Our lab has published a new article in Global Change Biology, titled “Role of Forest Carbon Change in Shaping Future Land Use and Land Cover Change”. This research, led by Meng Luo, investigates how global …
New PNAS Nexus Study Highlights Human Impact on Western U.S. Wildfires
Led by Fa, a recent publication in PNAS Nexus titled “Exacerbating risk in human-ignited large fires over western United States” sheds light on the significant role human activities play in intensifying wildfire risks across the …
AGU24!
Most of our lab traveled to Washington, DC, for the AGU 2024 Annual Meeting, and it was a truly enriching experience! It’s always a joy to reconnect with old friends, make new connections, and immerse …
Magical Hotspot Effect: Enhanced Correlation Between Hotspot Vegetation Index and Photosynthetic Carbon Flux
Haoran led a study published in Remote Sensing of Environment. This study reveals that measuring the near-infrared reflectance of vegetation (NIRvP) in the “hotspot” direction—where satellite sensors align with the sun’s path—offers a stronger correlation …
AttentionFire v2.0! Fa published a study on projecting large fires in the western US using a hybrid physical-ML model
“Anthropogenic climate change has caused more frequent and widespread large fires in the western United States (US). Interpretable and accurate methods that can predict large fires in advance and at a high spatial resolution are …
Hamid and Min participated in Dairy Summit 2024 hosted by UW’s Dairy Innovation Hub
Hamid and Min were invited to give a talk and poster presentation at Dairy Summit 2024 on Nov. 20, hosted by UW’s Dairy Innovation Hub (DIH), focusing on assessment of impacts of climate policy and …
New publication by Hamid: Ecosystem Disturbance Recovery: What It Was or What It Could Have Been?
Hamid led a study that explores traditional vs. counterfactual views on ecosystem recovery in the age of climate change. Traditionally, recovery means bouncing back to a pre-disturbance state. The problem? It assumes a stable ecosystem, …
New study led by Meng Luo: Impacts of Forest Management-Induced Productivity Changes on Future Land Use and Land Cover Change
We found more intense forest management leads to smaller land use and land cover changes and helps preserve natural lands by 2100. See details at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024EF004878
Fujiang and Fa led a publication on the transferability of PLSR models for leaf trait estimation: lessons from a comprehensive analysis with a novel global dataset
We compiled a comprehensive dataset of leaf traits and spectra to explore the transferability of predictive models. We found that while PLSR models demonstrate commendable performance in predicting chlorophyll content, carotenoid, leaf water, and leaf …