I'm excited to share this work led by Lynn Riley investigating albedo impacts from afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation projects. We hope the findings will guide future projects in the fight against climate change. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Accounting for albedo in carbon market protocols - Nature Communications

The paper analyzes the impact of omitting biophysical effects from carbon credits on climate mitigation. It shows that some Voluntary Carbon Market projects may result in net warming due to albedo while others enhance cooling.

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The Dryland session at the Biennial Conference of Science & Management on the Colorado Plateau & Southwest was inspiring! Amazing talks, thoughtful discussions, and an incredible group of colleagues 🌞🌵

Featured on the cover of @globalchangebio.bsky.social is a thermal image of Elaeocarpus Grandis taken at @jcuofficial.bsky.social Daintree Rainforest Observatory. In this species we find that populations originating from warmer climates have narrower leaves with higher rates of water loss.

Excited to be a co-author on this new paper led by Daphna Uni! We show how sap flow + thermal camera together reveal conifer drought responses.

Bill Smith@wkolby.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Happy to share a new lab @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social paper: "Drought Response in Three Conifer Species Detected by Sap Flow and Proximal Thermal Remote Sensing" led by the amazing Daphna Uni w/ @mostafaj.bsky.social others @uarizona.bsky.social agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

This is a great opportunity for US based early career scientists to build international research collaborations. Please spread the word.

FLUXNET@fluxnet.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The 2026 FLUXNET Secondment Program is open for applications! The program supports extended visits of 2 - 6 weeks for early career scientists based in U.S. institutions to an international host institution to conduct research with eddy covariance data. Apply here: fluxnet.org/community/se...

📢 Attention PhenoCam Network users: My latest study in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology shows that even after the old camera was discontinued, phenology records stay consistent with new hardware, ensuring continuity in long-term phenology monitoring. 📷 authors.elsevier.com/a/1la1rcFXJo...

Calling all #NearSurfaceRemoteSensing experts! Submit your abstract to our #AGU25 session (B013) on Advancing Environmental Monitoring through Near-Surface Remote Sensing. We're seeking work using #PhenoCam, thermal IR, hyperspectral, SIF & more to monitor ecosystems from the tropics to the tundra.

Happy to share our new #NatureComms paper, "Seasonal stabilization effects slowed the greening of the Northern Hemisphere over the last two decades" led by @uarizona.bsky.social PhD Candidate Wen Zhang w/ @trevorkeenan.bsky.social and others www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Seasonal stabilization effects slowed the greening of the Northern Hemisphere over the last two decades - Nature Communications

Rising CO₂ and warming enhance vegetation greening, but drought, heat stress, and resource limits constrain this trend. Here, the authors show that within a year, increased early- and peak- season gre...

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Calling all #NearSurfaceRemoteSensing experts! Submit your abstract to our #AGU25 session (B013) on Advancing Environmental Monitoring through Near-Surface Remote Sensing. We're seeking work using #PhenoCam, thermal IR, hyperspectral, SIF & more to monitor ecosystems from the tropics to the tundra.

Happy to share a new paper with novel insights into the impacts of precip variability in a semiarid #rangeland ecosystem. Unfortunately, with unconstitutional layoffs at #USDA #ARS, we have been forced to transition this longterm experimental facility into dormancy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Differential phenological responses of plant functional types to the temporal repackaging of precipitation in a semiarid grassland - Plant and Soil

Aims Large portions of the western United States have witnessed extended dry intervals between rainfall events due to an intensified hydrological cycle triggered by global warming. Semiarid ecosystems...

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Our thermal workshop summary paper was just published in EoS - check it out!

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A 2024 workshop aimed to tackle challenges of standardization and accessibility of near-surface thermal infrared remote sensing methods and technology in ecological research.

Leaf Photosynthetic and Respiratory Thermal Acclimation in Terrestrial Plants in Response to Warming: A Global Synthesis 📄 https://buff.ly/3CsVtm7 #photosynthesis #climatewarming

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Happy to share a new paper, "Effects of Hot Versus Dry Vapor Pressure Deficit on Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes," led by the amazing Miriam Johnston w/ @mallorybarnes.bsky.social and others agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

New Tansley review paper from Zoe Pierrat & friends in @newphyt.bsky.social linking proximal remote sensing with ecosystem fluxes! Synergies and best practices for hyperspectral reflectance, SIF, thermal, microwave and lidar 🌈🌲🗼🛰️🧪 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

really excited to share this new paper led by postdoc shannon bayliss showing species differences account for 17-44% of temperature variation across a tropical forest canopy rdcu.be/d6HPt

Scale-dependent responses to environmental fluctuations in tropical tree species’ crown temperatures

Communications Earth & Environment - Tree temperatures in tropical forests show distinct responses to external changes at leaf and crown levels, with crown temperatures being less sensitive due...

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Researchers spend approximately 45% of their time on administrative activities related to #grants rather than actual #research. The current #competition in research #funding has significant drawbacks; evidence-based improvements of the funding system are required: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The costs of competition in distributing scarce research funds | PNAS

Research funding systems fundamentally influence how science operates. This paper aims to analyze the allocation of competitive research funding fr...

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Fire ecology research assistant (MS-level) position open at Northern Arizona University. The selected candidate will help develop remote sensing methods to map fuels and determine treatment effectiveness. Apply by 1/13/25. Search for position 608197 here: hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta...

🌿📷🌡️ Calling all #NearSurfaceRemoteSensing enthusiasts at #AGU24! Join us for the session "B21B – Advancing Environmental Monitoring through Near-Surface Imaging Technologies" 📅 Tuesday ⏰ 8:30–10:00 AM 📍 Room 151B