MACA: Future Time Periods Proposed 20-year periods (as of Dec 2014): – , , , Several modelers already using / planning to use Is everyone OK with these? 1

MACA: Climate Model Baseline Period Recommended climate model baseline period: How can you run a model for the climate model baseline period ( ) with models that require rotation length, e.g. 20-years? Potential solutions: 1.Two climate model baseline runs: & OR & then average the two runs? 2.For models that require rotation length, use period as climate model baseline period. Otherwise, use  Potential issue: outputs from WaSSI that are similar to 3PG, G&Y? 2

DSS maps: color schemes Preferred color schemes for DSS regional model maps? –Consistent color ramps for regional map outputs? If yes, what would those be? If no, we can create tool-specific or variable-specific color ramps. –Examples (created for DSS tools) 3

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Other resources New MACA FAQ website: (one of the questions addresses how to run an ecological model with MACA data and analyze the output) 11

Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation project (PINEMAP) is a Coordinated Agricultural Project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Another Example Application with MACA 12 Note: historical = model baseline