Overview
Applied Climate Science
Applied Climate Scientists look at the impact of varying atmospheric conditions on humans, water and ecosystems (agricultural and natural). They ask questions such as: What climate information do decision makers need to improve agricultural and water resource management? What is the potential of various crops for storing carbon? How may climate change affect water resources? How will increasing temperature affect Alaskan thaw lakes? How can we better prepare for future droughts?
Research Specialty
Climate Variability & Change
The earth's climate has always been changing. Only the rate of the change differed from time to time, showing variations of very different temporal scales in the climate system. What will be the effects of these changes on society and the management of natural resources?
Research Specialty
Crop Simulation
Crop simulation modeling is a powerful scientific tool that can be used to explore several avenues of research in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Processes in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum occur at the electron level over the smallest of time scales.
Students
Climate Assessment & Impacts Graduate Specialization
The Climate Assessment & Impacts specialization promotes an understanding of the interactions between climate and society and methodologies for climate assessment and impact.
Contact
| Applied Climate Science Faculty Area Leader | |
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Mike Hayes |
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819 Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Street Lincoln NE 68583-0988 |
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| Phone: 402-472-4271 | |
| Fax: 402-472-2946 | |
| E-mail: mhayes2@unl.edu | |
Applied Climate Science News
Climate Masters of Nebraska, a new program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources, will share proven ways to act locally to save money, protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say the organizers.
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s description of the weather in The Long Winter is a good bridge between the many readers of the beloved historic fiction series and climate science, says Barbara Mayes Boustead, a Ph.D. student at UNL’s School of Natural Resources.
