Browsing by Author "Powell, Thomas L"

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    • Confronting Model Predictions of Carbon Fluxes with Measurements of Amazon Forests Subjected to Experimental Drought 

      Powell, Thomas L; Galbraith, David R.; Christoffersen, Bradley O.; Harper, Anna; Imbuzeiro, Hewlley M. A.; Rowland, Lucy; Almeida, Samuel; Brando, Paulo M.; da Costa, Antonio Carlos Lola; Costa, Marcos Heil; Herrera, Naomi Marcil; Malhi, Yadvinder; Saleska, Scott R.; Sotta, Eleneide; Williams, Mathew; Meir, Patrick; Moorcroft, Paul R (Wiley Blackwell, 2013)
      Considerable uncertainty surrounds the fate of Amazon rainforests in response to climate change. Here, carbon (C) flux predictions of five terrestrial biosphere models (Community Land Model version 3.5 (CLM3.5), Ecosystem ...

    • Determining drought sensitivity of the Amazon forest: does plant hydraulics matter? 

      Powell, Thomas L. (2015-09-08)
      Climate change is projected to cause significant shifts in precipitation patterns across the Amazon basin. This dissertation is designed to address key uncertainties surrounding our ability to predict the fate of the Amazon ...