Research
Our research combines remote sensing data, field observations, and modeling to understand ecosystem structure, function, and change. Explore our major research below.
Ecosystem Demography Model (ED)
A mechanistic vegetation demography model used to simulate ecosystem dynamics, carbon cycling, and disturbance impacts across scales.
Land-Use Harmonization (LUH)
Harmonized global land-use datasets that connect historical reconstructions with future scenarios, enabling consistent inputs for climate and ecosystem models.
Carbon Monitoring Systems (CMS)
Mapping, modelling, and monitoring changes to the world's forest carbon.
Campus Forest Carbon Project (CFCP)
A campus-scale carbon monitoring effort combining inventories, remote sensing, and modeling to quantify forest carbon stocks and change on UMD properties.
CLARiTy
Combining LAnd-use, modeling and Remote-sensing to Transform carbon budgets — a project designed to transform how we quantify land carbon budgets and deliver more accurate information to guide global climate action.
Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)
Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is a high resolution laser ranging of Earth’s forests and topography located in the International Space Station.
Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE)
The first satellite imaging laser altimeter system positioning the US at the forefront of global technological innovation to monitor land, ice, and coastal regions simultaneously.