scholarly journals Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest and its Impact on Energy Planning : Preliminary Report on Findings.

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Wade
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
The Pacific

Secondary Climate Change Education in the Pacific Northwest

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Troy White ◽  
Kattlyn J. Wolf ◽  
Jodi L. Johnson-Maynard ◽  
Jonathan J. Velez ◽  
Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Climate Change Education ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Effects of projected climate change on energy supply and demand in the Pacific Northwest and Washington State

2010 ◽  
Vol 102 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan F. Hamlet ◽  
Se-Yeun Lee ◽  
Kristian E. B. Mickelson ◽  
Marketa M. Elsner
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Washington State ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Topographic, soil, and climate drivers of drought sensitivity in forests and shrublands of the Pacific Northwest, USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Cartwright ◽  
Caitlin E. Littlefield ◽  
Julia L. Michalak ◽  
Joshua J. Lawler ◽  
Solomon Z. Dobrowski
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Drought Sensitivity ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
The Pacific

Abstract Climate change is anticipated to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts, with major impacts to ecosystems globally. Broad-scale assessments of vegetation responses to drought are needed to anticipate, manage, and potentially mitigate climate-change effects on ecosystems. We quantified the drought sensitivity of vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA, as the percent reduction in vegetation greenness under droughts relative to baseline moisture conditions. At a regional scale, shrub-steppe ecosystems—with drier climates and lower biomass—showed greater drought sensitivity than conifer forests. However, variability in drought sensitivity was considerable within biomes and within ecosystems and was mediated by landscape topography, climate, and soil characteristics. Drought sensitivity was generally greater in areas with higher elevation, drier climate, and greater soil bulk density. Ecosystems with high drought sensitivity included dry forests along ecotones to shrublands, Rocky Mountain subalpine forests, and cold upland sagebrush communities. In forests, valley bottoms and areas with low soil bulk density and high soil available water capacity showed reduced drought sensitivity, suggesting their potential as drought refugia. These regional-scale drought-sensitivity patterns discerned from remote sensing can complement plot-scale studies of plant physiological responses to drought to help inform climate-adaptation planning as drought conditions intensify.

A new way to quickly estimate climate change impacts on rivers and streams

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Vano ◽  
Meghan M. Dalton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
North America ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
New Method ◽  
Conventional Model ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Rivers And Streams ◽  
Change Impact

We outline a new method that offers quick insights into how the amount of water in rivers and streams will be impacted by warmer temperatures and future precipitation change. This method yields comparable results to more conventional model-intense climate change impact studies and is faster and cheaper to implement, making it a practical alternative for those exploring future water supply changes in places with limited computational access. Using rivers and streams in the Pacific Northwest of North America as an example, we share what this new method can (and cannot) do, and highlight the steps one could take to quickly begin exploring how climate change could impact their water supply.

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