Transcript Atlas Guide - School of Forest Resources & Conservation (sfrc)

Atlas Guide
Activity 3:
Atlas of Change
Go to
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/atlas/
Watch the Video
An Introduction to the Climate Change Atlas:
How Does It Work?
Going to Summary of Predictors
Using Maps of Actual Predictors
Used in the Model tool
Tab buttons to choose times of
year or switch to precipitation
Dropdown
menu
Comparing results on two different maps
Tree Atlas button
Entering the Tree Atlas
Finding the Combined Species Outputs
button in the Tree Atlas
Modelled
Future
Habitats
tab
Potential
Changes
by
Forest
Types
Using the Modelled Future Habitats tab and the
Potential Changes by Forest Types tool
Help button for
forest descriptions
Legend
Comparing forest types
Summary of Changes
button
Climate Scenarios
dropdown menu
Changing climate scenarios
Combined
Species Output
button
Looking at changes in individual species
Modeled
Future
Habitats
tab
Modelled
Future
Habitats
tab
Potential
Winners
and
Losers
by State
Using the Modelled Future Habitats tab and the
Potential Winners and Losers by State tool
Click map on website to select your state
Sort button
Full title
of column
Example: Florida winners and losers table
Columns 6-10
showing different
model scenarios
Climate Change
Atlas button
Returning to main page
Bird
Atlas
button
Go to
www.nrs.fs.fed.us/atlas.bird/index.html
Combined
Species
Output
button
Modelled
Future
Habitats
tab
Potential
Changes
by State
Looking at changes in bird species
populations by state
Winners/Losers
at a Glance button
Current modelled column
Florida example of Winner/Loser table
Columns showing
projected changes
based on various
climate model
scenarios
Bird Atlas button
Returning to Bird Atlas main page
Sort by
clicking
column
title
Sorting birds by common name
External links
for more
information
Bird Example: Acadian Flycatcher
End of Atlas Guide