Geological Survey

Description

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research Ice2O, to integrate observations from multiple data sets within different disciplines to quantitatively describe glacier-forced change in the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest (PCTR) hydrologic cycle. Rapid mass loss from glaciers constitutes a primary driver for regional hydrologic change. In the PCTR, freshwater fluxes are a key link between physical and ecological processes. This project will provide tools to enhance science-based management of the PCTR ecosystem. These results are essential to a diverse range of science and management applications that reach far beyond glacier mass balance, including water resources, ocean circulation and stratification, fisheries management, tourism, flood forecasting and hydropower.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Faith Graves, 703-648-7356<br/>fgraves@usgs.gov<br/>
fgraves@usgs.gov