Growth, drought response, and climate‐associated genomic structure in whitebark pine in the Sierra Nevada of California
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10072
Abstract: Abstract Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) has experienced rapid population declines and is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in the United States. Whitebark pine in the Sierra Nevada of California represents the… read more here.
Keywords: growth; sierra nevada; climate; whitebark pine ... See more keywords
Less warming projected during heavy winter precipitation in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.4963
Abstract: Local rates of warming from increased greenhouse gas concentrations can be different during heavy precipitation than during other times. This variable warming can influence precipitation extremes through the Clausius–Clapeyron relationship and modulate the rate of… read more here.
Keywords: warming projected; precipitation; less warming; sierra nevada ... See more keywords
Using proverbs to study local perceptions of climate change: a case study in Sierra Nevada (Spain)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-020-01646-1
Abstract: Local communities’ dependence on the environment for their livelihood has guided the development of indicators of local weather and climate variability. These indicators are encoded in different forms of oral knowledge. We explore whether people… read more here.
Keywords: change; study; nevada spain; climate change ... See more keywords
Construction of a trans-crustal magma system: Building the Bear Valley Intrusive Suite, southern Sierra Nevada, California
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116624
Abstract: Abstract The Bear Valley Intrusive Suite (BVIS) in the Southernmost Sierra Nevada exposes a trans-crustal magmatic system that spans emplacement pressures from 3-10 kbars, and was emplaced at all crustal levels between 100.1-101.5 Ma. As… read more here.
Keywords: valley intrusive; crust; bear valley; sierra nevada ... See more keywords
Structural and hydrothermal evolution of a strike-slip shear zone during a ductile-brittle transition, Sierra Nevada, CA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2018.05.010
Abstract: Abstract The incursion of meteoric-hydrothermal fluids into the ductile crust can be evaluated with the stable isotope ratios of minerals in exhumed ductile shear zones, but the incursion mechanisms are yet to be well-demonstrated. Field… read more here.
Keywords: fault; slip; transition; shear zone ... See more keywords
Subsurface Water Dominates Sierra Nevada Seasonal Hydrologic Storage
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl084589
Abstract: Vertical displacements (dz) in permanent Global Positioning System (GPS) station positions enable estimation of water storage changes (ΔS), which historically have been impossible to measure directly. We use dz from 924 GPS stations in the… read more here.
Keywords: water; dominates sierra; storage; water dominates ... See more keywords
Snow Albedo Feedbacks Enhance Snow Impurity‐Induced Radiative Forcing in the Sierra Nevada
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DOI: 10.1029/2022gl098102
Abstract: This study employs a fully coupled meteorology‐chemistry‐snow model to investigate the impacts of light‐absorbing particles (LAPs) on snow darkening in the Sierra Nevada. After comprehensive evaluation with spatially and temporally complete satellite retrievals, the model… read more here.
Keywords: radiative forcing; snow albedo; sierra nevada; impurity induced ... See more keywords
Smoke complaints caused by wildland fire in the southern Sierra Nevada region, California
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DOI: 10.1071/wf18060
Abstract: Mega-fires are expected to increase in the Western United States. The state of the science suggests that the best mitigation to prevent destructive forest fires is to reintroduce ecologically beneficial fire, but this can only… read more here.
Keywords: california; smoke; wildland fire; smoke complaints ... See more keywords
Conifer water-use patterns across temporal and topographic gradients in the southern Sierra Nevada.
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DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac124
Abstract: Climate change is increasing the severity and duration of drought events experienced by forest ecosystems. Because water is essential for tree physiological processes, the ability of trees to survive prolonged droughts will largely depend on… read more here.
Keywords: sierra nevada; use patterns; water; water use ... See more keywords
Late Cenozoic structure and tectonics of the southern Sierra Nevada–San Joaquin Basin transition, California
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DOI: 10.1130/ges02052.1
Abstract: This paper presents a new synthesis for the late Cenozoic tectonic, paleogeographic, and geomorphologic evolution of the southern Sierra Nevada and adjacent eastern San Joaquin Basin. The southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Basin contrast… read more here.
Keywords: joaquin basin; sierra; southern sierra; san joaquin ... See more keywords
Cenozoic slip along the southern Sierra Nevada normal fault, California (USA): A long-lived stable western boundary of the Basin and Range
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DOI: 10.1130/ges02574.1
Abstract: The uplift history of the Sierra Nevada, California, is a topic of long-standing disagreement with much of it centered on the timing and nature of slip along the range-bounding normal fault along the east flank… read more here.
Keywords: sierra nevada; slip; range; fault ... See more keywords