Welcome to the Biometeorology Group at UC Davis

The Biometeorology Group at UC Davis is concerned with the physical processes that govern exchanges between biological surfaces and the lower atmosphere. Such exchanges include momentum, sensible heat and water vapor, and various gases and particulate matter for both individual organisms and communities.

Students in this specialty participate in modeling, observation, and theoretical studies of these exchanges, with special emphasis on the turbulent nature of the atmospheric surface layer.

Current projects include determining, by eddy-covariance measurements, land-surface modelling (ACASA) and remote sensing, the water and GHG exchange between the atmosphere and different California landscapes, mainly agricultural fields for irrigation management.