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Rodrigo Vargas
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University Professor, Ecosystem ecologist, carbon cycle science, VargasLab
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🚀 Excited to share our new R package aclhs — now on CRAN! @huong-le.bsky.social #VargasLab

It implements autocorrelated conditioned Latin hypercube sampling (acLHS), an improvement over the traditional LHS for data and models with spatial or temporal dependence

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aclhs: Autocorrelated Conditioned Latin Hypercube Sampling
Implementation of the autocorrelated conditioned Latin Hypercube Sampling (acLHS) algorithm for 1D (time-series) and 2D (spatial) data. The acLHS algorithm is an extension of the conditioned Latin Hyp...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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🙌 Con gran satisfacción participamos en el XVI Simposio Internacional del Carbono en México, organizado por el Programa Mexicano del Carbono (#PMC).

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October 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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🚀 Nominate an impactful dataset.

⭐️ Deadline October 20th

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October 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🌎 Support for Long-Term Ecological Studies Matters Now More Than Ever

I am excited to share our new paper: “Long-term ecological studies must continue: insights from a dryland transition zone” co-authored with Huong LE, Ph.D. and Scott Collins.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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October 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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It was an honor to serve on the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC) at the DOE. During my time, I had the privilege of collaborating with outstanding colleagues and advocating for the remarkable work being conducted at DOE.

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DOE Establishes the Office of Science Advisory Committee
The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of the Office of Science Advisory Committee (SCAC).
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October 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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How can we model temporal or spatial dependence to simulate complex environmental systems?

@huong-le.bsky.social Copula-based Cosimulation as a tool for improving predictions.

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Copula‐Based Cosimulation for Simulating Temporal or Spatial Data in Biogeosciences
A copula-based cosimulation method is presented to improve simulations The proposed method is flexible and can model complex relationships Simulations better represented statistical features suc...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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🧪 Excited to share a new paper:

“Vegetation type and climate determine temperature thresholds of soil respiration” in Soil Biology & Biochemistry.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thanks to Maria Almargo and collaborators for this work!

#soilrespiration #drylands #carboncyclescience
Vegetation type and climate determine temperature thresholds of soil respiration across drylands
Soil respiration (SR) is a key component of terrestrial carbon-climate feedbacks, yet its seasonal dynamics in drylands remain poorly understood. In m…
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October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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⭐️Nominate an Impactful Dataset

@agu.org invites you to nominate an impactful dataset!

📊Submissions will be considered for inclusion in an upcoming featured commentary published in AGU Advances.

Submit nominations by 20 October.

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Nominate an Impactful Dataset
You are invited to nominate a dataset to be included in a commentary about the impact of Earth, space, and environmental data using the dimensions of people, planet, and prosperity. Selected submitter...
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October 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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☀️New research in Environmental Research Letters

We show how climate limits the CO₂ fertilization effect on forest productivity. Warming may ease this in boreal zones, but tropical forests face a tougher tradeoff.

Read here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#ClimateScience #Forests #CarbonCycle
Climate constrains the enhancement of CO2 fertilization on forest gross primary productivity - IOPscienceSearch
Climate constrains the enhancement of CO2 fertilization on forest gross primary productivity, Wei, Xinyuan, Hayes, Daniel J, Schwalm, Christopher R, Fisher, Joshua B, Huntzinger, Deborah N, Ma, Lei, Vargas, Rodrigo, Brunsell, Nathaniel A
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May 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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May 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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New paper with an incredible group of colleagues ✅

@cleanaircatf.bsky.social
cleanaircatf.bsky.social Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · May 15
🚨BREAKING🚨

Weak forest carbon credit protocols undermine trust in carbon markets. In a new study, leading scientists recommend ways to strengthen standards to ensure lasting climate impacts.

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Forest Carbon Protocols – An evaluation of 20 forest carbon credit protocols
An evaluation and scorecard of 20 forest carbon credit protocols that demonstrate most protocols are not strong enough.
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May 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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convened a group of forest carbon experts and we reviewed carbon offset protocols for improved forest management projects in North America.

The paper is out today in Earth's Future.

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May 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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AGU joins suit supporting fired federal employees
The case brought by federal employee unions and nonprofit organizations asserts that OPM’s directive to fire probationary employees at the National Science Foundation and other agencies was illegal.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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New publication from PhD student Manan Sarupria in #RSE.

A novel spectral unmixing method for high-accuracy land cover quantification.

Read the full paper (free for 50 days!):

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February 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Great opportunity for early career scientists!!!!

Nominate an ECS by February 7th 😎

@agubiogeosciences.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Here's our annual alumni meal photo at #agu24
The group cleaned up nicely, eh? Great to see everyone @jdfuentes.bsky.social @drbenrunkle.bsky.social @youngryel.bsky.social @vargaslab.bsky.social @jbfisher.bsky.social @arman-ahmadi.bsky.social @pattyoikawa.bsky.social @etechlab.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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Big thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster yesterday at #AGU24!
Almost four straight hours of non-stop talking, and I loved every minute of it. Science is fun, especially when you get to share it with others
#Biogeosciences #VargasLab
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December 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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Hi, meet @huong-le.bsky.social postdoc at #VargasLab

Fantastic work developing algorithms to optimize sampling designs 🤯

For example check out his work on an autocorrelated conditioned Latin hypercube method for temporal or spatial sampling and predictions

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An autocorrelated conditioned Latin hypercube method for temporal or spatial sampling and predictions
A data-driven method is presented for improving sampling designs from times series (1D approach) or spatial arrays (2D approach) of digital informatio…
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December 6, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Hi, meet @cruz-rosmery.bsky.social graduate student in #VargasLab

Also, it will be great to connect Rosmery with
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December 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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I am deeply honored and thrilled to serve as the next President-Elect of the Biogeosciences section of the American Geophysical Union (#AGU).

Excited to contribute to advancing our field and supporting this incredible community!

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2024 AGU Elections
Voting is a right and a responsibility of membership, and your vote is important!
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November 22, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Eddy Fluxes and micromet just formed
go.bsky.app/QjA83fc

And ecohydrology

Nice to see these affinity groups forming. This may end up better than the blue bird with the momentum i see. Spread the word to those who have not migrated
November 11, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Happy to see more people and activity in this app!
November 12, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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I am excited to be part of the DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee.

www.udel.edu/academics/co...
Rodrigo Vargas appointed to Department of Energy advisory committee
University of Delaware Department of Plant and Soil Sciences' Rodrigo Vargas was appointed to be a part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee. The...
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October 22, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Warren Washington, internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research and distinguished scholar passed away last week at the age of 88.

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NSF NCAR and UCAR mourn the passing of Distinguished Scholar Warren Washington | NCAR & UCAR News
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October 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM
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🗳️ Voting in the 2024 #AGUElections is your chance to shape the future of the Earth and space sciences! Cast your ballot by 29 October.
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2024 AGU Elections
Voting is a right and a responsibility of membership, and your vote is important!
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October 7, 2024 at 7:55 PM