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Nevada Infrastructure for Climate Change Science, Education and Outreach. Nevada Infrastructure for Climate Change Science, Education and Outreach. Project Director and Lead PI Gayle Dana (NV EPSCoR) Co-Principal Investigators Tom Piechota (UNLV) Scott Mensing (UNR) Nick Lancaster (DRI ) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: Nevada Infrastructure for Climate Change Science, Education and Outreach

Nevada Infrastructure for Climate Change Science,Education and Outreach

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Nevada Infrastructure for Climate Change Science, Education and Outreach

Project Director and Lead PIGayle Dana (NV EPSCoR)

Co-Principal InvestigatorsTom Piechota (UNLV)Scott Mensing (UNR)

Nick Lancaster (DRI)Lynn Fenstermaker (DRI - Interim)

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Overarching Goal

Strengthen Nevada research, education, and outreach in climate change science through sustainable improvements in R&D capacity

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Project Components

Climate Modeling

Ecological Change

Water Resources

Policy, Decision Making, and Outreach

Cyberinfrastructure

Education

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Major Outcome

New interdisciplinary capability to detect, analyze, and model effects of regional climate change on landscapes, ecosystems, and water resources and communicate research results to decision makers and the public.

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Key Outputs

Regional climate modeling capabilityObservational network - NevCANClimate change data portal Enhanced computational capabilitiesClimate change products for scientists

and decision makersEnhanced educational opportunitiesNew faculty hires

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Tri-State Consortium Activities

4th Annual Tri-State Meeting – Idaho (April 3-5, 2012)Tri-state Interdisciplinary modeling course (NM)Tri-state Innovation Working Groups

Role of Downscaling Methods on Climate Impact Modeling in Complex Terrain

Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics in Semi‐arid Ecosystems: Responses to Climate Change from Mechanisms to Landscape Processes

Vegetation as Indicators of Spatial Patterns of Mountain Groundwater Recharge/discharge

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Thank you


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