Brent Lofgren

Current Research Projects:
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• Energy Budget-Based Simulation of Evapotranspiration from Land in the Great Lakes Basin
• Lakes in General Circulation Models
• Improving DLBRM’s Capabilities to Forecast Hydrological and Water Quality Impacts of Land Use Changes
• Next Generation Large Basin Runoff Models
• Dynamical Modeling of Great Lakes Regional Climate

Recent GLERL Publications:
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• Ge, J., J. Qi, and B.M. LOFGREN. Use of vegetation properties from EOS observations for land-climate modeling in East Africa. Journal of Geophysical Research 113(D15101, doi:10.1029/2007JD009628):15 pp. (2008). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2008/20080023.pdf
• LOFGREN, B.M., and P. Bieniek. Large-scale 700 hPa height patterns associated with cyclone passage and strong winds on Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34:36-53 (2008). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2008/20080011.pdf
• Olson, J.M., G. Alagarswamy, J.A. Andresen, D.J. Campbell, A.Y. Davis, J. Ge, M. Huebner, B.M. LOFGREN, D.P. Lusch, N.J. Moore, B.C. Pijanowski, J. Qi, P.K. Thornton, N.M. Torbick, and J. Wang. Integrating diverse methods to understand climate-land interactions in East Africa. Geoforum 39:898-911 (2008).
• Schertzer, W.M., R.A. ASSEL, D. BELETSKY, T.E. CROLEY II, B.M. LOFGREN, J.H. SAYLOR, and D.J. SCHWAB. Lake Huron climatology, inter-lake exchange and mean circulation. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 11(2):144-152 (2008).
• Ge, J., J. Qi, B.M. LOFGREN, N. Moore, N. Torbick, and J.M. Olson. Impacts of land use/cover classification accuracy on regional climate simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research 112(D05107, doi:10.1029/2006JD007404):12 (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070003.pdf
• LOFGREN, B.M. Land surface roughness effects on lake effect precipitation. Journal of Great Lakes Research 32:839-851 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060045.pdf

Recent Presentations:
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• LOFGREN, B. M. Climate change affecting our world and our region. Focus the Nation Event, Sienna Heights University, Adrian, MI, January 31, 2008 (2008).
• LOFGREN, B. M. Climate Change: Focus on the Great Lakes. Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summitt, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI, March 12-14, 2008 (2008).
• LOFGREN, B. M. Atmospheric and hydrologic impacts of increased greenhouse gases on the Great Lakes simulated using CHARM2. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• LOFGREN, B. M. Modeling to address open questions on the future of Great Lakes climate. Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Ecosystem Workshop, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29-31, 2008 (2008).
• LOFGREN, B. M. Lake parametrization and simulation in a regional climate model of the North American Great Lakes (and other places). Workshop on Parameterization of Lakes in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Models, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Zelenogorsk, Russia, September 18-20, 2008 (2008).
• LOFGREN, B.M. Climate and land use in East Africa: A modeling approach to closing the feedback loop. Earth System Research Laboratory Seminar Series, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, January 4, 2007. (2007).
• LOFGREN, B.M. From global to regional: The Great Lakes in a climate change context. Kent State Water Resources Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH, April 3, 2007. (2007).
• LOFGREN, B.M. Thinking regionally about a global trend: The Great Lakes in the context of climate change. Great Lakes Mini-Workshop on Climate Change, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 14, 2007. (2007).
• LOFGREN, B.M. Development and simulation of climate using an improved Great Lakes regional model. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *LOFGREN, B.M., T.E. CROLEY II, D.J. SCHWAB, and D. BELETSKY. Climate products for the Great Lakes region. Workshop on Climate Science and Services, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC, April 11, 2007. (2007).
• *Schertzer, W., R.A. ASSEL, D. BELETSKY, T.E. CROLEY II, B.M. LOFGREN, J. SAYLOR, and D.J. SCHWAB. Overview of physical limnology, hydrology, and climate characteristics of Lake Huron. Physical Limnology, Hydrology, and Climate, Second International Symposium on the Lake Huron Ecosystem: The State of Lake Huron, Ecosystem Change, Habitat, Contaminants, and Management, Honey Harbour, Ontario, Canada, October 11-13, 2006. (2007).