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2016 Publications

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70 Publications

2016

Hydrogeologic influence on changes in snowmelt runoff with climate warming: Numerical experiments on a mid-elevation catchment in the Sierra Nevada, USA. Jepsen, S. M.; Harmon, T. C.; Meadows, M. W.; Hunsaker, C. T. (2016): Hydrology 533, 332-342. DOI 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.12.010

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Global datasets and Nd isotopes in pine needles estimate dust inputs to ecosystems in eroding landscapes. Arvin, L.; Riebe, C.S.; Aciego, S.; Blakowski, M.A. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP42B-04.

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Nd Isotopes in Soils and Pine Needles Trace Aeolian Inputs to Sierra Nevada Ecosystems. Arvin, L., Riebe, C., Aciego, S., Blakowski, M. (2016):  Goldschmidt Abstracts. Yokohama, Japan. 

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Observations From Drought in the Southern Sierra. Bales, R. (2016): Yosemite Hydroclimate Meeting

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Bidirectional Response of Runoff to Changes in Snowmelt Rate, Timing, and Amount. Barnhart, T.B.; Molotch, N.P.; Tague, C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H51N-05.

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Effect of Tree-to-Shrub Type Conversion in Lower Montane Forests of the Sierra Nevada (USA) on Streamflow. Bart, R. R.,Tague, C. L., Moritz, M. A. (2016): PLOS ONE

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Integrating Fire Effects into an Ecohydrologic Model for Simulating Fire Regimes. Bart, R.R.; Tague, C.; Kennedy, M.C.; Mckenzie, D. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC51E-1234.

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Topographic and geologic controls on soil variability in California's Sierra Nevada Foothill Region. Beaudette, D.E., O’Geen, A.T. (2016):   Soil Science Society of America Journal. 80. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2015.07.0251

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Ecosystem CO2 Exchange Across Semiarid Southwestern North America: A Synthesis of Multi-Year Flux Site Observations and its Comparison with Estimates from Terrestrial Biome Models and Remote Sensing. Biederman, J.A.; Scott, R.L.; Goulden, M.; Litvak, M.E.; Kolb, T.; Yepez, E.A.; Garatuza, J.; Oechel, W.C.; Krofcheck, D.J.; Ponce-Campos, G.E.; Bowling, D.R.; Meyers, T.P.; Maurer, G. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract B44A-05.

2016

Using Cosmogenic and U-Series Nuclides in Stream Sediment to Test Hypotheses About Mountain Landscape Evolution . Callahan, R., Riebe, C., Dosseto, A. (2016): Goldschmidt Abstracts. Yokohama, Japan

2016

Probing the critical zone using passive- and active-source estimates of subsurface shear-wave velocities. Callahen, R.P.; Taylor, N.J.; Pasquet, S.; Dueker, K.G.; Riebe, C.S.; Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP43C-0966.

2016

Microbial community structure of subalpine snow in the Sierra Nevada, California. Carey, C.J., S.C. Hart, S.M. Aciego, C.S. Riebe, M.A. Blakowski, E.L. Aronson (2016): Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 48(4):685-701. 2016

2016

 Meta-­analysis reveals ammonia-­oxidizing bacteria respond more strongly to nitrogen addition than ammonia-­oxidizing archaea . Carey, C.J., Dove, N.C., Beman, J.M., Hart, S.C., Aronson E.L. (2016): Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry. 99. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.05.014.  

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pSIN: a scalable, Parallel algorithm for Seismic INterferometry of large-N ambient-noise data. Chen, P., Taylor, N.J., Dueker, K.G., Keifer, I.S., Wilson, A.K., McGuffy, C.L., Novitsky, C.G., Spears, A.J., Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Computers & Geosciences 93: 88-95

2016

Special issue of The Earth Scientist about the Critical Zone and the US NSF Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) program. CZO Education/Outreach team (2016): The Earth Scientist, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, Fall 2016 Cross-CZO National

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Is Soil Development Controlling Ecohydrologic Response to Climate Change in the Southern Cascade and Sierra Nevada Watersheds, CA, USA?. Devine, S.; O’geen, A.T.; Dahlke, H.E. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC13E-1235.

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Geospatial techniques for field­based research: case studies in NW Baja California & Yosemite NP. Dove, N (2016): California Geographic Information Association Annual Geosummit. Merced CA

2016

Fire reduces fungal species richness and mycorrhizal colonization: A meta-analysis. Dove, N., Hart, S. (2016): ESA Annual Meeting 2016

2016

Mapping and understanding dry-season soil water drawdown by California montane vegetation. Fellows, A.W. and Goulden, M.L. (2016): Ecohydrology Cross-CZO

2016

Testing for supply limited and kinetic limited chemical erosion in field measurements of regolith production and chemical depletion. Ferrier, K. L., Riebe, C. S. and Hahm, W. J. (2016): Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 17 (6), 2270-2285.

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Using Scientist-Teacher Partnerships to Create Student-Driven Environmental Field Research Experiences in Primary and Secondary Education Classrooms. Gilmore, M., Stacy, E.., Meadows, M. and Sullivan, L. (2016): The Earth Scientist XXXII, no. 3 (Fall 2016): 28–32 Cross-CZO National

2016

Widespread tree mortality with the ongoing California drought: the roll of water balance and temperature . Goulden, M.; Bales, R.C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC32C-05.

2016

Managing forests, water resources and their interaction in the face of increasing drought frequency and severity in semi-arid regions. Hall S.J; Tague, C.; Moritz, M. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H24B-01.

2016

Towering trees have big effects on miniscule microbes: The influence of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) on underlying soil microbial communities. Hart, S. C., Carey, C., Glassman, S., Chung, J., Bruns, T., Aronson, E., (2016): ESA Annual Meeting 2016

2016

Managing forests in an era of drought. Heckman, C (2016): Graduate Research Advocacy Day. Sacramento, California.

2016

Watershed model calibration to the base flow recession curve with and without evapotranspiration effects. Jepsen, s., Harmon, T., Shi, Y. (2016): Hydrology 52, 2919-2933. DOI 10.1002/2015WR017827.

2016

A montane Mediterranean climate supports year- round photosynthesis and high forest biomass . Kelly, A.E., and Goulden, M.L.  (2016): Tree Physiology. 36 (4), DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv131

2016

Ecohydrological Projections of Fire Regimes: Balancing Uncertainty and Complexity to Integrate Cross-disciplinary Simulation Systems. Kennedy, M.C.; Mckenzie, D.; Tague, C.; Bart, R.R. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract GC51E-1236.

2016

Exploring Drought Resilience in Sequoia National Park Conifers. Lauder, J. (2016): Sequoia National Park Centennial Science Symposium. Three Rivers, CA.

2016

Catchment-scale snow depth monitoring with balloon photogrammetry. Li, D.; Wigmore, O.; Vanderjagt, B.J.; Durand, M.T.; Molotch, N.P.; Bales, R.C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract C51C-0669.

2016

Concentration-Discharge Relationship and Endmember Mixing in the Intermediate and Large Watersheds of the US West. Liu, F.; Miller, M.P.; Williams, M.W.; Conklin, M.H.; Yang, J.; Bales, R.C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H52E-06.

2016

Concentration-Discharge Relationship and Endmember Mixing in the Intermediate and Large Watersheds of the US West. Liu, F.; Miller, M.P.; Williams, M.W.; Conklin, M.H.; Yang, J.; Bales, R.C. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H52E-06.

2016

Polymictic pool behaviour in a montane meadow, Sierra Nevada, CA. Lucas, R. G., Suárez, F., Tyler, S. W., Moran, J. E., and Conklin, M. H. (2016): Hydrological process. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10834

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Evaporation and groundwater patterns in montane meadows of the Sierra Nevada, CA. Lucas, R.G. (2016): University of California, Merced

2016

Polymictic pool behavior in a montane meadow, Sierra Nevada, CA. Lucas, R.G., Suárez, F. Tyler, S.W., Moran, J.E., Conklin, M.H. (2016): Hydologic Processes

2016

Spatial variations in the size distribution of sediment supplied to channels: A synthesis of detrital thermochronometry from 11 size classes in Inyo Creek, California. Lukens, C.; Shuster, D.L.; Sklar, L.S.; Riebe, C.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP34A-02.

2016

Grain size bias in cosmogenic nuclide studies of stream sediment in steep terrain . Lukens, C. E., Riebe, C. S.,  Sklar, L. S.,  Shuster D. L. (2016):  Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 121 (5),  DOI: 10.1002/2016JF003859

2016

Comparison of Canopy Cover Estimation from Airborne LiDAR. Ma Q., Su Y., Guo Q. (2016): IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.

2016

Forest Growth Response to Competition and Environmental Conditions. Ma, Q. (2016): Sequoia and Kings Canyon Science Symposium

2016

Tracing the Source of Soil Organic Matter Eroded from Temperate Forest Catchments Using Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes. McCorkle, E.P., Berhe, A.A., Hunsaker, C.T., Johnson, D.W., McFarlane, K.J., Fogel, M.L., Hart, S.C (2016): Geology.

2016

Variation of organic matter quantity and quality in streams at Critical Zone Observatory watersheds. Miller, Matthew P., Boyer, Elizabeth W., McKnight, Diane M., Brown, Michael G., Gabor, Rachel S., Hunsaker, Carolyn T., Iavorivska, Lidiia, Inamdar, Shreeram, Johnson, Dale W., Kaplan, Louis A., Lin, Henry, McDowell, William H., Perdrial, Julia N. (2016): Water Resources Research, 52 (10): 8202–8216 Cross-CZO

2016

Optimizing placements of ground-based snow sensors for areal snow cover estimation using a machine-learning algorithm and melt-season snow-LiDAR data. Oroza, C.; Zheng, Z.; Glaser, S.D.; Bales, R.C.; Conklin, M.H. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract C44A-08.

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Optimizing embedded sensor network design for catchment scale snowdepth estimation using LiDAR and machine learning. Oroza, C.A., Zheng, Z., Glaser, S.D., Tuia, D., Bales, R.C (2016): Water Resources Research. 52 (10), 8174.

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Optimizing embedded sensor network design for catchment scale snowdepth estimation using LiDAR and machine learning. Oroza, C.A., Zheng, Z., Glaser, S.D., Tuia, D., Bales, R.C. (2016): Water Resources Research. 52 (10), 8174.

2016

SMAP Soil Moisture Data To Improve Remotely Sensed Global Estimates of Evapotranspiration. Purdey, A.J.; Fisher, J.; Goulden, M.; Famiglietti, J.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H24C-02.

2016

Anthropogenic Disturbance of Montane Meadows May Cause Substantial Loss of Soil Carbon to the Atmosphere. Reed, C.C.; Sullivan, B.W.; Hart, S.C.; Drew, M.; Merrill, A. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract B21I-0545.

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Drought resistance across California ecosystems: evaluating changes in carbon dynamics using satellite imagery. S.L. Malone, M.G. Tulbure, A.J. PérezLuque, T.J. Assal, L.L. Bremer, D.P. Drucker, V. Hillis, S. Varela, M.L. Goulden (2016): Ecosphere. 7 (11), e01561.

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

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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.

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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

Catchment power and the joint distribution of elevation and travel distance to the outlet. Sklar, L. S., Riebe, C. S., Lukens, C. E., & Bellugi, D. G. (2016): Earth Surface Dynamics. 4 799.

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Effects of Model Spatial Resolution on Ecohydrologic Predictions and Their Sensitivity to Inter-Annual Climate Variability. Son, K., Tague, C., Hunsaker C. (2016): Hillslope and Watershed Hydrology

2016

Comprehensive seismic surveys suggest that subsurface water-holding capacity is secondary to bedrock nutrient content as a regulator of vegetation productivity in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California. Taylor, N.J.; Riebe, C.S.; Dueker, K.G.; Goulden, M.; Flinchum, B.A.; Pasquet, S.; Callahan, R.P.; Hahm, W.J.; Keifer, I.S.; Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP43C-0964.

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Variability in Sierra Nevada Forest Water Sources During a Severe Drought. Thaw, M. (2016): Yosemite Hydroclimate Meeting

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Tracking water through the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory using radioactive and stable isotopes . Thaw, M.; Visser, A.; Deinhart, A.L.; Sharp, M.; Everhart, A.; Bibby, R.K.; Conklin, M.H. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract H31K-07.

2016

Representation of diffusion controlled carbon stabilization in reactive transport models. Thompson, A., Druhan, J.L., Keiluweit, M., Wagai, R., Plante, A.F., Lawrence, C.R., Berhe, A.A., Sierra, C.A., Rasmussen, C., Marin-Spiotta, E., Blankinship, J.C., Schimel, J., Heckman, K.A., Crow, S.E., and Wieder, W.R. (2016): American Geophysical Union 2016 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA Cross-CZO

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.

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Bulk Soil Organic Matter d2H as a Precipitation Proxy . Williams, E.K.; Terwilliger, V.J.; Nakamoto, B.J.; Berhe, A.A.; Fogel, M.L. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract PP24B-01.

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Influence of Climate and Lithology on Soil Phosphorus. Wilson, S.G.; Margenot, A.J.; O’geen, A.T.; Dahlgren, R.A. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract B54E-04.

2016

Critical Zone Science as a Multidisciplinary Framework for Teaching Earth Science and Sustainability. Wymore, A.; White, T.S.; Dere, A.L.D.; Hoffman, A.; Washburne, J.C.; Conklin, M.H. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract ED13E-0954.

2016

Influence of terrain aspect on water partitioning, vegetation structure, and vegetation greening in high elevation catchments in northern New Mexico. Zapata-Rios X., Brooks P.D., Troch P.A., McIntosh J. and Guo Q. (2016): Ecohydrology 9(5): 782-795 Cross-CZO National

2016

Topographic and vegetation effects on snow accumulation in the southern Sierra Nevada: a statistical summary from lidar data. Zheng, Z., Kirchner, P. B., and Bales, R. C. (2016): The Cryosphere. 10 (1),

2016

Multi-platform data fusion for more accurate forecasting of water supply from the Sierra Nevada Snow . Zheng, Z. (2016): Western Snow Conference. Seattle, Washington.