Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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Effects of climate change on snowpack and fire potential in the western USA
Gergel, D. R., B. Nijssen, J. T. Abatzoglou, D. P. Lettenmaier, and M. R. Stumbaugh. 2017. Effects of climate change on snowpack and fire potential in the western USA. Climatic Change 141:287–299.
Fire effects on historical wildfire refugia in contemporary wildfires
Kolden, C., T. Bleeker, A. Smith, H. Poulos, and A. Camp. 2017. Fire effects on historical wildfire refugia in contemporary wildfires. Forests 8:400.
Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States
Duan, K., G. Sun, S. G. McNulty, P. V. Caldwell, E. C. Cohen, S. Sun, H. D. Aldridge, D. Zhou, L. Zhang, and Y. Zhang. 2017. Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21:5517–5529.
Inundation, vegetation, and sediment effects on litter decomposition in Pacific Coast tidal marshes
Janousek, C. N., K. J. Buffington, G. R. Guntenspergen, K. M. Thorne, B. D. Dugger, and J. Y. Takekawa. 2017. Inundation, vegetation, and sediment effects on litter decomposition in Pacific Coast tidal marshes. Ecosystems 20:1296–1310.
Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest
McCarley, T. R., C. A. Kolden, N. M. Vaillant, A. T. Hudak, A. M. S. Smith, and J. Kreitler. 2017. Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest. Forest Ecology and Management 391:164–175.
Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure
McCarley, T. R., C. A. Kolden, N. M. Vaillant, A. T. Hudak, A. M. S. Smith, B. M. Wing, B. S. Kellogg, and J. Kreitler. 2017. Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure. Remote Sensing of Environment 191:419–432.
Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs
Pelley, J. 2017. Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15:480–485.
Rain or snow: hydrologic processes, observations, prediction, and research needs
Harpold, A. A., M. L. Kaplan, P. Z. Klos, T. Link, J. P. McNamara, S. Rajagopal, R. Schumer, and C. M. Steele. 2017. Rain or snow: hydrologic processes, observations, prediction, and research needs. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21:1–22.
Response of aboveground carbon balance to long-term, experimental enhancements in precipitation seasonality is contingent on plant community type in cold-desert rangelands
McAbee, K., K. Reinhardt, M. J. Germino, and A. Bosworth. 2017. Response of aboveground carbon balance to long-term, experimental enhancements in precipitation seasonality is contingent on plant community type in cold-desert rangelands. Oecologia 183:861–874.
Seasonal spatial patterns of projected anthropogenic warming in complex terrain: a modeling study of the western US
Rupp, D. E., S. Li, P. W. Mote, K. M. Shell, N. Massey, S. N. Sparrow, D. C. H. Wallom, and M. R. Allen. 2017. Seasonal spatial patterns of projected anthropogenic warming in complex terrain: a modeling study of the western US. Climate Dynamics 48:2191–2213.