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We are global change ecologists and we use various tools — remote sensing, field observations, and modeling — to understand the impact of climate change on our ecosystems. We travel to ecosystems from tropics to the arctic. We use novel remote sensing techniques to see the ecosystems in ways we couldn't. We use advanced computer science techniques to analyze geospatial products. Please contact xiyang@virginia.edu if you are interested in joining the lab! We are looking for motivated undergraduate, graduate students, and postdocs.
Latest Publications
- Climate Change Driving Widespread Loss of Coastal Forested Wetlands Throughout the North American Coastal Plain
- TLSLeAF: automatic leaf angle estimates from single-scan terrestrial laser scanning
- Quantifying high-temperature stress on soybean canopy photosynthesis: The unique role of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence
- Rapid deforestation of a coastal landscape driven by sea-level rise and extreme events
- Recovery: Fast and Slow—vegetation response during the 2012-2016 California Drought
- Potential of hotspot solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence for better tracking terrestrial photosynthesis
Tweets from the lab
- Thank @ESAApplications for introducing our study! It started from the question that, since photosynthesis and respiration are the two end processes of plant carbon cycle, what information is contained in their relationship. CUE is an important and classic one, what else? t.co/mebnVFZAxT
- After a mass shooting left 51 dead in 2019, New Zealand sprang to action, quickly banning most semi-automatic weapons and launching a buyback scheme. Jacinda Ardern, the country’s prime minister, said the response was “pragmatic.” t.co/k7zyPdHjbW t.co/F9QOWn1Cqj
- We are hiring! The @badgrs_lab is looking for a Data Scientist to work on our project with @ZhouZhang10, @profdesai, and others on using geostationary ("weather") satellites to monitor the terrestrial carbon cycle. Please RT. More at t.co/UFqZQzypCd