Biogeochemical Cycling at the Urban Interface

This project seeks to understand the role of plant evapotranspiration

evapotranspiration

The process by which water moves from the land or ocean surface to the atmosphere (evaporation) and transpiration (evaporation from plants).

Source: USGS Source

(a plant’s water loss that happens from evaporation and transpiration) and soil moisture on urban microclimates.

microclimate

The local climate of a small site or habitat.The climate of a small area such as a cave, house, city or valley that may be different from that in the general region.

Source: Weather.gov Source

The project integrates physical measurements with point-scale modeling to understand the effectiveness of the DOE’s Energy Exascale Earth System Model’

Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM)

The Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) project includes Earth System Models, simulations, and predictions to investigate energy-relevant science using code optimized for DOE's advanced supercomputers.

Source: nvcl web page Source

s land model on urban trees and forest patches.