News
New publication: Validation of climate model output using Bayesian statistical methods - Climatic Change - 5/23/07
A new paper, by Mark Snyder, Bruno Sanso, and Lisa Sloan, on the use of Bayesian statistical methods in validating climate model output has been published in the journal Climatic Change
Media Coverage: The GRL paper on the irrigation cooling effect is featured in ScienceNOW - 2/27/07
Media Coverage: The GRL paper on the irrigation cooling effect is featured on the front page of the Merced Sun-Star - 2/13/07
Lara Kueppers is featured in the lead story today in the Merced Sun-Star regarding the recently published paper on the irrigation cooling effect. The GRL paper was also covered in the Central Valley Business Times.
New publication: The Irrigation cooling effect - 2/7/07
A new paper, published in Geophysical Research Letters, by Lara Kueppers, Mark Snyder, and Lisa Sloan shows the impact of irrigation on the regional climate of California and discusses the potential impact at a global scale. Chosen as an Editor's Highlight by GRL. Read the UC Merced press release.
Media Coverage: Climate change, sea level rise and the City of Santa Cruz - 11/27/2006
Lisa C. Sloan and the group's future climate change research was featured on the front-page of the Santa Cruz Sentinel. This map shows potential future shorelines after sea level rise for the City of Santa Cruz.
New publication - 7/13/06
A new paper by Jason Bell and Lisa C. Sloan is published in Earth Interactions, titled "CO2 Sensitivity of Extreme Climate Events in the Western United States"
New publication and media coverage: Oaks in California and climate change - 10/31/05
Research by Lara M. Kueppers, Mark A. Snyder, Lisa C. Sloan, Erika Zavaleta, and Brian Fulfrost on the impact of climate change on future distributions of blue and valley oak in California using a regional and global climate model is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today. [PNAS Paper] [UCSC Currents Article] [UCSC Press Release]