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In this month’s Midday Science Cafe, we’ll speak to scientists who ask one of the most pressing questions in climate change: How does climate change alter landscapes and what are the downstream effects of these changes? First, we’ll hear from Dr. Erica Siirila-Woodburn, a Research Scientist at Berkeley Lab who will discuss how mountains — which are known as nature’s water towers because they store, capture, and release water for downstream use — are especially sensitive to climate change.
Dr. Kerri Johnson, a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Berkeley, will then discuss how climate change is projected to make hillslope soils more vulnerable to erosion, a consequence that has far-reaching impacts on ecosystem health, downstream water resources, and global carbon distribution. We’ll also hear how both scientists use field sites to help them understand current conditions and model future scenarios. Dr. Siirila-Woodburn uses measurements from and models of watersheds located in California and the Upper Colorado River Basin, one of the most comprehensive watershed research projects in the world. And Dr. Johnson uses a well-controlled natural experiment on Santa Cruz Island, CA, to explore the influence of microclimate on patterns of hillslope soil erosion. Registration required.
Dr. Kerri Johnson
Postdoctoral Scholar UC Natural Reserve System's California Heartbeat Initiative UC Berkeley
Dr. Erica Siirila-Woodburn
Research Scientist Energy Geosciences Division Berkeley Lab
scienceatcal@berkeley.edu
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