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Session Proposal: Advancing Soil Moisture Research in the Context of Global Environmental Change (AGU25)

GC019
Advancing Soil Moisture Research in the Context of Global Environmental Change

Session ID#: 248443

Session Description:
At the nexus of hydrology, atmospheric dynamics, and ecology, soil moisture (SM) is an essential variable within Earth system science. The RUBISCO Soil Moisture Working Group (SMWG) invites contributions for this session that explore the multifaceted role of SM in the context of global environmental change. We especially welcome submissions showcasing novel methodologies and techniques to improve SM estimation across scales. We also seek insights that apply emerging SM datasets to benchmark key ecohydrological and biogeochemical cycles in models, thereby enhancing our ability to predict long-term Earth system perturbations. Contributors are also encouraged to present studies that quantify SM feedbacks on environmental hazards and ecosystem functioning. This session aims to deepen our shared understanding and foster a vibrant global dialogue on the critical role of SM in supporting monitoring, Earth system modeling, and adaptation efforts in the decades ahead.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • H - Hydrology
Index Terms:

0315 Biosphere/atmosphere interactions [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0428 Carbon cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0495 Water/energy interactions [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1866 Soil moisture [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener:  Jiafu Mao, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States
Conveners:  Yaoping Wang, Oak Ridge National Lab, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States and Forrest Hoffman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Yaoping Wang, Oak Ridge National Lab, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
 
Estimating terrestrial carbon and vegetation variability using tree-ring based soil moisture reconstructions (Invited) (1849469)
Benjamin Cook, NASA-GISS, New York, United States, Ensheng Weng, Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, New York, United States, Kate Marvel, Project Drawdown, San Francisco, United States and Edward R Cook, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Tree-Ring Laboratory, Palisades, United States
 
Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions (1851820)
Yuefeng Hao1, Jiafu Mao2, Charles M Bachmann3, Forrest Hoffman4, Gerbrand Koren5, Haishan Chen6, Hanqin Tian7, Jiangong Liu8, Jing Tao9, Jinyun Tang10, Dr. Lingcheng Li, PhD11, Laibo Liu12, Martha E Apple13, Mingjie Shi11, Mingzhou Jin14, Qing Zhu15, Steve Kannenberg16, Xiaoying Shi17, Xi Zhang18, Yaoping Wang19, Yilin Fang20 and Yongjiu Dai21, (1)University of Tennessee, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Knoxville, United States, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States, (3)Rochester Institute of Technology, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester, United States, (4)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, United States, (5)Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, (6)Nanjing Univer. Inf. Sci.&Tech, Nanjing, China, (7)Boston College, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston, United States, (8)Columbia University, New York, United States, (9)Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, United States, (10)Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, United States, (11)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (12)The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CHINA, (13)Montana Technological University, Biological Sciences, Butte, MT, United States, (14)University of Tennessee, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Knoxville, TN, United States, (15)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States, (16)West Virginia University, Morgantown, United States, (17)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (18)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States, (19)Oak Ridge National Lab, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (20)Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States, (21)Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangzhou, China
 
Vegetation Rehydration-vs-Growth and Energy-Limited to Water-Limited Evaporation Regime Transitions Inferred from Shifts in the Dynamics of Surface Soil Moisture (Invited) (1865560)
Dara Entekhabi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
Extracellular Enzyme Products Fuel Microbial Respiration upon Rewetting of Dry Soil (1877754)
Sohyun Woo1, Minseon Kim1 and Kyungjin Min2, (1)Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), (2)Seoul National University, Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul, South Korea
 
Repurposing Pretrained Language Models for Forecasting Soil Moisture Dynamics (1881071)
Wanru Li1, Zhengwei Yang2, Zhou Zhang3 and Jingyi Huang1, (1)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States, (2)USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Research and Development Division, Washington, United States, (3)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biological Systems Engineering, Madison, United States
 
Mesoscale Rootzone Soil Moisture Modeling Using Land-Surface Water-Energy Fluxes (1898754)
Nusrat Jahan, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States, Vinit Sehgal, Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States and Stacia D Conger, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Bossier City, United States
 
Evaluating the Role of Land Cover in Varying Soil Moisture Impacts on Precipitation (1900172)
Ruixuan Ding, Ohio State University Main Campus, Columbus, United States and Steven M Quiring, Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
 
Development of a Daily Newhall Model for Improved Estimation of Surface and Rootzone Soil Moisture (1914661)
Moonyoung Lee, Purdue University, Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, United States and Venkatesh Merwade, Purdue University, Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, West Lafayette, United States
 
A Multi-Scale UNet for Downscaling Soil Moisture Projections to 30 m Spatial Resolution (1924576)
Caroline Hashimoto1, Adnan Dehghani2, Avantika Gori1 and Noemi Vergopolan2, (1)Rice University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, United States, (2)Rice University, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Houston, United States
 
Mapping Hydrological Regimes: A Matrix Profile Based Approach (1933187)
Mr. Sanjay N C, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
 
Near-Real-Time Soil Moisture Prediction Using Thermal Remote Sensing And Machine Learning (1972436)
Anush Kumar Kumar Kasaragod1, Jobin Thomas2, Thomas Oommen3, Ryan Williams4, Richard Dobson5, Michael Cole6 and Paramsothy Jayakumar6, (1)University of Mississippi Main Campus, Geology and Geological Engineering, University, MS, United States, (2)Michigan Technological University, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Houghton, United States, (3)University of Mississippi, Geology and Geological Engineering, Oxford, United States, (4)Michigan Technological University, Great Lakes Research Center, Houghton, United States, (5)Michigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Ann Arbor, United States, (6)U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, Ann arbor, United States