NASA Lab
In October 2006, the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a three-year, $1.6 million grant to the North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council (NOP RC&D) to develop a Solutions Network for the North Olympic Peninsula. Peninsula College's NASA Lab maintains the Dungeness River Hybrid Hydrological Forecasting Model, as well as providing internships for regional students in GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis.
NASA’s Applied Sciences Program extends the results of NASA Earth-Sun system science research and knowledge beyond the science and research communities to contribute to national priority applications with societal benefits. This is accomplished through the development or enhancement of systems, knowledge bases, networks, integrated system solutions (ISS), and human capital necessary to enable NASA’s Applied Sciences Program to achieve its objectives.
NASA’s Applied Sciences Program extends the results of NASA Earth-Sun system science research and knowledge beyond the science and research communities to contribute to national priority applications with societal benefits. This is accomplished through the development or enhancement of systems, knowledge bases, networks, integrated system solutions (ISS), and human capital necessary to enable NASA’s Applied Sciences Program to achieve its objectives.
Data
The following data are available for download:
| Data Type | File format/size | Notes |
| Streamflow forecasts to date | txt (87 kb) | Space separated text. Covers from 11-9-2008 to date. |
| July 2011 snow data changes | .zip (1,087 kb) | July 2011 kmls |
| June 2011 snow data changes | .zip (1,892 kb) | June 2011 kmls |
| May 2011 snow data changes | .zip (1,940 kb) | May 2011 kmls |
| April 2011 snow data changes | .zip (2,148 kb) | April 2011 kmls |
| March 2011 snow data changes | .zip (2,238 kb) | March 2011 kmls |
| Feb 2011 snow data changes | .zip (2,100 kb) | Feb 2011 kmls |
| Jan 2011 snow data changes | .zip (2,618 kb) | Jan 2011 kmls |
| Dec 2010 snow data changes | .zip (2,475 kb) | Dec 2010 kmls |
| Complete SWE data | .zip 22,000 kb) | CSV files covering SWE from Aug 2010 to date |
Notice: This computer model was developed through a grant from the National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA) and represents an experimental decision-support tool. All rights to the computer software are reserved on behalf of the United States Government and the Contractor(s) as provided in the NASA Cooperative Agreement Number NNA06CN06A. NEITHER THE GOVERNMENT NOR ANY CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR, NOR ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS COMPUTER MODEL MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF THIS DECISION SUPPORT TOOL. Neither the United States Government nor the Contractor(s), Subcontractors or other Contributors, nor any of their employees, assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information or predictions disclosed or provided, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. This notice including this sentence must appear on any copies of this computer software.
Publications and Reports
Barry, D., B. Mack, S. McDonald, B. Massey, and C. DeSisto. 2011. New Climate Normals for the Olympic Peninsula. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 11-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (5.3 mb)
McDonald, S., and D. Barry. 2011. Using quantile regression to model elevation/SWE relationships in the Olympics and central Washington Cascades. Proceedings of the 79th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Massey, G. B., D. Barry, S. McDonald, and C. DeSisto. 2011. Comparisons of spatially distributed hydrologic model outputs for the Dungeness Watershed to field-based measurements of snow water equivalent. Proceedings of the 79th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Ward, J., C. Rome, D. Barry, M. Wigmosta, D. Woodruff, A. Coleman, P. Morris, and M. Doherty. 2009. Use of NASA Tools and Technology to Provide Decision-Support for Watershed Management: Elwha River Watershed Feasibility Study. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 09-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.8mb)
Woodruff, D., E. Chadd, R. Knapp, J. Ward and D. Barry. 2009. Linking Watershed Impacts to Biological Indicators of Stream Health on the North Olympic Peninsula, Washington State. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 09-01. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.9mb)
Ward, J., M. Wigmosta, T. Randall, A. Coleman, D. Barry, and C. Rome 2008. Development of a Decision-Support Tool to Support Restoration Efforts on the Elwha River, Washington State. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-04. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.1mb)
Wigmosta, M., A. Coleman, J. Ward, and C. Rome. 2008. Use of ASTER to Improve the Hybrid-Modis DST. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-03. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.6mb)
NOPSN. 2008. Summary of Results: National Survey of Resource Conservation and Development Councils. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (2.4mb)
Selhke, J., K. Judd, R. Hruska, and J. Ward. 2008. How NASA Activities Benefit RC&D Members. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-01. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (450kb)
Doherty, M., J. Ward, D. Barry, M. Wigmosta, S. McDonald, C. DeSisto, J. Sehlke, and C. Rome. 2008. The North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network: Extending NASA tools beyond the research community to resource management user groups. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Drake, E., C. DeSisto, S. McDonald, S. Evans, D. Barry, and B. Baccus. 2008. Untangling climate and wildfire influences from snow water equivalent measurements on the Deer Park, WA, snow course. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Ward, J., T. Ingersoll, P. Morris, and M. Doherty. 2007. New Opportunities to use NASA Technology through Interactions with User Groups. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 07-01. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (10.1mb)
Wigmosta, M., J. Ward, J. Selhke, A. Coleman, K. Gill, R. Hruska, and L. Miller. 2007. Hybrid Model Development in the Dungeness Watershed. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 07-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (2.6mb)
Barry, D., B. Mack, S. McDonald, B. Massey, and C. DeSisto. 2011. New Climate Normals for the Olympic Peninsula. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 11-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (5.3 mb)
McDonald, S., and D. Barry. 2011. Using quantile regression to model elevation/SWE relationships in the Olympics and central Washington Cascades. Proceedings of the 79th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Massey, G. B., D. Barry, S. McDonald, and C. DeSisto. 2011. Comparisons of spatially distributed hydrologic model outputs for the Dungeness Watershed to field-based measurements of snow water equivalent. Proceedings of the 79th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Ward, J., C. Rome, D. Barry, M. Wigmosta, D. Woodruff, A. Coleman, P. Morris, and M. Doherty. 2009. Use of NASA Tools and Technology to Provide Decision-Support for Watershed Management: Elwha River Watershed Feasibility Study. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 09-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.8mb)
Woodruff, D., E. Chadd, R. Knapp, J. Ward and D. Barry. 2009. Linking Watershed Impacts to Biological Indicators of Stream Health on the North Olympic Peninsula, Washington State. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 09-01. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.9mb)
Ward, J., M. Wigmosta, T. Randall, A. Coleman, D. Barry, and C. Rome 2008. Development of a Decision-Support Tool to Support Restoration Efforts on the Elwha River, Washington State. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-04. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.1mb)
Wigmosta, M., A. Coleman, J. Ward, and C. Rome. 2008. Use of ASTER to Improve the Hybrid-Modis DST. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-03. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (3.6mb)
NOPSN. 2008. Summary of Results: National Survey of Resource Conservation and Development Councils. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (2.4mb)
Selhke, J., K. Judd, R. Hruska, and J. Ward. 2008. How NASA Activities Benefit RC&D Members. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 08-01. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (450kb)
Doherty, M., J. Ward, D. Barry, M. Wigmosta, S. McDonald, C. DeSisto, J. Sehlke, and C. Rome. 2008. The North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network: Extending NASA tools beyond the research community to resource management user groups. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Drake, E., C. DeSisto, S. McDonald, S. Evans, D. Barry, and B. Baccus. 2008. Untangling climate and wildfire influences from snow water equivalent measurements on the Deer Park, WA, snow course. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Western Snow Conference.
Ward, J., T. Ingersoll, P. Morris, and M. Doherty. 2007. New Opportunities to use NASA Technology through Interactions with User Groups. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 07-01. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (10.1mb)
Wigmosta, M., J. Ward, J. Selhke, A. Coleman, K. Gill, R. Hruska, and L. Miller. 2007. Hybrid Model Development in the Dungeness Watershed. North Olympic Peninsula Solutions Network Report 07-02. Center of Excellence, Peninsula College. (2.6mb)