Hydrology of the Everglades in the Context of Climate Change
USGS, CES, Sea Grant Sponsored Workshop
March 29 & 30, 2012
Florida Atlantic University Davie Campus
Purpose:
The purpose of this workshop was twofold:
- To assess the state of knowledge of the impacts of current and future climate change on the hydrological cycle in the Everglades. To gain a greater understanding of downscaled hydrologic global models for the Everglades.
- To examine each of the components of the cycle in the greater Everglades by identifying:
- our understanding of potential changes in precipitation quantity and intensity, evapotranspiration, percolation to groundwater, runoff and drainage, and
- critical knowledge gaps with respect to future patterns and their impact.
Outcomes:
Participants learned the state of science, regional experience, understand uncertainties, and information gaps. This was an initiation of a local effort to incorporate climate change into restoration planning.
Steering Committee:
- Leonard Berry, Director, Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Coordinator, Florida Climate Change Initiative, Florida Atlantic University
- G. Ronnie Best, Coordinator, Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems Science, US Geological Survey
- Robert Fennema, Hydrologist, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior
- Karl E. Havens, Director and Professor, Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida
- Vasu Misra, Assistant Professor, Meteorology, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS), Florida State University
- Jayantha Obeysekera, Hydrologic & Environmental Systems Modeling, South Florida Water Management District
- Ramesh Teegavarapu, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
- Russell Weeks, Chief, Hydrologic Modeling Section, US Army Corps of Engineers