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The buoy was damaged due to a recent storm. The last data recorded were at 9:10 pm on June 22 2017.
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
ESSP PhD student Yuanheng (Eric) Xiong is doing field experiment in the North Pacific Ocean
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
Yuanheng (Eric) Xiong, a PhD student at ESSP is conducting a field experiment measuring the particle size distribution in the North Pacific Ocean. The experiment is part of Dr. Xiaodong Zhang’s ongoing research funded by NASA and NSF to understand how particles affect the light propogation in the ocean. Eric is onboard a research vessel […]
After winter hibernation, the buoy was put back to Devils Lake for monitoring the water quality
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
The ESSP department has operated a buoy for monitoring the water quality in Devils Lake since the summer of 2011. During the winter times, the buoy was taken back to our lab for annual maintenance and calibration. We launched the buoy back to the lake on May 12, 2017 with the help from ND’s Department […]
Dr. Romsdahl gives radio interview about her research on policy framing for climate change
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
Dr. Romsdahl gives radio interview about her research on policy framing for climate change. The full interview will be aired this weekend on SiriusXM. The soundbit from the interview can be accessed by this link: https://soundcloud.com/siriusxm-news-issues/the-briefing-climate-actions-in-red-states?in=siriusxm-news-issues%2Fsets%2Fsiriusxm-insight-1
The paper “Modeling water quantity and sulfate concentrations in the Devils Lake watershed using coupled SWAT and CE-QUAL-W2” is accepted for publication in JAWRA
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
A paper led by ESSP Ph. D. student, Afshin Shabani was accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Water Resource Association. While quite a few papers have been published on simulating rising water in Devils Lake, this is the first report investigating both quantity and quality of the water in Devils Lake. In […]
Dr. Rebecca Romsdahl was interviewed by Salon magazine discussing her research on climate change
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/02/conservatives-are-willing-to-combat-climate-change-when-its-not-called-climate-change/
An article in Environmental Communication reporting recent work by Dr. Rebecca Romsdahl
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
Title: Assessing national discourse and local governance framing of climate change for adaptation in the United Kingdom Abstract: While many national governments struggle to maintain global climate change as a high priority issue, many local governments are taking action to fill the policy gaps. This study examines how local governments across the United Kingdom […]
The latest news blog by Dr. Rebecca Romsdahl: Red state rural America is acting on climate change – without calling it climate change
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
http://theconversation.com/red-state-rural-america-is-acting-on-climate-change-without-calling-it-climate-change-69866
Two publications in Optics Express report recent work by Dr. Xiaodong Zhang and his group
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy
Spectral sea surface reflectance of skylight, https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-25-4-A1 Interpretation of scattering by oceanic particles around 120 degrees and its implication in ocean color studies, https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-25-4-A191