May 24 2016, 12pm PST

Event Description: 2016 Climate Change Science & Management Webinar Series

A partnership between the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) & the USFWS National

How Will Forests Affect Mountain Snow Storage in a Warming Climate?

Forests strongly influence snow processes and affect the amount and duration of snow storage on a landscape.

In this webinar, Susan E. Dickerson-Lange will present on Northwest Climate Science Center supported research that led to the creation of a conceptual model that paired relevant spatial datasets for considering the combined impacts of forest and climate change across the Pacific Northwest, USA. Predicting the effects of forest on snow storage depends on drivers that vary across locations, such as winter temperature, wind speed, cloudiness, and solar radiation.

Join the webinar to learn more about how to use maps of key climate and physical features across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to optimize snow storage in forest management decisions.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT: NCCWSC.USGS.GOV/WEBINARS

WHEN: Thursday, May 24, 2016 @ 3 PM EST/12 PM PST via WebEx

WHO: Susan E. Dickerson-Lange, University of Washington

WHERE: Registration Required @ NCCWSC.USGS.GOV/WEBINARS