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“ Supporting research and education in the sciences of our solid, fluid, and living Earth. ”

“ Supporting research and education in the sciences of our solid, fluid, and living Earth. ”. ERI ’ s Academic Emphases. Academic Emphases. Earth System Science Earth's subsystems and their interactions Earth Evolution Rate and causes of change in Earth tectonics, climate & biota

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“ Supporting research and education in the sciences of our solid, fluid, and living Earth. ”

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  1. “Supporting research and education in the sciences of our solid, fluid, and living Earth.”

  2. ERI’s Academic Emphases

  3. Academic Emphases Earth System Science Earth's subsystems and their interactions Earth Evolution Rate and causes of change in Earth tectonics, climate & biota Natural Hazards Impacts of Earth processes on society: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, drought, etc. Human Impacts Impacts of mankind on the Earth: pollution assessment & remediation to biodiversity conservation & resource management to anthropogenic climate change

  4. ERI Participants 120 active PI’s *Other: CCBER, Chem/Chem Eng., Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Studies, Library, Physics

  5. Awards / Requests 2010/2011 Was Our Biggest Year Ever 16 year average award increase through 2010, 7.62%. 2010 awards were 45.6% above 2005 level. Present YTD = $5.8M

  6. Recent Awards to ERI Participants Doug Burbank NAS Member 2010 Brad Hacker AGU Fellow 2010 John Melack AGU Fellow 2011 Ralph Archuleta AGU Fellow 2011

  7. ERI’s Academic Emphases

  8. Regional Hydrology, Water Supply, Use, and Management

  9. Probabilistic Forecasts of Extreme Events and Weather Hazards over the U.S Charles Jones1, Leila M. V. Carvalho1,2 and Jon Gottschalk3 1ERI, 2Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara 3Climate Prediction Center, NOAA / NCEP Heavy precipitation events are among the most devastating weather phenomena. They increase the likelihood of flash floods and landslides, which increase the potential of human fatalities, injuries and property losses The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) significantly modulates forecast skills of extreme precipitation in the United States during winter. Skillful forecasts extend to week-2. Relative value in the forecasts is significantly higher when the MJO is active. Maximum relative value of deterministic forecasts of extreme precipitation in the CONUS. Curves indicate maximum value when the MJO is active and in four specific phases; dashed line shows maximum value when the MJO is inactive. Jones, C.,L. M. V. Carvalho, J. Gottschalck and W. Higgins, 2011: The Madden-Julian Oscillation and the relative value of deterministic forecasts of extreme precipitation in the contiguous United States. Journal of Climate, 24, 2421-2428.

  10. Snow water equivalent, 2005 Sierra Nevada, 3 methods Jeff Dozier

  11. Himalayan Glacial Retreat and Advance 5x5 km2 30x30 km2 More than 65% of the monsoon-influenced glaciers that we observed are retreating, but heavily debris-covered glaciers with stagnant low-gradient terminus regions typically have stable fronts. Scherler, Bookhagen, Strecker, 2011 – nature geoscience

  12. Predicting River Discharge in the Himalaya – Rainfall and Snowmelt Contribution Discharge in the pre-monsoon season (March-May) for all Himalayan catchments significantly depends on transiently stored moisture (snow- and glacial melting, permafrost and soil moisture)! • Discharge is calculated by accounting for rainfall, snowmelt, and evapotranspiration • Validated with 13 daily river-gauge stations throughout the Himalaya (Nash-Sutcliffe coefficients between 0.7 and 0.9) Bookhagen and Burbank, 2010 – JGR Earth Surface

  13. MIS camp visualized at edge Ross Ice Shelf • Evolution of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in a high CO2 world > 35 million years ago (> 600 ppmv) • West Antarctic geography since > 35 million years ago to constrain ice sheet models ANDRILL international Coulman High Project, Ross Ice Shelf, AntarcticaBruce Luyendyk, Doug Wilson UCSB and others

  14. Earthquake Engineering Research Program at ERI Soil Response, Liquefaction, and Soil-Structure Interaction Jamie Steidl PI

  15. Biomagnification of CdSe Quantum Dots in Food Webs NSF: DBI-0830117 ~5x increase! Trish Holden’s Group Werlin, et al. 2011, Nature Nanotechnology Black CdSe QD – White CdAcetate Control

  16. C, N, and P fluxes through urban ecosystemsJoe McFadden and Jennifer King Fissore et al. (2011) Ecological Applications Household flux calculator Carbon Nitrogen Phosphorus

  17. Vernon and Mary Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) Jennifer Thorsch, Katherine Esau Director Carla D’Antonio, Faculty Director Mission Statement: To provide support for: • Education • Research • Biological collections management • Ecosystem management, restoration and conservation • K-12 Academic Preparation and community education programs • Public service and professional advising

  18. Thank for your attention!!

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