[LTER-luq-pi] Bisley

[DJean Lodge]

Looks like soon to be Hurricane Maria will likely hit Puerto Rico taking
Irma's track, Hugo's track or George's treack, Wednesday and Thursday, most
likely as a Cat. 3, 120 mph.

Jean

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 8:13 PM, McDowell, Bill <Bill.McDowell at unh.edu>
wrote:

> Wow. Not good. Bill
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> William H. McDowell
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> Professor of Environmental Science and Presidential Chair
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> Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New
> Hampshire
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> Director, NH Water Resources Research Center (http://wrrc.unh.edu/)
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> (603) 862-2249 bill.mcdowell at unh.edu
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> *From:* DJean Lodge [mailto:dlodgester at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 16, 2017 4:06 PM
> *To:* McDowell, Bill <Bill.McDowell at unh.edu>
> *Cc:* Gonzalez, Grizelle -FS <ggonzalez at fs.fed.us>; luq-pi at lternet.edu;
> Jess Zimmerman <jesskz at ites.upr.edu>; Lodge, Deborah J -FS <
> dlodge at fs.fed.us>; FS-pdl iitf scientists <pdl_iitf_scientists at ms.fs.
> fed.us>; James B Shanley <jshanley at usgs.gov>; mascholl at usgs.gov; Sheila
> Murphy <sfmurphy at usgs.gov>; alugo at fs.fed.us; Sarah Stankavich <
> sarahstankavich at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: Bisley
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> Hi all,
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> The 2 PM National Hurricane Center estimates that it will most likely
> strike PR as a hurricane on Wednesday next week. Right now, it is booking
> it at 20 mph forward speed, but they say it will slow due to a ridge.
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> The Tropical Cyclone Guidance Project models say it will be a Cat. 2 or
> Cat. 3 at that time.
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> Jean
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> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 7:44 AM, McDowell, Bill <Bill.McDowell at unh.edu>
> wrote:
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> Hi Grizelle.  Thanks. This is very helpful.  We are anxious to get in and
> sample streams as soon as possible, as we are seeing a NO3 decline in
> Sonadora, with our in situ real-time sensor.  Similar to what we saw after
> Hugo for about a month in the weekly samples, but did not capture after
> Georges.  It would be very exciting to capture it more widely in the LEF,
> at all our Tuesday weekly sampling sites.  I would then expect the dip to
> be followed by months of elevated concentrations (or a decade or so in
> Icacos).  My working hypothesis is that the debris in the stream channel
> provides the dip in NO3 due to microbial immobilization of N during the
> first days and weeks of decomposition after entry of hurricane debris into
> the stream.  The pulse a few months later in stream chemistry is the
> watershed response to reduced plant uptake of NO3 and longer-term
> decomposition of the added debris on the forest floor (as we have already
> seen in the CTE). The dip in NO3 would not be seen, of course, if another
> storm comes and washes all the hurricane debris down the mountain and into
> the sea.
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> Would it be possible for IITF to help us out with getting access to stream
> sites as soon as possible for stream sampling? CZO staff could tag along
> for sampling, or whatever you think might be appropriate. I know you have a
> lot on your plate right now, and I understand if this is something you
> can’t deal with!  I also might be able to send down some folks from UNH for
> a week or so to help with cleanup efforts and assessment of litterfall,
> tree damage, or whatever else would be helpful.  Please just let me know.
> Thanks. Bill
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> William H. McDowell
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> Professor of Environmental Science and Presidential Chair
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> Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New
> Hampshire
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> Director, NH Water Resources Research Center (http://wrrc.unh.edu/)
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> (603) 862-2249 bill.mcdowell at unh.edu
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> *From:* Gonzalez, Grizelle -FS [mailto:ggonzalez at fs.fed.us]
> *Sent:* Friday, September 15, 2017 9:54 PM
> *To:* luq-pi at lternet.edu; McDowell, Bill <Bill.McDowell at unh.edu>; Jess
> Zimmerman <jesskz at ites.upr.edu>; Lodge, Deborah J -FS <dlodge at fs.fed.us>;
> Jean Lodge <dlodgester at gmail.com>; FS-pdl iitf scientists <
> pdl_iitf_scientists at ms.fs.fed.us>; James B Shanley <jshanley at usgs.gov>;
> mascholl at usgs.gov; Sheila Murphy <sfmurphy at usgs.gov>
> *Subject:* Bisley
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> Folks,
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> I was able to reach Bisley today; we had a "hurricane" treatment there.
> Please see photo below.
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> I'll try to send more pics tomorrow...
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> GG
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