1. MACA: Future Time Periods Proposed 20-year periods (as of Dec 2014): –2020-2039, 2040-2059, 2060-2079, 2080-2099 Several modelers already using / planning to use Is everyone OK with these? 1

2. MACA: Climate Model Baseline Period Recommended climate model baseline period: 1950-2005 How can you run a model for the climate model baseline period (1950-2005) with models that require rotation length, e.g. 20-years? Potential solutions: 1.Two climate model baseline runs: 1950-1969 & 1970-1989 OR 1966-1985 & 1986-2005 then average the two runs? 2.For models that require rotation length, use 1986-2005 period as climate model baseline period. Otherwise, use 1950-2005.  Potential issue: outputs from WaSSI that are similar to 3PG, G&Y? 2

3. 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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11. Other resources New MACA FAQ website: http://climate.ncsu.edu/hadinon/pinemap/MACA_FAQs.php (one of the questions addresses how to run an ecological model with MACA data and analyze the output) 11

12. 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