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ASP Seminar - Acceleration of the Water Cycle over the Colorado Headwaters

Speaker: Roy Rasmussen (RAL/HAP)

When: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Where: Foothills Lab 2, Roon 1022 (Large Auditorium)

Abstract:
Theory and results from climate models suggest that warming due to greenhouse gases will lead to an acceleration of the water cycle globally as a result of increased temperatures and moisture.  This study will examine the acceleration of the local water cycle over the Colorado Headwaters region using an 8 year high resolution simulation of WRF for a current and a future warmer, moister climate. The analysis will focus on three main components of the water cycle: precipitation, evapo-transpiration, and runoff. Implications of these results for future research in the water cycle and climate change will be discussed.

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First name: 
Scott
Last name: 
Briggs
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1607
Email: 
sbriggs@ucar.edu
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First name: 
Scott
Last name: 
Briggs
Phone extension: 
1607
Email: 
sbriggs@ucar.edu
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Start: 
Monday, April 2, 2012
End: 
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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