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What We Know about Cold Air Pools in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest | Mountain Voices
March 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Presented by Eric Kelsey
Thursday, March 16, 7pm
Dense cold air tends to settle into valleys under certain weather conditions and is believed to have a strong influence on the function and biodiversity of forest ecosystems. This presentation will examine recent temperature data collected from around the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest to understand several aspects of cold air pools: when and how often they occur, how deep they can be, how cold they get, their seasonality, and the large scale weather patterns that most often cause them to form and dissipate.
A native of New Hampshire, Eric Kelsey has always had a passion for extreme weather, climate, the natural environment, and the beauty of this corner of the world. Eric has collaborated with other geoscience researchers at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest for a decade, looking for ways to apply his knowledge of weather and climate to the functions of its rugged, forested landscape. In addition to studying cold air pools, his research endeavors include understanding the ways synoptic scale weather patterns drive evapotranspiration and carbon sequestration by the forest, and developing a snowpack climatology for the Northeastern US. Eric enjoys recreating outside with his wife and three daughters: skiing, skating, canoeing, camping, hiking and swimming. When he’s not outside having fun, you’ll likely find him cooking and baking in the kitchen.
Free and open to the public. Presented as part of the Museum’s ongoing virtual Mountain Voices series.