Presentations
The list below includes presentations given by PCIC staff and consortium members. PCIC also hosts Seminars given by invited speakers.
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BC Hydro Workshop, April 20, 2010
- 20 April 2010: PCIC Development, Dave Rodenhuis (PCIC), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: Climate Overview, Katrina Bennett (PCIC), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: BC Watersheds: Peace, Campbell and Upper Columbia, Markus Schnorbus (PCIC), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: Results on the Columbia River Basin and Implications for Power Generation, Alan Hamlet (University of Washington), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: Climate Diagnostics, Daniel Caya (Ouranos), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: Modelling the Effects of Climate Change and Glacier Response on Streamflow, Dan Moore (UBC), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: The Ouranos and Hydro-Quebec Example, Rene Roy and Claude Demers (Hydro Quebec), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
- 20 April 2010: PCIC Vision, Andrew Weaver (PCIC), Assessing Hydrologic Impacts on Water Resources in BC: Current Accomplishments and Future Vision, BC Hydro Workshop, Burnaby, BC
Other 2010 Presentations
- 7 June 2010: Historical Climate and Future Projections for BC, Trevor Murdock, Environmental Assessment Office
- 5 May 2010: Historical Climate and Future Projections for BC, Trevor Murdock, BCWWA Conference and Trade Show
- 7 April 2010: Historical Climate and Future Projections for Watershed Planning, Trevor Murdock, 2nd Cowichan Watershed Board Meeting, Duncan, BC
- 24 March 2010: Hydrological Changes as a Result of Mountain Pine Beetle and Salvage Harvest in the Fraser Basin, Markus Schnorbus, Tournament Capital Centre, Kamloops, BC
- 15 March 2010: Climate Change, Pine Beetle and the Fraser River: Workshop on Hydrological Impacts of Climate Change and Mountain Pine Beetle in the Fraser Basin, Markus Schnorbus, SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC
- 10 March 2010: Climate Change Applications for Policy/Decision-making, Trevor Murdock, Human Dimensions of Climate Change, Victoria, BC
- 4 March 2010: Historical Climate and Future Projections for BC, Trevor Murdock, Climate Change Discussion - Sierra Club
- 2 March 2010: Climate Modeling for PIEVC, Gerd Buerger et. al., Vancouver, BC
- 25 February 2010: RCM Historical Simulations and Future Projections for British Columbia from the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Project (NARCCAP), Trevor Murdock, CCCma Lunchtime Seminar, Victoria, BC
- 10 February 2010: Building Resilient Coastal Communities in the Face of Climate Change Impacts on Coastal and Marine Resources and Ecosystems in British Columbia, Mary Liston and Trevor Murdock
- 10 February 2010: Historical and Future Climate Impacts for a Community-Based Resilience Analysis, Trevor Murdock and Mary Liston, Barkley Sound Knowledge Symposium, University of Victoria
- 15 January 2010: Past and Future Climate Change for Kaslo and Regional District of Central Kootenay Area D, Trevor Murdock, CRD Climate Change Adaptation 101, Videoconference: University of Victoria - Nelson
2009 Presentations
- 8 December 2009: Modelling Snow Processes for Climate Change Impact Analyses: Challenges and Insights, Katrina Bennett, Canadian Water Resources Association/Canadian Society of Hydrologic Sciences (CWRA/CSHS) Discussion Group meeting
- 25 November 2009: Using an ensemble of downscaled climate model projections to assess potential impacts of climate change on spruce and Douglas fir forests for decision making in BC, Trevor Q. Murdock, FFESC Risk Assessment and Decision Tool Support Seminar, Northern Interior Forest Region
- 21-22 November 2009: Workshop: Chinese Uncertainties and Canadian Responses: After the Global Financial Crisis, Dave Rodenhuis, CFGS and CAPI, University of Victoria
- 19 November 2009: Climate Model Projections and Anticipated Impacts for Southern Vancouver Island, Trevor Murdock, CRD Climate Change Adaptation 101, University of Victoria
- 17 November 2009: Using an ensemble of downscaled climate model projections to assess potential impacts of climate change on spruce and Douglas-fir forests for decision-making in BC, Trevor Murdock, FORREX Science Chat
- 12 November 2009: Uncertainties in Hydrologic and Climate Change Impact Analyses in a Headwater Basin of the Peace River Watershed, Katrina Bennett et al., CCCma Lunchtime Seminar Series
- 4 November 2009: Climate Change 201 , Trevor Murdock (with Cindy Pearce, Mountain Labyrinths Inc., Stewart Cohen, Environment Canada/UBC, Ingrid Liepa, Kimberley CC Planning Coordinator), Columbia Basin Trust
- 21 October 2009: Future Climate Projections for British Columbia , Trevor Murdock, Canadian Society for Ecological Economics, Vancouver, BC
- 11 September 2009:NCEP-driven NARCCAP resultscompared to observations for British Columbia , Trevor Murdock and Hailey Eckstrand, NARCCAP User's Meeting, Boulder, Colorado
- 15 August 2009: Uncertainties in Hydrologic and Climate Change Impact Analyses in a Headwater Basin of the Peace River Watershed, Katrina Bennett, 17th International Northern Research Basins Symposium and Workshop
- 5 June 2009: Assessing the impact of climate change on the risk of Western Spruce Budworm and Spruce Bark Beetle Outbreaks, Aquila Flower, Pacific Forestry Centre
- 5 June 2009: Pest suitability, Alvaro Montenegro, Pacific Forestry Centre
- 5 June 2009: Assessing the potential impacts of climate change on spruce and Douglas fir forests in BC using bioclimatic envelope models, Trevor Murdock and Aquila Flower, Pacific Forestry Centre
- 3 June 2009: Futureproofing Green Buildings, Trevor Murdock, The True Cost of Living Buildings Workshop, University of Victoria
- 1-2 June 2009: Climate Services, Dave Rodenhuis, BC Wildlife and Climate Change Symposium
- 26 May 2009: Hydrologic Modelling for Climate Change Impacts Analysis of Shifts in Future Hydrologic Regimes, Katrina Bennett, Joint AGU-CGU Assembly
- 25 May 2009: Regional Impacts of Climate Change in the Cariboo Chilcotin Region, Katrina Bennett, Joint AGU-CGU Assembly
- 7 May 2009: Assessing the potential impacts of climate change on spruce and Douglas fir forests in BC using bioclimatic envelope models, Aquila Flower, CCCma Lunch Time Seminar Series
- 23 April 2009: Bridging the Gap with the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC), David Rodenhuis, Northwest (Pacific) Impacts Assessment Meeting Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle
- 22 April 2009: Modeling the Future Impacts of Climate Change on Douglas Fir and Spruce Forests in British Columbia, Aquila Flower, Ministry of Forests and Range Climate Change Seminar Series
- 16 April 2009: Climate and Climate Impacts Science at PCIC … for Adaptation, Trevor Murdock, BC Ministry of Environment Adaptation Team, Victoria BC
- 6 April 2009: Hydrologic Modelling: Applying the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Model in BC Watersheds, Katrina Bennett, Camosun College, Victoria, BC
- 25 March 2009: Modeling the Future Impacts of Climate Change on Douglas Fir and Spruce Forests in British Columbia, Aquila Flower, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
- 11 March 2009: Climate and Climate Impacts Science at PCIC for Adaptation, Trevor Murdock, Dave Rodenhuis, Ben Kangasniemi, National Science Meeting on Planned Adaptation to Climate Change, Environment Canada, Victoria BC
- 7 March 2009: Bioclimatic Envelope Modelling of Climatic Suitability for Spruce and Douglas Fir, Aquila Flower, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, Nanaimo
- 11 February 2009: Climate variability, trends, and future projections, Trevor Murdock, Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem Conference
- 10 February 2009: Climate Change and the Whitehorse Region, Arelia Werner, McBride Museum, City of Whitehorse
- 9 February 2009: Past Hydro-climatology and Trends, and Future Climate in Dawson City, YT, Arelia Werner, Whitehorse, YT
- 6 February 2009: Climate Overview, Dave Rodenhuis, Arelia Werner, and Trevor Murdock, PICS/IESVIC seminar
- 15 January 2009: Hydrologic Modelling: Applying the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Model in BC Watersheds, Katrina Bennett, CCCma TAO Seminar
2008 Presentations
- 19 December 2008: Projected Changes in Climatic Suitability for Spruce and Douglas Fir Forests in British Columbia, Aquila Flower, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco
- 15 December 2008: Bridging the Gap with the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC), David Rodenhuis, Ben Kangasniemi, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco
- 10 December 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios for BC, Trevor Murdock, BC Parks Annual Meeting
- 26 November 2008: Summary: Changes in Past Hydro-climatology and Projected Future Change in the Prince George Region, Arelia Werner, City of Prince George, BC
- 25 November 2008: Changes in Past Hydro-climatology and Projected Future Change in the Prince George Region, Arelia Werner, Adapting to Climate Change in Prince George Workshop, Prince George, BC
- 30 October 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios for BC, Trevor Murdock, BC MOE - Science Committee
- 28 October 2008: Historical climate and a sprinkling of future scenarios for Kimberley, Trevor Murdock, Kimberley Adaptation Project - Council Meeting
- 28 October 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios for Kimberley, Trevor Murdock, Kimberley Adaptation Project - Public Meeting
- 27 October 2008: Historical climate and future scenarios - Columbia Basin, Trevor Murdock, Canadian Columbia River Forum
- 17 October 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios for BC, Trevor Murdock, Climate Action Secretariat / BC MOE Environmental Stewardship Division
- 13 Aug 2008: Regional Climate Projections for British Columbia: Tools and Uncertainty, Trevor Murdock, American Meteorological Society 2008 Congress, Whistler, BC
- 10 July 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios for BC, Trevor Murdock, Climate Action Secretariat
- 12 June 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios, Trevor Murdock, Planner's Institute of BC, Prince George, BC
- 11 June 2008: Available Data for Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change, Arelia Werner & Trevor Murdock, Planner's Institute of BC, Prince George, BC
- 2 June 2008: Changing Precipitation Patterns in BC, Katrina Bennett, Arelia Werner & Trevor Murdock with Brian Beck, ACT Conference, Vancouver, BC
- 5 June 2008: Projections and Community Level Assessments of Climate Change and Variability, Arelia Werner, Climate Impacts Group Seminar Series, Seattle, Washington
- 29 May 2008: Responses of streamflow in BC to climate trends and variability, Arelia Werner & David Rodenhuis, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Congress 2008, Kelowna, BC
- 29 May 2008: Regional Climate Projections for British Columbia, Trevor Murdock, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Congress 2008, Kelowna, BC
- 27 May 2008: Community Level Assessments of Climate Change and Variability, Arelia Werner & Trevor Murdock, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Congress 2008, Kelowna, BC
- 14 May 2008: Developing a high resolution long term gridded climate surface for British Columbia, Katrina Bennett, J. Deems & Allan Hamlet, CGU Conference, Banff, AB
- 12 May 2008: Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Trend in Pacific North America, Katrina Bennett, Arelia Werner & David Bronaugh, CGU Conference, Banff, AB
- 9 May 2008: Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, Aquila Flower, Climate Change Impacts on Ecology and the Environment Workshop
- 30 April 2008: Changing Precipitation Patterns in British Columbia, Katrina Bennett, Arelia Werner & Trevor Murdock, BCWWMA Conference, Whistler, BC
- 22 April 2008: Historical climate trends and future scenarios for BC From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, Trevor Murdock, NRCAN
- 17 April 2008: Hydrologic Impacts of Climate Change in BC, Katrina Bennett, Climate Impacts Group Weekly Seminar, Seattle, Washington
- 11 April 2008: Adapting to Climate Change on Vancouver Island, Trevor Murdock, Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities 59th Annual Meeting
- 31 March 2008: Climate trends for biodiversity: Adapting to range shifts of plants and animals, Trevor Murdock, Adaptation to Climate Change Conference
- 25 February 2008: Introduction to Climate Change Projections, Arelia Werner and High-resolution Climate Change Projections, Arelia Werner. ( Water Supply Assessment - Climate Change Workshop; Edmonton, Alberta )
- 23 January 2008: Evaluation and application of dynamical and statistical downscaling tools for reconstruction of the variability and extremes of current climate regime and future scenario projections, Dimitri Parishkura, University of Quebec at Montreal/Environment Canada (Joint PCIC/CCCma TAO seminar)
2007 Presentations
- 6 December 2007: Online access to regional climate projections, Trevor Murdock & Dave Bronaugh (CCCma lunchtime seminar)
- 19 November 2007: Biodiversity-related climate and hydrological trends and projections,Trevor Murdock & Arelia Werner (Nature Conservancy Central Interior Climate Assessment meeting)
- 15 November 2007: PCIC Program and BC Hydro-climate overview, Dave Rodenhuis & Arelia Werner ( CCCma lunchtime seminar )
- 23 October 2007: Impacts of Climate Change in the Whitehorse Region, Trevor Murdock ( City of Whitehorse Sustainability Charrette )
- 23 October 2007: Past Hydroclimatology and Future Climate Impacts in the Whitehorse Region, Arelia Werner ( City of Whitehorse Sustainability Charrette )
- 20 October 2007: Climate Impacts in the Columbia Basin, Trevor Murdock ( Columbia Basin Trust Sustainability Symposium )
- 18 October 2007: BC historical climate trends, Trevor Murdock & Katrina Bennett ( CCCma lunchtime seminar )
- 11 October 2007: Extreme total water levels at Pt. Atkinson, Dilumie Abeysirigunawardena (CCCma lunchtime seminar)
- 20 September 2007: Dr. Phil Duffy - Societal impacts of climate change (Joint PCIC/Topics on Ocean and Atmosphere seminar)
- August 2007: Revised PCIC products and themes presented in April 2007 at a PCIC Staff retreat.
- July 2007: Revised Atlin presentation presented in March 2007 at a Northern Climate Exchange workshop.
- March 2007: Regional Empirical Prediction paper presented at Climate Prediction Science Applications Workshop in Seattle
