H066
Forest Evapotranspiration and Ecohydrology Under a Changing Environment: Processes and Quantifications
Forest Evapotranspiration and Ecohydrology Under a Changing Environment: Processes and Quantifications
Session ID#: 248475
Session Description:
Evapotranspiration (ET) processes represent the nexus of water, carbon and energy cycles and are relevant to other ecosystem processes (i.e., biodiversity, nutrient cycling). Accurately quantifying ecosystem services (i.e. water and timber supplies, flood mitigation, carbon sequestration, climate cooling) requires a clear understanding of ET. Quantifying forest ET remains challenging due to complex biophysical processes and the dynamic nature of forests (i.e., age, species composition, leaf area index variations). The ecohydrological impacts of natural or anthropogenic disturbances such as climate and land use change, and wildland fires are reflected on changes in ET. Smart forest management and ‘Nature-based Solutions’ to emerging environmental challenges (e.g., wildland fires, Urban Heat Islands, and flooding) requires a close look at ecohydrology at multiple scales. We welcome papers on advances of understanding forest ET and associated ecohydrology using field measurements, remote sensing, and computer modelling at tree, stand, small watershed to regional levels.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AE - Atmospheric and Space Electricity
- B - Biogeosciences
Index Terms:
1813 Eco-hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1818 Evapotranspiration [HYDROLOGY]
1876 Water budgets [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Ge Sun, USDA Forest Service, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, Rtp, United States
Conveners: Ning Liu, CSIRO Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Maricar M Aguilos, North Carolina State University, Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, United States and Yun Yang, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Paul Seibert, University of California Berkeley, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Berkeley, United States
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