Publications Published in Ongoing

1. Adaptation Initiatives for Sea Level Rise in California. John Andrews.
   PIER: Ongoing
   http://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/displayOneReport.php?pubNum=500-09-16
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   The National Research Council of the National Adademy of Sciences will convene a committee of experts to provide an assessment of SLR for California.ﾠﾠThe case sutdies will demonstarte how other communities can use these recommendations to assessment impacts and conduct adaptive planning in their region.
   
   
   
2. Adaptation Strategies for Agricultural Sustainability in Yolo County, California. Louise Jackson.
   PIER: Ongoing
   http://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/displayOneReport.php?pubNum=500-09-009
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   This project proposes to demonstrate the broad mechanisms by which agriculture may react to climate change, along with other simultaneous changes in landscape pressures. The main intent of the project is to provide a science-based exploration tool for scientists, farmers, policymakers and the general public to better understand the complexity of risks and responses to climate change, and to portray adaptation options for increasing agricultural sustainability.
   
   
   
3. Advanced modeling of the biological effects of climate change in California. Lee Hannah.
   PIER: Ongoing
   http://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/displayOneReport.php?pubNum=500-08-020
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   This research program will apply the BioMove model and other tools to climate change assessment at biologically relevant scales. Products of this research will include a network flow analysis for California, showing optimal networks of sites important for conservation of species through multiple time-steps as climate changes. The project will also improve fire modeling.
   
   
   
4. Assessing Long-term Dynamics of Bird Distributions in Relation to Climate Change: From Grinnell to Present. Steve Beissinger.
   PIER: Ongoing
   http://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/displayOneReport.php?pubNum=PIR-08-001
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   We will use a unique historical record gathered by Joseph Grinnell and colleagues over the past 100 years to examine changes in patterns of avian diversity.
   
   
   
5. Atmospheric Measurements and Modeling for Verification of AB-32 Mandated GHG Emissions Reductions. .
   PIER: Ongoing
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   Ongoing resarch in the measurement of green house gases in the atmosphere at two towers: Sutro Tower in San Francisco and the Walnut Grove Tower south of Sacramento to assess the accuracy of existing emission estimates. Report pending.
   
   
   
6. California AUAV Air Pollution Profiling Study. Prof. Ramanathan and Corrigan.
   PIER: Ongoing
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   Preliminary study to determine the effect of black carbon on the atmospheric budget in California.
   
   
   
7. California Energy Balances Phase II. .
   PIER: Ongoing
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   Ongoing research to update and improve the California Energy Balance (CALEB) database which provides reliable and concise energy statistics for energy policy analysis and forecasting. Report pending.
   
   
   
8. California GHG Targets and CHP Incentives . .
   PIER: Ongoing
   
   
9. California's Carbon Challenge: An Integrated Modeling Framework to Reduce GHG Emissions in California by 2050. .
   PIER: Ongoing
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   Ongoing research to create an integrated modeling framework to analyze and compare options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. Report pending.
   
   
   
10. California's Energy Future: Assessing our Technical Capacity to meet 2050 Climate and Energy Goals. Jane Long.
    PIER: Ongoing
    http://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/displayOneReport.php?pubNum=500-08-045
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    This study will assess the ability of existing energy technologies to meet California's climate and energy goals for 2050, identify technical energy gaps that need to be filled to meet these goals, and technical pathways that will help us achieve these goals.