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Great Basin Consortium ConferenceNancy Glenn, Lead Scientist, Water Resources in a Changing Climate

Our Philosophy

EPSCoR is about transformative research - exploring high-risk concepts and establishing test-beds

EPSCoR is about leading and forging niche areas

EPSCoR is about building ‘community’• research community• education community• integrating research and education• agency and management community• engaging the full intellectual capacity

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Nanomaterials, Biocomplexity,

Neuro Fuzzy Computing

Hydrology, Fish Physiology/

Genomics; C/H2O Flux, Water Quality,

Nanosensors

Water Resources in a Changing

Climate

Trans-disciplinaryStatewide

Infrastructure FocusEquipmentNew Faculty

Research Focus

Biophysical-Social Science

EcologyHydrologyModeling

Idaho NSF EPSCoR Research Investment History

Managing Idaho’s Landscapes for

EcosystemServices

Economics

Integration

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Idaho’s Natural Laboratories

Snake and Salmon

• Connections between surface and ground water

• Indirect effects of climate change (long-term data sets)

• Conjunctive management of water resources

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Water Resources in a Changing Climate

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Broader Impacts

Cyberinfrastructure

HydroclimatologyField Data & Models

Improved Simulationsand Understandings

Ecological ChangeGeomorphology, Insect

Outbreaks, Fires, Stream Ecology

Economics and PolicySpatio-Econ Modeling

Decision Support

IntellectualMerit

Downscaled Climate Model Output

Impacts

Adaptation

Mitigation

Research Competitiveness Outcomes

Critical Mass of Researchers Multi-institutional Initiatives Revised CI and S&T Plans Idaho Climate Impacts Partnership

Advancing Knowledge Greater Research Capacity

K-12 STEM Pipeline, Enhance Learning, Greater Diversity, Stakeholder Engagement

CI Collaboratory, INSIDE Idaho, HIS, NKN

10 New Hires12 Junior Faculty

Startup Augments

Flux TowersLegacy Field Sites

Flume, M9

Regional Partnerships

Professional Development

Research Infrastructure

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Flux Towers

Hired 10 new faculty, funded 12 junior faculty, plus start-up augmentations

Over 40 faculty involvedMajor Field Equipment

• 3 flux towers• Continuation of long-term ecological studies

Cyberinfrastructure to enable new research in both climate and LiDAR applications

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students and over 325 teachers directly Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Graduate students professional development

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Precipitation impacts on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics in semi-arid grasslands

MA de Graaff; Kevin Feris (BSU), Matt Germino (USGS), Keith Reinhardt (ISU), Kitty Lohse (ISU)

Experimental hydroclimate manipulation since 1993:+200 mm in summer+200 mm in winterControl

Plant species:SagebrushCrested wheatgrass

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Examine how hydrology affects optimal conjunctive management

Elbakidze, L., X Shen, G. Taylor, S. Mooney, “Spatio-temporal Analysis of Prior Appropriations Water Calls”, Water Resources Research (2012), VOL. 48, W00L07, 13 PP., doi:10.1029/2011WR010609

Cobourn, K.M., N.F. Crescenti. 2011. “The implications of surface-groundwater hydrology for optimal conjunctive management,” Western Economics Forum

Faanunu, B. “An Evaluation of the Bureau Of Reclamation 2010 Water Buy-back Program; The Case 0f Klamath Reclamation Project”, MS Thesis, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology University of Idaho, May 2012.

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Lu. L. “Application of Comparative Dynamics in Stochastic Invasive Species Management in Agricultural Production” MS Thesis, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, June 2012

Elbakidze, L., L. Lu, S. Eigenbrode, “Evaluating Vector-Virus-Yield Interactions for Peas and Lentils under Climatic Variability: A Limited Dependent Variable Analysis” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 36(3)(2011):504-520

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Ecosystem Structure and

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• Debris Flows• Erosion • Sediment

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Jen Pierce, BSU

Colden Baxter, ISUBen Crosby, ISU

Sarah Godsey, ISU

Kitty Lohse, ISU

Elowyn Yager, UI

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Long-Term Goal Create a community of science within Idaho to advance the

understanding of Climate Change impacts on Idaho’s resources

Highlighted Activities and Events 3rd Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Conference held in Boise (2012) Idaho Annual EPSCoR meeting featured an Agency Perspective Session (2012) Enhanced interaction with PNR Reclamation Climate Change Liaison Idaho Water Resources Seminar Series Development of Idaho Climate Impacts Program Collaborative proposals and projects with state and federal agencies

MissionThe mission of the Idaho Climate Impacts Partnership is to support climate science in Idaho and enable communication between scientists and stakeholders across the state and the region. The Idaho Climate Impacts Partnership will promote this mission by establishing a communication framework. This framework will include establishing a web presence and promoting statewide meetings focusing on climate science in Idaho.

ContactRichard Allen, rallen@kimberly.uidaho.eduColden Baxter, baxtcold@isu.eduShawn Benner, sgbenner@gmail.comPaul Gessler, paulg@uidaho.eduNancy Glenn, glennanc@isu.eduPeter Goodwin, pgoodwin@uidaho.eduJohn Tracy, tracy@uidaho.eduLee Vierling, leev@uidaho.eduVon Walden, vonw@uidaho.edu

 

BackgroundThe Idaho Climate Impacts Partnership (ICIP) is an extension of the NSF Idaho EPSCoR Water Resources in a Changing Climate statewide project. ICIP is developed to support a collaborative network of academic researchers and agency personnel in climate science in Idaho. ICIP will engage agencies such that Idaho scientists can provide knowledge and necessary elements to contribute to and partner in agency discussions and activities.

WebsiteThe ICIP website is intended to:

• Foster scientific collaboration• Profile researchers and educators• Serve as a resource to agencies and other

groups searching for scientific information on the impacts of a changing climate in Idaho

 The ICIP website will be completed in Fall 2012. Please Get in Touch, Get Involved, Get Informed.

Idaho Climate Impacts Partnershipwww.idahocip.org

Outreach Education

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Tri-State Consortium

Annual Tri-State Meetings, 200 participantsInnovation Working GroupsGraduate / Faculty Training

• Interdisciplinary modeling, Hydrologic Information System, Climate modeling, Parallel Programming and Cluster Computing

Carbon dynamics in dryland ecosystems: mechanistic responses to climate change across a latitudinal climate gradient

MA de Graaff (PI), Heather Throop (NMSU), Paul Verburg (DRI), Jay Arnone (DRI)