We study human modification of biogeochemical cycles and climate using satellite imagery, earth system models, machine learning, and field observations. We seek to improve our understanding of interactions between humans, ecosystems, and climate change that influence the long-term sustainability of the Earth System.
News from the Climate, Carbon, Fires Dynamics Lab
Ph.D. student positions available
The Climate, Carbon, and Wildfire Dynamics Lab is looking to hire 2 to 3 Ph.D. students through the Department of Earth System Science. Students interested in studying wildfire dynamics, ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, climate change feedback with the land and...
New wildfire tracking data available for California and the Arctic
Our team recently compiled a summary of the different datasets we have developed to study wildfire behavior using fire-tracking algorithms. These algorithms ingest gridded pixel-level satellite thermal anomaly imagery to track wildfire occurrence, expansion, and...
Rebecca Scholten awarded a Rubicon Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Postdoctoral Scholar Tina Liu!
Tina Liu recently accepted an assistant professor position in the Department of Geography at University of British Columbia. She will start her position in January in Vancouver where she will build a laboratory studying global and North American fire processes!
Audrey Odwuor awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Audrey for her selection this spring as a recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! Audrey's thesis work is on using isotope measurements of fire emissions from the Amazon and the western US to quantify characteristics about fuel...
Updates on the 2019 Amazon fires
We are tracking the evolution of fires in the Amazon. Please check out the Global Fire Emissions Database website for daily updates. The number of fires in the Legal Amazon was unusually high and fire temperatures were considerably above normal at the time of this...