New Publication!

Tague Team Lab collaborator Colin Bell (CO School of Mines) with Naomi Tague and Sara McMillan (Purdue) have just published the new article “A model of hydrology and water quality for stormwater control measures” in Environmental Modelling & Software. Stormwater Control Measure (SCMs) routines were added to RHESSys to simulate the dynamic hydrologic and water quality processes ofContinue reading “New Publication!”

Art of Science award

Congratulations to Tague Team Lab member, postdoc Zion Klos, who along with his wife – UCSB art student Lucy Holtsnider, received an award for their “Climate Odyssey Interactive Map” in the fourth annual UC Santa Barbara Art of Science competition.  Explore their beautiful interactive map that documents their sailing journey and provides links to climateContinue reading “Art of Science award”

Heckman’s perspective: drought, fire, and recent rains

PhD student and Tague Team Lab member Chris Heckman shares his perspective on the effect of the recent rains in Santa Barbara in the wake of drought and recent fire: After years of drought it felt a little odd to spend almost half of the days this month inside because of rainstorms; I mean itContinue reading “Heckman’s perspective: drought, fire, and recent rains”

Tague presenting at AGU Chapman Conference

Naomi Tague is presenting “Why subsurface features matter for managing forests, water and fire in the face of increasing drought frequency and severity” today at the AGU Chapman Conference on Extreme Climate Event Impacts on Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycles and Fluxes in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Congratulations Dr. Chen!

Xiaoli Chen successfully defended his dissertation titled “Factors affecting the streamflow and in-stream nitrate concentration in semi-arid areas: sub-surface flow-generation, vertical distribution of soil nitrate and drainage properties, and the connectivity of impervious areas” on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, and can now answer to the title of Dr. Chen. Xiaoli has been a valuable memberContinue reading “Congratulations Dr. Chen!”

New Publication

New publication in Ecological Monographs “Nitrogen cycling and export in California chaparral: the role of climate in shaping ecosystem responses to fire“, from Erin Hanan, Naomi Tague, and Josh Schimel. Hanan, E. J., Tague, C. and Schimel, J. P. (2016), Nitrogen cycling and export in California chaparral: the role of climate in shaping ecosystem responses to fire.Continue reading “New Publication”