Current WorkHere at the California Climate Hub I work with a diverse group of researchers and stakeholders on issues surrounding water use in perennial crop systems. Working primarily with almonds and wine grapes, my research addresses issues of exposure to adverse climatic conditions and related water demands under current and projected future climate regimes. Broadly, my work fits within the Hub mission to serve and aid land and resource managers in making climate-informed decisions and increasing adaptive capacity. To that end, my colleagues and I are working to identify opportunities for water use efficiencies in agriculture that will benefit growers and industry in the present as well as support a sustainable future for California ag.
I owe many thanks to my colleagues here at UC Davis, our Hub partners, and the industry partners supporting my research. If you're interested in learning more about my work or what we do at the Climate Hub, please reach out. |
Past ProjectsPast projects - some of which are on-going - include quantifying changes to agriculturally relevant climate metrics such as cold hardiness zones, growing degree days, heat tolerance zones, and chill accumulation. I've also developed simplified phenology models to assess potential changes in climatically suitable locations for cultivating specialty fruit and nut crops in the Northwestern US. These projects have been made into web visualizations and web-tools available at the Climate Toolbox. In addition to these efforts, I've participated on collaborative projects including examining climate change impacts on native shrub distribution, assessing the role of climate change on extreme weather events, and reviewing public outreach and engagement strategies surrounding climate change discourse and education. Most of this work has culminated in the publication of peer reviewed articles, which are listed on my CV and linked below.
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Refereed Publications
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (in review) Warming winters reduce chill accumulation for peach production in the southeastern United States.
Abatzoglou JT and Parker LE (2018) Climate change and the American West. Idaho Law Review Natural Resources and Environmental Law Edition.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2018) Shifts in the thermal niche of almond under climate change. Climatic Change.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2017) Comparing mechanistic and empirical approaches to modeling the thermal niche of almond. International Journal of Biometeorology.
Hicke JA, Abatzoglou JT, Daley-Laursen S, Esler J, and Parker L (2017) Using scientific conferences to engage the public on climate change. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2016) Projected changes in cold hardiness zones and suitable overwinter ranges of perennial crops over the United States. Environmental Research Letters.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2015) Spatial coherence of extreme precipitation events in the Northwestern United States. International Journal of Climatology.
Edwards LM, Bunkers MJ, Abatzoglou JT, Todey DP, and Parker LE (2014) October 2013 blizzard in western South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (in review) Warming winters reduce chill accumulation for peach production in the southeastern United States.
Abatzoglou JT and Parker LE (2018) Climate change and the American West. Idaho Law Review Natural Resources and Environmental Law Edition.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2018) Shifts in the thermal niche of almond under climate change. Climatic Change.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2017) Comparing mechanistic and empirical approaches to modeling the thermal niche of almond. International Journal of Biometeorology.
Hicke JA, Abatzoglou JT, Daley-Laursen S, Esler J, and Parker L (2017) Using scientific conferences to engage the public on climate change. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2016) Projected changes in cold hardiness zones and suitable overwinter ranges of perennial crops over the United States. Environmental Research Letters.
Parker LE and Abatzoglou JT (2015) Spatial coherence of extreme precipitation events in the Northwestern United States. International Journal of Climatology.
Edwards LM, Bunkers MJ, Abatzoglou JT, Todey DP, and Parker LE (2014) October 2013 blizzard in western South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
