Noormets, A., Chen, J., Gu, L., Desai, A.R., in prep. The phenology of gross ecosystem productivity and ecosystem respiration in temperate hardwood and conifer chronosequences, in Noormets, A. (Ed.), Phenology of Ecosystem Processes, Springer, New York, xxx-xxx.
Desai, A.R., Helliker, B.R., Berry, J.A., in prep. Interannual variability in regional carbon fluxes from top-down and bottom-up perspectives. Global Biogeochemical Cycles.
Desai, A.R., Noormets, A., Saliendra, N., Schimel, D., in prep. Relationship of start and end of growing season to CO2 flux interannual variability. Geophysical Research Letters.
Sulman, B.N., Desai, A.R., Mackay, D.S., Samanta, S., Cook, B.D., in prep. Interactions of carbon and water cycles in north temperate wetlands: Modeling and observing the impact of a declining water table trend on regional carbon dynamics. Biogeosciences
submitted, in review
Miles, N.L., Richardson, S.J., Davis, K.J., Stephens, B.B., Desai, A.R., Denning, A.S., and Uliasz, M., 2008. Demonstration of a well-calibrated CO2 mixing ratio measurement network for regional atmospheric inversions, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, submitted.
Myklebust, M., Huc, R., Wohlfahrt, G., Misson, L., Hipps, L.E., Ryel, R.J., Delpierre, N., van Gorsel, E., Arain, A., Bernhofer, C., Chojnicki, B., Curtis, P., Frolking, S., Franier, A., Lafleur, P., Aurula, M., Bolstad, P., Cavaleri, M., Desai, A.R., Ito, A., Loescher, H.W., Oberbeaur, O., Pumpanen, J., Ryan, M.G., Saigusa, N., and Vesala, T., 2009. The effect of LAI on eddy covariance accuracy during turbulent conditions at night. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, submitted.
accepted, pending revision
in press
2008
Cook, B.D., Bolstad, P.V., Martin, J.G., Heinsch, F.A., Davis, K.J., Wang, W., Desai, A.R., and Teclaw, R.M., 2008. Using light-use and production efficiency models to predict forest production and carbon exchange during canopy disturbance events, Ecosystems, 11: 26-44, doi:10.1007/s10021-007-9105-0.
Desai, A.R., Richardson, A.D., Moffat, A.M., Kattge, J., Hollinger, D.Y., Barr, A., Falge, E., Noormets, A., Papale, D., Reichstein, M., and Stauch, V.J., 2008. Cross site evaluation of eddy covariance GPP and RE decomposition techniques, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148(6-7): 821-838, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.11.012.
Noormets, A.N., Desai, A.R., Cook, B.D., Euskirchen, E., Ricciuto, D.M., Davis, K.J., Bolstad, P.V., Schmid, H.-P., Vogel, C.V., Carey, E.V., Su, H.B., and Chen, J., 2008. Moisture sensitivity of ecosystem respiration: Comparison of 14 forest ecosystems in the Upper Great Lakes Region, USA, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148(2): 216-230, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.08.002.
Desai, A.R., Moorcroft, P.R., Bolstad, P.V., and Davis, K.J., 2007. Regional carbon fluxes from a biometrically-constrained dynamic ecosystem model: Impact of disturbance, CO2 fertilization and heterogeneous land cover. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 112(G01017), doi:10.1029/2006JG000264.
Desai, A.R., Davis, K.J., Senff, C., Ismail, S., Browell, E.V., Stauffer, D.R., and Reen, B.P., 2006. A case study on the effects of heterogeneous soil moisture on mesoscale boundary layer structure in the southern Great Plains, USA. Part I: Simple prognostic model. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 119(2): 195-238, doi:10.1007/s10546-005-9024-6.
Reen, B.P., Stauffer, D.R., Davis, K.J., and Desai, A.R., 2006. A case study on the effects of heterogeneous soil moisture on mesoscale boundary layer structure in the southern Great Plains, USA. Part II: Mesoscale modeling Boundary Layer Meteorology, 120(2): 275-314, doi:10.1007/s10546-006-9056-6.
Tang, J., Bolstad, P.V., Ewers, B.E., Desai, A.R., Davis, K.J., and Carey, E.V., 2006. Sap-flux-upscaled canopy transpiration, stomatal conductance and water use efficiency in an old-growth forest in the Great Lakes region of United States. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 111(G02009): doi:10.1029/2005JG000083.
Desai, A.R., Bolstad, P.V., Cook, B.D., Davis, K.J., and Carey, E.V., 2005. Comparing net ecosystem exchange of carbon dioxide between an old-growth and mature forest in the upper Midwest, USA. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 128(1-2): 33-55, doi:10.1016/j.agformet.2004.09.005.
Cook, B.D., Davis, K.J., Wang, W., Desai, A.R., Berger, B.W., Teclaw, R.M., Martin, J.G., Bolstad, P.V., Bakwin, P.S., Yi, C., and Heilman, W., 2004. Carbon exchange and venting anomalies in an upland deciduous forest in northern Wisconsin, USA. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 126(3-4): 271-295, doi:10.1016/j.agformet.2004.06.008.
Yi, C., Li, R., Bakwin, P.S., Desai, A.R., Ricciuto, D.M., Burns, S., Turnipseed, A.A., Wofsy, S.C., Munger, J.W., Wilson, K., and Monson, R.K., 2004. A nonparametric method for separating photosynthesis and respiration components in CO2 flux measurements. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(L17107), doi:10.1029/2004GL020490.
Desai, A.R., 2006. Scaling regional land-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide with mesoscale observation networks: Impact of land cover, management and disturbance. Ph.D. dissertation, Penn State University, University Park, PA.
Desai, A.R., 2000. Plan B projects: 1.) Surface energy flux dependence on remotely-sensed soil moisture and vegetation in the Southern Great Plains; 2.) Point-source air pollution risk buffers from long-term climate data and Gaussian plume models, 3.) Interaction of resolution and classification in high-resolution urban/suburban land cover imagery, Unpublished master's thesis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Books & Book Chapters
Desai, A.R. and Jasen, E.P. Outside Oberlin: Exploring Lorain County and Vicinity. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Student Union, 1997.
Select conference abstracts & posters
2008
Atilla, N., G.A. McKinley? , N.R. Urban, N. Kimura, V. Bennington, A.R. Desai, C. Wu, 2008: Carbon cycling in Lake Superior: Observations, models, and impacts on the regional carbon balance. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting 2008, Orlando, FL, Mar. 6, 2008, session 108.
Atilla N, V. Bennington, N. Kimura, G.A. McKinley? , N.R. Urban, C. Wu, A.R. Desai, 2008: The carbon budget of Lake Superior: First results from the CyCLeS? project, 51st Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Peterborough, ONT, 5/08
Atilla, N., G.A. McKinley? , N.Urban, N. Kimura, V. Bennington, A.R. Desai., C. Wu, 2008: Carbon cycling in Lake Superior: Observations, models and impacts on regional carbon budget. Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Summer Workshop, Woods Hole, MA, 07/08. (poster)
Atilla, N., G.A. McKinley? , Bennington, V., N. Kimura, C. Wu, N. Urban, A.R. Desai, 2008: Carbon cycling in Lake Superior: preliminary results from a modeling study, CyCLeS? workshop, Madison, WI, 08/08.
Atilla, N., G.A. McKinley? , V. Bennington, N. Kimura, N. Urban, C. Wu, A.R. Desai, 2008: Role of Lake Superior in regional carbon budget. 11th Chequamegon Ecosystem Atmosphere Study (ChEAS? ) meeting, University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center , Glocebic County, MI 08/08.
Bennington, V., G.A. McKinley? , N. Kimura, N. Atilla, C. Wu, N. Urban, A.R. Desai, 2008: Climate impacts on the circulation and thermal structure of Lake Superior, 51st Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Peterborough, ONT, 5/08
Bennington, V., G.A. McKinley? , N. Kimura, N. Atilla, C. Wu, N. Urban, A.R. Desai, 2008: Circulation patterns of Lake Superior, Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Summer Workshop, Woods Hole, MA, 07/08. (poster)
Bennington, V., G.A. McKinley? , N. Kimura, N. Atilla, C. Wu, N. Urban, A.R. Desai, 2008: Climate impacts on the circulation and thermal structure of Lake Superior, CyCLeS? workshop, Madison, WI, 08/08.
Davis, K.J., P.V. Bolstad, R. Anderson, B.D. Cook, F.A.Heinsch, S.W. Running, N.S. Saliendra, K. Cherrey, A.R. Desai, R. Kolka, P. Weishampel, 2008: Probabilistic carbon flux upscaling in a complex northern forest ecoregion. NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Joint Science Workshop 2008, Adelphi, MD, Apr. 28-May 2, 2008.
M. Myklebust, L. Hipps, R. Huc, L. Misson, R. Ryel, G. Wohlfahrte, B. Chojnicki, P. Curtis, N. Delpierre, S. Frolking, A. Granier, P. Lafleur, M. Aurela, P. Bolstad, M. Cavaleri, J. Chambers, A.R. Desai, E. vanGorsel, A. Iton, H. Loescher, S. Oberhauer, J. Pumpanen, M. Ryan, N. Saigusa, T. Vesala, 2008: Is the underestimate of ecosystem respiration by eddy covariance related to LAI? ADVEX Advection Workshop, Gembloux, Belgium, Jun. 30-Jul. 1, 2008. (poster)
Sulman, B.N., A.R. Desai, D.S. Mackay, S. Samanta, B.D. Cook, N. Saliendra, 2008: Interactions of carbon and water cycles in north temperate wetlands: Modeling and observing the impact of a declining water table trend on regional biogeochemistry. 18th Conference of Atmospheric Biogeosciences, American Meteorological Society, Orlando, FL, Apr. 29, 2008, session 1.2.
Urban, N.R., G.A. McKinley? , C.P. McDonald? , N. Atilla, A.R. Desai, C. Wu, 2008: Contributions to the CO2 efflux from the Laurentian Great Lakes. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting 2008, Orlando, FL, Mar. 6, 2008, session 108.
Urban, N.R. and A.R. Desai, 2008: Are the Great Lakes a Significant Net Source or Sink of CO2? Proceedings of the 30th Congress of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, (Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie), Vol. 30. in press.
2007
Desai, A.R., G.A. McKinley? , N.R. Urban, C. Wu, 2007: Carbon cycling in Lake Superior: Impact on upper Midwest regional carbon balance. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 88(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B41F? -03, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 13, 2007.
Desai, A.R., D.S. Schimel, K.J. Davis, W.J. Sacks, 2007: Regional carbon fluxes by simultaneous assimilation of multiple flux towers in a simple ecosystem model. U.S. North American Carbon Program (NACP) Investigators Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, Jan. 22-24, 2007, H.5.
Moffat, A.M., D. Papale, M. Reichstein, D.Y. Hollinger, A.D. Richardson, A.G. Barr, C. Beckstein, B.H. Braswell, G. Churkina, A.R. Desai, E. Falge, J.H. Gove, M. Heimann, D. Hui, A.J. Jarvis, J. Kattge, A. Noormets, V.J. Stauch, 2007: Comprehensive comparison of gap filling techniques for eddy covariance net carbon fluxes. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 88(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B33E? -1666, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2007.
Ricciuto, D.M., K. Keller, K.J. Davis, A.R. Desai, A.S. Denning, 2007: Carbon cycle data assimilation to improve terrestrial carbon flux diagnosis and prediction, U.S. North American Carbon Program (NACP) Investigators Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, Jan. 22-24, 2007, K.9.
Saliendra, N., M. Kubiske, R. Teclaw, R. Kolka, K. Davis, K. Cherrey, A.R. Desai, D. Ricciuto, P. Bolstad, B. Cook, R. Anderson, F. Heinsch, 2007: Upscaling carbon fluxes from stand-level towers to the footprint of a very tall tower in a heterogeneous landscape, EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 88(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B53B? -1189, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2007.
2006
Davis, K.J., B.D. Cook, A.R. Desai, D.M. Ricciuto, W. Wang, 2006. The importance of advective flows on regional upscaling in a heterogeneous landscape using a regional cluster of towers. Flux Measurements in Difficult Conditions, Specialist Post-Conference Workshop, Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Process Study (iLEAPS), Boulder, CO, Jan 2006.
Desai, A.R., K.J. Davis, P.V. Bolstad, B. Helliker, 2006: Constraining regional CO2 flux with multiple top-down and bottom-up approaches. Ameriflux Science Meeting, October 16-18, 2006.
Desai, A.R., P.R. Moorcroft, P.V. Bolstad and K.J. Davis. Observing and modeling the impact of forestry and CO2 fertilization on the carbon cycle in the Upper Midwest, USA. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87(36), Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract B43A? -30, Baltimore, MD, May 2006.
Saliendra, N., M. Kubiske, R. Teclaw, R. Kolka, K.J. Davis, K. Cherrey, A.R. Desai, D.M. Ricciuto, P.V. Bolstad, B.D. Cook, F.A. Heinsch. Testing the flux tower upscaling hypothesis in a complex landscape in northern Wisconsin. Ameriflux Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, Oct 2006.
Washenfelder, R.A., G.C. Toon, Z. Yang, G.K. Aleks, P.O. Wennberg, A.R. Desai, D.M. Ricciuto, A.E. Andrews, 2006: Surface exchange of CO2 observed by column measurements. ESO Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 87(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B43A? -0265, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2006.
2005
Bolstad, P.V., A.R. Desai, B.D. Cook and K.J. Davis. Bias and variability in biometric estimates of forest woody carbon gain at landscape scales: An empirical test in North Central Wisconsin. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B44B? -08, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2005.
Davis, K.J., A.E. Andrews, J. Berry, P.V. Bolstad, J. Chen, B.D. Cook, A.S. Denning, A.R. Desai, F.A. Heinsch, B. Helliker, N. Miles, A. Noormets, D.M. Ricciuto, S. Richardson, M. Uliasz, W. Wang. Regional forest-atmosphere carbon exchange via atmospheric inversions and flux-tower upscaling. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B44B? -06, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2005.
Davis, K.J., A. Andrews, J.A. Berry, P.V. Bolstad, J. Chen, B.D. Cook, A.S. Denning, A.R. Desai, B.R. Helliker, N. Miles, A. Noormets, D.M. Ricciuto, S.J. Richardson, M. Uliasz and W. Wang. Regional ecosystem-atmosphere carbon exchange observed simultaneously via atmospheric inversions and flux-tower upscaling. Proceedings of the Seventh International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Broomfield, CO, Sep. 2005.
Desai, A.R., P.V. Bolstad, P.R. Moorcroft, K.J. Davis. Influence of land cover heterogeneity, land-use change and management on the regional carbon cycle in the Upper Midwest USA as evaluated by high-density observations and a dynamic ecosystem model. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B44B? -05, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2005.
Desai, A.R., W. Wang, D.M. Ricciuto, B.D. Cook, F.A. Heinsch, K.J. Davis, A. Noormets, J. Chen, P.V. Bolstad, S.J. Richardson, N. Miles, M. Uliasz and P.R. Moorcroft, Synthesis of top-down and bottom-up scaling of regional terrestrial carbon dioxide fluxes: Implications for global terrestrial CO2 flux. Proceedings of the Seventh International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Broomfield, CO, Sep. 2005.
Davis, K.J., M.P. Butler, A.R. Desai, N.L. Miles, D.M. Ricciuto, S.J. Richardson, W. Wang, A.S. Denning, M. Uliasz, B.B. Stephens, A.E. Andrews, C. Yi and P.S. Bakwin, 2004. The role of flux towers in the emerging continental observing network. NOAA CMDL Modeling and Data Analysis Workshop. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, Sep. 2004.
Davis, K.J., K.J. Craig, A.R. Desai, S. Kang, B.P. Reen and D.R. Stauffer, 2004. Observations and simulations of ABL and land surface heterogeneity during IHOP. 2nd International H2O? Project Science Meeting, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Toulouse, France, Jun. 2004.
Desai, A.R., A. Noormets, P.V. Bolstad, J. Chen, B.D. Cook, P.S. Curtis, K.J. Davis, E. Euskirchen, C. Gough, J. Martin, D.M. Ricciuto, H.P. Schmid, J. Tang, H.B. Su, C. Vogel and W. Wang. Impact of vegetation cover and stand age on scaling carbon fluxes in the upper Midwest: A multiple eddy flux site study. EOS Transactions, American Geohpysical Union 85(47), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B51A? -0925, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2004.
Tang, J., P.V. Bolstad, A.R. Desai, J.G. Martin, B.D. Cook and K.J. Davis. Ecosystem respiration and its components in an old-growth and mature northern forest. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 85(47), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B51A? -0938, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2004.
Carey, E.V., P.V. Bolstad, K.J. Davis and A.R. Desai. Carbon storage as a function of successional stage in forests of the Upper Midwest, USA. North American Carbon Program Joint PI Meeting, Arlington, VA, May 2003.
Davis, K.J., K.J. Craig, A.R. Desai, S. Kang, N.L. Seaman, D.R. Stauffer, B.P. Reen and S.J. Richardson, Mesoscale variability in convective boundary layer structure observed during IHOP: Causes and implications for convective initiation. Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Long Beach, CA, Feb. 2003.
Davis, K.J., D.R. Ricciuto, B.D. Cook, M.P. Butler, A.R. Desai, W. Wang, C. Yi, P.S. Bakwin, P.V. Bolstad, J. Martin, E. Carey, D.S. Mackay, B.E. Ewers. J. Chen, A. Normeets, F.A. Heinsch, A.S. Denning and R. Teclaw. A challenge to the flux-tower upscaling hypothesis? A multi-tower comparison from the Chequamegon Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 84(46), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B42D? -07, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2003.
Desai, A.R., B.D. Cook, K.J. Davis, P.V. Bolstad, E.V. Carey, J. Martin, L.J. Kreller and W. Wang. Old and Not-So-Old: Examining changes in forest ecosystem carbon exchange with stand age in the upper Midwest U.S. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 84(46), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B52D? -04, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2003.
Desai, A.R., K.J. Davis, P.V. Bolstad, E.V. Carey, B.D. Cook, L.J. Kreller, R. Teclaw and D. Baumann. Sylvania Wilderness - 2 Years of Carbon Uptake in an Old-Growth Forest. Ameriflux Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, Oct 2003.
Carey, E.V., P.V. Bolstad, M. Davis, L.J. Kreller, J. Gerlach, K. J. Davis, A.R. Desai, J. Isebrands and R.M. Teclaw. Sylvania, Michigan - New Flux Measurement at an Old Growth Site. Ameriflux Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, Oct. 2002.
Desai, A.R., K.J. Davis, D.R. Stauffer, B.P. Reen, R.J. Dobosy and S. Ismail. Mesoscale variability in boundary layer development over the southern Great Plains. 9th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, American Meteorological Society, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jul. 2001, 4 pp.
Reen, B.P., D.R. Stauffer, J.J. Davis and A.R. Desai. On the added value of high-resolution remotely sensed soil moisture data in a mesoscale model.14th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, American Meteorological Society, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jul. 2001, 5pp.