NIT UW Projects 2014 2019

Brief Description of Nooksack Indian Tribe - University of Washington Projects 2014-2019: The work under this collaboration supports shared research on the physical processes of glacier behavior, watershed hydrology, streamflow runoff and related turbidity, suspended sediment and stream temperature using the Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM) and Landlab, research model tools in use globally and code development actively supported by researchers at the University of Washington. The overall project experimental design and research outcomes focus on 1) continued glacier behavior monitoring and modeling, 2) sediment monitoring and modeling, 3) low flow monitoring in conjunction with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 4) adaptation planning in conjunction with the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, 5) support of the South Fork Nooksack River watershed planning effort, 6) hydrologic modeling of forest harvest scenarios to develop adaption plans for upper watersheds, and 7) collaborative support of technical training on data and model integration for the Distributed Hydrology Soils Vegetation Model (DHSVM) in collaboration with other Tribes and Nooksack stakeholders.