water Supply in Reclamation Regions

Project ID: 925
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2004 - 2005
Research Results: Teleconnections: Remote Weather Conditions Relationships (final, PDF, 62KB)

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