We’re excited to continue the Science of Puget Sound Water Quality workshop series, which explores emerging science and insights to help protect water quality in Puget Sound.

Join us on February 12 from 10 am – 12 pm to dig into emerging research on nutrients, hydrodynamics, and dissolved oxygen in Puget Sound with two University of Washington PhD students.

Dakota Mascarenas will take us on a journey through 60 years of historical monitoring data from organizations like the Department of Ecology and King County and earlier data from Collias. Learn how she’s synthesized this nuanced information to uncover trends in salinity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen, and see how climate-driven warming is influencing these critical parameters.

Aurora Leeson will share preliminary results from LiveOcean modeling, offering insights into the long-term climatologies of flow and nutrient data used to force the model and analysis on the role of exchange flow in shaping dissolved oxygen levels in hypoxia-prone inlets like Penn Cove and Case Inlet.

This workshop is an opportunity to explore preliminary findings, provide feedback, and collaborate with students as they refine their research and next steps. Let’s connect, learn, and work together to advance our understanding of Puget Sound.

The event is free, but registration is required.