Mehmood, Tayyab (2018), Numerical Modeling of Water Flux Interactions Between the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer and the Brazos River: Testing of Alternative Conceptual Models. Master’s Thesis, Texas A&M University: College Station, TX. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174042 Quantitative characterization of the dynamics of water exchange fluxes between rivers and aquifers is necessary for water resources management, water quality, environment and […]
Publications
Ecohydrology
Simulating groundwater uptake and hydraulic redistribution by phreatophytes in a high-resolution, coupled subsurface-land surface model
Gou, S., Miller, G. R., Saville, C., Maxwell, R. M., & Ferguson, I. M. (2018). Simulating groundwater uptake and hydraulic redistribution by phreatophytes in a high-resolution, coupled subsurface-land surface model. Advances in Water Resources, 121, 245-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.08.008. Highlights Belowground processes in Earth system models continue to present challenges. ParFlow.CLM modified to include more realistic root […]
Understanding and measuring plant water use
Miller, G.R. (2018) Ch 1: Understanding and measuring plant water use, in Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture, ed. Theib Oweis, Burleigh-Dodds Publishing, Cambridge, UK, https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-56298. Plant uptake of water is controlled by two interconnected balances at the land surface: the partitioning of energy arriving as solar radiation and the partitioning of water arriving as precipitation. […]
The Importance of Bank Storage in Supplying Baseflow to Rivers Flowing Through Compartmentalized, Alluvial Aquifers
Rhodes, K. A., Proffitt, T., Rowley, T., Knappett, P. S. K., Montiel, D., Dimova, N., Tebo, D. Miller, G. R. (2017). The importance of bank storage in supplying baseflow to rivers flowing through compartmentalized, alluvial aquifers. Water Resources Research, 53, 10,539-10,557. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR021619 Abstract As water grows scarcer in semiarid and arid regions around the world, new tools are needed to quantify fluxes of water and chemicals […]
Leaf surface traits and water storage retention affect photosynthetic responses to leaf surface wetness among wet tropical forest and semiarid savanna plants
Luiza M.T. Aparecido, Gretchen R. Miller, Anthony T. Cahill, Georgianne W. Moore (2017) Leaf surface traits and water storage retention affect photosynthetic responses to leaf surface wetness among wet tropical forest and semiarid savanna plants. Tree Physiology, 37(10): 1285–1300. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpx092. While it is reasonable to predict that photosynthetic rates are inhibited while leaves are wet, leaf […]
Comparison of Tree Transpiration under Wet and Dry Canopy Conditions in a Costa Rican Premontane Tropical Forest
Aparecido, L.M.T.*, G.R. Miller, A.T. Cahill, and G.W. Moore. (2016). Comparison of Tree Transpiration under Wet and Dry Canopy Conditions in a Costa Rican Premontane Tropical Forest, Hydrological Processes, 30(26): 5000-5011, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10960. Spatial and temporal variation in wet canopy conditions following precipitation events can influence processes such as transpiration and photosynthesis, which can be further […]
The Temporal Variation of Vertical Micrometeorological Profiles in a Lower Montane Tropical Forest
Andrews, Ryan S (2016). The Temporal Variation of Vertical Micrometeorological Profiles in a Lower Montane Tropical Forest. Master’s thesis, Texas A & M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157148 Earth system models recently began to implement a multilevel canopy modeling approach to represent vertical variation in biophysical and microclimate parameters. To inform such modeling efforts, this study seeks to […]
Study of Multi-Scale Plant-Groundwater Interactions
Gou, Si (2014). Study of Multi-Scale Plant-Groundwater Interactions. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153271 Groundwater serves as one of the main and reliable water sources for human-being and groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs). GDEs are threatened by insufficient groundwater supply, due to increasing groundwater extraction and climate change. Sustainable groundwater management should address the water needs […]
Reactive Transport Modeling of Natural Attenuation in Stormwater Bioretention Cells and Under Land Application of Wastewater
Zhang, Jingqiu (2014). Reactive Transport Modeling of Natural Attenuation in Stormwater Bioretention Cells and Under Land Application of Wastewater. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152782 Natural attenuation is a cost effective method to treat wastewater applied into soil. The natural attenuation process includes diffusion, dispersion, microbial activity, oxidation, mineral precipitation, sorption, and ion exchange to […]
Hillslope Hydrological Processes in a Costa Rican Rainforest: Water Supply Partitioning Using Isotope Tracers
DuMont, Andrea Lyn (2014). Hillslope Hydrological Processes in a Costa Rican Rainforest: Water Supply Partitioning Using Isotope Tracers. Master’s thesis, Texas A & M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152744 Costa Rican tropical premontane rainforests are among the world’s most valuable ecosystems in terms of diversity of animals, plants, and natural resources. These environments are dependent on water resources […]