Surface water quantity has changed dramatically in the Upper Midwest, specifically in the Red River Valley of the North, over the last twenty years. Using statistical reports and remote sensing techniques a data set is constructed for the use within climate modeling schemes. These models are part of research to determine the regional atmospheric and environmental sensitivities to the water cycle flux including regional precipitation analysis and land use changes. This presentation will focus on the statistics and imagery data set built for the modeling.
Damon is currently a Graduate Research Assistant working on his Master’s in Atmospheric Science. His current research is looking at runoff and precipitation scenarios in rural areas using GIS. Previous research efforts include work on the Piping Plover with the National Forest and Wildlife Association, the Raytheon Airplane Project for storage of Raytheon airplanes. Topics of study within ISTWR include site classification for snowdrifts and GIS data building. Damon graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay with a B.S. in Environmental Science in 2001.