Progress 09/09/14 to 08/27/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of this project are local, state, and regional natural resources agencies and non-profit organizations working in the realm of water quality and quantity, agriculutral, forest, and mineral resources management. Over the course of this 5-year project period, there has been direct engament with state level agencies that include the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, WV Department of Health and Human Resources, WV Division of Forestry, WV Division of Natural Resources,WV Advisory Committee for Water Research, and the West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force; federal agenices that include US Army Corps of Engineers, USDA Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; non-profit organizations that include Friends of the Cheat River, WV River Coalition, Rural Agricultural Defenders; academic instituions that include West Virginia University, Unitveristy of Pittsburgh, and Marshall University; and state, regional, national and international workshops and conferences such as the American Geophysical Union, Society of American Foresters, American Fisheris Society, 1st International Conference on Water Security, University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Conference. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Over the course of this five year project, eight graduate studetns (6 MS/2 PhD) were trained in ecological, hydrological, and climatological measurements; data quality assurance/quality control and analysis; computational programming and software (R language, GIS); data synthesis and oral and written scientific communication. In addition, two post doctoral scholars contributed to the project and were similarly trained and assisted in training graduated students. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As documented in the targeted audience and products sections, this project generated 5 journal articles, 22 presentations to local, state, federal organizations, non-profit organizations, universities, and professional groups. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
This project provided cirtical insight into how environmental change and climate change have impacted freshwater resources in West Virginia and the greater Appalachian Mountains region. Specifficaly, several water balacne and energy balance datasets were created that can be used by researchers, educators, and decison makers for bettering understanding the sensitivity and security of fresh water resources throughout the region.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Young, D., Z�gre, N., P. Edwards, Rodrigo Fernandez. 2019. Assessing streamflow sensitivity of forested headwater catchments to disturbance and climate change in the central Appalachian Mountains region, USA. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.188
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fernandez, R. and Z�gre, N. (2019). Seasonal changes in water and energy balances over the Appalachian region and beyond throughout the 21st century. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0093.1
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Gaertner, B. Zegre, N. Warner, T. Fernandez, R. He, Y. Merriam, E. (2018). Growing Season Response to Water Cycle Intensification: Implications for Long Term Forest Evapotranspiration. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.129.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Miller, A., N. Z�gre. 2016. Landscape-scale disturbance: Insights into the complexity of catchment hydrology in the mountaintop removal mining region of the eastern United States. Land. doi:10.3390/land5030022
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Gaertner, B., Rodrigo Fernandez ., Z�gre, N. In Review. Twenty-first Century Streamflow and Climate Change in forest catchments of the central Appalachian Mountains region, US. Submitted to the journal Water.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. West Virginia Water Security: Implications & Opportunities of a changing climate. Learn and Preserve: Jefferson County Regional Water Symposium. September 28. Rural Agricultural Defenders, Harpers Ferry, WV. https://www.radwv.org/learn-and-preserve-jefferson-county-wv-water-symposium/symposium-agenda-and-speakers/
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. Public Health, Water Security, & Climate Change: A West Virginia Perspective. Climate Change & Public Health: Addressing the Growing Crisis Conference. September 21. College of Law Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, West Virginia University. https://energy.law.wvu.edu/events/climate-change-and-public-health
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. West Virginia Water Security: Implications & Opportunities of a changing climate. July 16. WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series, Department of Biology, West Virginia University. https://arboretum.wvu.edu/nature-connection-series
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. West Virginia Water Security: Implications & opportunities of a changing climate. Education Eddy, Friends of the Cheat River 2019 Cheat River Festival. May 4, 2019
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. West Virginia Water Security: Implications & Opportunities of a changing climate. April 16. Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. West Virginia Water Security: Implications & Opportunities of a changing climate. April 25. WVU Sierra Club Earth Day Celebration, West Virginia University.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2019. West Virginia Water Security: Implications & Opportunities of a changing climate. April 1. WVU Academic Media Day, West Virginia University. https://www.wvnews.com/morgantownnews/news/wvu-s-academic-media-day-focuses-on-climate-change-effects/article_9c26ab1f-1707-5959-9440-b823e8d453c9.html
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2018. The Appalachian Water Tower: The role of mountain ecosystems in regional water security. Department of Geology & Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Z�gre, N. 2018. The Appalachian Water Tower: The role of mountain catchments in regional water security. Institute of Water Security & Science Spring Conference. Morgantown, WV. February 1-2.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2016. Intensification of the water cycle: Implications of change for rivers, watersheds, and people of the Mountain State. Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. 6 December.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2016. The WVU Mountain Hydrology Laboratory, Institute for Water Science & Security, WVU. Morgantown, WV. 22 April.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Z�gre, N. 2015. Seeing the water through the valley fill: Emerging hydrologic controls across scales. West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force. Morgantown, WV. March 31 April 1, 2015.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Z�gre, N. 2015. Why temperature matters: Implications for forested watersheds and services. USFS training workshop for WV Climate Change Adaptation. Morgantown, WV April 2015.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Guillen, L.A., Z�gre, N., R. Fernandez. 2018. Evaluating the Stability of Headwater Reference Catchments from Long-Term Paired Watershed Studies: an Eastern Perspective. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Final Paper # H33L-2236. Washington, D.C. December 10-14.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Casey, B., B McNeil, E. Brzostek, N. Raczka, Z�gre, N., L.A. Guillen. 2018. Improving forest water balance models by quantifying tree species differences in crown architecture and evapotranspiration. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Final Paper #B11B-2133. Washington, D.C. December 10-14.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Z�gre, N., R. Fernandez., R. Rushforth, Benjamin Ruddell. The Appalachian Water Tower: The role of mountain water in regional water security. 1st International Conference on Water Security. Toronto, Canada. June 17-20.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Casey, B., B. McNeil, E. Brzostek, N. Raczka, Z�gre, N., L.A. Guillen. 2018. Utilizing a Water Balance Model Approach in Assessment of Forest Response to Drought Conditions. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Guillen, L.A., Z�gre, N., R. Fernandez. 2018. Evaluating the Stability of Headwater Reference Catchments from Long-Term Paired Watershed Studies: an Eastern Perspective. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Strager, M., Z�gre, N.. 2018. A Two-Scaled Approach for Flood Susceptibility Prediction in Appalachia. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fernandez, R., Z�gre, N.. 2018. Projected Changes in Atmospheric Water Supply and Demand across the Appalachian Region During the 21st Century and their Impacts on Water Supply to Major Cities in Eastern U.S. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fernandez, R., J. Shinn, M. Caretta, Z�gre, N.. 2018. Merging the Hydrosocial and Social-Hydro Frameworks: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Flooding in Appalachia. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Guillen, L.A., Z�gre, N., R. Fernandez. 2018. Evaluating the Stability of Headwater Reference Catchments from Long-Term Paired Watershed Studies: an Eastern Perspective. Institute of Water Security & Science Spring Conference. Morgantown, WV. Feb. 1-2.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Gaertner, B., Z�gre, N., R. Fernandez, Y. He. T. Warner. 2018. Impacts of climate change on forest phenology and implications for streamflow in the central Appalachian Mountains region, United States. Institute of Water Security & Science Spring Conference. Morgantown, WV. Feb. 1-2.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Kearns, M. Fernandez, R., Z�gre, N.. 2017. Quantifying the Consumptive Landscape in the Potomac Watershed Upstream From Washington D.C. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Final Paper # GC31F-02. New Orleans, LA. December 11-15.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Fernandez, R., Z�gre, N.. 2017. Assessment of 21st century change of climate drivers to hydrological change across the Appalachian Region. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Final Paper # GC31F-08. New Orleans, LA. December 11-15.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Burns, R.C., Schuler, J., Zegre, N., and Fernandez, R.. 2017. 45 years of climate data: Results and interpretation from the WVU Research Forest. The 2017 Society of American Foresters (SAF) Conference. Albuquerque, NM. November 15-19.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Young, D., Zegre, N., Edwards, P., Strager, M. 2014. Catchment Streamflow Response to Climate Change Conditioned by Historic Alterations of Land-use: Forest Harvest, Succession, and Stand Conversion. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51G-0696. December 15-19.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Merriam, E.R., R. Fernandez, T. Petty, N. Z�gre. 2017. Can brook trout survive climate change in large rivers? If it rains. 147th Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL. August 20-24.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Gaertner, B., Z�gre, N., R. Fernandez, Y. He. 2016. Impacts of climate change on forest phenology and implications for streamflow in the central Appalachian Mountains region, United States. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract GC33C-1258. December 14-18.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Strager, M.P., Z�gre, N., W. Toomey, J. M. Strager. 2015. Hydrological modeling for the delineation of surface water zones of critical concern. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 21-25.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Gaertner, B, Z�gre, N. 2015. Evaluating historical climate and hydrologic trends in the central Appalachian region of the United States. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H41A-1277. December 14-18.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Strager, M., Z�gre, N. 2015. The Development of a Real Time Surface Water Flow Model to Protect Public Water Intakes in West Virginia. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H33H-1707. December 14-18.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2014. Are hydrologic impacts of valley fills scale invariant? American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51G-0696. December 15-19.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Young, D., Zegre, N., Edwards, P., Strager, M. Catchment Streamflow Response to Climate Change Conditioned by Historic Alterations of Land-use: Forest Harvest, Succession, and Stand Conversion. Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Conference, USFW National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV. September 24-25, 2014.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Z�gre, N.. 2014. Intensification of the water cycle - Implications for future water resources management. Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Conference, USFW National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV. September 24-25, 2014.
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Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences are local, state, regional, and national natural resources agencies, non-profit organizations, and businesses working in the realm of water resources management or dependent on fresh water ecosystem services. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Trained federal employees from USDA, USEPA, NOAA, USGS, USFW, and Homeland Security on watershed analysi sand hydrologic modeling for water resources management decision making Trained 1 MS, 2 PhD, and 1 post doc student on the use of big data approaches for analyzing climate and water resources How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? presented research at river festival: Intensification of the Water Cycle: Implications for forests, watersheds, and people. Education Eddy, Cheat River Festival. Kingwood, WV. May 2018 What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? several manuscripts are in development that will be submitted in the next year; continue modeling fresh water resources under future climate change quantify the regions Food-Energy-Water Nexus to examine vulnerability
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Developed historic and future water and energy balacne components for the Appalachian Region based on ARC defintion (Fernandez and Zegre, Accepted). Developed disaggregation approach to downscale USGS county-level water use and consumption data to the landscape scale (4 km). In process of analyzing HUC 12-level water stess for the state of WV and the Potomac River Basin Developed water tower model to spatially link water use by downstream economies to upstream streamflow production - basis of new proposal to NSF (Febraury 2019 submission)
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Young, D., Zégre, N., P. Edwards, Rodrigo Fernandez. In Review. Streamflow sensitivity of disturbed catchments to climate change: Application of Budyko to the headwater-scale. Submitted to Science of the Total Environment
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Zégre, N., R. Fernandez., R. Rushforth, Benjamin Ruddell. The Appalachian Water Tower: The role of mountain water in regional water security. 1st International Conference on Water Security. Toronto, Canada. June 17-20.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Guillen, L.A., Zégre, N., R. Fernandez. 2018. Evaluating the Stability of Headwater Reference Catchments from Long-Term Paired Watershed Studies: an Eastern Perspective. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Gaertner, B. Zegre, N. Warner, T. Fernandez, R. He, Y. Merriam, E. (2018). Growing Season Response to Water Cycle Intensification: Implications for Long Term Forest Evapotranspiration. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.129.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fernandez, R. and Zégre, N. (Accepted). Seasonal changes in water and energy balances over the Appalachian region and beyond throughout the 21st century. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Caretta, MA, J. Sanders; B. Turley; AR Williams; LA Guillen; Zégre, N. Does university students´ socioeconomic background shape their perception and attitude towards climate change? A pilot study from Central Appalachia, USA. Submitted to Research In Science Education.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Strager, M., Zégre, N.. 2018. A Two-Scaled Approach for Flood Susceptibility Prediction in Appalachia. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fernandez, R., Zégre, N.. 2018. Projected Changes in Atmospheric Water Supply and Demand across the Appalachian Region During the 21st Century and their Impacts on Water Supply to Major Cities in Eastern U.S. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Fernandez, R., J. Shinn, M. Caretta, Zégre, N.. 2018. Merging the Hydrosocial and Social-Hydro Frameworks: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Flooding in Appalachia. University Council of Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Water Resources Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. June 26-28.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Guillen, L.A., Zégre, N., R. Fernandez. 2018. Evaluating the Stability of Headwater Reference Catchments from Long-Term Paired Watershed Studies: an Eastern Perspective. Institute of Water Security & Science Spring Conference. Morgantown, WV. Feb. 1-2.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Gaertner, B., Zégre, N., R. Fernandez, Y. He. T. Warner. Impacts of climate change on forest phenology and implications for streamflow in the central Appalachian Mountains region, United States. Institute of Water Security & Science Spring Conference. Morgantown, WV. Feb. 1-2.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Kearns, M. Fernandez, R., Zégre, N.. 2017. Quantifying the Consumptive Landscape in the Potomac Watershed Upstream From Washington D.C. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Final Paper # GC31F-02. New Orleans, LA. December 11-15.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Fernandez, R., Zégre, N.. 2017. Assessment of 21st century change of climate drivers to hydrological change across the Appalachian Region. American Geophysical Union. Fall Meet. Suppl., Final Paper # GC31F-08. New Orleans, LA. December 11-15.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Burns, R.C., Schuler, J., Zegre, N., and Fernandez, R.. 2017. 45 years of climate data: Results and interpretation from the WVU Research Forest. The 2017 Society of American Foresters (SAF) Conference. Albuquerque, NM. November 15-19.
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