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
- Retaining snow & increasing baseflow to counteract rising stream temperaturesThis study explores how climate and geology will affect future stream characteristics during the ecologically stressful summer months – and how land management activities that increase water storage as snowContinue reading “Retaining snow & increasing baseflow to counteract rising stream temperatures”
- Publication: Urban trees and irrigation reductionThis 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 – resultsContinue reading “Publication: Urban trees and irrigation reduction”
- The VHL approach: getting the right answers for the right reasonsKey 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:Continue reading “The VHL approach: getting the right answers for the right reasons”
- New article: Nitrogen and Dryland watershedsClimate 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., &Continue reading “New article: Nitrogen and Dryland watersheds”
- Viewpoint on Digital twins of the EarthNaomi Tague’s viewpoint article is featured in the Frontiers in Science Digital Twin Earth Hydrology Platform article hub. Tague C. (2024) Digital twins of the Earth: can they keep up?,Continue reading “Viewpoint on Digital twins of the Earth”
- Modeling biogeochemical hotspots articleNew 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.Continue reading “Modeling biogeochemical hotspots article”
What we are up to
Recent Events and Presentations
- Louis Graup PhD Dissertation DefenseTague Team Lab member Louis Graup will present his dissertation defense “Investigating Riparian Resilience to the Climate Crisis through a Critical Zone Lens” on Thursday June 13, 2024 at 8:00 am PT.Continue reading “Louis Graup PhD Dissertation Defense”
- RHESSys conference announcementRHESSys 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,Continue reading “RHESSys conference announcement”
- Rachel Torres PhD Dissertation DefenseTague 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,Continue reading “Rachel Torres PhD Dissertation Defense”
- Bren Flash TalksTague team lab member Rachel Torres has been mentoring undergrad student Perla Nava as part of the Bren Environmental Leadership program, which will highlight undergraduate student achievements in the SummerContinue reading “Bren Flash Talks”
- Louis Graup presentation at EGULouis Graup presented his poster “The Signature of Snow Drought: A Spatially-Connected Approach to Understanding Forest Water Stress” recently at the EGU23 General Assembly meeting in Vienna, Austria. Also –Continue reading “Louis Graup presentation at EGU”
- New tool for creating climate scenariosAs part of the larger Moore Foundation’s Building Resilience to Wildfires initiative, a team of students in the Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS) program produced a new climate toolContinue reading “New tool for creating climate scenarios”
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