This $270,754 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program supports collaborative research to investigate the impacts of the ongoing megadrought in the American West on soil moisture, ecosystem carbon-water cycling, and remote sensing capabilities. The research team, led by the Trustees of Indiana University, will synthesize hundreds of long-term soil moisture measurements with remotely-sensed data and eddy covariance tower observations to enhance understanding of how this historic drought has affected plant-available water and ecosystem function in dryland regions. This interdisciplinary effort aims to improve predictive models of future climate change impacts on these critical ecosystems. The project will run from March 2024 through February 2027, and does not involve any planned sub-awards.
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