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SYMPOSIUM
SPONSORS
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Global Programs
and Climate Diagnostic Center
USDA
Forest Service
PSW Research Station
Sierra Nevada Research Center
 USDA
Forest Service
PNW Research Station
Fire and Environmental Research Applications
U.S.
Geological Survey, Biological and Water Resources Divisions
 Desert
Research Institute, Western Regional Climate Center
 Montana
State University, The Big Sky Institute for Science & Natural
History
University of California, White Mountain Research Station
 University
of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
 University
of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
 State
of California, Resources Agency
 California
Bay-Delta Authority
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Mountain landscapes, ecosystems and watersheds have responded
to past climate variations in complex ways including abrupt
and cascading landscape shifts even when climate changed gradually.
In the 21st century, changing climates will interact with
other stresses, making unexpected responses even more likely.
Regional monitoring, research, prediction, and decision-support
efforts can enable early warnings and resource-management
system that may accommodate or avoid surprises. The Mountain
Climate Sciences Symposium confronted issues of western mountain
environments in light of anticipated 21st century climate
variation. Participants helped develop a west-wide mountain
climate- and climate-response science initiative.
The
specific goals of the symposium were:
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Present
states-of-knowledge in climate and climate-response research
for mountain regions of western North America. |
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Develop
support for long-term, interdisciplinary, and integrated
climate and climate-related research and monitoring in
western mountains. |
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Facilitate
communication and understanding of climate sciences and
their implications to local and regional resource managers
and decision-makers. |
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Promote
data integration, quality assurance, management, and archival
capacities for climate-related databases. |
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Establish
a roadmap for long-term regional integration of climate
sciences, assessment, natural resource policy, and management.
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