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Drought Risk and Adaptation in the Interior United States: Understanding the Importance of Local Context for Resource Management in Times of Drought
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: rought is a natural part of the historical climate variability in the northern Rocky Mountains and high plains region of the United States. However, recent drought impacts and climate change projections have increased the ...
Implementation of a Two-Way Interactive Atmospheric and Ecological Model and Its Application to the Central United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A coupled Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) and ecosystem (CENTURY) modeling system has been developed to study regional-scale two-way interactions between the atmosphere and biosphere. Both atmospheric forcings ...
Coupled Atmosphere–Biophysics–Hydrology Models for Environmental Modeling
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The formulation and implementation of LEAF-2, the Land Ecosystem?Atmosphere Feedback model, which comprises the representation of land?surface processes in the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS), is described. ...
Regional Climate Response Collaboratives: Multi-Institutional Support for Climate Resilience
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractFederal investments by U.S. agencies to enhance climate resilience at regional scales grew over the past decade (2010s). To maximize efficiency and effectiveness in serving multiple sectors and scales, it has become ...
A Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Investigation Of Ecosystem–Atmosphere CO2 Exchange Over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A significant fraction of Earth consists of mountainous terrain. However, the question of how to monitor the surface?atmosphere carbon exchange over complex terrain has not been fully explored. This article reports on ...
The Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership: An Example of Science Applied to Societal Needs
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Northern Eurasia, the largest land-mass in the northern extratropics, accounts for ?20% of the global land area. However, little is known about how the biogeochemical cycles, energy and water cycles, and human activities ...