Offering the opportunity for collaborative synthesis and analysis opportunities in Earth system science
Principal investigators: Steven Perakis (USGS Corvallis Research Group, FRESC), Duncan Menge (Columbia University), Christopher Clark (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Sasha C Reed (USGS - Canyonlands Field Station, SBSC)
FY19 - Margin-wide geological and geophysical synthesis to understand the recurrence and hazards of great subduction zone earthquakes in Cascadia
2019 WORKING GROUP
Margin-wide geological and geophysical synthesis to understand the recurrence and hazards of great subduction zone earthquakes in Cascadia
Principal investigators: Lydia M. Staisch (USGS - Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center), Janet Tilden Watt (USGS - Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center), Jonathan P. Perkins (USGS - Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center), Robert C. Witter (USGS - Alaska Science Center)
FY19 Improved hydrologic forecasting through synthesis of critical storage components and timescales across watersheds worldwide
2019 WORKING GROUP
Improved hydrologic forecasting through synthesis of critical storage components and timescales across watersheds worldwide
Principal investigators: Laurel Larsen (UC Berkeley), Jessica M Driscoll (USGS - New Mexico Water Science Center), David Gochis (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research), Judson W. Harvey (U.S. Geological Survey)
FY19 Future Opportunities in Regional and Global Seismic Network Monitoring and Science
2019 WORKING GROUP
Future Opportunities in Regional and Global Seismic Network Monitoring and Science
Principal investigators: Gavin Hayes (USGS - Geologic Hazards Team), Paul S. Earle (USGS - Geologic Hazards Team), Harley M. Benz (USGS - Geologic Hazards Team), David J Wald (USGS - Geologic Hazards Team)
2019 - Characterizing global variability in groundwater arsenic
2019 WORKING GROUP
Characterizing global variability in groundwater arsenic
Principal investigators: Mason Stahl (Union College), Benjamin C. Bostick (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Clifford I. Voss (USGS - Branch of Regional Research, Western Region), Holly Michael (University of Delaware)
2019-Wetland fluxnet synthesis for methane: understanding and predicting methane fluxes at daily to interannual timescales
2019 WORKING GROUP
Wetland fluxnet synthesis for methane: understanding and predicting methane fluxes at daily to interannual timescales
Principal investigators: Rob Jackson (Stanford University), Sara H Knox (Stanford University), Lisamarie Windham-Myers (USGS Branch of Regional Research, Western Region), Benjamin Poulter (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Linking environmental and public health data to evaluate health effects of arsenic exposure from domestic and public supply wells
2018 WORKING GROUP
Linking environmental and public health data to evaluate health effects of arsenic exposure from domestic and public supply wells
Principal investigators: Maria Argos (University of Illinois at Chicago), Joseph D Ayotte (USGS - New Hampshire/Vermont Water Science Center), Matthew Gribble (Emory University), Bernard T Nolan (USGS - National Water-Quality Assessment Program)
Tsunami Source Standardization for Hazards Mitigation in the United States
2018 WORKING GROUP
Tsunami Source Standardization for Hazards Mitigation in the United States
Principal investigators: Stephanie L Ross (USGS - Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center), Marie Eble (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Dmitry J. Nicolsky (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Rick Wilson (California Geological Survey)
A global synthesis of land-surface fluxes under natural and human-altered watersheds using the Budyko framework
2018 WORKING GROUP
A global synthesis of land-surface fluxes under natural and human-altered watersheds using the Budyko framework
Principal investigators: Sankarasubramanian Arumugam (North Carolina State University), Dingbao Wang (University of Central Florida), Stacey A Archfield (USGS - Branch of Regional Research, Eastern Region), Meredith M Reitz (USGS - Branch of Regional Research, Eastern Region)
Volcanic Hazards
2017 WORKING GROUP
Optimizing satellite resources for the global assessment and mitigation of volcanic hazards
Principal investigators: Matthew Pritchard (Cornell University), Michael P Poland (USGS Volcano Science Center), Kevin Reath (Cornell University)
News and Events
Ecological Forecasting workshop
Contact Jill Baron for more information
Monday, January 28, 2019 to Friday, February 1, 2019
Improved hydrologic forecasting through synthesis of critical storage components and timescales across watersheds worldwide
Monday, February 11, 2019 to Friday, February 15, 2019
Wetland flux synthesis for Methane
Monday, February 25, 2019 to Friday, March 1, 2019
Preferred hotel blackout dates
Might have difficulty making hotel reservations for Powell Center groups that want to meet during this time.
Sunday, March 17, 2019 to Saturday, March 23, 2019
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Proposal Information
2020 Working Group Proposal submission deadline is January 31, 2019.
- Proposal Process
- Proposal Submission Instructions
- Data Reporting
- Proposal Review Process
- FY20 Call For Proposals
- On Dec 6th, 2018, 1 pm MST, 3 pm ET, 2018 we hosted a Webinar on how to submit proposals.
- A copy of the FY2019 presentation [PDF]
- Email powellcenter@usgs.gov for a copy of the recording
- On Dec 6th, 2018, 1 pm MST, 3 pm ET, 2018 we hosted a Webinar on how to submit proposals.
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