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Umphlett Qci Dec 2013, Natalie A. Umphlett
Umphlett Qci Dec 2013, Natalie A. Umphlett
HPRCC Personnel Publications
Highlights for the Basin
Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies
Soil Moisture
September Flooding in Colorado
Early October Blizzard
3-Month Precipitation and Temperature Outlooks
U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook
Planning And Drought, James C. Schwab
Planning And Drought, James C. Schwab
National Drought Mitigation Center: Publications
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Drought: The Problem.............................................. 1
Water Impacts ............................................................................... 2
Public Health Impacts ......................................................... 4
Environmental Impacts ..................................................... 5
Built Environment Impacts................................................ 6
Secondary Hazards ......................................................... 9
Economic Impacts ................................................................... 10
Drought as a Challenge for Planners .......................................... 13
Chapter 2: Drought: The Knowledge Base ................................................... 15
Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Drought ................................................................ 16
Drought and Climate Changes .................................................................................. 19
Tracking Drought: Tools and Resources ................................................................... 20
Using the Drought Resources Toolbox...................................................................... 22
Droughtscape- Fall 2013, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape- Fall 2013, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
CONTENTS
Director’s Report ....................1
Kansas community drought planning workshop Nov. 5 ...... 2
Drought impacts webinars .....3
Drought outlook & summary ... 4
Late summer drought brings more agricultural impacts ....... 6
Plans help ranchers weather drought ................................. 10
NDMC contributions to U2U project ..................................12
Drought Management Database archives strategies................13
QuickDRI will help spot flash droughts................................ 14
NDMC Co-Hosts NASA work- shop......................................15
Wilhite leads Integrated Drought Management Program work....... 15
Speaking of drought ............ 16
Managing #Drought tweet chat transcript ..............................17
Updated USDM website ....... 17
Climate Change On The Prairie: A Basic Guide To Climate Change In The High Plains Region - Update, Lincoln, Ne
Climate Change On The Prairie: A Basic Guide To Climate Change In The High Plains Region - Update, Lincoln, Ne
HPRCC Personnel Publications
Global Climate Change
Climate Change in the United States
Historical Climate Trends in the High Plains Region
Historical Climate Trends in the High Plains Region
High Plains Region Update: 2010-2012
New Tool: Climate Impact Reporter
Climate Change Projections and Possible Impacts
Climate Change Projections and Possible Impacts
Droughtscape- Summer 2013, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape- Summer 2013, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
CONTENTS
Director’s Report ....................1
July 25 webinar: Drought management database, NIDIS update..................................... 2
Republican River Basin workshops July 31, August 1.......... 3
Summer climate outlook, spring summary ................................. 4
Spring impacts: wildfire, water, agriculture and business.........6
Data help managers assess Nebraska groundwater declines after drought of 2012........... 10
Tadesse helps Mexico with Veg- DRI concept..........................14
Visiting scholar explores remote sensing of drought in forests....... 15
U.S. Drought Monitor Forum photo recap, details online............ 16
Workshop helps New Mexico ranchers cope with drought ........... 18
Alabama’s new drought plan......... 19
National Drought Forum report........... 19
Drought Impacts Community of Practice report …
Droughtscape- Spring 2013, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape- Spring 2013, National Drought Mitigation Center
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
CONTENTS
Director’s report........................................................................................................1
First quarter climate summary and outlook ........................................................... 2
Impacts: Crop indemnities set records in 2012; water conflicts escalating ............ 4
International meeting recommends countries have drought policies ..................... 8
NDMC plays key role in international drought policy meeting ............................. 9
EDEN and VOAD guide helps build community drought capacity.....................10
Svoboda, other experts and policymakers focus on food and water security.......11
New Mexico ranching workshop set for May 29 in Socorro ................................. 12
Ranch planning updates: archived webinars, new publications ........................... 12
Tune in to the US Drought Monitor Forum, April 16-18.....................................13
Archived webinar looks at using drought …
Assessment Of A Rotenone Application Event At Mormon Island West Lake In Central Nebraska, Keith D. Koupal, Brian C. Peterson, Casey W. Schoenebeck
Assessment Of A Rotenone Application Event At Mormon Island West Lake In Central Nebraska, Keith D. Koupal, Brian C. Peterson, Casey W. Schoenebeck
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies
Fisheries managers applied rotenone to Mormon Island West in August of 2010 to renovate a fish community that was hypothesized to be unbalanced (i.e., dominated with gizzard shad and common carp) based on standardized survey results. We estimated species-specific biomass following the lake renovation to provide a baseline biomass estimate for a sand pit lake and to evaluate the effectiveness of standardized sampling gears. Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) were abundant in all sampling gears, but mostly stock-size (>175 mm total length) and larger individuals were caught in gill and trap nets and sub-stock (≤175 mm total length) …
Regional Climate Trends And Scenarios For The U.S. National Climate Assessment Part 4. Climate Of The U.S. Great Plains, Kenneth E. Kunkel, Laura E. Stevens, Scott E. Stevens, Liqiang Sun, Emily Janssen, Donald Wuebbles, Michael C. Kruk, Devin Thomas, Martha Shulski, Natalie A. Umphlett, Kenneth G. Hubbard, Kevin Robbins, Luigi Romolo, Adnan Akyuz, Tapan B. Pathak, Tony R. Bergantino, J. Greg Dobson
Regional Climate Trends And Scenarios For The U.S. National Climate Assessment Part 4. Climate Of The U.S. Great Plains, Kenneth E. Kunkel, Laura E. Stevens, Scott E. Stevens, Liqiang Sun, Emily Janssen, Donald Wuebbles, Michael C. Kruk, Devin Thomas, Martha Shulski, Natalie A. Umphlett, Kenneth G. Hubbard, Kevin Robbins, Luigi Romolo, Adnan Akyuz, Tapan B. Pathak, Tony R. Bergantino, J. Greg Dobson
HPRCC Personnel Publications
This document is one of series of regional climate descriptions designed to provide input that can be used in the development of the National Climate Assessment (NCA). As part of a sustained assessment approach, it is intended that these documents will be updated as new and well-vetted model results are available and as new climate scenario needs become clear. It is also hoped that these documents (and associated data and resources) are of direct benefit to decision makers and communities seeking to use this information in developing adaptation plans.
There are nine reports in this series, one each for eight …
Occurrence Of Antimicrobials And Antimicrobial Resistance Genes In Beef Cattle Storage Ponds And Swine Treatment Lagoons, Yuping Zhang, Chiqian Zhang, David B. Parker, Daniel D. Snow, Zhi Zhou, Xu Li
Occurrence Of Antimicrobials And Antimicrobial Resistance Genes In Beef Cattle Storage Ponds And Swine Treatment Lagoons, Yuping Zhang, Chiqian Zhang, David B. Parker, Daniel D. Snow, Zhi Zhou, Xu Li
Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications
Livestock manure treatment and storage structures are potential environmental sources of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). In this study, the occurrence of antimicrobials and ARGs was investigated in the water and the sludge compartments of beef cattle storage ponds and swine lagoons. Analysis was focused on two families of antimicrobials (sulfonamide and tetracycline) and the corresponding ARGs (sul1, sul2, tetO, tetQ and tetX). Results showed that the pseudo-partitioning coefficients of tetracyclines were higher than those of sulfonamides, suggesting different distributions of these two classes of antimicrobials between water and sludge. The ARGs tested were …
Droughtscape- Winter 2013, Kelly Smith
Droughtscape- Winter 2013, Kelly Smith
Droughtscape, Quarterly Newsletter of NDMC, 2007-
CONTENTS
Director’s report...................................................................................1
Climatological overview of drought in 2012 ...................................... 2
Climatological overview of drought, Oct.-Dec. 2012.........................5
Impacts of drought in 2012 ................................................................. 6
Drought planning webinars scheduled for ranch advisors ..............10
UNL honors NDMC for exceptional service ...................................10
Report from the emerging community of drought planners ...........11
Feb. 6 webinar on drought simulations ............................................ 11
Climate Masters course starting ......................................................12
Climate Change in the Midwest book includes drought ................12
Video highlights from coverage of drought of 2012..........................13
U.S. Drought Monitor Forum 2013 .................................................. 13
UN’s High Level Meeting on National Drought Policy .................... 14
NDMC collaboration with India, Czech …
Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From A Waste Lagoon, Arturo I. Quintanar, Rezaul Mamood, Nanh Lovanh, Justin M. Rawley, Evi Becerra-Acosta, John H. Loughrin
Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From A Waste Lagoon, Arturo I. Quintanar, Rezaul Mamood, Nanh Lovanh, Justin M. Rawley, Evi Becerra-Acosta, John H. Loughrin
HPRCC Personnel Publications
A cost-effective approach was used to investigate the relationship between emission of the greenhouse gases (GHG), namely, CO2, CH4, and N2O and energy fluxes from a swine waste lagoon. Energy fluxes were calculated using the Penman method. The energy fluxes showed a diurnal pattern as expected of such fluxes. We found that air temperature and latent energy, lagoon surface temperature and solar radiation, as well as air temperature and wind speed can be used to predict for CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions, respectively. Comparison of observed and predicted …
Climate Change: What Does It Mean For Nebraska?, Martha D. Shulski, Natalie A. Umphlett, Tapan B. Pathak, Kenneth G. Hubbard
Climate Change: What Does It Mean For Nebraska?, Martha D. Shulski, Natalie A. Umphlett, Tapan B. Pathak, Kenneth G. Hubbard
HPRCC Personnel Publications
Because Nebraska’s location on the North American continent is far removed from large bodies of water, Nebraskans experience a strong continental type climate. As such, residents do not benefit from the moderating influence of the ocean, and temperatures can have wide swings from day to day and season to season. Typical characteristics for a continental climate at this latitude are large temperature variability with warm summers dominated by convective thunderstorms, and cold winters influenced by snow and wind from mid-latitude cyclones.
Riparian Evapotranspiration In Nebraska, Brent M. Hall, David L. Rus
Riparian Evapotranspiration In Nebraska, Brent M. Hall, David L. Rus
United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications
With increasing demands being placed on the water resources of Nebraska, characterizing evapotranspiration (ET) from riparian vegetation has gained importance to water users and managers. This report summarizes and compares the results from several studies of the ET from cottonwood-dominated riparian forests, riparian grasslands, and common reed, Phragmites australis, in Nebraska. Reported results show that the highest seasonal ET amounts were associated with Phragmites australis, followed by riparian forests, with riparian grasslands experiencing the lowest total ET of the studied vegetation communities.
Assessing Total Nitrogen In Surface-Water Samples: Precision And Bias Of Analytical And Computational Methods, David L. Rus, Charles J. Patton, David K. Mueller, Charles G. Crawford
Assessing Total Nitrogen In Surface-Water Samples: Precision And Bias Of Analytical And Computational Methods, David L. Rus, Charles J. Patton, David K. Mueller, Charles G. Crawford
United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications
The characterization of total-nitrogen (TN) concentrations is an important component of many surface-water-quality programs. However, three widely used methods for the determination of total nitrogen—(1) derived from the alkaline-persulfate digestion of whole-water samples (TN-A); (2) calculated as the sum of total Kjeldahl nitrogen and dissolved nitrate plus nitrite (TN-K); and (3) calculated as the sum of dissolved nitrogen and particulate nitrogen (TN-C)—all include inherent limitations. A digestion process is intended to convert multiple species of nitrogen that are present in the sample into one measureable species, but this process may introduce bias. TN-A results can be negatively biased in the …
Hydrographic Surveys Of The Missouri And Yellowstone Rivers At Selected Bridges And Through Bismarck, North Dakota, During The 2011 Flood, Brenda K. Densmore, Kellan R. Strauch, Benjamin J. Dietsch
Hydrographic Surveys Of The Missouri And Yellowstone Rivers At Selected Bridges And Through Bismarck, North Dakota, During The 2011 Flood, Brenda K. Densmore, Kellan R. Strauch, Benjamin J. Dietsch
United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota State Water Commission, completed hydrographic surveys at six Missouri River bridges and one Yellowstone River bridge during the 2011 flood of the Missouri River system. Bridges surveyed are located near the cities of Cartwright, Buford, Williston, Washburn, and Bismarck, N. Dak. The river in the vicinity of the bridges and the channel through the city of Bismarck, N. Dak., were surveyed. The hydrographic surveys were conducted using a high-resolution multibeam echosounder (MBES), the RESON SeaBatTM 7125, during June 6–9 and June …
Hydrographic Surveys Of Four Narrows Within The Namakan Reservoir System, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, 2011, Brenda K. Densmore, Kellan R. Strauch, Jeffrey R. Kiegweid
Hydrographic Surveys Of Four Narrows Within The Namakan Reservoir System, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, 2011, Brenda K. Densmore, Kellan R. Strauch, Jeffrey R. Kiegweid
United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) performed multibeam echosounder hydrographic surveys of four narrows in the Namakan reservoir system in August 2011, in cooperation with the International Joint Commission and Environment Canada. The data-collection effort was completed to provide updated and detailed hydrographic data to Environment Canada for inclusion in a Hydrologic Engineering Centers River Analysis System hydraulic model. The Namakan reservoir system is composed of Namakan, Kabetogama, Sand Point, Crane, and Little Vermilion Lakes. Water elevations in the Namakan reservoir system are regulated according to rule curves, or guidelines for water-level management based on the time of year, established …
Comparison Of Water Consumption In Two Riparian Vegetation Communities Along The Central Platte River, Nebraska, 2008–09 And 2011, Brent M. Hall, David L. Rus
Comparison Of Water Consumption In Two Riparian Vegetation Communities Along The Central Platte River, Nebraska, 2008–09 And 2011, Brent M. Hall, David L. Rus
United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications
The Platte River is a vital natural resource for the people, plants, and animals of Nebraska. A recent study quantified water use by riparian woodlands along central reaches of the Platte River, Nebraska, finding that water use was mainly regulated below maximum predicted levels. A comparative study was launched through a cooperative partnership between the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Central Platte Natural Resources District, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, and the Nebraska Environmental Trust to compare water use of a riparian woodland with that of a grazed riparian grassland along the central Platte River. This report describes …
Emergent Sandbar Dynamics In The Lower Platte River In Eastern Nebraska: Methods And Results Of Pilot Study, 2011, Jason S. Alexander, Devin M. Schultze, Ronald B. Zelt
Emergent Sandbar Dynamics In The Lower Platte River In Eastern Nebraska: Methods And Results Of Pilot Study, 2011, Jason S. Alexander, Devin M. Schultze, Ronald B. Zelt
United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications
The lower Platte River corridor provides important habitats for two State- and federally listed bird species: the interior least tern (terns; Sternula antillarum athallassos) and the piping plover (plovers; Charadrius melodus). However, many of the natural morphological and hydrological characteristics of the Platte River have been altered substantially by water development, channelization, hydropower operations, and invasive vegetation encroachment, which have decreased the abundance of high-quality nesting and foraging habitat for terns and plovers. The lower Platte River (LPR), defined as 103 miles (mi) of the Platte River between its confluence with the Loup River and its confluence with the Missouri …