Advances Toward FIRO Objectives Supported by Observations – Progress and Future Directions

Anna Maria Wilson1, F Martin Ralph2, Cary Talbot3, John James4, John Leahigh5, Adam Hutchinson6, Greg D. Woodside7, Michael Anderson8, Douglas Alden9, Ava Cooper10, Chris Delaney11,12, Charles Downer13, Robert Hartman14, Alan Haynes15, Chad Hecht16, Brian Kawzenuk17, Garrett McGurk10, David Reynolds18, Edwin Sumargo19, Stephen J Turnbull20, Rachel R Weihs1, Brett Whitin21, Lindsey Jasperse10, Peter Yao22 and Benjamin Downing10, (1)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, CA, United States, (2)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, (3)US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, United States, (4)Yuba Water Agency, Marysville, CA, United States, (5)California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, United States, (6)Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA, United States, (7)Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, United States, (8)California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA, United States, (9)Scripps Institution of Oceanography (CW3E), Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, La Jolla, United States, (10)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, United States, (11)Sonoma Water, Santa Rosa, CA, United States, (12)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CW3E, La Jolla, CA, United States, (13)Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, United States, (14)Robert K. Hartman Consulting Associates, Roseville, United States, (15)NOAA NWS CNRFC, Sacramento, United States, (16)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (17)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, La Jolla, CA, United States, (18)University of Colorado at Monterey, Monterey, CA, United States, (19)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, La Jolla, United States, (20)Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Hydrologic Systems Branch, Vicksburg, United States, (21)NOAA/NWS California-Nevada River Forecast Center, Sacramento, CA, United States, (22)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Division of Climate, Atmospheric Sciences, and Physical Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States