Rita Winkler Explained

Rita Winkler is a Canadian Research Hydrologist working at the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

Winkler is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) with over 35 years of experience in forestry, applied hydrology, and water-related research.^{[1] [2]} Winkler was an adjunct professor at Thompson Rivers University (formerly Cariboo College) and the University of British Columbia.

Education

Winkler received a BSF in Forest Management from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1978, an MSc in Forest Hydrology from the University of Alberta in 1980, and a PhD in Forest Hydrology from UBC in 2001.^[3]

Winkler says Star Trek inspired her to become involved with science. She also benefited from the science teacher she had during seventh grade.^[4]

Awards

Named Honorary Fellow from Okanagan College in 2016 for her work in forest hydrology.^[5]

Research

Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment.^[6]

Selected Publications

• Changing forest water yields in response to climate warming: results from long-term experimental watershed sites across North America, in Global Change Biology^[7]
• Diagnosing a distributed hydrologic model for two high-elevation forested catchments based on detailed stand- and basin-scale data, in Water Resources Research^[8]
• Effects of forestry on summertime low flows and physical fish habitat in snowmelt-dominant headwater catchments on the Pacific Northwest, in Hydrological Processes^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations - Province of British Columbia. www.for.gov.bc.ca. 2019-02-09.
2. Web site: Women in Science: Dr. Rita Winkler. Canadian Science Publishing. en-US. 2019-02-09.
3. Web site: Okanagan College Honorees. www.okanagan.bc.ca. 2017-03-29.
4. Web site: Women in Science: Dr. Rita Winkler. September 17, 2015. www.cdnsciencepub.com. en. 2019-02-09.
5. Web site: College names von Mandl, Redmond and Winkler as 2016 Honorary Fellows. www.okanagan.bc.ca. 2019-02-09.
6. Web site: Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment - Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations - Province of B.C.. www.for.gov.bc.ca. 2019-02-09.
7. Creed . Irena F. . Spargo . Adam T. . Jones . Julia A. . Buttle . Jim M. . Adams . Mary B. . Beall . Fred D. . Booth . Eric G. . Campbell . John L. . Clow . Dave . Elder . Kelly . Green . Mark B. . Grimm . Nancy B. . Miniat . Chelcy . Ramlal . Patricia . Saha . Amartya . October 2014 . Changing forest water yields in response to climate warming: results from long-term experimental watershed sites across North America . Global Change Biology . en . 20 . 10 . 3191–3208 . 10.1111/gcb.12615 . 1354-1013 . 4282258 . 24757012. 2014GCBio..20.3191C .
8. Thyer . Mark . Beckers . Jos . Spittlehouse . Dave . Alila . Younes . Winkler . Rita . January 2004 . Diagnosing a distributed hydrologic model for two high-elevation forested catchments based on detailed stand- and basin-scale data . Water Resources Research . en . 40 . 1 . 10.1029/2003WR002414 . 2004WRR....40.1103T . 2440/82089 . 54591904 . 0043-1397. free .
9. Gronsdahl . Stefan . Moore . R. Dan . Rosenfeld . Jordan . McCleary . Rich . Winkler . Rita . 2019-12-15 . Effects of forestry on summertime low flows and physical fish habitat in snowmelt-dominant headwater catchments of the Pacific Northwest . Hydrological Processes . en . 33 . 25 . 3152–3168 . 10.1002/hyp.13580 . 2019HyPr...33.3152G . 202914792 . 0885-6087.