Fluvial Response to Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest: Skeena River Discharge and Sediment Yield

Projected Dryland Cropping System Shifts in the Pacific Northwest in Response to Climate Change

Agriculture in the dryland region of the Inland Pacific Northwest (IPNW, including northern Idaho, eastern Washington and northern Oregon) is typically characterized based on annual rainfall and associated distribution of cropping systems that have evolved in response to biophysical and socio-economic factors. Three agro-ecological classes (AEC) have been proposed for the region: (a) crop/fallo...

Agro-Ecological Class Stability Decreases in Response to Climate Change Projections for the Pacific Northwest, USA

1 Department of Crop and Soil Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States, 2 Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Pullman, WA, United States, 3 Department of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States, 4 Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington St...

Analyzing Climate Zooning and Climate Change Effects on Discharge of Jajrood River Basin

In this study, for climate zoning and determining the effects of climate change on discharge of Jajrood River Basin, data from 9 available stations in Jajrood River Basin were used. In order to create climatic zones in the Jajrood River Basin, multivariate cluster analysis was used. To validate the data, discriminant analysis was employed. For investigating the effects of temperature and precip...

How is Pacific Northwest Climate Projected to Change?

 Continued rise in annual average temperature. Warming is projected to continue throughout the 21 century (Figure 5-1). For the 2050s relative to 1950-1999, temperature is projected to rise +5.8°F (range: +3.1 to +8.5°F) for a high greenhouse gas scenario (RCP8.5). Much higher warming is possible after mid-century (Figure 5-1, Table 5-1). Lower emissions of greenhouse gases will result in less...

Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest