PNW Climate Science Conference Agenda with Abstracts and Presentations
June 15-16, 2010
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June 15
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0830
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Opening Remarks | ||
| Andrew Fountain (PSU-host) 7 mins- Welcome, meeting organization, local information | Presentation | ||
| Phil Mote (OCCRI-host) 13 mins-Welcome, National Climate Science Overview | |||
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0850
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Session 1: Climate and GHG in the Pacific NW | ||
| Regional Climate Model results in the Pacific Northwest and the Upper Columbia Basin; Trevor Q. Murdock and Gerd Bürger | Abstract | Presentation | |
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0905
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On the Diagnosis of Summertime Rainfall Events in Eastern Oregon and Washington; N.A. Bond, A.M. Chiodi, N.K. Larkin and J. Barbour | Abstract | Presentation |
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0920
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Climate Change and Heavy Precipitation in the Western US from Regional Climate Models; Eric P Salathé Jr | Abstract | Presentation |
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0935
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Break | ||
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0955
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Session 2: Greenhouse Gases | ||
| Methane, Nitrous oxide, and Nitric oxide Fluxes from Douglas-fir Forests in the Oregon Coast Range; Erickson, Heather E., and Steven S. Perakis | Abstract | Presentation | |
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1010
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Measurements of carbon dioxide in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region; Andrew Rice and Greg Bostrom | Abstract | Presentation |
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1025
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Trace Gas Fluxes from an Irrigated Soil under Vegetable Cropping Systems in Eastern Washington; H.P. Collins, S. Hailie-Mariam, S. Higgins, D. Granatstein and C. Kruger | Abstract | Presentation |
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1040
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Climate Friendly Farming: Improving the Carbon Footprint of Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest; Chad Kruger, Georgine Yorgey, Shulin Chen, Harold Collins, Chris Feise, Craig Frear, David Granatstein, Stewart Higgins, David Huggins, and Craig MacConnell | Abstract | Presentation |
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1055
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Session 3: State/Federal Climate-Change Activities | ||
| Federal Agency Activities-Tom Armstrong (DOI) and others | |||
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1155
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State-Level Efforts, WA-Spencer Reeder; OR-Jim Rue | ||
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1215
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Lunch | ||
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1345
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Session 4: Ocean-Climate | ||
| A climatology of summer northerly winds on the Pacific Northwest coastline from hourly to multidecadal timescales; James A. Johnstone | Abstract | Presentation | |
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1400
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The past and future of coastal and open ocean upwelling in the NE Pacific; Todd Mitchell, Nate Mantua, and Eric Salathe | Abstract | Presentation |
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1415
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The relative roles of increasing storminess and sea level rise on evolving the frequency and magnitude of coastal hazards in the US Pacific Northwest; Peter Ruggiero, Paul D. Komar and Jonathan C. Allan | Abstract | Presentation |
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1430
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Remotely-Sensed Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) of Northeastern Pacific Coastal Zones; Meredith C. Payne, Deborah A. Reusser, Henry Lee II and Cheryl A. Brown | Abstract | Presentation |
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1445
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SLAMM Modeling of Yaquina Estuary, Central Oregon Coast; Rebecca Loiselle, Deborah Reusser, Henry Lee II, Cheryl Brown, Patrick Clinton and Chris Janousek | Abstract | Presentation |
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1500
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The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification, Mixing, and Respiration on pH and Carbonate Saturation in an Urbanized Estuary; Richard A. Feely, Simone R. Alin, Jan Newton, Christopher L. Sabine, Mark Warner, Allan Devol Christopher Krembs, and Carol Maloy | Abstract | |
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1515
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Predictive Relationships for Ocean Acidification Conditions in the Northern California Current System Using Oxygen and Temperature Data; Simone R.Alin, Richard A. Feely, Lauren W. Juranek, Bill Peterson, Jay Peterson, Mary Sue Brancato, Ed Bowlby, Christopher L. Sabine, Burke Hales, Debby Ianson | Abstract | |
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1530
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Break | ||
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1600
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Session 5: Ecosystems | ||
| Simulation of Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics, Past and Future: The Nested Scale Experiment (NeScE), A Mythical Beast; R.P. Neilson, J. Lenihan, D. Bachelet, R. Drapek, C. Daly, J. Wells, M. McGlinchy, B. Rogers, G. and Pinjuv, P. Gonzalez | Abstract | Presentation | |
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1615
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Potential Influence of Climate Change on an Endangered Spring-run Chinook Population; Jon Honea, Erin Rogers, Jeff Jorgensen and Michelle McClure | Abstract | Presentation |
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1630
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Climate Change Impacts on Insect Outbreaks; Jeffrey A. Hicke | Abstract | |
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1645
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Assessing the Sensitivities of Species and Ecosystems to Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest; Michael Case, Joshua Lawler, and Jorge Tomasevic, Elizabeth M. Gray, Jesse Langdon, and Brad McRae, J. Michael Scott, and Leona Svancara | Abstract | Presentation |
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1700
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Climate and wildfire: an integration of vegetation, hydrology, and fire disturbance; Jeremy S. Littell, Richard Gwozdz and Donald McKenzie | Abstract | Presentation |
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1730
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Posters With Refreshments | ||
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1830
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Federal, Tribal, and State Government Roundtable: Successes and Opportunities for NW Regional CC Collaboration | ||
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1930
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End | ||
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June 16
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0830
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Opening Remarks | ||
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0835
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Regional Climate Prediction.net: cloud computing meets clouds; Philip Mote, Ahmed Salahuddin, Eric Salathé, Myles Allen and Richard Jones | Presentation | |
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0850
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Session 1: Hydrology | ||
| Declining Stream flow Trends in the Pacific Northwest United States; Charles Luce and Zachary Holden | Abstract | Presentation | |
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0905
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Present and future streamflow of the Upper Columbia River; Gerd Bürger, T. Q. Murdock, A. Werner and J. Schulla | Abstract | Presentation |
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0920
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Modelling 2050s climate impacts to streamflow and snowpack in British Columbia watersheds; Katrina E. Bennett, Markus Schnorbus and Arelia T. Werner | Abstract | Presentation |
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0935
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Impacts of climate variability and change on water temperature in an urbanizing Oregon basin; Heejun Chang and Ken Lawler | Abstract | Presentation |
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0950
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Projections of 21st Century changes in water temperature and shifts in extreme streamflows for the Skagit and Pend Orielle Watersheds; Ingrid Tohver, Alan Hamlet and Amy Snover | Abstract | Presentation |
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1005
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Break | ||
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1030
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Potential Changes in Oregon Groundwater Hydrology Resulting from Projected Future Climate; Marshall Gannett, U.S. Geological Survey | Abstract | |
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1045
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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources of the Columbia River Basin; John J. Vaccaro and Marijke van Heeswijk | Abstract | Presentation |
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1100
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The rapid retreat of glaciers in the Pacific NW; Andrew G. Fountain | Abstract | Presentation |
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1115
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Observations of increasing peak flows, greater sediment inputs and channel response in glacial rivers of Western Washington: Signs of what is to come? Paul Kennard, Tim Abbe, Beth Copeland, and Scott Beason | Abstract | Presentation |
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1130
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Responding to Evolving Stakeholder Needs for 21st Century Hydrologic Scenarios: An Overview of the Columbia Basin Climate Change Scenarios Project; Alan F. Hamlet, Marketa McGuire Elsner and Guillaume Mauger | Abstract | Presentation |
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1145
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Session 2: Ecosystems | ||
| Climate-driven changes in fire area burned affect biomass and productivity in forests of Washington, USA. Crystal L. Raymond, Don McKenzie | Abstract | Presentation | |
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1200
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Response of an old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest to climate variability over 10 years; Matthias Falk, M. Schroeder, S. Wharton, and K. T. Paw U | Abstract | Presentation |
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1215
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Carbon Storage and Dependency on Climate-Nitrogen Interactions in Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir Forests; Steven Perakis | Abstract | |
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1230
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Lunch | ||
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1345
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Sessions 2: Ecosystems (cont) | ||
| Dryland Agriculture’s Impact on Soil Carbon Sequestration in the Pacific Northwest; Tabitha Brown and David Huggins | Abstract | Presentation | |
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1400
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Evaluation of the potential for climate change mitigation by agriculture in the US Pacific Northwest; Claudio O. Stockle, Stewart Higgins, Usama Zaher, Dave Huggins, R. Nelson and Harold Collins | Abstract | Presentation |
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1415
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Session 3: Human Systems and Management | ||
| Preparing Communities for the Impacts of Climate Change in Oregon; Stacy Vynne, Roger Hamilton, Bob Doppelt | Abstract | Presentation | |
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1430
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Preparing Human and Natural Communities for Climate Change – Common Themes, Local Differences, and Needed Tools; Marni Koopman | Abstract | Presentation |
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1445
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Modeling the Potential for Surprise in Coupled Human and Natural Systems Under Future Climate Change, Population Growth and Wildfire Hazard in the Willamette Valley Ecoregion; Bart R. Johnson, Robert G. Ribe, David W. Hulse, John P. Bolte, Scott D. Bridgham, Timothy Sheehan, Max Nielson-Pincus, Gabriel I. Yospin, Alan A. Ager, Jane A. Kertis and Dominique Bachelet | Abstract | Presentation |
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1500
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The Water Utility Climate Alliance – Applications to the Pacific Northwest Municipal Water Provider and Research Community; Lorna Stickel and Paul Fleming | Abstract | Presentation |
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1515
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Preparing Our Pacific Northwest Transportation Systems for the Effects of Climate Change; Ashley R. Haire, Miguel A. Figliozzi, Lindsay Walker and John MacArthur | Abstract | Presentation |
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1530
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Break | ||
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1550
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Adapting Natural Resource Management To Climate Change: The Olympic Case Study; Jessica E. Halofsky and David L. Peterson | Abstract | Presentation |
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1605
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Managing for resilience in the coastal zone – climate change adaptation and ecosystem services; Jan L. Cassin, Kate Engel | Abstract | |
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1620
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Streamflow Response to Climate in the Klamath Basin Region; Tim Mayer | Abstract | Presentation |
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1635
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Incorporating Climate Change into Water Supply and Demand Forecasting: The Office of Columbia River’s 2011 Water Supply and Demand Forecast; Rick Roeder and Kiran J. Chinnayakanahalli | Abstract | Presentation |
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1650
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Climate Change Considerations for Columbia River Treaty Review; Seshu Vaddey | Abstract | Presentation |
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1705
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Water Allocation Policy in the Climate Change Era: the Columbia Basin Example; Rachael Paschal Osborn | Abstract | Presentation |
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1720
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Climate Change and IPAT: Can technology alone get us there? Ronald B. Mitchell | Abstract | Presentation |
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1735
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Closing Remarks and End | ||