Fig. 4.
Southwest region April first snow water equivalent (mm) (Upper) and June soil moisture (% of 1951–1999 average annual values) (Lower) from VIC simulation of the CNRM CM3 GCM for 1950 to 2100. Climate change period (2000–2100) from scenarios SRES A2. Extremely dry years are indicated by red bars that mark years when April 1 SWE or June soil moisture is lower than the 10th percentile of the historical (1951–1999) period (18.0 mm).