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Michael L. Anderson, PhD, PE

State Climatologist
California Department of Water Resources, California, United States

Michael Anderson is the State Climatologist for California, a collaborative position between the State and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to provide climate data services for the state. Michael began working in the Department of Water Resources Division of Flood Management (DWR-DFM) Forecasting Section in July 2005 and became State Climatologist in 2007. He received his Ph.D. in 1998 and M.S. in 1993 in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Davis. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University in 1991.
As State Climatologist, Dr. Anderson has managed the atmospheric river research program working with the academic community and local and federal agencies to improve the understanding of these key contributors to flood events in California. He has contributed to the State’s climate change assessments and has provided guidance to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan since its inception in 2012.

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