About the Network

Our network – the Transect of the Americas (the ‘Transect’) – spans a North-South transect stretching from the northern Rockies to the southern Andes . The Transect aims to formalize and enhance disparate and new connections and collaborations among team members, and is conceptualized as five regions from north to south: 1) Northern Rockies (WSU); 2) Southern Rockies (UNM); 3) Central America (UCR & UNCR); 4) Northern Andes (UCE); and 5) Southern Andes (UdCC, UCSC, CONICET).

This network brings together expertise in: 1) latitudinal climate change variability using isotope data and modeling; 2) water mass balance of glacier/snow/rainfall systems; 3) water resource system governance, resilience, and adaptation; and 4) interdisciplinary research, education, and training.