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Full-Text Articles in Climate
A Hydrometeorological Assessment Of The Historic 2019 Flood Of Nebraska, Iowa, And South Dakota, Paul Xavier Flanagan, Rezaul Mahmood, Natalie Umphlett, Erin M.K. Haacker, Chittaranjan Ray, Bill Sorensen, Martha Shulski, Crystal J. Stiles, David Pearson, Paul Fajman
A Hydrometeorological Assessment Of The Historic 2019 Flood Of Nebraska, Iowa, And South Dakota, Paul Xavier Flanagan, Rezaul Mahmood, Natalie Umphlett, Erin M.K. Haacker, Chittaranjan Ray, Bill Sorensen, Martha Shulski, Crystal J. Stiles, David Pearson, Paul Fajman
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
During early 2019, a series of events set the stage for devastating floods in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and southeastern South Dakota. When the floodwaters hit, dams and levees failed, cutting off towns, while destroying roads, bridges, and rail lines, further exacerbating the crisis. Lives were lost and thousands of cattle were stranded. Estimates indicate that the cost of the flooding has topped $3 billion as of August 2019, with this number expected to rise.
After a warm and wet start to winter, eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and southeastern South Dakota endured anomalously low temperatures and record-breaking snowfall. By March …
What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?, National Drought Mitigation Center
What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?, National Drought Mitigation Center
National Drought Mitigation Center: Publications
The USDA uses the map as a trigger for programs that help agricultural producers recover from drought and other natural disasters:
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
Fast-Track Secretarial Disaster Declarations
Emergency Loans Program
The U.S. Drought Monitor Network: Improving Drought Early Warning, The U.S. Drought Monitor Network
The U.S. Drought Monitor Network: Improving Drought Early Warning, The U.S. Drought Monitor Network
National Drought Mitigation Center: Publications
WHAT IS THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR NETWORK?
WHO ARE THE OBSERVERS?
WHAT BENEFITS?
The network in action
HOW DOES IT WORK?
WHO CREATES THE MAP?
Building Adaptive Capacity In Tribal Communities Of The Missouri River Basin To Manage Drought And Climate Extremes: A Case Study From The Wind River Indian Reservation, Crystal J. Stiles, Natalie Umphlett, Mitch Cottenoir
Building Adaptive Capacity In Tribal Communities Of The Missouri River Basin To Manage Drought And Climate Extremes: A Case Study From The Wind River Indian Reservation, Crystal J. Stiles, Natalie Umphlett, Mitch Cottenoir
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
Native American peoples of the Northern and Central Plains have long endured harsh climate conditions, such as floods and droughts, and they possess valuable traditional knowledges that have enhanced their resilience to these extreme events. However, in recent times, limited capacity to adapt to a rapidly changing climate combined with a lack of resources have increased tribes’ vulnerability to climate extremes and their associated impacts. In response, a number of projects have been developed to assist tribes with their self-identified climate- and drought-related needs, particularly in the context of on-reservation decision-making. In this case study, we present an engagement strategy …
Macroinvertebrate Community And Temperature Changes In A Michigan Stream, Nyika Campbell
Macroinvertebrate Community And Temperature Changes In A Michigan Stream, Nyika Campbell
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
As the climate warms, global biodiversity is plummeting and extinction rates are rising (Jenkins, 2003). Freshwater ecosystems specifically are experiencing huge losses in diversity (Jenkins, 2003; Ormerod et al., 2010; Collier et al., 2016). Conservation of invertebrates is particularly urgent because they are foundational to the trophic systems in streams and lakes, comprising 95% of all species on earth (Titley et al., 2017), and over 60% of biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems (Collier et al., 2016). Through analysis of both my own field measurements and historical data I seek to gain a preliminary understanding of temperature and macroinvertebrate community changes that …
Climate Change Effects On Volcanoes In The Tropics: A Review Of The Deglaciation Of Antisana And Its Effects On Subsequent Water Streams And Rivers Over 20 Years, Callie C. Rominger
Climate Change Effects On Volcanoes In The Tropics: A Review Of The Deglaciation Of Antisana And Its Effects On Subsequent Water Streams And Rivers Over 20 Years, Callie C. Rominger
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Located in the Northern end of Ecuador lies the stunning glacier of Antisana which attracts many tourists and whose runoff provides a significant amount of water supply for Quito. Climate change is posing threats to many ecosystems world wide but will have a more substantial impact on the volcanoes in the tropics because they do not have a seasonally altered climate. Small changes in the air temperature can have larger impacts on these areas that are adapted to constant temperatures with seasonal precipitation changes. Climate change, in recent years, had caused an increase in the glacial retreat of the Antisana …
A Design For A Sustained Assessment Of Climate Forcing And Feedbacks Related To Land Use And Land Cover Change, Thomas Loveland, Rezaul Mahmood
A Design For A Sustained Assessment Of Climate Forcing And Feedbacks Related To Land Use And Land Cover Change, Thomas Loveland, Rezaul Mahmood
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
L and use and land cover change (LULCC) plays an important role in the climate system. Many studies have documented the impacts of LULCC on local, regional, and global climate. The National Climate Assessment Report (Melillo et al. 2014) identifies LULCC as a “cross cutting” issue of future climate change studies. This report, and the previous U.S. Climate Change Science Program strategic plan (2003), noted that land use and land cover (LULC) and its feedback is an important source of uncertainty within the climate system (Melillo et al. 2014). As a result, the report calls for a better understanding of …
Internet Of Things For Environmental Sustainability And Climate Change, Abdul Salam
Internet Of Things For Environmental Sustainability And Climate Change, Abdul Salam
Faculty Publications
Our world is vulnerable to climate change risks such as glacier retreat, rising temperatures, more variable and intense weather events (e.g., floods, droughts, and frosts), deteriorating mountain ecosystems, soil degradation, and increasing water scarcity. However, there are big gaps in our understanding of changes in regional climate and how these changes will impact human and natural systems, making it difficult to anticipate, plan, and adapt to the coming changes. The IoT paradigm in this area can enhance our understanding of regional climate by using technology solutions, while providing the dynamic climate elements based on integrated environmental sensing and communications that …
Droughtscape- 2019 Winter, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape- 2019 Winter, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
Contents
From the Director.......... 2
4th quarter climate summary......... 3
2019 year in review summary.......... 5
4th quarter drought impact summary.......... 7
2019 drought impact summary..........9
New form helps ‘see more’ drought............ 11
Landscape photographers invited to submit photos............ 12
Helping Central and South America planning........... 13 Database includes more drought planning.......... 14
Internet Of Things For Water Sustainability, Abdul Salam
Internet Of Things For Water Sustainability, Abdul Salam
Faculty Publications
The water is a finite resource. The issue of sustainable withdrawal of freshwater is a vital concern being faced by the community. There is a strong connection between the energy, food, and water which is referred to as water-food-energy nexus. The agriculture industry and municipalities are struggling to meet the demand of water supply. This situation is particularly exacerbated in the developing countries. The projected increase in world population requires more fresh water resources. New technologies are being developed to reduce water usage in the field of agriculture (e.g., sensor guided autonomous irrigation management systems). Agricultural water withdrawal is also …
Living Upstream: Kennebec River Influence On Nutrient Regimes And Phytoplankton Communities In Harpswell Sound, Siena Brook Ballance
Living Upstream: Kennebec River Influence On Nutrient Regimes And Phytoplankton Communities In Harpswell Sound, Siena Brook Ballance
Honors Projects
Phytoplankton underpin marine trophic systems and biogeochemical cycles. Estuarine and coastal phytoplankton account for 40-50% of global ocean primary productivity and carbon flux making it critical to identify sources of variability. This project focuses on the Kennebec River and Harpswell Sound, a downstream, but hydrologically connected coastal estuary, as a case study of temperate river influence on estuarine nutrient regimes and phytoplankton communities. Phytoplankton pigments and nutrients were analyzed from water samples collected monthly at 8 main-stem rivers stations (2011-2013) and weekly in Harpswell Sound (2008-2017) during ice-free months. Spatial bedrock and land use impacts on river nutrients were investigated …
On The Frontlines - The Fishermen Of Ibrahim Hyderi, Muhammad Haris Aslam Khan
On The Frontlines - The Fishermen Of Ibrahim Hyderi, Muhammad Haris Aslam Khan
MSJ Capstone Projects
Climate change has become a matter of recent debate for much of the world. According to a report published by a German watch, a non-governmental organization, in 2019, Pakistan among the five countries at severe risk of climate change disasters.
During the last two decades, Pakistan saw more than 141 extreme climatic catastrophes. Only in 2016, more than 566 people died due to these conditions.
A report published by Asian Development Bank in 2017 indicates Pakistan’s climate change profile. It states that more than 1,600 people have lost their lives in the super flood of 2010 alone. A loss of …
Umphlett Qci Dec 2019, Natalie A. Umphlett
Umphlett Qci Dec 2019, Natalie A. Umphlett
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
Highlights for the Basin
Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies
Soil Moisture Conditions
Agriculture
Energy
Infrastructure
Temperature
Precipitation
Coastal Stream Salinity And Its Impacts On Pemba Agriculture, Sara Mccormack
Coastal Stream Salinity And Its Impacts On Pemba Agriculture, Sara Mccormack
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The extent of saltwater inundation of coastal streams was assessed on Pemba Island near agricultural areas in northeastern and northwestern regions of the island. Conductivity and pH were measured from water samples collected at various distances along the stream to determine the extent of salinity at different points in the tidal cycle. This salinity data, as well as the context of recent weather events, runoff, and geological characteristics of the region were used to determine the primary factors that influence changes in surface water salinity. The primary factor that influences surface water salinity was determined to be changes in stream …
The Stability Of Temperate Lakes Under The Changing Climate, Aleksey Paltsev
The Stability Of Temperate Lakes Under The Changing Climate, Aleksey Paltsev
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
There is a collective prediction among ecologists that climate change will enhance phytoplankton biomass in temperate lakes. Yet there is noteworthy variation in the structure and regulating functions of lakes to make this statement challengeable and, perhaps, inaccurate. To generate a common understanding on the trophic transition of lakes, I examined the interactive effects of climate change and landscape properties on phytoplankton biomass in 12,644 lakes located in relatively intact forested landscapes. Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration was used as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass. Chl-a concentration was obtained via analyzing Landsat satellite imagery data over a 28-year period (1984-2011) and using …
A Technical Overview Of The Kentucky Mesonet, Rezaul Mahmood, Megan Schargorodski, Stuart Foster, Andrew Quilligan
A Technical Overview Of The Kentucky Mesonet, Rezaul Mahmood, Megan Schargorodski, Stuart Foster, Andrew Quilligan
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
The Kentucky Mesonet is a research-grade weather and climate observing network with redundant sensors that monitors the near-surface atmosphere at 71 locations across Kentucky. The network measures temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction every 5 min, with soil moisture and soil temperature measured every 30 min. In addition, it operates a camera at selected locations. All observations are transmitted via cellular modem every 5 min and become available to the general public through the World Wide Web within seconds after arrival at Kentucky Mesonet’s Network Operations Center. In between arriving at the IT …
Umphlett Qci Sept 2019, Natalie Umphlett
Umphlett Qci Sept 2019, Natalie Umphlett
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
Highlights for the Basin
Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies
Soil Moisture Conditions
Delayed/Prevented Planting
Forage Production
Infrastructure
Temperature
Precipitation
Life's Passion For Odu Alum Is To Be "Water's Voice", Joe Garvey
Life's Passion For Odu Alum Is To Be "Water's Voice", Joe Garvey
News Items
No abstract provided.
Droughtscape- 2019 Fall, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape- 2019 Fall, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
Contents
From the Director........ 2
Quarterly drought summary........ 3
Quarterly drought impacts........ 6
Ranchers delayed response to drought....... 8
Drought Monitor celebrates 20 years............ 9
Drought Monitor state impact tables........... 11
Directorcontributesto U.N.droughtproject........... 12
Updated Drought Risk Atlas........... 13
New fact sheet lists recovery resources........... 14
Droughtscape- 2019 Summer, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape- 2019 Summer, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
Contents
From the Director.......... 2
Quarterly drought summary........... 3
Quarterly drought impacts.......... 5
NDMC welcomes African visitors.......... 7
Ready for Drought game debuts............ 8
U.S. Virgin Islands added to USDM.......... 9
Australian programmer visits NDMC......... 10
Upcoming events......... 10
Partnerships with NDMC extended............ 11
Estuarine Dissolved Organic Carbon Flux From Space: With Application To Chesapeake And Delaware Bays, Sergio R. Signorini, Antonio Mannino, Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs, Pierre St-Laurent, John Wilkin, Aboozar Tabatabai, Raymond G. Najjar, Eileen E. Hofmann, Fei Da, Hanqin Tian, Yuanzhi Yao
Estuarine Dissolved Organic Carbon Flux From Space: With Application To Chesapeake And Delaware Bays, Sergio R. Signorini, Antonio Mannino, Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs, Pierre St-Laurent, John Wilkin, Aboozar Tabatabai, Raymond G. Najjar, Eileen E. Hofmann, Fei Da, Hanqin Tian, Yuanzhi Yao
CCPO Publications
This study uses a neural network model trained with in situ data, combined with satellite data and hydrodynamic model products, to compute the daily estuarine export of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) at the mouths of Chesapeake Bay (CB) and Delaware Bay (DB) from 2007 to 2011. Both bays show large flux variability with highest fluxes in spring and lowest in fall as well as interannual flux variability (0.18 and 0.27 Tg C/year in 2008 and 2010 for CB; 0.04 and 0.09 Tg C/year in 2008 and 2011 for DB). Based on previous estimates of total organic carbon (TOCexp) exported by …
Umphlett Qci June 2019, Natalie Umphlett
Umphlett Qci June 2019, Natalie Umphlett
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
Highlights for the Basin
Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies
Soil Moisture Conditions
Delayed/Prevented Planting
Impacts to Cattle
Damage to Infrastructure
Temperature
Precipitation
Assessment Of Agricultural Drought Considering The Hydrological Cycle And Crop Phenology In The Korean Peninsula, Chul-Hee Lim, Seung Hee Kim, Jong Ahn Chun, Menas Kafatos, Woo-Kyun Lee
Assessment Of Agricultural Drought Considering The Hydrological Cycle And Crop Phenology In The Korean Peninsula, Chul-Hee Lim, Seung Hee Kim, Jong Ahn Chun, Menas Kafatos, Woo-Kyun Lee
Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research
Hydrological changes attributable to global warming increase the severity and frequency of droughts, which in turn affect agriculture. Hence, we proposed the Standardized Agricultural Drought Index (SADI), which is a new drought index specialized for agriculture and crops, and evaluated current and expected droughts in the Korean Peninsula. The SADI applies crop phenology to the hydrological cycle, which is a basic element that assesses drought. The SADI of rice and maize was calculated using representative hydrological variables (precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff) of the crop growing season. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of SADI, the three-month Standardized Precipitation Index, which …
Droughtscape- Spring 2019, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape- Spring 2019, Cory Matteson
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
Contents
From the director............... 2
Wet and cool conditions bring drought relief to the West................ 3
Notable numbers from Q1.................. 5
Drought impact summary, 1st quarter 2019................ 6
New research examines drought effects on state recreation areas................ 8
At Ethiopian space science workshop, NDMC climatologist sees promise in preparing for drought.......... 9
U.S.- affiliated Pacific Islands now part of U.S. Drought Monitor.............. 11
Water conservation tips for drought, flood and other disasters.............. 12
Upcoming events..............13
Umphlett Qci March 2019, Natalie Umphlett
Umphlett Qci March 2019, Natalie Umphlett
High Plains Regional Climate Center: Personnel Publications
Highlights for the Basin
Temperature Anomalies
Plains Snowpack
Agriculture
Energy
Transportation
Temperature
Precipitation
Spatial Heterogeneity Of Temporal Shifts In Extreme Precipitation Across India, Manas Khan, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Rehana Shaik, Penny Greer
Spatial Heterogeneity Of Temporal Shifts In Extreme Precipitation Across India, Manas Khan, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Rehana Shaik, Penny Greer
Department of Biological Systems Engineering: Papers and Publications
When analyzing trends and patterns of extreme precipitation, one can easily generalize the shifts caused by external climate forcings and map a single temporal shift of annual precipitation. However, the complexity of a changing environment evidences spatially distributed shifts particularly those of extreme precipitation which are essential in planning and designing enterprises and, ultimately, in managing infrastructure across scales. The goal of this study is to characterize the spatial heterogeneity of shifts in the increasing pace of extreme events over India. The study has a two-part hypothesis: (1) the number of grid cells with significant trends in annual precipitation (P), …
Drought Scenario-Based Exercises: A Research- And Experience-Based Reference Document, Deborah Bathke, Tonya Haigh, Tonya Bernadt, Nicole Wall
Drought Scenario-Based Exercises: A Research- And Experience-Based Reference Document, Deborah Bathke, Tonya Haigh, Tonya Bernadt, Nicole Wall
National Drought Mitigation Center: Publications
Contents
Acknowledgements.............................................................................. 1
Contents ................................................................................... 2
1.Introduction......................................................................................4
Objectives .............................................................................................................. 4
Format ................................................................................................................ 5
2. Drought and the Benefits of Preparation .................................................. 6
Drought Basics .................................................. 6
The Effects of Drought ................................................................................. 7
Preparing for Drought ............................................................................................... 9
Scenario Planning and Exercises ................................................................... 10
Assessing The Skill Of The Improved Treatment Of Riverine Freshwater In The Community Earth System Model Relative To A New Salinity Climatology, Qiang Sun, Michael M. Whitney, Frank O. Bryan, Yu-Heng Tseng
Assessing The Skill Of The Improved Treatment Of Riverine Freshwater In The Community Earth System Model Relative To A New Salinity Climatology, Qiang Sun, Michael M. Whitney, Frank O. Bryan, Yu-Heng Tseng
Department of Marine Sciences
Recent studies have explored the sensitivity of global ocean model simulations to the treatment of riverine freshwater and the representation of estuarine processes via an estuary box model (EBM) applied within CESM. This study builds on these efforts by assessing the model skill score relative to a new salinity climatology. The new climatology averages the original observational data of the World Ocean Database directly onto the CESM ocean-component tracer-grid cells without spatial interpolation, smoothing, or other gap-filling techniques to mitigate coastal ocean salinity bias present in the World Ocean Atlas. The mean squared error (MSE) for coastal upper ocean salinity …
A Diatom Proxy For Seasonality Over The Last Three Millennia At June Lake, Eastern Sierra Nevada (Ca), Laura Caitlin Streib
A Diatom Proxy For Seasonality Over The Last Three Millennia At June Lake, Eastern Sierra Nevada (Ca), Laura Caitlin Streib
Theses and Dissertations--Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Sierra Nevada snowpack is vital to the water supply of California, the world’s sixth largest economy. Though tree ring and instrumental records show the dramatic influence of environmental change on California’s hydroclimate over the last millennium, few proxy archives assess winter precipitation variability farther back in time. Here, we use diatoms from a ~3,200 yr. old sediment core to reconstruct the paleolimnology of June Lake, a hydrologically closed glacial lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada. We test the hypothesis that limnologic and climatic changes control diatom assemblages at June Lake. Fossil diatom assemblages from June Lake sediments chiefly consist …
Droughtscape- 2019 Winter, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape- 2019 Winter, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
Contents
From the director.............. 2
Drought intensified in California and Nevada, eased elsewhere............. 3
Year in Review: Drought spread and intensified in the West; record precipitation in the East.............. 5
Drought impact summary for 4th quarter 2018........... 6
Drought impact summary 2018............ 8
Five states began drought plan updates in 2018................. 10
New web-based form makes submitting drought observations easier............ 12
FEMA risk assessment process tailored for drought............... 14
Upcoming events...............14