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271 publications found in query

Kay, J.E., Casola, J.H., Snover, A.K. 2005. “Regional Climate Change Primer.” Fact sheet prepared for King County (Washington)’s October 27, 2005 climate change conference “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Preparing for Climate Disruption”. Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG8QB9WJ

A method for estimating vulnerability of Douglas-fir growth to climate change in the northwestern U.S.

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Littell, J.S., Peterson, D.L. 2005. A method for estimating vulnerability of Douglas-fir growth to climate change in the northwestern U.S. Forestry Chronicle 81(3):369-374.

Atmospheric, climatic and ecological controls on extreme wildfire years in the northwestern United States

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Gedalof, Z.M., Peterson, D.L., Mantua, N.J. 2005. Atmospheric, climatic and ecological controls on extreme wildfire years in the northwestern United States. Ecological Applications 15(1):154-174.

Climate Impacts on Washington’s Hydropower, Water Supply, Forests, Fish, and Agriculture

2005 / Agriculture, Climate: PNW Climate, Freshwater Ecosystems, Hydrology & Water Resources, Special Reports, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Casola, J.H., Kay, J.E., Snover, A.K., Norheim, R.A., Whitely Binder, L.C., Climate Impacts Group 2005. Climate Impacts on Washington’s Hydropower, Water Supply, Forests, Fish, and Agriculture. A report prepared for King County (Washington) by the Climate Impacts Group (Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle). https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG9C53GK

Declining mountain snowpack in western North America

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Mote, P.W., Hamlet, A.F., Clark, M., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2005. Declining mountain snowpack in western North America. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 86(1):39-49. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-86-1-39

Effects of a warmer climate on stress complexes in forest of western North America.

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Peterson, D.L., Littell, J.S. 2005. Effects of a warmer climate on stress complexes in forest of western North America. EOS Trans. AGU 86(52); Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract GC32A.

Effects of climate variability and change on mountain water resources in the Western U.S

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Leung, L.R. 2005. Effects of climate variability and change on mountain water resources in the Western U.S. pp. 355-366. In U.M. Huber, H.K.M. Bugmann, and M.A. Reasoner (eds.), Global Change and Mountain Regions: A State of Knowledge Overview, Springer, Dordrecht.

Effects of temperature and precipitation variability on snowpack trends in the western United States

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Hamlet, A.F., Mote, P.W., Clark, M., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2005. Effects of temperature and precipitation variability on snowpack trends in the western United States. Journal of Climate 18(21): 4545-4561.

Fine-scale variability in growth-climate relationships of Douglas-fir, North Cascade Range, Washington

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Case, M.J., Peterson, D.L. 2005. Fine-scale variability in growth-climate relationships of Douglas-fir, North Cascade Range, Washington. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 2743-2755.

Nonlinear dynamics in ecosystem response to climatic change: Case studies and policy implications

2005 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems

Burkett, V.R., Wilcox, D.A., Stottlemyer, R., Barrow, W., Fagre, D., Baron, J.S., Price, J., Nielsen, J.L., Allen, C.D., Peterson, D.L., Ruggerone, G., Doyle, T. 2005. Nonlinear dynamics in ecosystem response to climatic change: Case studies and policy implications. Ecological Complexity 2:357-394.

Relationships between the irrigation-pumping electrical loads and the local climate in Climate Division 9, Idaho

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Energy

Alfaro, E., Pierce, D., Steinemann, A.C., Gershunov, A. 2005. Relationships between the irrigation-pumping electrical loads and the local climate in Climate Division 9, Idaho. Applied Meteorology 44(12):1972-1978.

Scenarios of Future Climate for the Pacific Northwest

2005 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate

Mote, P.W., Salathé, E.P., Peacock, C. 2005. Scenarios of Future Climate for the Pacific Northwest. A report prepared for King County (Washington)’s October 27, 2005 climate change conference “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Preparing for Climate Disruption”. Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG6RX94F

Variability and trends in mountain snowpacks in western North America

2005 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Mote, P.W., Hamlet, A.F., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2005. Variability and trends in mountain snowpacks in western North America. In K. Elder, B. McGurk, and J. Lea (eds.), Proceedings of the Western Snow Conference, April 19-22, 2004, Richmond, British Columbia, pp. 15-22, Soda Springs, CA: Western Snow Conference.

Wildfire in the West: A look into a greenhouse world

2005 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Peterson, D.L. 2005. Wildfire in the West: A look into a greenhouse world. pp. 8-12. In Watershed Management Council Networker, University of Idaho, Boise, ID.

“Forest Biodiversity”

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. “Forest Biodiversity.” Fact sheet prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG5T728B

“Forest Change”

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. “Forest Change.” Fact sheet prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG4JM245

“Forest Fire and Climate”

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. “Forest Fire and Climate.” Fact sheet prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG3804Z3

“Forest Growth and Climate Change”

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. “Forest Growth and Climate Change.” Fact sheet prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG1ZC7S1

“Forests and Climate Fact Sheet Series”

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. “Forests and Climate Fact Sheet Series.” Fact sheets prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle.

“Impacts of Climate Change on PNW Timber Production”

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. “Impacts of Climate Change on PNW Timber Production.” Fact sheet prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG0NS0KZ

A comparison of the incorporation of climate forecasts and other climate information by coastal managers in the Pacific Northwest between 1996 and 2003

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems

Andersen, M.S., Miles, E.L., Fluharty, D.L. 2004. A comparison of the incorporation of climate forecasts and other climate information by coastal managers in the Pacific Northwest between 1996 and 2003. In Conference Proceedings for The Coastal Society 19th International Conference, Alexandria, Virginia: The Coastal Society.

Climatic Change, Carbon, and Forestry in Northwestern North America

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Peterson, D.L., Innes, J.L. 2004. Climatic Change, Carbon, and Forestry in Northwestern North America. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report GTR-PNW-614. Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR.

Climatic change, wildfire, and conservation

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Gedalof, Z.M., Peterson, D.L., Mote, P.W. 2004. Climatic change, wildfire, and conservation. Conservation Biology 18(4):890-902. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00492.x

Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest

2004 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate

Palmer, R.N., Miller, M. 2004. Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest. In Proceedings of ASCE’s 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004.

Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest

2004 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate

Ryu, J.H., Palmer, R.N., Jeong, S., Lee, J. 2004. Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest. In Proceedings of ASCE’s 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004.

Drought and Pacific Decadal Oscillation linked to fire occurrence in the inland Pacific Northwest

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Hessl, A.E., McKenzie, D., Schellhaas, R. 2004. Drought and Pacific Decadal Oscillation linked to fire occurrence in the inland Pacific Northwest. Ecological Applications 14(2): 425-442.

Empirical approaches to modeling wildland fire in the Pacific Northwest: Methods and applications to landscape simulations

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Prichard, S.J., Hessl, A.E., Peterson, D.L. 2004. Empirical approaches to modeling wildland fire in the Pacific Northwest: Methods and applications to landscape simulations. Chapter 7 in A.J. Perera and L. Buse (eds.), Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances New York, NY: Columbia University Press.

Environmental factors influencing freshwater survival and smolt production in two Pacific Northwest coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Freshwater Ecosystems

Lawson, P.W., Logerwell, E.A., Mantua, N.J., Francis, R.C., Agostini, V.N. 2004. Environmental factors influencing freshwater survival and smolt production in two Pacific Northwest coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61:360-373.

Fire and Climatic Variability in the Inland Pacific Northwest: Integrating Science and Management

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Hessl, A.E., Peterson, D.L., Agee, J.K., Lehmkuhl, J.F., Kellogg, L-K.B., Kernan, J. 2004. Fire and Climatic Variability in the Inland Pacific Northwest: Integrating Science and Management. Final report to the Joint Fire Science Program on Project #01-1-6-01, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 44 pp.

How and why is Northwest climate changing?

2004 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate

Mote, P.W. 2004. How and why is Northwest climate changing? pp. 11-22 in Peterson, D.L. and J.L. Innes (eds.), Climate Change, Carbon, and Forestry in Northwestern North America. General technical report for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon.

Incorporating long-lead climate forecasts into risk-based management and decision analysis: A case for the Snake River Basin

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Decision Support

VanRheenen, N.T., Palmer, R.N., Lettenmaier, D.P., Hamlet, A.F. 2004. Incorporating long-lead climate forecasts into risk-based management and decision analysis: A case for the Snake River Basin. Incorporating long-lead climate forecasts into risk-based management and decision analysis: A case for the Snake River Basin. In Proceedings of ASCE’s 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004.

Mitigating the effects of climate change on the water resources of the Columbia River basin

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Payne, J.T., Wood, A.W., Hamlet, A.F., Palmer, R.N., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2004. Mitigating the effects of climate change on the water resources of the Columbia River basin. Climatic Change 62(1-3):233-256. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CLIM.0000013694.18154.d6

Natural climate insurance for Pacific Northwest salmon and salmon fisheries: Finding our way through the entangled bank

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems

Mantua, N.J., Francis, R.C. 2004. Natural climate insurance for Pacific Northwest salmon and salmon fisheries: Finding our way through the entangled bank. pp. 127-140, in E.E. Knudsen and D. MacDonald (eds), Fish in our Future? Perspectives on Fisheries Sustainability. A special publication of the American Fisheries Society.

North Pacific climate recorded in growth rings of geoduck clams: A new tool for paleoenvironmental reconstruction

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems

Strom, A., Francis, R.C., Mantua, N.J., Miles, E.L., Peterson, D.L. 2004. North Pacific climate recorded in growth rings of geoduck clams: A new tool for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Geophysical Research Letters 31, 22004. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL019440

Overview of Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Climate Impacts Group. 2004. Overview of Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Background paper prepared for the West Coast Governors’ Climate Change Initiative. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG298830

Proposal to NOAA OGP: CDEP and RISA programs, April 1, 2005-March 31, 2010

2004 / Adaptation, Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate

Center for Science in the Earth System. 2004. Proposal to NOAA OGP: CDEP and RISA programs, April 1, 2005-March 31, 2010. Proposal to the NOAA Office of Global Programs for 2005-2010. Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG3KW582

The Impacts of Climate Change on the Tualatin River Basin Water Supply: An Investigation into Projected Hydrologic and Management Impacts

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Palmer, R.N., Clancy, E., VanRheenen, N.T., Wiley, M.W. 2004. The Impacts of Climate Change on the Tualatin River Basin Water Supply: An Investigation into Projected Hydrologic and Management Impacts. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle. 91 pp. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG73T9FD

Variability and trends in mountain snowpack in western North America

2004 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Mote, P.W., Hamlet, A.F., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2004. Variability and trends in mountain snowpack in western North America. In F. Wagner (ed.), Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division 85th Annual Meeting, Ashland, Oregon: American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division.

“We need to get out of the clouds on issue of warming”

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate

Mantua, N.J. 2003. “We need to get out of the clouds on issue of warming.” Special commentary written for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sunday, May 25, 2003.

Changes in seasonal and extreme hydrologic conditions of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound in an ensemble regional climate simulation for the mid-century

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Leung, L.R., Qian, Y. 2003. Changes in seasonal and extreme hydrologic conditions of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound in an ensemble regional climate simulation for the mid-century. Canadian Water Resources Journal. 28:605-631

Climate and fisheries in the Pacific Northwest: Historical perspectives from Geoducks and early explorers

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems, Theses & Dissertations

Strom, A. 2003. Climate and fisheries in the Pacific Northwest: Historical perspectives from Geoducks and early explorers. M. Sc. Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle. Access this publication through University of Washington Libraries:

Climate change, fish, agriculture, and power: Impacts and implications for future Snake River water resources management

2003 / Agriculture, Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

VanRheenen, N.T., Palmer, R.N., Hamlet, A.F., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2003. Climate change, fish, agriculture, and power: Impacts and implications for future Snake River water resources management. In Bizier, P. and P. De Barry (eds.), World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2003 and Related Symposia: Proceedings of the Congress, June 23-26, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers.

Climatic and biophysical controls on conifer species distributions in mountain forests of Washington state, USA

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Peterson, D.W., Peterson, D.L., Thornton, P.E. 2003. Climatic and biophysical controls on conifer species distributions in mountain forests of Washington state, USA. Journal of Biogeography 30:1093-1108.

Climatic influences on salmon populations in the Northeast Pacific

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate, Freshwater Ecosystems

Francis, R.C., Mantua, N.J. 2003. Climatic influences on salmon populations in the Northeast Pacific. pp. 37-67. In A.D. MacCall and T.C. Wainwright (eds.). Assessing Extinction Risk for West Coast Salmon. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memo, NMFS-NWFSC-56, 198 pp.

Connecting Climate and Society

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate

Climate Impacts Group. 2003. Connecting Climate and Society. Brochure. Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle. 8 pp.

Evaluating potential climate change impacts on water resource system operations: Case studies of Portland, Oregon and Central Valley, California

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

VanRheenen, N.T., Palmer, R.N., Hahn, M.A. 2003. Evaluating potential climate change impacts on water resource system operations: Case studies of Portland, Oregon and Central Valley, California. Water Resources Update 124: 35-50.

Hydroclimate of the western United States based on observations and regional climate simulation of 1981-2000. Part I: Seasonal Statistics

2003 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Leung, L.R., Qian, Y., Bian, X., Hunt, A. 2003. Hydroclimate of the western United States based on observations and regional climate simulation of 1981-2000. Part I: Seasonal Statistics. Journal of Climate 16:1892-1911.

Improving water resources system performance through long-range climate forecasts: The Pacific Northwest experience

2003 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Climate: PNW Climate, Hydrology & Water Resources

Lettenmaier, D.P., Hamlet, A.F. 2003. Improving water resources system performance through long-range climate forecasts: The Pacific Northwest experience. Chapter 7 in W.M. Lewis Jr. (ed.), Water and Climate in the Western United States, Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado.

Learning from and adapting to climate variability in the Pacific Northwest

2003 / Adaptation, Climate: PNW Climate

Snover, A.K., Miles, E.L., Hamlet, A.F. 2003. Learning from and adapting to climate variability in the Pacific Northwest. In Background Papers in Preparation For the “Insights and Tools for Adaptation: Learning from Climate Variability” Workshop, November 18-20, 2003, Washington, D.C., pp. 167-179, Washington, D.C.: NOAA Office of Global Programs. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG6542K9

Modelling conifer species distributions in mountain forests of the Pacific Northwest

2003 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Peterson, D.W., Peterson, D.L. 2003. Modelling conifer species distributions in mountain forests of the Pacific Northwest. Forestry Chronicle 79:253-258.

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