“Decision-Relevant” Multi-Model Hydrologic Evaluation in the Delaware River Basin for Assessments of Water System Vulnerability under Drought

Aubrey L Dugger1, Hedeff Essaid2, Jeni Keisman3, Megan E. Shoda4, Nancy T Baker5, Adam Benthem6, Joel Blomquist7, Xingyuan Chen8, Salme Cook9, Galen Gorski10, Andrew L Hamilton11, Liv Herdman12, Abigail Jaye13, Noah Knowles14, P C D Milly15, Diana Pedraza16, Jason Pope17, Andreas F Prein18, Patrick M Reed11, Gregory Rouze19, Kevin Michael Sampson20, Ward E Sanford21, Gabriel B Senay22, Jared David Smith23, Terry Sohl24, Chris R Vernon25, David N Yates20, Wes Zell21 and Jacob A Zwart26, (1)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)United States Geological Survey, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center, Baltimore, MD, United States, (4)USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Indianapolis, United States, (5)USGS Indiana Water Science Center, Indianapolis, IN, United States, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Pembroke, MA, United States, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, United States, (8)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (9)US Geological Survey Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (10)US Geological Survey, Reston, United States, (11)Cornell University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ithaca, NY, United States, (12)USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY, United States, (13)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (14)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (15)USGS Water Mission Area, Princeton, NJ, United States, (16)US Geological Survey, San Antonio, TX, United States, (17)USGS Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, VA, United States, (18)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, (19)US Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (20)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, United States, (21)United States Geological Survey (USGS), Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division, Reston, VA, United States, (22)U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, EROS/North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, Fort Collins, United States, (23)U.S. Geological Survey, Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division, Reston, VA, United States, (24)USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (25)Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, United States, (26)US Geological Survey, Pittsburgh, PA, United States