@mmmmchen

assistant professor @UWMadison. Interested in Earth system science.

 Madison, WI
globalchange.cals.wisc.edu
Joined January 2010
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My group at UW–Madison is hiring Postdocs + PhD students! Projects: 1️⃣ Wildfire & land–atmosphere exchanges (remote sensing + E3SM) 2️⃣ Dryland vegetation dynamics (NASA PACE hyperspectral) Details & apply: globalchange.cals.wisc.edu/j…
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Dalei Hao@DaleiHao3 Jul 2025
Call for abstracts 📣📣📣:  I am delighted to invite you to submit an abstract to the Session "B071 - Radiative Transfer over Land Surfaces: Observations , Modeling, Inversion, and Applications" at the coming 2025 AGU Fall Meeting.
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We have a new paper, “Canopy Structure Exhibits Linear and Nonlinear Links to Biome-Level Maximum Light Use Efficiency“, published in Ecology Letters. Authored by @hamid_dashti2 @DaleiHao @geoxiyang
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Link to the paper doi.org/10.1111/ele.70142

Canopy Structure Exhibits Linear and Nonlinear Links to Biome‐Level Maximum Light Use Efficiency

Maximum light use efficiency represents biomes' capacity to convert light to carbon during photosynthesis. By analysing 320 eddy covariance sites and satellite observations, we reveal that εbiome...

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Replying to @mmmmchen @DaleiHao
A key aspect was the introduction of a new metric, normalized near-infrared vegetation reflectance (NIRvN), which successfully separates the effects of leaf quantity from those of canopy architecture. We also found a strong negative linear correlation between ε_biome and NIRvN.
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Together, originating from an idea that there must be some link between canopy structure and function, this study highlights the significance of canopy architecture in controlling global patterns of light use efficiency of carbon uptake.
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Congrats, Meng!
Meng Luo@MengLuo08017 May 2025
Excited to share our new paper, "Role of Forest Carbon Change in Shaping Future Land Use and Land Cover Change," 🌳 🌍 now published in Global Change Biology! 🔗doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70219

Role of Forest Carbon Change in Shaping Future Land Use and Land Cover Change

Although global changes, especially rising CO2 levels, climate shifts, and nitrogen deposition, affect forest ecosystems worldwide, their influence on the forest area needed for timber, carbon...

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More fantastic results from Sadegh Ranjbar demonstrating the unique value of @NOAASatellites for understanding the earth system. All sky (clear & cloudy, night & day) estimates of land surface temperature using ML, GOES-R & Ameriflux meas. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…

Near Real‐Time Mapping of All‐Sky Land Surface Temperature From GOES‐R Using Machine Learning

Machine learning estimates LST under all-sky conditions using ABI satellite data at five-minute intervals across CONUS Day/night LST estimation gives clear sky R2 of 0.96/0.95 and RMSE of 2.42/2....

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cannot overstate how amazing @NOAASatellites are. In our new paper in RSE, Danielle Losos & team demonstrate an approach to use GOES-R, ML, and @AmeriFlux and @NEONInc eddy covariance data to estimate ecosystem carbon dioxide uptake in near-real time sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Happy to share our lab's new research on wildfires, led by @Fa_Li_Fa_Li Also check the news release here: eurekalert.org/news-releases…

Human-caused fires growing faster than lightning fires in the Western US

A study shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the American West as there are for lightning-caused fires, due to differences in the level of heat and...

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PNAS Nexus@PNASNexus19 Feb 2025
Risky days for anthropogenic fires are growing faster than risky days for lightning-caused fires. Human-caused fires can occur in wetter conditions, as they ignite in dead grass or wood, rather than in the moist canopy where lightning strikes. Read now: ow.ly/c2X650V290e
A forest fire. Stock photo

ALT A forest fire. Stock photo

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Wu Sun@dr_wusun10 Jan 2025
Biogeoscientists on X, please consider nominating early-career & underrepresented emerging leaders in biogeosciences for the JGR-B Special Issue, "Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow"! Nomination due 7 Feb 2025. Details at agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences@JGRBiogeo8 Jan 2025
🌟Call for Papers: JGR Biogeosciences Special Collection🌟 "Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow" 📅 Deadline: Feb 7, 2025 Nominate early-career & underrepresented biogeoscientists for this special issue spotlighting emerging leaders in the field! 🔗agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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We figured out how much water is in all of Earth’s plants and how long it takes water to flow through them. Answer: 786 km3 and 5-18 days. @NatureWaterJnl @koen_hufkens @sciencebyAJ
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I’m at AGU for the whole week. If you are interested in a postdoc position on wildfires and earth system modeling, or a PhD student opportunity, come talking with me!
Min Chen@mmmmchen3 Oct 2024
Our lab is looking for a Ph.D. student and a postdoctoral scientist to join us at @UWMadison. Check out details here: tinyurl.com/gcrl24 We appreciate your RT!
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Our lab is looking for a Ph.D. student and a postdoctoral scientist to join us at @UWMadison. Check out details here: tinyurl.com/gcrl24 We appreciate your RT!
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Visit our lab website to learn more about our research globalchange.cals.wisc.edu/

Global Change Research Laboratory

Welcome to the Global Change Research Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We are a group of scientists who are interested in understanding how climate change and human activities...

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🚨Job Alert! Check out the RISE initiative at @UWMadison - rise.wisc.edu. Listings within @UWMadisonCALS are below with multiple hires expected across listings. It's a wonderful University in a great place to live. Join us! cals.wisc.edu/rise-faculty-h… @DepartmentSoil
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We're hiring! The Climate Action Lab at UW-Madison is recruiting up to two postdocs in energy transitions and climate policy. Priority deadline October 2 and start dates flexible. More details here: climateactionlab.com/lab-new…
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Proud to share new research from our lab's @hamid_dashti2 New perspective on ecosystem recovery from disturbances
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A recent publication of our lab. A nice example of the interactions between human activities and the larger Earth system.
Meng Luo@MengLuo080119 Aug 2024
Excited to share our latest paper in @EarthsFutureEiC: 'Impacts of Forest Management-Induced Productivity Changes on Future Land Use and Land Cover Change.' (doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004878) 🌍🌲Big thanks to the collaborators @UMaine_FPE, @realXinZhao, @DaleiHao, and @mmmmchen!

Impacts of Forest Management‐Induced Productivity Changes on Future Land Use and Land Cover Change

Forest management-induced productivity change has a significant impact on future land use and land cover change (LULCC) Neglecting such impact could overestimate the managed forest expansion and ...

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