Article
Water Resources
Zachary H. Lauffenburger, Marco P. Maneta, Kelly M. Cobourn, Kelsey Jencso, Brian Chaffin, Anna Crockett, Bruce Maxwell, John S. Kimball
Summary: This study focuses on analyzing the adaptation of Montana farmers to climate condition changes and the impact of these adaptation measures on the hydrological system. The results show that summer streamflows are significantly affected by the increase in agricultural water use, leading to decreased summer water availability and potential far-reaching impacts downstream. The land use for irrigated crops increased, while rainfed crops decreased, resulting in a decrease in planted area at the state level. Despite the increased land and water use for irrigated crops, production decreased, with corresponding losses in net revenues for both irrigated and rainfed crops.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Seton Bachle, Jesse B. Nippert
Summary: This study found that there is significant variation in leaf microanatomical traits of Andropogon gerardii, which may impact leaf-level carbon and water use strategies. The values of these traits vary across climate gradients, potentially contributing to variation in traits measured at larger ecological scales.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dennis S. Ojima
Summary: The Northern Great Plains region is crucial for providing water and land resources, but faces challenges due to changing climate and socioeconomic conditions. Rapid onset of drought and other extreme events pose significant challenges for resource managers and operators. Efforts are needed to enhance resilience and adaptive management options in response to these impacts.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Patricia Colombo Mescolotti, Paulo Cesar Fonseca Giannini, Fabiano do Nascimento Pupim, Andre Oliveira Sawakuchi, Francisco Sergio Bernardes Ladeira, Mario Luis Assine
Summary: Eolian systems are influenced by vegetation, climate changes, and sediment supply. In the Xique-Xique eolian system, the Sao Francisco River acts as the main sand supplier and periods of sand dune mobility and stability were identified through mapping and dating. The ages obtained revealed two main phases of dune activity, which correlate with periods of fluvial aggradation and high sediment supply.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
William Timothy Treal Taylor, Pablo Librado, Mila Hunska Tasunke Icu, Carlton Shield Chief Gover, Jimmy Arterberry, Anpetu Luta Win, Akil Nujipi, Tanka Omniya, Mario Gonzalez, Bill Means, Sam High Crane, Mazasu, Barbara Dull Knife, Wakihyala Win, Cruz Tecumseh Collin, Chance Ward, Theresa A. Pasqual, Lorelei Chauvey, Laure Tonasso-Calviere, Stephanie Schiavinato, Andaine Seguin-Orlando, Antoine Fages, Naveed Khan, Clio Der Sarkissian, Xuexue Liu, Stefanie Wagner, Beth Ginondidoy Leonard, Bruce L. Manzano, Nancy O'Malley, Jennifer A. Leonard, Eloisa Bernaldez-Sanchez, Eric Barrey, Lea Charliquart, Emilie Robbe, Thibault Denoblet, Kristian Gregersen, Alisa O. Vershinina, Jaco Weinstock, Petra Rajit Sikanjic, Marjan Mashkour, Irina Shingiray, Jean-Marc Aury, Aude Perdereau, Saleh Alquraishi, Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid, Tajana Trbojevit Vukicevit, Marcel Buric, Eberhard Sauer, Mary Lucas, Joan Brenner-Coltrain, John R. Bozell, Cassidee A. Thornhill, Victoria Monagle, Angela Perri, Cody Newton, W. Eugene Hall, Joshua L. Conver, Petrus Le Roux, Sasha G. Buckser, Caroline Gabe, Juan Bautista Belardi, Christina I. Barron-Ortiz, Isaac A. Hart, Christina Ryder, Matthew Sponheimer, Beth Shapiro, John Southon, Joss Hibbs, Charlotte Faulkner, Alan Outram, Laura Patterson Rosa, Katelyn Palermo, Marina Sole, Alice William, Wayne McCrory, Gabriella Lindgren, Samantha Brooks, Camille Eche, Cecile Donnadieu, Olivier Bouchez, Patrick Wincker, Gregory Hodgins, Sarah Trabert, Brandi Bethke, Patrick Roberts, Emily Lena Jones, Yvette Running Horse Collin, Ludovic Orlando
Summary: This article reveals the importance of horses in many Indigenous cultures across the American Southwest and the Great Plains, as well as how horses were integrated into Indigenous lifeways. The study shows that horses rapidly spread from the south into the northern Rockies and central plains by the first half of the 17th century CE, likely through Indigenous exchange networks. Horses were deeply integrated into Indigenous societies before the arrival of 18th-century European observers, as reflected in herd management, ceremonial practices, and culture.
Review
Plant Sciences
Rakhi Palit, Greta Gramig, Edward S. DeKeyser
Summary: Kentucky bluegrass is an aggressive grass invading Northern Great Plains grasslands, potentially leading to substantial native species losses. Factors associated with its invasion include high propagule pressure, thatch formation, climate change, and increasing nitrogen deposition. Effective management practices should focus on controlling the spread of Kentucky bluegrass while enhancing the competitiveness of surrounding native species.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jong-Hoon Jeong, Jiwen Fan, Cameron R. Homeyer
Summary: The study focuses on the spatial and temporal trends of hail in the northern Great Plains, with a positive overall slope in hail occurrences and major contributing factors identified as El Nino-Southern Oscillation, North Atlantic subtropical high, and the low-level jet. La Nina years have higher hail occurrences due to a stronger jet stream and extension of NASH, impacting water vapor transport. The factors impacting hail interannual variability in the NGP are different from those in the SGP, except for ENSO.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Shubhi Agrawal, Craig R. Ferguson, Lance Bosart, D. Alex Burrows
Summary: A spectral analysis and objective dynamical jet classification framework were used to investigate the interannual variability of Great Plains 850-hPa winds during the warm season, with a peak in May potentially influenced by teleconnections. Differentiating between jet types revealed significant differences in precipitation and wind intensity in the U.S. south-central plains, with distinct planetary-scale Rossby wave patterns indicating underlying teleconnections. These large-scale teleconnections impact LLJ class frequency and intensity through upper-level geopotential anomalies, modulating near-surface geopotential and temperature gradients.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Philip Kuriachen, Asha Devi, Anu Susan Sam, Suresh Kumar, Jyoti Kumari, A. Suresh, Girish K. Jha
Summary: This study analyzed the potential impact of rising temperature on wheat yield in India's central wheat-growing region and found that the yield reduction due to increased temperature at the terminal crop growth stages was more significant.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Lei Liu, Yi Huang, John R. Gyakum, David D. Turner, P. Jonathan Gero
Summary: In this study, a 23-year downwelling longwave radiance (DLR) record measured by the Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) was processed and analyzed. The spectral trends in the DLR provide insights into the radiative drivers of climate change. The results show significant positive radiance trends in weak absorption channels, indicating the feasibility of early detection of climate change.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Megan Housman, Susan Tallman, Clain Jones, Perry Miller, Catherine Zabinski
Summary: The study compared the effects of cover crop mixtures and single-species legume green manure on soil biological activity in semi-arid regions. The results showed that cover crops may alter soil processes and components, positively impacting soil biological parameters.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Kurt O. Reinhart, Hilaire S. Sanni Worogo, Matthew J. Rinella, Lance T. Vermeire
Summary: The study found that soil texture significantly affects soil organic carbon storage; areas where livestock grazing was absent or rested had lower organic carbon storage and concentration compared to grazed areas; moderate grazing tends to increase SOC stocks and concentrations, while minor compaction may help reduce SOC mineralization.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Qiujie Chen, Zhuolun Li, Shipei Dong, Qiangjing Yu, Cheng Zhang, Xinhui Yu
Summary: Chemical weathering is a crucial process for the evolution of Earth's surface, but different chemical weathering indices may not always accurately reflect its intensity due to factors like source rocks and grain size. However, variations in the WIP values of fine fraction samples can be used to reflect the intensity of chemical weathering, especially when considering the significant differences in mean annual precipitation between deserts.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yongxiao Liang, Nathan p. Gillett, Adam h. Monahan
Summary: Physically based observational constraint methods can effectively reduce uncertainty in global warming projections. The study finds that global low-cloud metrics perform better in constraining surface temperature projections compared to past warming trend or regional climate metrics. Constrained climate models provide more accurate projections and narrower uncertainty ranges.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Aiguo Dai, Jiechun Deng
Summary: The study demonstrates that Arctic amplification (AA) reduces temperature variability over the northern mid-high latitudes mainly through its impact on thermal advection, especially decreasing fluctuations in cold-season surface and lower-mid troposphere temperatures. Additionally, contrary to previous beliefs, the influence of AA on midlatitude temperature variability comes primarily from thermal advection rather than winds.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
P. D. Morse, S. A. Wolfe, S. V. Kokelj, A. J. R. Gaanderse
PERMAFROST AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES
(2016)
Article
Geography, Physical
Julian B. Murton, Tomasz Goslar, Mary E. Edwards, Mark D. Bateman, Petr P. Danilov, Grigoriy N. Savvinov, Stanislav V. Gubin, Bassam Ghaleb, James Haile, Mikhail Kanevskiy, Anatoly V. Lozhkin, Alexei V. Lupachev, Della K. Murton, Yuri Shur, Alexei Tikhonov, Alla C. Vasil'chuk, Yurij K. Vasil'chuk, Stephen A. Wolfe
PERMAFROST AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES
(2015)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yu Zhang, Stephen A. Wolfe, Peter D. Morse, Ian Olthof, Robert H. Fraser
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
(2015)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
James P. Fisher, Cristian Estop-Aragones, Aaron Thierry, Dan J. Charman, Stephen A. Wolfe, Iain P. Hartley, Julian B. Murton, Mathew Williams, Gareth K. Phoenix
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Geography, Physical
S. A. Wolfe, P. D. Morse
PERMAFROST AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES
(2017)
Article
Geography, Physical
P. D. Morse, S. A. Wolfe
PERMAFROST AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES
(2017)
Article
Geography, Physical
Alan F. Halfen, Nicholas Lancaster, Stephen Wolfe
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2016)
Article
Geography, Physical
Nicholas Lancaster, Stephen Wolfe, David Thomas, Charlie Bristow, Olaf Bubenzer, Sallie Burrough, Geoff Duller, Alan Halfen, Paul Hesse, Joel Roskin, Ashok Singhvi, Haim Tsoar, Alfonsina Tripaldi, Xiaoping Yang, Marcelo Zarate
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mark D. A. Cooper, Cristian Estop-Aragones, James P. Fisher, Aaron Thierry, Mark H. Garnett, Dan J. Charman, Julian B. Murton, Gareth K. Phoenix, Rachael Treharne, Steve V. Kokelj, Stephen A. Wolfe, Antoni G. Lewkowicz, Mathew Williams, Iain P. Hartley
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2017)
Article
Geography, Physical
Adrian J. R. Gaanderse, Stephen A. Wolfe, Christopher R. Burn
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Stephen A. Wolfe, Peter D. Morse, Christina M. Neudorf, Steven V. Kokelj, Olav B. Lian, H. Brendan O'Neill
Article
Plant Sciences
Mariusz Galka, Jennifer M. Galloway, Natalie Lemonis, Yuri A. Mazei, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Peter D. Morse, R. Timothy Patterson, Andrey N. Tsyganov, Stephen A. Wolfe, Graeme T. Swindles
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
Cristian Estop-Aragones, Mark D. A. Cooper, James P. Fisher, Aaron Thierry, Mark H. Garnett, Dan J. Charman, Julian B. Murton, Gareth K. Phoenix, Rachael Treharne, Nicole K. Sanderson, Christopher R. Burn, Steve V. Kokelj, Stephen A. Wolfe, Antoni G. Lewkowicz, Mathew Williams, Iain P. Hartley
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
H. Brendan O'Neill, Stephen A. Wolfe, Caroline Duchesne