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- Scientists dig deep and find a way to accurately predict snowmelt after droughts
- Cracking the Case of Missing Snowmelt After Drought
- 2023 Esri Canada GIS Scholarship for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Daniel Murphy
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- Anke Baker Wins Staff Achievement Award
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- Research Talk: Modeling Urban Wetland Complexities
- Highlight Paper: Quantifying land carbon cycle feedbacks under negative CO2 emissions
- Bright Addae winner of the 2023 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jonny Cripps
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- 2023 Geospeaker Presentation with Dr. Pauline McGuirk
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- 2023 Distinguished Speaker Presentation with Dr. Deb Cowen
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- Graduate Students Claire Shapton and Marina Chavez Honored with the Community-Engaged Graduate Scholar Award
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Program: MSc
Supervisor: Dr. (William) Jesse Hahm
Education: B.Sc., Physical Geography, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, BC, Canada (2018)
Research description:
Subsurface controls on ecosystem sensitivity to precipitation phase and magnitude in the rain-snow transition zone
In Mediterranean climates, where the majority of precipitation is limited to a handful of winter months, plants rely on stored water in the growing season. For regions dominated by snowfall, much of this water is held above ground as snowpack during the winter months. Current climate trends indicate areas near the rain-snow transition elevations will see a decrease in the fraction of precipitation arriving as snowfall. Summer-plant available water in these regions may depend on snowpack, which is not limited by subsurface storage. My research focuses on investigating the relationship between plant productivity and interannual variability in precipitation phase and magnitude in the rain-snow transition zones of the Sierra Nevada.
Awards:
Graduate Fellowship, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, Sept. 2022
Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, Sept. 2021
Teaching Assistantships:
Fall 2021 (GEOG 150, GEOG 311)
Spring 2022 (GEOG 316)
Research Assistantships:
Summer 2022