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Recent publications by NC CASC principal investigators focus on flash drought, fires
Recent publications by NC CASC principal investigators focus on flash drought, fires (not funded by the NC CASC).
New paper: 2,200-Year tree-ring and lake-sediment based snowpack reconstruction for the northern Rocky Mountains highlights the historic magnitude of recent snow drought
This paper was part of the project "Characterizing Historic Streamflow to Support Drought Planning in the Upper Missouri River Basin: Paleohydrologic Resources for Drought Planning and Improved Operations in the Upper Missouri River Basin", funded by the NC CASC.
Executive Summary Released for Mountain Goat Project
NC CASC’s Imtiaz Rangwala worked with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on a Structured Design Making Process to develop recommendations for the future management of mountain goats in the state.
New Publications from NC CASC Projects
Several papers were recently published from NC CASC projects.
USGS Releases New Report on Ecological Forecasting
NC CASC's Brian Miller and Imtiaz Rangwala, along with other USGS researchers, are co-authors in a new report, "Ecological Forecasting—21st Century Science for 21st Century Management".
Blog Post for New Paper About Fire as a Fundamental Ecological Process
A new paper, “Fire as a Fundamental Ecological Process: Research Advances and Frontiers” (co-authored by Phil Higuera and Jennifer Balch) was recently covered in the Journal of Ecology’s Blog.
New research uses tree ring data to assess drought severity in the Missouri River Basin
A newly-published article, partially funded by the North Central CASC and co-authored by Alaska CASC scientists Stephen Gray and Jeremy Littell, examined data collected from tree-rings to reconstruct historic natural streamflows and aid drought management and adaptation planning efforts in the Upper Missouri River Basin.
Western Water Assessment releases major report on state of the science and practice for the Colorado River
Western Water Assessment Director and NC CASC PI Lisa Dilling, along with fellow scientists at Western Water Assessment, released a major report on the state of the science and practice for the Colorado River.
Monitoring and Predicting Drought on our Grasslands
An article, "Monitoring and Predicting Drought on our Grasslands" by NC CASC scientist Imtiaz Rangwala has been featured in Grasslands News, the USDA’s National Grasslands Council’s Spring 2020 Newsletter.
New publication: Advances in Remote Sensors For Earth Observation and Modeling of Earth Processes
USGS scientist Gabriel Senay and others have published a paper on the operational global actual evapotranspiration (ET) product that has been used by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network for use in drought monitoring and early warning applications since 2014.