Projects

Southwest: Mountain hydrology & biogeochemistry

Southwest: climate assessment

Greenland: GEOSummit

Greenland: PARCA

Antarctica: ITASE

K-12 science: GLOBE program

Southwest: SAHRA

Roger C. Bales

E-mail:  rbales@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 724-4348 (voice); 724-2912 (fax) Mailing address: University of California PO box 2039, Merced, CA 95344 Physical address: University of California, Merced 4225 N. Hospital Road, Bldg 1200, Atwater, CA 95301

What's new!!

Sierra Nevada Hydrologic Observatory planning effort CLIMAS manuscript: R. Bales, D. Liverman & B. Morehouse. Integrated assessment as a step toward reducing climate vulnerability in the southwestern United States, in press BAMS, (Oct 2004). Postoctoral opportunities: Greenland climate & glaciology Graduate research opportunities: i) snow hydrology, ii) biogeochemistry of mountain catchments. Please email for information: rbales@ucmerced.edu Spring 2004 photochemistry campaign in Greenland: Manuel Hutterli

Biography

Dr. Bales joined the University of California, Merced, as Professor of Engineering in June 2003, and is one of UC Merced's inaugural faculty.   Dr. Bales received his B.S. from Purdue University in 1974, a M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1985.  He worked as a consulting engineer from 1975 to 1980, and was Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona from 1984-2003.   He has published extensively in diverse fields of research including snow hydrology, alpine hydrology and biogeochemistry, polar snow and ice, contaminant hydrology, and water quality (list of publications). For current research, please see projects at left.      At Arizona Dr. Bales served as director of the UA's NASA-supported Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC) , Deputy Director of the UA's NSF-supported Science and Technology Center on Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) , and Principal Investigator on the UA's NOAA-supported Climate Assessment for the Southwest Project (CLIMAS). He is actively involved in research in the Southwestern U.S., Greenland and Antarctica.      Dr. Bales is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He serves on a number of advisory committees, and professional society boards. Curriculum vita

Courses

Fall 2004: ENVE 110 -- Hydrology & climate       Rev. 08/30/04