Episode 44: How soil thermal and moisture data drive renewable energy in Germany
Germany has committed to generating 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, as outlined in the Climate Action Act.
Episode 45: The role of cost-effective ET data in mitigating water shortages
What do you do when you need a direct measurement of the water flux occurring within and around your plants but do not have the funding for an eddy covariance systems? Post-doctoral researcher at UC Berkley, Tianxin "Carlos" Wang, has been on the hunt for an affordable way to measure sensible and latent heat exchanges to enable more people around the world to manage water usage effectively without complex and expensive instruments. In this episode, Carlos discusses his research evaluating the accuracy and convenience of methods for utilizing the variance-Bowen ratio.
Notes
Carlos Wang is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management at UC Berkeley, where his work focuses on the exchange processes of energy and trace gas fluxes between the biosphere and atmosphere through the study of biometeorology. His specializations include eddy covariance, surface energy balance, evapotranspiration (ET), and remote sensing. He recently received his PhD from the same department at UC Berkely. Prior to that, his bachelor’s in environmental science, technology, and policy from California State University, Monterey Bay.
Links to learn more about Tianxin “Carlos” Wang
- Carlos Wang at UC Berkely
- Carlos Wang on Google Scholar
- Carlos Wang on ResearchGate
- Carlos Wang on ORCiD
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