LIST OF ACRONYMS

CMIP—Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

DNRC—Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (State of Montana)

IPCC—Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

MCA—Montana Climate Assessment

NAS—National Academy of Sciences

NASS—National Agriculture Statistics Service

NASA—National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCA—National Climate Assessment

NOAA—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRCS—Natural Resources Conservation Service

RCP—Representative Concentration Pathways SNOTEL—SNOwpack TELemetry

SWE—snow water equivalent

USDA—United States Department of Agriculture

USGCRP—United States Global Change Research Program

USGS—United States Geological Survey

WSS—wheat stem sawfly