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Ken Hubbard

Kenneth G. Hubbard


Hi, I’m Ken Hubbard, professor at the School of Natural Resources and director of the High Plains Regional Climate Center (HPRCC).

I’m primarily associated with two graduate specializations: Climate Impacts and Assessment and Bio-Atmospheric Interactions.

I’m currently working on research projects that deal with comparing the performance of relative-humidity sensors; the quality control of climate data; distributed computing for climate services; the density of stations for long-term climate monitoring; the impact of land use on climate; and the effect of soil-water balance on climate.

I’ve also been involved in outreach programs on climate services and climate monitoring and mapping. Every year, the HPRCC has nearly 10 million real-world accesses to the on-line products that we offer. People need to know the risk associated with climate impacts and the probabilities associated with climate resources.

The data are used to settle insurance claims, to decide when and how to irrigate, to plan which crops and hybrids to grow and for many other practical applications.

In the near future, it appears that there will be a trend toward using historical data, near-real-time data, and forecast data all in the same decision-making framework.

I have a bachelor’s degree from Chadron State College in Nebraska. I received a master’s degree from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Ph.D. from Utah State University. I’ve been on the UNL faculty since 1981.

Personnel Information

Name Ken G. Hubbard
University Title Professor
Additional Title Director of High Plains Regional Climate Center
Address 711 Hardin Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0997
Affiliation (index) HPRCC
Phone 402-472-8294
Fax 402-472-2946
Email khubbard1@unl.edu
Related Websites http://hprcc.unl.edu/

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Key Publications

  • Adegoke, J.O. R.A. Pielke Sr., J. Eastman, R. Mahmood and K.G. Hubbard. 2003. Impact of irrigation on midsummer surface fluxes and temperature under dry synoptic conditions: A regional atmospheric model study of the U.S. High Plains. Monthly Weather Review. 131(3):556-564.
  • Hubbard, K.G., R. Mahmood, and C. Carlson. 2003. Estimating daily dew point temperature for the Northern Great Plains, USA. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 95(2):323-328.
  • Mahmood, R. and K.G. Hubbard. 2002. Effect of time of temperature observations and estimation on daily solar radiation for the Northern Great Plains, USA. Agronomy Journal. 94(4):723-733.
  • Wilhelmi, O., K. Hubbard, and D.A. Wilhite. 2002. Spatial Representation of Agroclimatology in a Study of Agricultural Drought. International Journal of Climatology. 2:1399-1414.
  • Wilhelmi, O.V., K.G. Hubbard, and D.A. Wilhite. 2002. Agroclimatolgical factors influencing vulnerability to agricultural drought: a Nebraska case study. International Journal of Climatology. 22:1399-1414.
  • Yuen, G.Y., C.C. Jochum, L.J. Geisler, M.D. Shulski, E.A. Walter-Shea, K.G. Hubbard & G.L. Horst. 2002. UV-B Biodosimetry in Turfgrass Canopies. Crop Science. 42:859-869.
  • Hubbard, K.G.. 2001. History of Weather Observations in the Western United States. Journal of the West. 40(3):26-30.

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