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Climate Tools Café Webinar The Ohio State University Changing Climate Seminar Series May 3, 2012 I. Introduction • • Regional climate drivers System impacts II. Trends and projections • • Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes ecosystems III. Additional information I. Introduction • • Regional climate drivers System impacts II. Trends and projections • • Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes ecosystems III. Additional information Climate drivers Climate drivers I. Introduction • • Regional climate drivers System impacts II. Trends and projections • • Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes ecosystems III. Additional information System impacts: transportation System impacts: transportation System impacts: coastal zone System impacts: coastal zone System impacts: tourism and recreation System impacts: tourism and recreation System impacts From: Wang, et al,. 2012. Journal of Climate. System impacts System impacts: urban areas System impacts: urban areas System impacts: agriculture System impacts: agriculture Corn yield (bu/acre) in Illinois 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 From: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 I. Introduction • • Regional climate drivers System impacts II. Trends and projections • • Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes ecosystems III. Additional information Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes water balance: precipitation Great Lakes water balance: precipitation Great Lakes water balance: precipitation Great Lakes water balance: precipitation Great Lakes water balance: precipitation Great Lakes water balance: water levels Great Lakes water balance: water levels I. Introduction • • Regional climate drivers System impacts II. Trends and projections • • Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes ecosystems III. Additional information Ecosystems: Ecosystems: water surface temperature Ecosystems: Ecosystems: harmful algal blooms I. Introduction • • Regional climate drivers System impacts II. Trends and projections • • Great Lakes water balance Great Lakes ecosystems III. Additional information • International Upper Great Lakes Study – www.iugls.org • Great Lakes Integrated Sciences & Assessments – www.glisa.umich.edu • NOAA climate services – www.climate.gov • United States Global Change Research Program – www.globalchange.gov Climate Tools Café Webinar The Ohio State University Changing Climate Seminar Series May 3, 2012