Tague Team Lab
Ecohydrology Research Lab based at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.
About Us
Our Research
The research in our lab uses advanced data science techniques to understand how water, plants, geology and climate interact in a tightly coupled system – and how humans are changing this system.
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Recent Publications
- RHESSys-Fire used in CA scoping plan in fight against climate changeRHESSys-Fire was used as part of the California Air Resources Board draft Scoping plan for fighting climate change. RHESSys-Fire contributions were lead by Ryan Bart (UC Merced).
- New publication explores when fire regimes shift from flammability- to fuel-limitedIn this new publication, RHESSys-WMFire is used to address the overarching question: How does vegetation modulate the effects of climate change on fire regimes in a semiarid watershed? More specificallyContinue reading “New publication explores when fire regimes shift from flammability- to fuel-limited”
- New Pub: Remote sensing used to look at urban drought responseIn this new publication, functionally and seasonally distinctive remote sensing variables were used to quantify changes in urban vegetation canopy conditions during droughts. Miller, D.L., Alonzo, M., Meerdink, S.K., Allen,Continue reading “New Pub: Remote sensing used to look at urban drought response”
- Highlighted: Managing Water Resources in a Low-to-No-Snow FutureRecent paper “A low-to-no snow future and its impacts on water resources in the western United States” in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment was highlighted in the Science & TechnologyContinue reading “Highlighted: Managing Water Resources in a Low-to-No-Snow Future”
- New Publication: Impacts on water resources in a low-to-no snow futureIn this review paper “A low-to-no snow future and its impacts on water resources in the western United States” in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, author analysis of scientific studiesContinue reading “New Publication: Impacts on water resources in a low-to-no snow future”
- Carbon/Water tradeoffs & management objectivesNew publication in Environmental Research used the RHESSys model to quantify the tradeoffs between carbon sequestration and water fluxes under different climate and land management scenarios in abandoned cropland areasContinue reading “Carbon/Water tradeoffs & management objectives”
What we are up to
Recent Events and Presentations
- Congratulations Dr. Will Burke!Please join us in congratulating William D. Burke – that is Dr. Burke – on the successful defense of his PhD thesis! Well done!
- William Burke PhD Dissertation DefenseTague Team Lab member, PhD student William Burke, will present his dissertation defense “Modeling the Interconnected Effects of Fuel Treatments on Forests, Water, and Fire” on Wednesday, May 25, 2022,Continue reading “William Burke PhD Dissertation Defense”
- Rachel Torres Receives Excellence in Teaching AwardCongratulations to our own Tague Team Lab member – PhD student Rachel Torres – on receiving the Graduate Student Association Excellence in Teaching Award, recognizing her outstanding work for teachingContinue reading “Rachel Torres Receives Excellence in Teaching Award”
- Upcoming Machine learning/RHESSys output presentationThis Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS) Capstone Project Presentation features a machine learning algorithm designed to interpret RHESSys output and extract meaningful insights into the possible impacts of climateContinue reading “Upcoming Machine learning/RHESSys output presentation”
- Tague recorded presentation – using RHESSys to explore fireNaomi discusses how we are using RHESSys to explore fire in this short presentation.
- Lab collaborator Khorchani PhD defenseCongratulations to lab friend and collaborator Makki Khorchani (Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC)) on his PhD defense last Friday of his dissertation “Effects of post-land abandonment management strategies on waterContinue reading “Lab collaborator Khorchani PhD defense”
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