Mohammad Safeeq
Assistant Research Scientist, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
SNRI - Sierra Nevada Research Institute
Safeeq's SNRI page
Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, University of California, Merced
UC Merced - University of California, Merced
PhD, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
My research involves studying how the complex interactions between climate, vegetation, soil, and geology control and modulate critical zone processes related to water. The goal of my research is to identify key hydrologic controls crucial for quantifying and predicting the impacts of climate change on future water supply, which can in turn help to develop science-based, targeted land management and restoration strategies for sustaining future water supply and the environment.
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2019
Hillslope hydrology in global change research and Earth system modeling. Fan, Y., Clark, M., Lawrence, D. M., Swenson, S., Band, L. E., Brantley, S. L., P. D. Brooks, W. E. Dietrich, A. Flores, G. Grant, J. W. Kirchner, D. S. Mackay, J. J. McDonnell, P. C. D. Milly, P. L. Sullivan, C. Tague, H. Ajami, N. Chaney, A. Hartmann, P. Hazenberg, J. McNamara, J. Pelletier, J. Perket, E. Rouholahnejad‐Freund, T. Wagener, X. Zeng, E. Beighley, J. Buzan, M. Huang, B. Livneh, B. P. Mohanty, B. Nijssen, M. Safeeq, C. Shen, W. van Verseveld, J. Volk, D. Yamazaki (2019): Water Resources Research, vol 55 Cross-CZO
2018
Mechanisms controlling the impact of multi-year drought on mountain hydrology. Bales, R. C.; Goulden, M. L.; Hunsaker, C. T.; Conklin, M. H.; Hartsough, P. C.; O'Geen, A. T.; Hopmans, J. W.; Safeeq, M. (2018): Hydrological Processes: 10.1038/s41598-017-19007-0
2018
Spatially distributed water-balance and meteorological data from the rain-snow transition, southern Sierra Nevada, California. BALES, R., STACY, E., SAFEEQ, M., MENG, X., MEADOWS, M., OROZA, C., CONKLIN, M., GLASER, S., and WAGENBRENNER, J. (2018): Earth System Science Data, 10
2018
Subsurface plant-accessible water in mountain ecosystems with a Mediterranean climate. Klos, P. Z.; Goulden, M.; Riebe, C. S.; Tague, C.; O’geen, A. T.; Flinchum, B. A.; Safeeq, M.; Conklin, M. H.; Hart, S. C.; Berhe, A. A.; Hartsough, P. C.; Holbrook, S.; Bales R. C.; (2018): Hydrological Processes: 10.1002/wat2.1277
2018
Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory and Kings River Experimental Watersheds: A Synthesis of Measurements, New Insights, and Future Directions. O'Geen, A.; Safeeq, M.; Wagenbrenner, J.; Stacy, E.; Hartsough, P.; Devine, S.; Tian, Z.; Ferrell, R.; Hopmans, J.W.; and Bales, R. (2018): Vadose Zone Journal, 17:180081
2016
Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions in Relation to Natural and Anthropogenic Environmental Changes. Safeeq, M., Fares, A. (2016): Emerging Issues in Groundwater Resources. Springer International Publishing. 289-326
2016
Characterizing Runoff and Water Yield for Headwater Catchments in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Safeeq, M., Hunsaker, C. (2016): Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.
Other CZO Publications
2017
Predicting Plant-Accessible Water in the Critical Zone: Mountain Ecosystems in a Mediterranean Climate. Klos, P. Z.; Goulden, M.; Riebe, C. S.; Tague, C.; O’geen, A. T.; Flinchum, B. A.; Safeeq, M.; Conklin, M. H.; Hart, S. C.; Berhe, A. A.; Hartsough, P. C.; Holbrook, S.; Bales R. C.; (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H23H-1769.
2017
Improving snow water equivalent simulations in an alpine basin using blended gage precipitation and snow pillow measurements. Sohrabi, M.; Safeeeq, M.; Conklin, M. H. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H43C-1658
2017
Water Storage, Mixing and Transit Times During a Multiyear Drought. Van Der Velde, Y.; Visser, A.; Thaw, M.; Safeeq, M. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H23E-1731.
2017
Sediment Concentration and Its Relation to Catchment Characteristics in Forested Headwater Streams of the Sierra Nevada, California. Wagenbrenner, J.; Safeeq, M.; Hunsaker, C. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract H41C-1450.
2016
Sensitivities of dry season runoff to precipitation and temperature in southern Sierra Nevada streams. Safeeq, M.; Hunsaker, C.T.; Bales, R.C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H44B-03.
2016
Implications of Increasing Forest Density and Vegetation Water Demand on Drought Impacts in California Montane Forest. Saksa, P.C.; Safeeq, M.; Dymond, S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H43G-1529.
2016
Is Snow a Drought Buster? The Need to Incorporate Snow into Common Drought Indices. Weiner, J.; Harpold, A.A.; Safeeq, M. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H21G-1508.
2015
Drought effects on evapotransiration and subsurface water storage in the southern Sierra Nevada. Bales, R., Goulden, M., Hunsaker, C., Conklin, M., Hartsough, P., O’Geen, A., Hopmans, J., Safeeq, M. (2015): H33M. The Hydrology-Vegetation-Climate Nexus: Identifying Process Interactions and Environmental Shifts in Mountain Catchments II, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
2015
Patterns of Hydrologic Sensitivity to Climate in the Western US: Implications for Future Predictions. Safeeq, M., Grant, G. (2015): H21D Ecological and Hydrological Resistance and Resilience: Emerging Understanding from Interactions at Multiple Scales I, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
2015
Characterizing Runoff and Water Yield from Headwater Catchments in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Safeeq, M., Hunsaker, C. (2015): American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting
2015
Characterizing Runoff and Water Yield from Headwater Catchments in the Southern Sierra Nevada . Safeeq, M., Hunsaker, C. (2015): H51N Surface Hydrology Posters, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
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News
Visiting the Water Source: A Tour of the Kings River Headwaters
06 Nov 2017 - By Michelle Gilmore and Leigh Bernacchi Ever wonder how we know what we know about water? Twenty-five intrepid water and forest managers,...
New SSCZO comic artfully communicates research
19 Jul 2017 - Wonder what soils and sponges have in common? Or why some trees in the Sierra Nevada are dying while others are surviving? Find out in our new comic.
UCTV: Southern Sierra CZO researchers featured on Sustainable California channel
21 Jun 2017 - University of California Television (UCTV) features Bales, Conklin, Glaser, Safeeq, and others on the new Sustainable California channel
NY Times: Sierra Nevada Snow Won’t End California’s Thirst
11 Apr 2016 - New York Times reporter, Henry Fountain spoke with Southern Sierra CZO PIs Roger Bales and Martha Conklin and investigtor Mohammad Safeeq as they...
White House Water Summit: UC Water joins the call to action with technology pioneered at SSCZO
22 Mar 2016 - As part of World Water Day, the White House is hosting a Water Summit today and released its Commitments to Action on Building a Sustainable...
SSCZO researchers featured in Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners “One Watershed” series
15 Oct 2015 - SSCZO's Mohammad Safeeq, Carolyn Hunsaker, and Roger Bales discuss forest health, sustainable management, and impacts on water in a changing climate.
Critical Zone Profile - MOHAMMAD SAFEEQ (hydrologist, assistant research scientist)
07 Sep 2015 - Assistant Research Scientist, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced.
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