To effectively meet growing food demands, the global agronomic community will require a better understanding of factors that are currently limiting crop yields and where production can be viably expanded with minimal environmental consequences. Remote sensing inform these analyses, providing valuable spatiotemporal information about yield-limiting moisture conditions response under current climate conditions. In this paper we study correlations for period 2003–2013 between yield estimates...

California's Central Valley grows a significant fraction of grapes used for wine production in the United States. With increasing vineyard acreage, reduced water availability much California, and competing use interests, it is critical to be able monitor regional evapotranspiration (ET) over large areas, but also detail at individual field scales improve management within these viticulture systems. This can achieved by integrating remote sensing data from multiple satellite systems with...

Abstract. As a primary flux in the global water cycle, evapotranspiration (ET) connects hydrologic and biological processes is directly affected by land management, use change climate variability. Satellite remote sensing provides an effective means for diagnosing ET patterns over heterogeneous landscapes; however, limitations on spatial temporal resolution of satellite data, combined with effects cloud contamination, constrain amount detail that single can provide. In this study, we...

Shortwave vegetation index (VI) and leaf area (LAI) remote sensing products yield inconsistent depictions of biophysical response to drought pluvial events that have occurred in Brazil over the past decade. Conflicting reports severity impacts on health functioning been attributed cloud aerosol contamination shortwave reflectance composites, particularly rainforested regions Amazon basin which are subject prolonged periods cover episodes intense biomass burning. This study compares...

High latitude drainage basins are experiencing higher average temperatures, earlier snowmelt onset in spring, and an increase rain on snow (ROS) events winter, trends that climate models project into the future. Snowmelt-dominated most sensitive to winter temperature increases influence frequency of ROS timing duration snowmelt, resulting changes spring runoff. Of specific interest this study early melt occur late preceding spring. The focuses satellite determination characterization these...

Abstract Community Science is an experiment. The premise that centering on a broad range of disciplinary, and interdisciplinary, science called for, created, conducted by teams place‐based community residents professional scientists will positively push the boundaries what we understand as science, from discoveries to solutions. In this pursuit, define broadly: natural both physical living; social science; health ingrained ways knowing have been emerging evolving since time immemorial within...

Abstract Given the constant bombardment of weather information in different formats and time frames with levels certainty, how does an important message make impact? For river forecast offices, this is a pressing question given likely future increasing high-impact storm events. These offices need to quickly effectively motivate public response impending events such as flooding. Currently, communication flood potential accomplished through suite warning products, including hydrographs,...

Abstract Resilience, specifically community resilience, has a range of definitions but several core elements, including social cohesion and collaboration. Importantly, community‐driven goals approaches tend to be more effective. The CREATE Resilience project centered on co‐creating vision as it relates natural hazards climate change by focusing positive narrative. By engaging youth, artists, municipal officials members in variety activities, surveys, story‐gathering photovoice exhibits,...

Abstract. Spring melt is a significant feature of high latitude snowmelt dominated drainage basins influencing hydrological and ecological processes such as runoff green-up. Melt duration, defined the transition period from onset until end refreeze, characterized by diurnal amplitude variations (DAV) where snowpack melting during day refreezing at night, after which melts constantly depletion. Determining trends for this critical necessary understanding how Arctic changing with rising...

Glacier surface melt dynamics throughout Novaya Zemlya (NovZ) and Severnaya (SevZ) serve as a good indicator of ice mass ablation regional climate change in the Russian High Arctic. Here we report trends onset date (MOD) total days (TMD) by combining multiple resolution-enhanced active passive microwave satellite datasets analyze TMD correlations with local temperature sea extent. The glacier snowpack on SevZ melted significantly earlier (−7.3 days/decade) from 1992 to 2012 longer (7.7 1995...

Abstract When extreme river levels are possible in a community, effective communication of weather and hydrologic forecasts is critical to protecting life property. Residents, emergency personnel, water resource managers need make timely decisions about how when prepare. Uncertainty forecasting component this decision-making, but often poses confounding factor for public professional understanding forecast products. A new suite products from the National Weather Service’s Hydrologic Ensemble...

This article presents the development and application of an approach for evaluating audience response to meaning-making from large-scale public murals, created as part art-science-community engagement project. The project adapted Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitation, a common technique in visual arts education, with focus group style interview investigate if murals generated intended among members communities they depicted. We piloted VTS-centered discussion three groups community...

Abstract. As a primary flux in the global water cycle, evapotranspiration (ET) connects hydrologic and biological processes is directly affected by land management, use change climate variability. Satellite remote sensing provides an effective means for diagnosing ET patterns over heterogeneous landscapes; however, limitations on spatial temporal resolution of satellite data, combined with effects cloud contamination, constrain amount detail that single can provide. In this study, we...

Abstract High latitude drainage basins are experiencing increases in temperature higher than the global average, with snowmelt dominated most sensitive to effects winter because of snowpack's integration these changes over season. This may influence timing onset, melt‐refreeze period and snowpack accumulation resulting spring runoff, associated flooding drought conditions later year, possibly enhancing forest fire potential. Large burned areas cleared vegetation change discharge dynamics...

Abstract Uncertainty is everywhere and understanding how individuals understand use forecast information to make decisions given varying levels of certainty crucial for effectively communicating risks weather hazards. To advance prior research about various audiences probabilistic deterministic hydrologic information, a social science study involving multiple scenario-based focus groups surveys at four locations (Eureka, California; Gunnison, Colorado; Durango, Owego, New York) across the...

Abstract Snowmelt timing and snow water equivalent (SWE) from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR‐E) are used as inputs to SWEHydro model simulate spring snowmelt runoff in high‐latitude, snow‐dominated drainages. AMSR‐E data 2003 2010 determine of melt onset saturation on basis changes brightness temperature ( T b ) diurnal amplitude variations (DAV). Pre‐melt SWE combined with terrain information rate estimates calculate runoff. After onset, there is a ‘melt transition...

Abstract Coastal flood risk communication is most effective at motivating action when the medium and timing of delivery provide understandable information with clear directives residents need it most. The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) has many useful coastal forecast tools products, but how this delivered are critical importance. To assess understand interpret NWS products best mechanisms for delivery, five focus groups (including emergency managers) in Monmouth Ocean Counties New...

The next generation of STEM professionals needs to understand interconnections between human and Earth systems be able address complex, multifaceted, emerging global environmental issues. Interest in fields professions can begin middle school. To educate connect school students fields, we created an interactive Science on a Sphere Ⓡ (SOS) arts-based program, called 6 Degrees Connection. program was developed through iterative review process involving undergraduate interns, students,...

Glaciers and icefields are critical components of Earth’s cryosphere to study monitor for understanding the effects a changing climate. To provide regional perspective glacier melt dynamics past several decades, brightness temperatures (Tb) from passive microwave sensor Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) were used characterize regime patterns over large glacierized areas in Alaska Patagonia. The distinctness signal at 37V-GHz ability acquire daily data regardless clouds or darkness make...

Abstract The editors of the Community Science Exchange want to say a big thank you 29 reviewers for reviewing in 2023. Peer‐review is essential process doing and publishing scientific findings, will be pillar our successful expansion science by, with communities into mainstream science. Many papers start an inquiry, allowing us assist prospective authors inclusion community voice. These consultations also allow respect reviewers' time as we only send review that meet criteria.

Abstract There is growing interest in impact-based decision support services to address complex decision-making, especially for winter storm forecasting. Understanding users’ needs forecast information necessary make such forecasts relevant and useful the diverse regions affected. A mixed-method social science research study investigated extending severity index (WSSI) [operational contiguous United States (CONUS)] Alaska, with consideration of distinct Alaskan stakeholders climate. Data...