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Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.

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Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Wildfire

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.

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Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Wildfire

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.

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Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

Pelley, J. 2017. Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15:480–485.

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Rain or snow: hydrologic processes, observations, prediction, and research needs

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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.

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Response of aboveground carbon balance to long-term, experimental enhancements in precipitation seasonality is contingent on plant community type in cold-desert rangelands

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Plants, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

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.

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Seasonal spatial patterns of projected anthropogenic warming in complex terrain: a modeling study of the western US

Published in: | Research Themes: Increasing Temperatures

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.

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Snow disappearance timing is dominated by forest effects on snow accumulation in warm winter climates of the Pacific Northwest, United States

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Forest & Woodland Ecosystems

Dickerson-Lange, S. E., R. F. Gersonde, J. A. Hubbart, T. E. Link, A. W. Nolin, G. H. Perry, T. R. Roth, N. E. Wayand, and J. D. Lundquist. 2017. Snow disappearance timing is dominated by forest effects on snow accumulation in warm winter climates of the Pacific Northwest, United States. Hydrological Processes 31:1846–1862.

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Tree mortality from fires, bark beetles, and timber harvest during a hot and dry decade in the western United States (2003–2012)

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Wildfire

Berner, L. T., B. E. Law, A. J. H. Meddens, and J. A. Hicke. 2017. Tree mortality from fires, bark beetles, and timber harvest during a hot and dry decade in the western United States (2003–2012). Environmental Research Letters 12:065005.

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2016 Northwest Climate Magazine

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Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. 2016. Northwest Climate Magazine.

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A glacier runoff extension to the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System

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Van Beusekom, A. E., and R. J. Viger. 2016. A glacier runoff extension to the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 121:2001–2021.

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