Author Archives: ecohydrolab

Publication: Urban trees and irrigation reduction

This study used RHESSys to quantify how urban tree water and carbon fluxes are affected by irrigation reductions, and how that relationship changes with tree species and temperature – results have implications for water resources management before and during drought, and for urban tree climate adaptation to future drought. Torres, R., Tague, C.L., McFadden, J.P.Continue reading “Publication: Urban trees and irrigation reduction”

The VHL approach: getting the right answers for the right reasons

Key points of this new publication, which proposes the Virtual Hydrological Laboratory approach: Thyer, M., Gupta, H., Westra, S., McInerney, D., Maier, H. R., Kavetski, D., Jakman, A., Croke, B., Simmons, C., Partington, D., Shanafield, M., Tague, C. (2024) Virtual Hydrological Laboratories: Developing the next generation of conceptual models to support decision making under change, Water Resources Research 60, e2022WR034234. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034234

New article: Nitrogen and Dryland watersheds

Climate change effects on nitrogen deposition and export may pose threats to water quality in dryland watersheds. Ren, J., Hanan, E. J., D’Odorico, P., Tague, C., Schimel, J. P., & Homyak, P. M. (2024) Dryland watersheds in flux: How nitrogen deposition and changing precipitation regimes shape nitrogen export, Earth’s Future 12, e2023EF004120. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF004120

Modeling biogeochemical hotspots article

New framework for representing hotspots in RHESSys to better project future N export. Ren, J., Hanan, E. J., Greene, A., Tague, C., Krichels, A. H., Burke, W. D., et al. (2024) Simulating the role of biogeochemical hotspots in driving nitrogen export from dryland watersheds, Water Resources Research 60, e2023WR036008. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036008

RHESSys conference announcement

RHESSys Conference 2024 Location: VirtualDate: 1-2 May 2024Registration Cost: FREEAbstract Deadline: 15 March 2024Website: https://rhessys.github.io/conferences/conference_2024 RHESSys Conference 2024 seeks to bring together members of the RHESSys community to share, learn, and network with one another. The conference will be held virtually on 1-2 May 2024. We welcome presentations on all topics related to RHESSys, includingContinue reading “RHESSys conference announcement”

Rachel Torres PhD Dissertation Defense

Tague Team Lab member Rachel Torres will present her dissertation defense “Beyond the Drought: Modeling eco-hydrologic dynamics between urban tree resilience and water conservation in a Mediterranean climate” on Friday, Dec. 8th at 10am (PT). Attend in person: Bren Hall 1414Attend online: use the link on the Bren event announcement

Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence for Predictions in Ecohydrology

In this new paper, the authors investigate and report on the potential application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in ecohydrology, highlight outcomes of the ecohydrology session at the November 2021 Artificial Intelligence for Earth System Predictability (AI4ESP) workshop, and provide visionary perspectives for future research in this area. Massoud, E.C., Hoffamn, F., Shi, Z.,Continue reading “Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence for Predictions in Ecohydrology”