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Overview

Jessica D. Lundquist is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to environmental and earth sciences, with a particular focus on cryospheric studies and hydrology. Their research encompasses various aspects of snow dynamics, water resources, and climate-related phenomena, reflected across numerous publications and collaborations.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader fields, their subfields of expertise include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The primary research topics addressed by Lundquist span:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Jessica D. Lundquist has published several papers in reputable scientific venues. Key recent papers include:

  • Inferring Distributed Snow Depth by Leveraging Snow Pattern Repeatability: Investigation Using 47 Lidar Observations in the Tuolumne Watershed, Sierra Nevada, California, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Snow Ensemble Uncertainty Project (SEUP): quantification of snow water equivalent uncertainty across North America via ensemble land surface modeling, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Snow interception modelling: Isolated observations have led to many land surface models lacking appropriate temperature sensitivities, 2021, Hydrological Processes
  • Ranking Forest Effects on Snow Storage: A Decision Tool for Forest Management, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Forest Canopy Density Effects on Snowpack Across the Climate Gradients of the Western United States Mountain Ranges, 2022, Water Resources Research

Lundquist collaborates frequently with a group of scientists in related research fields. Frequent coauthors include:

  • E. D. Gutmann
  • Justin M. Pflug
  • Nicoleta Cristea
  • Michael Durand
  • Cassie Lumbrazo

Their work is often published in venues that emphasize hydrological and cryospheric sciences. Notable publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Water Resources Research
  • The Cryosphere
  • Hydrological Processes
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Best Publications

  • Meteorological Characteristics and Overland Precipitation Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers Affecting the West Coast of North America Based on Eight Years of SSM/I Satellite Observations

    Paul J. Neiman;F. Martin Ralph;Gary A. Wick;Jessica D. Lundquist

  • Managing Climate Change Refugia for Climate Adaptation

    Toni Lyn Morelli;Toni Lyn Morelli;Christopher Daly;Solomon Z. Dobrowski;Deanna M. Dulen

  • A unified approach for process-based hydrologic modeling: 1. Modeling concept

    Martyn P. Clark;Bart Nijssen;Jessica D. Lundquist;Dmitri Kavetski

  • Surface temperature lapse rates over complex terrain: Lessons from the Cascade Mountains

    Justin R. Minder;Philip W. Mote;Jessica D. Lundquist

  • Temperature trends at high elevations: Patterns across the globe

    N. C. Pepin;J. D. Lundquist

  • An assessment of differences in gridded precipitation datasets in complex terrain

    Brian Henn;Brian Henn;Andrew J. Newman;Ben Livneh;Ben Livneh;Christopher Daly

  • Our Skill in Modeling Mountain Rain and Snow is Bypassing the Skill of Our Observational Networks

    Jessica Lundquist;Mimi Hughes;Ethan Gutmann;Sarah Kapnick

  • Lower forest density enhances snow retention in regions with warmer winters: A global framework developed from plot-scale observations and modeling

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Susan E. Dickerson-Lange;James A. Lutz;Nicoleta C. Cristea

  • High mountain areas

    Regine Hock;Golam Rasul;Carolina Adler;Bolivar Cáceres

  • A unified approach for process-based hydrologic modeling: 2. Model implementation and case studies

    Martyn P. Clark;Bart Nijssen;Jessica D. Lundquist;Dmitri Kavetski

  • Surface temperature patterns in complex terrain: Daily variations and long-term change in the central Sierra Nevada, California

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Jessica D. Lundquist;Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan

  • Seasonal and Spatial Patterns in Diurnal Cycles in Streamflow in the Western United States

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Daniel R. Cayan

  • The Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX)

    Robert A. Houze;Lynn A. McMurdie;Walter A. Petersen;Mathew R. Schwaller

  • Exploring the impact of forcing error characteristics on physically based snow simulations within a global sensitivity analysis framework

    M. S. Raleigh;J. D. Lundquist;M. P. Clark

  • Rain versus Snow in the Sierra Nevada, California: Comparing Doppler Profiling Radar and Surface Observations of Melting Level

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Paul J. Neiman;Brooks Martner;Allen B. White

  • Automated algorithm for mapping regions of cold-air pooling in complex terrain

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Nicholas Pepin;Caitlin Rochford

  • Ground-based testing of MODIS fractional snow cover in subalpine meadows and forests of the Sierra Nevada

    Mark S. Raleigh;Karl Rittger;Courtney E. Moore;Brian Henn

  • Meteorology and hydrology in Yosemite national park: a sensor network application

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Daniel R. Cayan;Michael D. Dettinger

  • Using inexpensive temperature sensors to monitor the duration and heterogeneity of snow-covered areas.

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Fred Lott

  • Relationships between Barrier Jet Heights, Orographic Precipitation Gradients, and Streamflow in the Northern Sierra Nevada

    Jessica D. Lundquist;Justin R. Minder;Paul J. Neiman;Ellen Sukovich

  • A framework for understanding the hydroecology of impacted wet meadows in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges, California, USA

    Steven P. Loheide;Richard S. Deitchman;David J. Cooper;Evan C. Wolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Martyn P. Clark
Martyn P. Clark University of Saskatchewan
Michael D. Dettinger
Michael D. Dettinger Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Daniel R. Cayan
Daniel R. Cayan University of California, San Diego
Steven P. Loheide
Steven P. Loheide University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ethan Gutmann
Ethan Gutmann National Center for Atmospheric Research
James A. Lutz
James A. Lutz Utah State University
Bart Nijssen
Bart Nijssen University of Washington
Dmitri Kavetski
Dmitri Kavetski University of Adelaide
David Gochis
David Gochis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ben Livneh
Ben Livneh University of Colorado Boulder

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