Jill S Baron, PhD (Former Employee)
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Ecosystem responses to nitrogen deposition in the Colorado Front Range Ecosystem responses to nitrogen deposition in the Colorado Front Range
We asked whether 3–5 kg N y−1 atmospheric N deposition was sufficient to have influenced natural, otherwise undisturbed, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Colorado Front Range by comparing ecosystem processes and properties east and west of the Continental Divide. The eastern side receives elevated N deposition from urban, agricultural, and industrial sources, compared with 1–2...
Authors
Jill Baron, H.M. Rueth, A.M. Wolfe, K. R. Nydick, E.J. Allstott, J.T. Minear, B. Moraska
Management of land use conflicts in the United States Rocky Mountains Management of land use conflicts in the United States Rocky Mountains
People have long been attracted to the beauty and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Until very recently, however, the Rocky Mountain region was sparsely populated and its use mostly extractive. Commodities removed in massive quantities included first beaver, then precious metals, timber, energy, and finally water. There has been a fundamental change in migration patterns since the 1980s
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Jill Baron, D.M. Theobald, D.B. Fagre
Sensitivity of a high-elevation Rocky Mountain watershed to altered climate and CO2 Sensitivity of a high-elevation Rocky Mountain watershed to altered climate and CO2
We explored the hydrologic and ecological responses of a headwater mountain catchment, Loch Vale watershed, to climate change and doubling of atmospheric CO2 scenarios using the Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System (RHESSys). A slight (2°C) cooling, comparable to conditions observed over the past 40 years, led to greater snowpack and slightly less runoff, evaporation...
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Jill Baron, Melannie D. Hartman, L.E. Band, R.B. Lammers
Stream chemistry modeling of two watersheds in the Front Range, Colorado Stream chemistry modeling of two watersheds in the Front Range, Colorado
We investigated the hydrologic, geochemical, and biogeochemical controls on stream chemical composition on the Green Lakes Valley and Andrews Creek watersheds using the alpine hydrochemical model (AHM). Both sites had comparable data sets from 1994 and 1996, including high‐resolution spatial data and high‐frequency time series of hydrology, geochemistry, and meteorology. The model of...
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Thomas Meixner, Roger C. Bales, Mark W. Williams, Donald H. Campbell, Jill S. Baron
Temporal coherence of two alpine lake basins of the Colorado Front Range, USA Temporal coherence of two alpine lake basins of the Colorado Front Range, USA
1. Knowledge of synchrony in trends is important to determining regional responses of lakes to disturbances such as atmospheric deposition and climate change. We explored the temporal coherence of physical and chemical characteristics of two series of mostly alpine lakes in nearby basins of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Using year-to-year variation over a 10-year period, we asked whether...
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Jill Baron, N. Caine
Combining binary decision tree and geostatistical methods to estimate snow distribution in a mountain watershed Combining binary decision tree and geostatistical methods to estimate snow distribution in a mountain watershed
We model the spatial distribution of snow across a mountain basin using an approach that combines binary decision tree and geostatistical techniques. In April 1997 and 1998, intensive snow surveys were conducted in the 6.9‐km2 Loch Vale watershed (LVWS), Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Binary decision trees were used to model the large‐scale variations in snow depth, while the...
Authors
Benjamin Balk, Kelly Elder
Preface [to special section on recent Loch Vale Watershed research] Preface [to special section on recent Loch Vale Watershed research]
Catchment-scale intensive and extensive research conducted over the last decade shows that our understanding of the biogeochemical and hydrologic processes in subalpine and alpine basins is not yet sufficiently mature to model and predict how biogeochemical transformations and surface water quality will change in response to climatic or human-driven changes in energy, water, and...
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Jill S. Baron, Mark W. Williams
Spatial variation among lakes within landscapes: Ecological organization along lake chains Spatial variation among lakes within landscapes: Ecological organization along lake chains
Although limnologists have long been interested in regional patterns in lake attributes, only recently have they considered lakes connected and organized across the landscape, rather than as spatially independent entities. Here we explore the spatial organization of lake districts through the concept of landscape position, a concept that considers lakes longitudinally along gradients of
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Patricia A. Soranno, Katherine E. Webster, Joan L. Riera, Timothy K. Kratz, Jill Baron, Paul A. Bukaveckas, George Kling, David S. White, Nel Caine, Richard C Lathrop, Peter R. Leavitt
Effects of climate change on surface- and ground-water quality Effects of climate change on surface- and ground-water quality
No abstract available.
Authors
Peter S. Murdoch, Jill Baron, T. L. Miller
Ecosystem processes and functioning Ecosystem processes and functioning
No abstract available.
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A.E. Lugo, Jill Baron, T. P. Frost, T. W. Cundy, P. Dittberner
Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain/Great Basin regional climate-change workshop Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain/Great Basin regional climate-change workshop
No abstract available.
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Frederic H. Wagner, Jill Baron
Western alpine Western alpine
No abstract available.
Authors
Jill Baron, Murray Williams, T. Seastedt, W. Bowman
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Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 215
Ecosystem responses to nitrogen deposition in the Colorado Front Range Ecosystem responses to nitrogen deposition in the Colorado Front Range
We asked whether 3–5 kg N y−1 atmospheric N deposition was sufficient to have influenced natural, otherwise undisturbed, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Colorado Front Range by comparing ecosystem processes and properties east and west of the Continental Divide. The eastern side receives elevated N deposition from urban, agricultural, and industrial sources, compared with 1–2...
Authors
Jill Baron, H.M. Rueth, A.M. Wolfe, K. R. Nydick, E.J. Allstott, J.T. Minear, B. Moraska
Management of land use conflicts in the United States Rocky Mountains Management of land use conflicts in the United States Rocky Mountains
People have long been attracted to the beauty and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Until very recently, however, the Rocky Mountain region was sparsely populated and its use mostly extractive. Commodities removed in massive quantities included first beaver, then precious metals, timber, energy, and finally water. There has been a fundamental change in migration patterns since the 1980s
Authors
Jill Baron, D.M. Theobald, D.B. Fagre
Sensitivity of a high-elevation Rocky Mountain watershed to altered climate and CO2 Sensitivity of a high-elevation Rocky Mountain watershed to altered climate and CO2
We explored the hydrologic and ecological responses of a headwater mountain catchment, Loch Vale watershed, to climate change and doubling of atmospheric CO2 scenarios using the Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System (RHESSys). A slight (2°C) cooling, comparable to conditions observed over the past 40 years, led to greater snowpack and slightly less runoff, evaporation...
Authors
Jill Baron, Melannie D. Hartman, L.E. Band, R.B. Lammers
Stream chemistry modeling of two watersheds in the Front Range, Colorado Stream chemistry modeling of two watersheds in the Front Range, Colorado
We investigated the hydrologic, geochemical, and biogeochemical controls on stream chemical composition on the Green Lakes Valley and Andrews Creek watersheds using the alpine hydrochemical model (AHM). Both sites had comparable data sets from 1994 and 1996, including high‐resolution spatial data and high‐frequency time series of hydrology, geochemistry, and meteorology. The model of...
Authors
Thomas Meixner, Roger C. Bales, Mark W. Williams, Donald H. Campbell, Jill S. Baron
Temporal coherence of two alpine lake basins of the Colorado Front Range, USA Temporal coherence of two alpine lake basins of the Colorado Front Range, USA
1. Knowledge of synchrony in trends is important to determining regional responses of lakes to disturbances such as atmospheric deposition and climate change. We explored the temporal coherence of physical and chemical characteristics of two series of mostly alpine lakes in nearby basins of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Using year-to-year variation over a 10-year period, we asked whether...
Authors
Jill Baron, N. Caine
Combining binary decision tree and geostatistical methods to estimate snow distribution in a mountain watershed Combining binary decision tree and geostatistical methods to estimate snow distribution in a mountain watershed
We model the spatial distribution of snow across a mountain basin using an approach that combines binary decision tree and geostatistical techniques. In April 1997 and 1998, intensive snow surveys were conducted in the 6.9‐km2 Loch Vale watershed (LVWS), Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Binary decision trees were used to model the large‐scale variations in snow depth, while the...
Authors
Benjamin Balk, Kelly Elder
Preface [to special section on recent Loch Vale Watershed research] Preface [to special section on recent Loch Vale Watershed research]
Catchment-scale intensive and extensive research conducted over the last decade shows that our understanding of the biogeochemical and hydrologic processes in subalpine and alpine basins is not yet sufficiently mature to model and predict how biogeochemical transformations and surface water quality will change in response to climatic or human-driven changes in energy, water, and...
Authors
Jill S. Baron, Mark W. Williams
Spatial variation among lakes within landscapes: Ecological organization along lake chains Spatial variation among lakes within landscapes: Ecological organization along lake chains
Although limnologists have long been interested in regional patterns in lake attributes, only recently have they considered lakes connected and organized across the landscape, rather than as spatially independent entities. Here we explore the spatial organization of lake districts through the concept of landscape position, a concept that considers lakes longitudinally along gradients of
Authors
Patricia A. Soranno, Katherine E. Webster, Joan L. Riera, Timothy K. Kratz, Jill Baron, Paul A. Bukaveckas, George Kling, David S. White, Nel Caine, Richard C Lathrop, Peter R. Leavitt
Effects of climate change on surface- and ground-water quality Effects of climate change on surface- and ground-water quality
No abstract available.
Authors
Peter S. Murdoch, Jill Baron, T. L. Miller
Ecosystem processes and functioning Ecosystem processes and functioning
No abstract available.
Authors
A.E. Lugo, Jill Baron, T. P. Frost, T. W. Cundy, P. Dittberner
Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain/Great Basin regional climate-change workshop Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain/Great Basin regional climate-change workshop
No abstract available.
Authors
Frederic H. Wagner, Jill Baron
Western alpine Western alpine
No abstract available.
Authors
Jill Baron, Murray Williams, T. Seastedt, W. Bowman
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