Jacot, J., Kiniry, J. R., Williams, A. S., Coronel, A., Su, J., Miller, G. R., Mohanty, B., Saha, A., Gomez-Casanovas, N., Johnson, J. M. F., & Browning, D. M. (2021). Use of PhenoCam Measurements and Image Analysis to Inform the ALMANAC Process-based Simulation Model. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 43(4), 120-144. https://doi.org/10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i430684. Near-surface remote sensing has been […]
Publications
Ecohydrology
Assessing Forest Level Response to the Death of a Dominant Tree within a Premontane Tropical Rainforest
Flores III MR, Aparecido LMT, Miller GR, Moore GW. Assessing Forest Level Response to the Death of a Dominant Tree within a Premontane Tropical Rainforest. Forests. 2021; 12(8):1041. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12081041. Small-scale treefall gaps are among the most important forms of forest disturbance in tropical forests. These gaps expose surrounding trees to more light, promoting rapid growth […]
Topographic and Landcover Influence on Lower Atmospheric Profiles Measured by Small Unoccupied Aerial Systems (sUAS)
Prior EM, Miller GR, Brumbelow K. Topographic and Landcover Influence on Lower Atmospheric Profiles Measured by Small Unoccupied Aerial Systems (sUAS). Drones. 2021; 5(3):82. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5030082. Small unoccupied aerial systems (sUASs) are increasingly being used for field data collection and remote sensing purposes. Their ease of use, ability to carry sensors, low cost, and precise maneuverability and […]
Influence of land-use change and agriculture practice on water, carbon, and energy fluxes
Duan, Jiaming (2020). Influence of Land-use Change and Agricultural Practices on Water, Carbon, Energy Fluxes. Master’s thesis, Texas A&M University. https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/192258. The expansion of the urban area and agriculture field in the past centuries converted many natural prairies to crop fields and residence places, which brought many problems that influenced the interactions between biosphere and […]
Modeling profiles of micrometeorological variables in a tropical premontane rainforest using multi‐layered CLM (CLM‐ml)
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth SystemsSong, J., Miller, G. R., Cahill, A. T., Aparecido, L. M. T., & Moore, G. W. (2021). Modeling profiles of micrometeorological variables in a tropical premontane rainforest using multi‐layered CLM (CLM‐ml). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 13, e2020MS002259. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020MS002259 Abstract This study updates the multi‐layered Community Land Model (CLM‐ml) for hillslopes and compares predictions from against […]
Modeling land surface processes over a mountainous rainforest in Costa Rica using CLM4.5 and CLM5
Song, J., Miller, G. R., Cahill, A. T., Aparecido, L., and Moore, G. W. (2020) Modeling land surface processes over a mountainous rainforest in Costa Rica using CLM4.5 and CLM5, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5147-2020. This study compares the performance of the Community Land Models (CLM4.5 and CLM5) against tower and ground measurements from a […]
The pan-tropical response of soil moisture to El Niño
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System SciencesSolander, K. C., Newman, B. D., Carioca de Aruajo, A., Barnard, H. R., Berry, Z. C., Bonal, D., Bretfeld, M., Burban, B., Antonio Candido, L., Célleri, R., Chambers, J. Q., Christoffersen, B. O., Detto, M., Dorigo, W. A., Ewers, B. E., José Filgueiras Ferreira, S., Knohl, A., Leung, L. R., McDowell, […]
HPeye: Measurement of above‐canopy meteorological profiles using unmanned aerial systems
Prior, EM, Brumbelow, K, Miller, GR. Measurement of above‐canopy meteorological profiles using unmanned aerial systems. Hydrological Processes. 2020; 34: 865– 867. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13631. Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) are becoming valuable environmental data collection tools, allowing the user freedom to attach sensors and to launch at a moment’s notice while also collecting spatially precise data all at a relatively low cost (Simic Milas et al., 2018; […]
Improving Predictions of Soil and Plant Evapotranspiration in Vadose Zone and Land Surface Models
Jaeyoung SongSong, J. (2019) Improving Predictions of Soil and Plant Evapotranspiration in Vadose Zone and Land Surface Models. Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University. https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/189193 This study focuses on the surface hydrology to contribute to its better parameterization through inter-comparison and direct improvement with two scopes: (1) soil evaporation process, and (2) the forest hydrological/physiological process […]
Precipitation mediates sap flux sensitivity to evaporative demand in the neotropics
Grossiord, C., Christoffersen, B., Alonso-Rodríguez, A.M. et al. (2019). Precipitation mediates sap flux sensitivity to evaporative demand in the neotropics. Oecologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04513-x. Transpiration in humid tropical forests modulates the global water cycle and is a key driver of climate regulation. Yet, our understanding of how tropical trees regulate sap flux in response to climate variability remains […]