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WMRS-GLORIA Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments WMEP W hite Mountain Energy Project 2008 Update Report Live System Monitoring & Sunny Portal CEREC Symposium Climate, Ecosystems and Resources in Eastern California, Nov.5-8, 2008 Bishop CIRMOUNT Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains OBFS Organization of Biological Field Stations |
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News: In cooperation with the USGS Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), WMRS has recently completed an 1800 square foot, climate-controlled greenhouse at the Owens Valley Laboratories. details
North America's highest cultivated ground? High school students grow potatoes, radishes and greens at 12,500' elevation! See story for details... Announcing 2009 Mary Dedecker Botanical Grant details October 13, 2009 Surprise snowfall closes roads in White Mountains! details Christine Goedhart, UC Irvine graduate student, talks about her plant physiology research in the Owens Valley. See story and photos. In December the Willow Beetle Project was awarded a 5-year, $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, for the research proposal entitled "Ecological and evolutionary responses to environmental change in Sierra Nevada populations of a montane willow beetle." See beetle project web pages for more information about this long-running WMRS-based project. White Mountain Summit climate station records 162.4 mile per hour windspeed at 5 am, December 19, 2008! This was the peak of 9 consecutive hours of continuous winds >100mph! See link to WM Summit Weather Station (click on historical data link) The 5th White Mountain Research Station regional research symposium: "Climate, Ecosystems and Resources in Eastern California" (CEREC) was held on November 5-8, 2008 in Bishop. See news page for details. WMRS-affiliated astronomer George Smoot wins Nobel Prize for his work on the origins of the universe! more information More news! See WMRS news pages. |
