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NPS | 2016
In the summer of 2015 Crater Lake National Park (CRLA) hosted a research fellow with the George Melendez Wright Young Leaders in Climate Change program; Donal O’Leary, then a Masters student in…
NPS | 2016
The length and warmth of the growing season is changing in arctic Alaska, with important implications for wildlife and overall ecosystem productivity. The NPS in Alaska is using eMODIS (EROS MODIS)…
NPS | 2016
Water clarity is a key water-quality property in salmon-bearing lakes. Decreases in water clarity due to increases in glacial runoff have been shown to reduce salmon production by lowering the…
NPS | 2016
The current rapid retreat of glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ) results in dramatic landscape change on a shorter time scale than is observed in many other parts of the country. Park…
NPS | 2016
Reductions in the duration of annual lake ice cover in Alaska are expected to produce profound environmental changes. These include biological productivity changes in aquatic and terrestrial…
NPS | 2016
A heavy rain event on August 18, 2015, triggered two landslides in the southeastern Alaska community of Sitka. The slides claimed three lives and caused substantial damage to property and…
USGS | 2016
High-latitude systems are experiencing climate change at faster rates than the rest of the globe. Warming temperatures could have dramatic effects on two important high-latitude ecological…
USGS | 2016
Soil carbon and permafrost are important drivers of future greenhouse gas emissions and vegetation communities. Accurately quantifying the magnitudes and spatial distribution of these soil…
USGS | 2016
Alaska is a major producer of base and precious metals and has a high potential for additional undiscovered mineral resources. However, discovery is hindered by Alaska’s vast size, remoteness, and…
USGS | 2016
Global warming is rapidly thawing permafrost along the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska, with a cascading effect that results in coastal subsidence, inundation by salt water, and subsequent…
USGS | 2016
Wildfire disturbance is an important factor contributing to ecosystem and landscape changes. The impact of fires on permafrost-influenced terrain in boreal forest regions is well documented;…
USGS | 2016
USGS scientists have been involved in mission planning, cartographic data processing, and scientific studies for the international Cassini-Huygens mission to the Saturn system since its inception in…