Water Resources

A professor reads off an instrument while her student records information, on the blacksand shore of the bay.

Investigating climate driven shifts in Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA for water resource and land management solutions

PI: Tracy Wiegner, Associate Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo
Co-PI: Louise Economy, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016

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The effects of climate change on high elevation ecosystems and freshwater resources in Hawaiʻi

PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Abby Frazier, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015

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Cloud water interception in Hawai‘i – Part 1: Understanding the impact of fog on groundwater and ecosystems

PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015

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Influences of climate change, climate variability, and drought on human communities and ecosystems in Hawaiʻi

PI: Christian Giardina, Research Ecologist, Inst. of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service
Funded: FY2015

Tracking climate variability through chloride concentration in municipal production well histories on the Yigo-Tumon basin

PI: Nathen Habanai, Assistant Professor of Groundwater Hydrology, University of Guam
Co-PI: Erin Miller, Environmental Science Graduate Program, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015

Helmeted Kaylyn Bautista records water drops within a cave.

Groundwater percolation in northern Guam: Insights from Jinapsan Cave

PI: John Jenson, Professor of Environmental Geology, WERI, University of Guam
Co-PI: Kaylyn Bautista, WERI, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015

Forecasting climate and land use/cover change impacts on freshwater ecosystem services in Maui

PI: Christopher Lepczyk, Dept. Natural Resources & Environmental Mgmt, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Kirsten Oleson, NREM, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Steven Gray, NREM, UH Mānoa; Yin-Phan Tsang, NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015

Cloud water interception in Hawai‘i – Part 2: Mapping exchange of water between clouds and vegetation

PI: Yuqing Wang, Professor of Meteorology/IPRC, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015

A rocky stream bed sits between overgrown banks with high green hills in the background

Modeling the response of Hawaiʻi streams to future rainfall conditions

PI: Maoya Bassiouni, Hydrologist, USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Funded: FY2014

Understanding the response of native and non‐native forests to climate variability and change

PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2013

CLIMATE SCIENCE

WATER RESOURCES