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Earth Lab EDS Seminar: Dr. Imma Oliveras,
Earth Lab EDS Seminar: Dr. Imma Oliveras,Earth Lab's Environmental Data Science weekly seminar series Title: Impacts of global change and on tropical ecosystem functioning
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ResourcescontactCasey Jenson LocationSEEC 372 A&B 2023-09-05 |
ESOC Coffee Hour
ESOC Coffee HourESOC coffee hour occurs weekly from 9-10am Wednesdays in the ESOC Reading Room (Ekeley W230). Please email Claire Waugh (waughc@colorado.edu) for information. ESOC researchers, post-docs and graduate students gather for conversation and to discuss research. Occasional guest speakers are invited to give short presentations on topics of interest. DateWednesday, September 6, 2023 9:00 am Host
contactClaire Waugh - waughc@colorado.edu Location2023-09-06 |
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C-SEF Webinar: Prof. Beth Tellman, University of Arizona
C-SEF Webinar: Prof. Beth Tellman, University of ArizonaUnderstanding flood risk from space: opportunities to adapt to changing risk and catalyze climate justice Floods affect more people than any other hazard, and the frequency and magnitude of exposure is growing with demographic and climatic changes. Yet the ability to predict and monitor floods from local to global scales remains a challenge and limits access to financial protection for vulnerable populations. The increasing availability, frequency, and spatio-temporal resolution of satellite data provides new opportunities to monitor floods locally and globally. Advances in cloud computing and machine learning techniques enable increasingly accurate flood event monitoring by fusing observations from multiple sensors. I will show how these new methods and data can improve our ability to understand and adapt to flood risk from global to local scales. This talk will demonstrate how improved flood observations yield insight into where populations are moving into flood plains, inform decisions to relocate refugee camps, underpin innovative index insurance schemes in Colombia and Bangladesh. Beyond adaptation, satellite-based flood data could be used to catalyze climate justice. I’ll show examples from recent work in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, where we are partnering with lawyers from Texas Rio Grande Legal Aide and community-based organizations to co-produce flood history data. Lawyers hope to use these data to hold FEMA accountable to doling out recovery funds for exposed populations and challenge infrastructure investments that protect wealthier communities from flooding at the expense of increased exposure to others. This is part of a regular C-SEF Webinar series, to build community and brainstorm research ideas. Everyone is welcome. 2023-09-08 |
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Atmospheric Chemistry Program Seminar: Paul Ziemann, CU-ANYL Chem
Atmospheric Chemistry Program Seminar: Paul Ziemann, CU-ANYL ChemChemistry of Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere and Indoor Air "Laboratory studies provide much of the fundamental data on reaction kinetics, products, and mechanisms that are needed to understand atmospheric and indoor air chemistry and to develop models that are used to establish air quality regulations and predict the effects of human activities. Research in my laboratory focuses primarily on environmental chamber studies of the atmospheric chemistry of organic compounds emitted from natural and anthropogenic sources and the physical and chemical processes by which oxidized organic reaction products form aerosol particles. In addition to this we have conducted a number of collaborative studies of indoor air chemistry at CU. In this talk I will provide a brief overview of recent research in my lab for the purpose of informing first-year chemistry graduate students." Prior to the seminar we will announce the winners of the ANYL Best Student & Postdoc Paper Contest and present awards! For the second half of the seminar time block there will be a meeting of ANYL faculty and first year students. DateMonday, September 11, 2023 12:15 pm Host
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CIRES Graduate Association Appreciation Breakfast
CIRES Graduate Association Appreciation BreakfastA CIRES Early-Career Assembly (CECA, formerly CGA) Appreciation Breakfast will take place on Tuesday, September 12 from 8:30-10 am in the CIRES Fellows Room (Ekeley S274). All CIRES graduate students and post-docs are invited to stop by to grab some breakfast or stay to enjoy some friendly conversations. This will be an opportunity to take a break at the start of the semester and meet up with others across CIRES. Coffee, bagels, and doughnuts will be provided in appreciation of all of the great work you do! RSVPs are not required. DateTuesday, September 12, 2023 8:30 am to 10:00 am Host
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ESOC Coffee Hour
ESOC Coffee HourESOC coffee hour occurs weekly from 9-10am Wednesdays in the ESOC Reading Room (Ekeley W230). Please email Claire Waugh (waughc@colorado.edu) for information. ESOC researchers, post-docs and graduate students gather for conversation and to discuss research. Occasional guest speakers are invited to give short presentations on topics of interest. DateWednesday, September 13, 2023 9:00 am Host
contactClaire Waugh - waughc@colorado.edu LocationEkeley W230 2023-09-13 NSIDC Cryosphere Seminar
NSIDC Cryosphere Seminar![]() NSIDC’s Cryosphere Seminar with Gerlis Fugmann and Margaret Rudolf 10:00-10:30am with Gerlis Fugmann on International Cooperation and Planning in Arctic Research - The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the 4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning Process (ICARP IV) 10:30-11:00am with Margaret Rudolf on Equity in Arctic Research 11:00-11:30am – Questions and Audience Discussion ABSTRACT 1: Research in the Arctic relies on international collaboration, access, and continuous monitoring and data sharing among all regions of the Arctic to understand, and to effectively respond to the climate crisis and other challenges and changes in the Arctic. While the challenges for Arctic research due to the Covid-19 pandemic are starting to ease, the geopolitical situation that has arisen as a result of Russia’s actions in Ukraine continues to create further short-term and also long-lasting uncertainties for research in the Arctic. The situation is seriously affecting international scientific collaborations and the ability of the international scientific community to carry out research and observations across vitally important areas of the Arctic. The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) was founded in 1990 at a time of great geopolitical uncertainty, but also of hope, as a non-governmental, international scientific organisation, operating among its now 24 member countries. It works on a consensus basis to encourage and facilitate international cooperation in all aspects of Arctic research, across all countries engaged in Arctic research, and in all areas of the Arctic region. In the lead up to its 35th anniversary in 2025, IASC is coordinating a multi-year planning process for the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) lasting from 2022 until 2026 that will culminate in the ICARP IV Summit / Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 in Boulder, Colorado from 21 – 28 March 2025 as its main event. This decadal Arctic research planning process is organised by IASC for the fourth time since 1995 in cooperation with more than 25 international partner organisations worldwide. ICARP IV is a community-wide undertaking engaging Arctic researchers, Indigenous peoples, policy makers, residents and stakeholders from around the world to discuss the state of Arctic science, the place the Arctic occupies in global affairs and systems. The process considers the most urgent knowledge gaps and research priorities for the next decade, and explores avenues to address and implement these research needs. Throughout 2023 and into 2024, community engagement into the ICARP IV process is encouraged with the goal of the engagement process being truly inclusive, diverse, and engaging to ensure that the scientific priorities for the next decade are firmly grounded on the advice and needs of Arctic scientists and science organisations, Indigenous peoples and Arctic residents, stakeholders, and rights-holders. Individuals of all career stages, groups, networks, institutions and organisations are encouraged to contribute to this ICARP IV engagement process. This presentation will provide a short overview of the work and projects of IASC, and focus on the ICARP IV process and opportunities how to engage in it. More information on IASC: https://iasc.info/ . More information on ICARP IV: https://icarp.iasc.info/ Abstract 2: Within Arctic research, there has been a push for equitable participation of Indigenous Peoples. Rudolf will review key themes and concepts related to equity from her dissertation “Indigenous Self-Determination in Co-Production of Knowledge.” Self-determination is a key concept of equity, in addition to reinforcing boundaries, funding, and evaluation metrics. Rudolf will present actionable steps towards a more equitable Arctic research, including those within the international initiative Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks Roadmap (SAON ROADS). Short Bio: Margaret Rudolf, University of Alaska Fairbanks - International Arctic Research Center, recently finished her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in co-production of knowledge. Rudolf's postdoctoral work will focus on Arctic observing meeting the societal needs of Indigenous communities. Rudolf uses her unique lens as an Inupiaq scientist to study means to improve research and collaborative processes. Short Bios: Dr. Gerlis Fugmann is the Executive Secretary of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) based in Akureyri, Iceland, where the IASC Secretariat is hosted by Rannís The Icelandic Centre for Research. She held prior positions as Executive Director for the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) based at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She completed her PhD in Geography at the Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany in 2011, and afterwards worked as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Her research focused on projects in the Canadian North as well as Northern Scandinavia, addressing questions of economic development, entrepreneurship, tourism, resource development, and Northern participation in the innovation and knowledge economy. Margaret Rudolf, University of Alaska Fairbanks - International Arctic Research Center, recently finished her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in co-production of knowledge. Rudolf's postdoctoral work will focus on Arctic observing meeting the societal needs of Indigenous communities. Rudolf uses her unique lens as an Inupiaq scientist to study means to improve research and collaborative processes. TO JOIN BY ZOOM: From a computer: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96149491753 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +17193594580,,96149491753# US Or Telephone: +1 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 961 4949 1753 Find your local number: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/u/a0NtCQvwZ International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/MNl8z
DateWednesday, September 13, 2023 10:00 am to 11:30 am Mountain LinkHost
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The Ogallala Data Directory: A Tool for Ogallala Aquifer Region Researchers and Decision-Makers
The Ogallala Data Directory: A Tool for Ogallala Aquifer Region Researchers and Decision-MakersPresented by: Dr. Caitlin Rottler (South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Oklahoma) ABSTRACT: The Ogallala Aquifer (OA) underlies about 111 million acres of Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, including about 1.9 million acres of Tribal lands and 2.9 million acres of federal lands. Water from the aquifer is vital to regional aquatic, riparian, range, and agricultural ecosystems. Management of the OA presents challenges in various forms, as it is a common resource that crosses multiple state lines and is subject to an array of Tribal, Federal, State, and Municipal regulations. Aquifer depletion, especially in a region expected to become hotter and drier with climate change, presents a growing problem, threatening both natural and managed ecosystems. One way to begin approaching the complex issue of understanding and managing the Ogallala Aquifer at the regional scale is to address the problem of multiple large, disparate datasets that, as a result of being difficult to locate, are not easily combined and synthesized in a way that supports science-based decision-making and communication between and among stakeholders. The Ogallala Data Directory Project worked to identify datasets and make them easier to access with less labor-intensive searching by creating a metadata library with records corresponding to datasets located in various places online. Project outputs include a fully searchable website housing metadata records that assist in cataloging datasets by geographic scope of coverage, time period, and data type. Metadata entries are included for hydrologic, agricultural, and ecological data. The directory is hosted with the Ogallala Water Coordinated Agriculture Project data portal that has been built through ongoing collaboration with the Colorado State University Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory. Register here: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpdO6hpzwqEtap6k84m6_pvshey... DateThursday, September 14, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MDT Host
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September 2023 CIRES Members' Council Meeting
September 2023 CIRES Members' Council MeetingPlease join the CMC for their monthly meeting. Join by Google Meet or phone: https://meet.google.com/vee-dwjy-cji?hs=224 or (US) +1 502-443-0399 PIN: 491275827 DateMonday, September 18, 2023 11:00 am to 12:30 pm LinkHost
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ResourcescontactAgnieszka Gautier 2023-09-18 |
Record happy birthday messages to CIRES and NOAA (DSRC)
Record happy birthday messages to CIRES and NOAA (DSRC)On September 19 between 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, pop into the CIRES communications office at the DSRC (3B508) to record a happy birthday message for CIRES and/or NOAA, and eat a cupcake! The messages will be used to create a video that will be shared on social media to celebrate CIRES' birthday (September 29) and NOAA's birthday (October 3). If you aren't able to make the scheduled time and would like to record a message, please email ciresnews@colorado.edu to coordinate a different option. DateTuesday, September 19, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Host
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Record happy birthday messages to CIRES and NOAA (CU Boulder campus)
Record happy birthday messages to CIRES and NOAA (CU Boulder campus)On September 20 between 12:00 - 1:30 pm, pop into the CIRES communications office (CIRES 301) on the CU Bouder campus to record a happy birthday message for CIRES and/or NOAA, and eat a cupcake! The messages will be used to create a video that will be shared on social media to celebrate CIRES' birthday (September 29) and NOAA's birthday (October 3). If you aren't able to make the scheduled time and would like to record a message, please email ciresnews@colorado.edu to coordinate a different option. DateWednesday, September 20, 2023 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Host
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LocationCIRES 301 2023-09-20 ESOC Coffee Hour
ESOC Coffee HourESOC coffee hour occurs weekly from 9-10am Wednesdays in the ESOC Reading Room (Ekeley W230). Please email Claire Waugh (waughc@colorado.edu) for information. ESOC researchers, post-docs and graduate students gather for conversation and to discuss research. Occasional guest speakers are invited to give short presentations on topics of interest. DateWednesday, September 20, 2023 9:00 am Host
contactClaire Waugh - waughc@colorado.edu LocationEkeley W230 2023-09-20 CIRES Town Hall September 2023
CIRES Town Hall September 2023Please join CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati for a CIRES Town Hall on Wednesday, September 20, 10 am for both CU Boulder and NOAA-based employees. This meeting will focus on the new CIRES website, developed by Matt Price and Lindsey Brown. CIRES is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: CIRES Town Hall September 2023 Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 942 5027 8155 --- One tap mobile --- Dial by your location Meeting ID: 942 5027 8155 Find your local number: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/u/abF6IHOhrM --- Join by SIP --- Join by H.323 Meeting ID: 942 5027 8155
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Earth Lab EDS Seminar
Earth Lab EDS SeminarEarth Lab's Environmental Data Science weekly seminar series Title: Species Occurrence Data and The Biodiversity Collections Network Abstract: Biodiversity collections (including preserved natural history specimens, fossils, and living collections) provide a record of life on earth over the past five centuries. During the last 10-20 years, biodiversity collections worldwide have been digitizing their specimens, resulting in more than one billion digital species occurrence records, almost all of which are shared freely online. The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) is a team of representatives from a variety of collection types and supporting organizations that promotes the use of physical collections and their digital derivatives. BCoN's Extended Specimen Network initiative proposes that the next major objective for biodiversity collections is to link their data to other environmental data to broaden the range of uses for species occurrence data. To create such a network involves the development of partnerships with a wider range segment of the environmental data community. The National Science Foundation has recently funded BCoN to initiate conversations that could lead to the development of such partnerships through a project called, "Building of an Integrated, Open, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, & Reusable (BIOFAIR) Data Network." Bio: Dr. Barbara Thiers is the Director Emerita of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, where for approximately 40 years she sought to increase access to the 8 million botanical specimens housed there through digitization. She has been a member of the Biodiversity Collections Network Advisory Committee since 2015. She is also a member of the external advisor committee for iDigBio, the national collections digitization hub, and was an author of the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Mathematics recent report on Biological Collections. She is a board member of the Natural Science Collections Alliance, and Past President of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections and the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. She retired and moved to the Denver area in 2021 and since then has served as an Instructor at CU Boulder, and is a Research Adjunct at the Denver Botanic Gardens, where she is working on a re-survey of Colorado bryophytes. DateTuesday, September 26, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm LinkHost
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ResourcescontactCasey Jenson LocationSEEC 372 A&B 2023-09-26 |
Atmospheric Chemistry Program Seminar: Kevin Cossel, NIST, and Andre Schaum, CU-ANYL 1st year
Atmospheric Chemistry Program Seminar: Kevin Cossel, NIST, and Andre Schaum, CU-ANYL 1st yearLong-path atmospheric measurements using dual frequency comb spectroscopy Kevin Cossel Open-path measurements of atmospheric gas species over km-scale path lengths are well suited to quantify emissions from sources like oil and gas production, agricultural activities, forest fires, and industry. Our group at NIST has developed open-path dual frequency comb spectroscopy (DCS) as a tool to provide accurate measurements of multiple trace gas species simultaneously across path lengths ranging from 100 m to >10 km. We have used these systems for a number of field measurements. In the first campaign, we deployed a prototype system in the mid-infrared spectral region to a new oil and gas well installation in order to measure emissions during the different stages of unconventional well development. In another measurement, we deployed to the Platteville Atmospheric Observatory in north-eastern Colorado or 4 months. This site is located in the Denver-Julesburg oil and gas basin and in an area with a large number of confined animal feeding operations, leading to a complex mixture of trace gas emissions. By using measurements of ethane and NH3, we can attribute the observed CH4 to the oil and gas and agricultural sectors. We also see HCHO plumes that are correlated with C2H6, indicating oil and gas related sources of HCHO (likely from combustion). Finally, we took a system to a beef cattle stocker site to measure emissions of methane and NH3 over several months. Current opportunities in our group include field measurements working to understand urban greenhouse gas emissions and air quality links, testing mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, and measuring emissions from forests as well as laboratory studies looking at emissions of greenhouse gases and reactive nitrogen from cyanobacteria and combustion. and
Expanding the Use of 9F NMR Spectroscopy in Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Analysis Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) have been used to extinguish liquid-fuel fires since the 1960s and are significant historical sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment. Though in the process of being phased out of use in the United States, large stockpiles of AFFFs still exist nationwide, often stored in poorly labeled containers and tanks. For proper assessment and disposal, rapid and inexpensive analytical methods are needed to quantify total fluorine, determine PFAS composition, and identify AFFF type. Current analytical methods that provide quantitative measures of individual PFAS in AFFFs, such as liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), are often complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. Methods for total fluorine analysis, though quantitative, provide relatively little information on the chemical nature of PFAS in AFFFs. Fluorine Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (9F NMR) has previously been used to characterize PFAS in environmental matrices, technical mixtures, and analytical standards, though its application to AFFFs has been limited. Here, a 9F NMR method was developed for rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of fluorine content in AFFFs and used to identify the manufacturing method of two AFFFs of unknown origin. DateWednesday, September 27, 2023 to Monday, October 2, 2023 12:15 pm Host
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ESOC Coffee Hour
ESOC Coffee HourESOC coffee hour occurs weekly from 9-10am Wednesdays in the ESOC Reading Room (Ekeley W230). Please email Claire Waugh (waughc@colorado.edu) for information. ESOC researchers, post-docs and graduate students gather for conversation and to discuss research. Occasional guest speakers are invited to give short presentations on topics of interest. DateWednesday, September 27, 2023 9:00 am Host
contactClaire Waugh - waughc@colorado.edu LocationEkeley W230 2023-09-27 |
Sea Level Variability along the United States East Coast...and beyond!
Sea Level Variability along the United States East Coast...and beyond!Special CIRES/ATOC Seminar Dr. Chris Little, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA CIRES Visiting Fellows Program (Sabbatical) Sea Level Variability along the United States East Coast...and beyond! Coastal sea level records from tide gauges provide a unique and valuable resource for understanding decadal to centennial timescale climate variability. The tide gauge record along the United States east coast (USEC) is of particular interest, because of its length and relatively dense spatial coverage. Among other signals, USEC sea level exhibits large amplitude (up to 10 cm), decadal-timescale, variations arising from changes in ocean circulation. Lagged relationships with atmospheric and ocean variability suggest these changes in coastal sea level may be predictable and/or used to infer past changes in ocean circulation and climate. In fact, the USEC tide gauge record has already been used to reconstruct large-scale North Atlantic ocean variability. However, caution is warranted: several recent analyses reveal non-stationarity and linkages to climate and sea level variability in other ocean basins. Robust reconstructions of climate, and predictions of coastal sea level, require an improved mechanistic understanding. Understanding the dynamics underlying decadal USEC sea level variations, and its apparent modulation over multidecadal timescales, requires global models with adequate representation of key processes, including those that govern the communication of large-scale climate variability to the coast. During my CIRES sabbatical, I’ve begun to assess theoretical and modelling tools that will help address some of outstanding questions in the coastal sea level record. In this talk, I will present some elements of the spatiotemporal variability evident in the USEC and global tide gauge record, review relevant driving mechanisms and potential relationships with other decadal climate phenomena, introduce initial findings from high resolution ocean models, and outline some promising research directions. My hope is to inspire new ideas and collaborations around ATOC and CIRES…and beyond. 2023-09-28 |
TOPS Open Science 101 Ethos of Open Science Training
TOPS Open Science 101 Ethos of Open Science TrainingJoin TOPS Open Science 101 Ethos of Open Science Training offered in-person at the University of Colorado Boulder. If you’d like to participate in the training, please register with this link. Registration deadline is September 25.
The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. TOPS is part of NASA’s Open-Source Science Initiative. TOPS aims to meet everyone where they are at on their open science journey. While some members of our growing community may have practiced open science for many years, others may be trying to transition to a new way of conducting research or are students who are looking to begin their scientific careers. As such, TOPS’ first priority is to develop the infrastructure to train 20,000 scientists and researchers as part of our five-year program. This community-developed open science curriculum will introduce those beginning their open science journey to important definitions, tools, and resources; and provide participants at all levels recommendations on best practices from subject matter experts. TOPS will initially focus on developing the Open Science 101, designed as five modules that mimic a scientific workflow. DateFriday, September 29, 2023 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Host
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