We study how climate change interacts with the terrestrial systems that underpin human thriving, like agriculture, vegetation and water resources.
Interested in climate impacts research? The group is presently growing! Reach out if you're interested in joining the group as a Bachelors, Masters or PhD student.
Research
Our group merges statistical analysis of observational datasets with complex and simple climate models to investigate:
Hydroclimate change
How the intensity and intermittency of precipitation events are changing as the climate warms; the physics underlying these changes; and whether climate models simulate these processes accurately.
Land–atmosphere water and energy exchange
How warming alters what happens to precipitation after it reaches the land surface; how the relationship between drought and heat evolves under warming; and whether vegetation buffers or amplifies the drying effect of warming.
Climate impacts on agriculture and water resources
How changes in precipitation and evaporation characteristics affect the continental water balance; and whether crop carbon-fertilization benefits might offset the impacts of extreme heat and drought.
