Steven
W. Running
Regents
Professor/Director, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG)
College
of Forestry & Conservation, University
of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: (406) 243‑6311; Fax:
(406) 243-4510
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Education:
Ph.D. Forest
Ecophysiology; Colorado State University,
Fort Collins,
1979
M.S. Forest
Management; Oregon State University,
Corvallis, 1973
B.S. Botany; Oregon
State University,
Corvallis, 1972
Society
Affiliations:
American Geophysical Union
American Meteorological Society
Ecological Society of America
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Awards,
Honors:
Oregon State University Alumni Fellow 2009
E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award 2009
Co-recipient, Nobel Peace Prize 2007
Univ. Of Montana Presidential Scholar 2008
University of Montana, Lud Browman Award
for scientific writing, 2007
Oregon State Univ. College of Forestry,
Distinguished Alumni, 2006
Burk-Brandenburg Montana
Conservation Award, 2006
ISI
Highly Cited Scientist Designation
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union,
2002
University of Montana BN Faculty Achievement Award, 1991
University of Montana, Distinguished Scholar, 1990
Nat’l/Int’l Committee Appointments:
National Academy of Sciences, NRC Committee on
Ecological Impacts of Climate Change, 2008.
NCAR
CCSM Land Model Working Group (LMWG) Co-Chair, 2006-2008.
AGU
Committee of Fellows 2006-2008.
Dept
of Energy, Terrestrial Carbon Science Research Program, Co-Chair, 2005-2006.
National
Research Council, NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey, 2005-2006.
NRC
Committee on Environmental Satellite Data Utilization 2002-2005.
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, Chapter Lead Author 2004-2007.
International
Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Science Executive Committee 2004-2007.
National
Research Council: Committee on Earth Studies 2004-2006.
NCAR CCSM Land Model Working Group
(LMWG) Co-Chair, 2002-2004.
Interagency Carbon Cycle Science
Committee 2002 – 2005.
NAS-NRC Review of NASA Earth Science Enterprise Science Plan
for 2000-2010.
NASA - Earth Observing System MODIS
Science Team Member, 1989-2007.
NCAR Climate
System Model (CSM) Advisory Board, 1996-2000.
NASA Mission to Planet Earth
Biennial Review Panel, 1997.
Terrestrial Observation Panel for
Climate of the World Meteorological Organization, 1995-2001.
National Academy of Sciences, NRC, Climate Research
Committee, 1995-2001.
NRC Panel on
Climate Observing System Status, 1998.
NSF - National Center
for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Science Advisor Board, 1994-1997.
NASA Earth
Observing System, Land Science Panel, Chair 1994-2000.
World Climate Research Program, International Land Surface Climatology Science Panel,
1994-1996.
World Climate Research Program, Global
Terrestrial Observing System Committee, 1994-1995.
International Geosphere-Biosphere
Program, Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrologic Cycle, Vice-Chair, 1991-1996.
National Science Foundation, Ecosystem
Studies Program panel member 1991-1993.
World Climate Research Program - WCRP/IGBP
Land Surface Experiments, 1990-1994.
NASA Earth Science and Applications
Advisory Subcommittee, 1990-1993.
NASA Boreal Forest Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) Steering
Committee, 1989-1991.
International Geosphere-Biosphere
Program - Committee on Global Hydrology, 1988-1990.
NASA - Terrestrial Ecosystems Program
Advisory Group, 1988-1990.
NASA - Management Operations Working
Group, 1988-1990.
NASA -
Interdisciplinary Studies Review Panel, 1986.
NASA ‑ MODIS
Instrument Panel, 1984‑1986.
NASA ‑ Global
Biology Review Panel, 1983‑1984.
National Academy of Sciences, Space Science Board
participant, 1982‑1984.
NASA ‑ Land Related Global
Habitability Program Planning, 1982‑1983.
Proposal
Reviewer:
American Institute of Biological
Sciences
California Space Institute
Canada Foundation for Innovation
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Environmental Research Council
of the United Kingdom
National Science Foundation
Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada
U.S. Dept. of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S.D.A. Cooperative Research Program
Western Regional
Center of the National Institute for Global
Environmental change
Journal
Referee:
Agricultural and Forest
Meteorology
Agronomy Journal
AI Applications in Natural Resource Management
American Naturalist
Australian Journal of Forest
Research
Bioscience
Canadian Journal of Botany
Canadian Journal of Forest
Research
Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
Climatic Change
Climate Research
Ecological Applications
Ecology
Forest Science
Global Change Biology
Int'l Journal of Hydrological Processes
Int'l Journal of Remote Sensing
Journal of Applied Meteorology
Journal of Climate
Journal of Environmental Quality
Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal of Hydrology
Journal of Range Management
National Geographic Research and Exploration
Nature
Northwest Science
Remote Sensing of Environment
Science
Tellus
The National Academies
Tree Physiology
USFS Intermountain
Forest and Range Experiment Station
USFS Pacific
Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
USFS Rocky Mountain
Forest and Range
Experiment Station
Water, Air and Soil Pollution
Water Resources Research
Experience:
2007- Regents Professor, University of Montana
2008 Visiting Professor,
Universitat de Bodenkultur, Vienna,
Austria
1988-present Professor, Forest Ecology, College of Forestry &
Conservation, University
of Montana
2005 Visiting
Professor, University of Firenze, Florence,
Italy
2003 Professor,
Visiting McMaster Fellow, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra,
ACT Australia
1993 Visiting
Sabbatical Scientist, Dept of Plant Ecology, Lund University, Sweden
1986‑87 Visiting Sabbatical Scientist, CSIRO Division of
Forest Research, Canberra, Australia
1983‑1988 Associate
Professor, Forest Ecophysiology, School
of Forestry, University of Montana
1979‑1983 Assistant
Professor, Forest Ecophysiology, School of Forestry, University of Montana
1979 Senior
Research Associate, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State
University
1976-1979
Research
Forester, Forest and Mtn Meteorology Project, Rocky Mtn Forest and Range
Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado
1976‑1979 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Forest and Wood
Sciences, Colorado
State University
1974‑1976 Research Assistant, Coniferous Forest Biome, Oregon State
University
1973‑1974 Forest Ecologist, Environmental Associates Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
Publications:
Boisvenue, C. and S.Running. (2010) Simulations show decreasing
carbon stocks and potential for carbon emissions for Rocky Mountain forests in the next century. Ecological
Applications 20(5):
1302-1319).
Di Vittorio, A. V., R. S. Anderson, J.
D White, N. L., Miller, S.W. Running. (2010)
Development and optimization of an Agro-BGC ecosystem model for C4 perennial
grasses. Ecological Modelling 1-16.
Running, S.W.R. (2010) EOS Is More Important Than Ever. Earthwide Communications
LLC.
Allen, C.D., A.K. Macalady, H. Chenchouni, D. Bachelet, N.
McDowell, M. Vennetier, T. Kitzberger, A. Rigling, D.D. Breshears, E.H. Hogg, P.
Gonzalez, R. Fensham, Z. Zhang, J. Castro,
N. Demidova, J.H. Lim, G. Allard, S.W. Running, A. Semerci, N. Cobb. (2010) A
global overview of drought and heat induced tree mortality reveals emerging
climate change risks for forests.
Forest Ecology and Management 259:
660-684.
Le Quere, C., M.R. Raupach, J. G. Canadell, G. Marland, L. Bopp, P. Ciais, T. J. Conway, S.C. Doney, R.A.
Feely, P. Foster, P. Friedlingsten,
K. Gurney, R.A. Houghton, J.I. House, C. Huntingford, P.E. Levy, M.R. Lomas, J.
Majkut, N. Metzl, J. P. Ometto, G.P. Peters, C. Prentice, J.T. Randerson, S.W.R.
Running, J.L. Sarmiento, U. Schuster, S. Sitch, T. Takahashi, N. Viovy, G.R. van der Werf, F.I. Woodward. (2009) Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide. Nature Geoscience 1-6.
Running, S.W.,
R.R.Nemani, J.R.G.Townshend, D.D.Baldocchi. (2009) Next
Generation Terrestrial Carbon Monitoring. IN: Carbon Sequestration and Its Role in the Global Carbon Cycle. American Geophysical Union. Geophysical Monograph Series 183:
49-69.
Nightingale, J., S. W. Running. (2009)
Long Term Global Monitoring of Vegetation Variables Using Moderate Resolution
Satellites. EOS 90(27): 388.
Zhang, K., J.S. Kimball, Q. Mu, L.A. Jones, S.J. Goetz, S.W.
Running. (2009) Satellite based analysis of northern ET trends and associated
changes in the regional water balance from 1938 to 2005. Journal
of Hydrology 379: 92-110.
Running, S.W., L.S. Mills. (2009) Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation. Resources
for the Future 1: 1-36.
Mu, Q., L.A. Jones, J.S. Kimball, K.C.
McDonald, S.W. Running. (2009) Satellite assessment
of land surface evapotranspiration for the pan-Arctic domain. Water Resources Research 45: W09420.
Randerson, J.T., F.M. Hoffman, P. E. Thornton, N.M.
Mahowald, K. Lindsay, Y. Lee, C.D. Nevison, S.C. Doney, G. Bonan, R.Stockli, C.
Covey, S.W. Running. (2009) Systematic assessment of terrestrial
biogeochemistry in coupled climate-carbon models. Global Change Biology 2462-2484.
Mildrexler, D.J., M. Zhao, S.W. Running. (2009) Testing a
MODIS Global Disturbance Index across North America. Remote
Sensing of Environment 113: 2103-2117.
Renzullo, L.J., D.J. Barrett, A.S. Marks,
M.J. Hill, J.P. Guerschman, Q. Mu, S.W. Running. (2008) Multi-sensor model-data fusion for
estimation of hydrologic and energy flux parameters. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:
1306-1319.
Stockli, R., D.M. Lawrence, G.–Y. Niu, K.W.
Oleson, P.E.Thornton, Z.-L. Yang, G.B. Bonan, A.S. Denning, S.W. Running. (2008) Use of
FLUXNET in the Community Land Model development. Journal of Geophysical Research 113: G01025.
Hashimoto, H., J.L. Dungan, M. A. White, F. Yang, A. R. Michaelis, S. W.
Running, R. R. Nemani. (2008) Satellite-based estimation of surface vapor pressure deficits using MODIS
land surface temperature data.
Remote Sensing of Environment 112:142-155.
Mu, Q., M. Zhao, S. W. Running, M. Liu, H. Tian. (2008) Contribution of increasing CO2 and climate change to
the carbon cycle in China’s ecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research 113:G01018.
Zhao, M., S.
W. Running. (2008) Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Primary Production and
Carbon Cycle Advances in Land Remote Sensing: System,
Modeling, Inversion and Application, S. Liang (Ed.), Springer 423-444.
Running, S. W. (2008) Ecosystem Disturbance, Carbon, and Climate. Science 321:652-653.
Zhang, K., J.
S. Kimball, E.H. Hogg, M. Zhao, W. C. Oechel, J. Cassano and S. W. Running. (2008) Satellite-based model detection of recent
climate-driven changes in northern high-latitude vegetation productivity. Journal of Geophysical Research 113:G03033.
Zhang, K.,
J.S. Kimball, K. C. McDonald, J.J. Cassano, S.W. Running. (2007) Impacts of
large-scale oscillations on pan-Arctic terrestrial net primary production.
Geophysical
Research Letters 34:L21403.
Mu, Q., F. A. Heinsch, M. Zhao, S. W. Running. (2007) Development of a global
evapotranspiration algorithm based on MODIS and global meteorology data. Remote
Sensing of the Environment 111:519-536.
Mu, Q., M. Zhao, F. A. Heinsch, M. Liu, H. Tian, S. W. Running. (2007) Evaluating water stress controls on primary
production in biogeochemical and remote sensing based models. Journal
of Geophysical Research 112:G01012.
Zhang. K, J. S. Kimball, M. Zhao, W. C. Oechel, J. Cassano, S.
W. Running. (2007) Sensitivity of
pan-Arctic terrestrial net primary productivity simulations to daily surface
meteorology from NCEP-NCAR and ERA-40 reanalyses. Journal of Geophysical Research 112:G01011.
Cleugh, H. A.,
R. Leuning, Q. Mu, S. W. Running. (2007) Regional evaporation estimates from
flux tower and MODIS satellite data. Remote Sensing of Environment 106:285-304.
Friend, A.
D., A. Arneth, N. Y. Kiang, M. Lomas, J. Ogee, C. Rodenbeck, S. W. Running, J.
Santaren, S. Sitch, N. Viovy, F. I. Woodward, S. Zaehle. (2007) FLUXNET and modelling the global carbon
cycle. Global Change Biology 13:610-633.
Kimball,
J. S., M. Zhao, A. D. McGuire, F. A. Heinsch, J. Clein, M. Calef,
W. M. Jolly, S. Kang, S. E.
Euskirchen, K. C. McDonald, S. W.
Running. (2007) Recent Climate-Driven
Increases in Vegetation Productivity for the Western Arctic: Evidence of an Acceleration of the Northern
Terrestrial Carbon Cycle. Earth Interactions 11(4):1-30.
Liang,
S., T. Zheng, D. Wang, K. Wang, R. Liu, S. Tsay, S. W. Running, J.
Townshend. (2007) Mapping High-Resolution Incident Photosynthetically
Active Radiation over Land from Polar-Orbiting and Geostationary Satellite Data. Photogrammetric
Engineering and Remote Sensing 1085-1089.
Mildrexler,
D.J., M. Zhao, F.A. Heinsch, S.W. Running. (2007) A new
satellite-based methodology for continental-scale disturbance detection.
Ecological Applications 17(1):235-250.
Reichstein,
M., P. Ciais, D. Papale, R. Valentini, S. Running, N. Viovys, W. Cramer, A.
Granier, J. Ogee, V. Allard, M. Aubinet, Chr. Bernhofer, N. Buchmann, A. Carrara, T. Grünwald, M. Heimann, B. Heinesch, A. Knohl, W. Kutsch,
D. Loustau, G. Manca, G. Matteucci, F.
Miglietta, J.M. Ourcival, K. Pilegaard, J. Pumpanen, S. Rambal, S. Schaphoff,
G. Seufert, J.F. Soussana, M.J. Sanz, T. Vesala, M. Zhao. (2007) Reduction of ecosystem productivity
and respiration during the European summer 2003 climate anomaly: a joint flux
tower, remote sensing and modelling analysis. Global
Change Biology 13:634-651.
White, J.D.,
N.A. Scott, A.L. Hirsch, S. W. Running. (2006) 3-PG Productivity Modeling of Regeneration
Amazon Forests: Climate Sensitivity and
Comparison with MODIS-Derived NPP. Earth
Interactions
10(0):1-26.
Liang, S., T.
Zheng, R. Liu, H. Fang, S. Tsay, S. W. Running.
(2006) Estimation of incident photosynthetically
active radiation from Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectrometer data. Journal of
Geophysical Research 11:D15208.
Heinsch, FA.,
M. Zhao, S.W. Running, J.S. Kimball, R.R. Nemani, K. J. Davis, P. V. Bolstad,
B. D. Cook, A. R. Desai, D. M. Ricciuto, B. E. Law, W. C. Oechel, H. Kwon, H.
Luo, S.C. Wofsy, A. L. Dunn, J. W. Munger, D. D. Baldocchi, L. Xu, D. Y. Hollinger,
A. D. Richardson, P. C. Stoy, M.B.S. Siqueira, R. K. Monson, S.P. Burns, L.B.Flanagan. (2006)
Evaluation of Remote Sensing Based Terrestrial Productivity from MODIS
Using Regional Tower Eddy Flux Network Observations. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 44(7):1908-1925.
Cohen, W. B., T.K.
Maiersperger, D.P. Turner, W.D. Ritts, D. Pflugmacher, R. E. Kennedy, A.
Kirschbaum, S. W. Running, M. Costas, S. T. Gower. (2006) MODIS Land Cover and
LAI Collection 4 Product Quality Across Nine Sites in
the Western Hemisphere. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 44(7):1843-1857.
Boisvenue, C.
and S. W.
Running. (2006) Impacts of Climate Change on Natural Forest
Productivity-Evidence Since the Middle of the 20th
Century. Global Change Biology 12:
1-21.
Reeves, M.C., M. Zhao, S.W. Running. (2006)
Applying Improved Estimates of MODIS Productivity to Characterize Grassland
Vegetation Dynamics. Rangeland Ecology
& Management 59(1):
1-10.
Kimball, J. S., M. Zhao, K.C.
McDonald, S.W. Running. (2006), Satellite
Remote Sensing Of Terrestrial Net Primary Production For
the Pan-arctic Basin and Alaska. Mitigation
and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 11: 783-804.
Mildrexler, D. J., M. Zhao, S.W. Running.
(2006) Where Are the Hottest Spots on Earth? EOS Transactions, 87(43):402-408.
Morisette, J.T., F. A. Heinsch, S. W. Running. (2006) Monitoring Global
Vegetation using Moderate-Resolution Satellites. EOS
Transactions 87(50):568.
Kang, S., J.S. Kimball, S. W. Running. (2006) Simulating effects of fire disturbance and
climate change in boreal forest productivity and evapotranpsiration. Science
of the Total Environment 362:85-102.
Running, S. W. (2006) Is Global
Warming Causing More, Larger Wildfires? Science 313:927.
Turner, D.P., W.D. Ritts, W.B. Cohen, S.T. Grower, S.W. Running, M. Zhao,
M.H. Costa, A.A. Kirschbaum, J. M. Ham, S.R. Saleska, D. E. Ahl. (2006) Evaluation of MODIS NPP and GPP products across multiple biomes.
Remote Sensing of Environment 102:
282-292.
Turner, D.P., W.D. Ritts, M. Zhao, S.A. Kurc, A.L. Dunn, S. C. Wofsy,
E.E. Small, S.W. Running. (2006) Assessing Interannual Variation in
MODIS-Based Estimates of Gross Primary Production. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
44(7):1899-1907.
Chapin,
F.S.III, G. M. Woodwell, J. T. Randerson, E. B. Rastetter, G. M. Lovett, D. D.
Baldocchi, D. A. Clark, M. E. Harmon, D. S. Schimel, R. Valentini, C. Wirth, J.D.
Aber, J. J. Cole, M. L. Goulden, J. W. Harden, M. Heimann, R. W. Howarth, P. A.
Matson, A. D. McGuire, J. M. Melillo, H.
A. Mooney, J. C. Neff, R. A. Houghton, M. L. Pace, M. G. Ryan, S. W. Running, O. E. Sala, W. H. Schlesinger, E. D. Schulze.
(2006) Reconciling Carbon-cycle Concepts, Terminology, and
Methods. Ecosystems 9:1041-1050.
Zhao, M., S.
W. Running, R. R. Nemani. (2006) Sensitivity of Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terrestrial Primary Production to the Accuracy of
Meteorological Reanalyses. Journal of
Geophysical Research,111:G01002.
Milesi, C.,
S.W. Running, C.D. Elvidge, J.B. Dietz, B.J. Tuttle, R.R. Nemani. (2005) Mapping and Modeling the Biogeochemical
Cycling of Turf Grasses in the United States. Environmental Management 35(3):426-438.
Milesi, C.,
H. Hashimoto, S.W. Running, R.R. Nemani. (2005) Climate
variability, vegetation productivity and people at risk. Global
and Planetary Change 47:221-231.
Martel, M. C., H. A. Margolis, C. Coursolle, F.J.
Bigras, F. A. Heinsch, S. W. Running. (2005) Decreasing photosynthesis at different spatial
scales during the late growing season on a boreal cutover. Tree
Physiology 25:689-699.
Zhao, M., F.A. Heinsch, R.R. Nemani, S.W. Running. (2005) Improvements of the MODIS terrestrial gross and net primary
production global data set. Remote
Sensing of Environment 95:164-176.
Jolly,W. M., R.R. Nemani, S.W. Running. (2005) A generalized,
bioclimatic index to predict foliar phenology in response to climate. Global Change Biology 11:619-632.
Jolly, W. M.,
J.M. Graham, A. Michaelis, R. R. Nemani, S.W.Running.
(2005) A
flexible, integrated system for generating meteorological surfaces derived from
point sources across multiple geographic scales. Environmental Modelling & Software 20:873-882.
Kang, S., S.W. Running, M. Zhao, J.S. Kimball, J. Glassy. (2005) Improving continuity
of MODIS terrestrial photosynthesis products using an interpolation scheme for
cloudy pixels. International
Journal of Remote Sensing 28(6):1659-1676.
Meyerson, L.A.,
J. Baron, J.M. Melillo, R.J. Naiman, R.I. O’Malley, G. Orians, M.A. Palmer, A.S.P.
Pfaff, S.W. Running, O. E. Sala. (2005) Aggregate
measures of ecosystem services: can we take the pulse of nature? Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 3(1):56-59.
Reeves, M.C., M. Zhao, S.W. Running. (2005) Usefulness and limits of MODIS GPP for
estimating wheat yield. International Journal
of Remote Sensing 26(7):1403-1421.
Running, S.W., J.S. Kimball. (2005) Satellite-Based Analysis of Ecological Controls
for Land-Surface Evaporation Resistance. Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences 113: 1-14.
Turner, D.P., W.D.
Ritts, W.B. Cohen, T. K. Maeirsperger, S.T. Gower, A.A. Kirschbaum, S.W.
Running, M. Zhao, S.C. Wofsy, A.L. Dunn, B.E. Law, J.L. Campbell, W.C. Oechel,
H.J. Kwon, T.P. Meyers, E.E. Small, S.A. Kurc, J.A. Gamon. (2005)
Site-level evaluation of satellite-based global terrestrial gross primary
production and net primary production monitoring. Global
Change Biology 11:666-684.
Fagre, D.B.,
S.W. Running, R.E. Keane, D.L. Peterson. (2005)
Assessing Climate Change Effects on Mountain Ecosystems Using Integrated
Models: A case study. In: Global Change and Mountain Regions: A State
of Knowledge Overview. U.M. Huber, H.K. Bugmann, M.A. Reasoner (Eds.),
Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
McDonald, K.C.,
J.S. Kimball, M. Zhao, E.Njoku, R. Zimmermann, S.W. Running. (2004) Spaceborne microwave remote sensing of
seasonal freeze-thaw processes in the terrestrial high latitudes: Relationships
with Land-Atmosphere CO2 Exchange.
In: Microwave Remote Sensing of
the Atmosphere and Environment IV. Proceedings
of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 5654: 167-178.
McDonald, K.C.,
J.S. Kimball, E. Njoku, R. Zimmerman, M. Zhao. (2004) Variability in Springtime Thaw in the
Terrestrial High Latitudes: Monitoring a Major Control on the Biospheric Assimilation
of Atmospheric CO2 with Spaceborne Microwave Remote Sensing. Earth Interactions 8(20):1-23.
Kimball, J.S.,
M. Zhao, K.C. McDonald, F.A. Heinsch, S.W. Running. (2004) Satellite observations of annual variability in
terrestrial carbon cycles and seasonal growing seasons at high northern
latitudes. In: Microwave remote
Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment IV. Proceedings of Society of
Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 5654: 244-254.
Kittel, T.G.F.,
N.A. Rosenbloom, J.A. Royle, C. Daly, W.P. Gibson, H.H. Fisher, P. Thornton,
D.N. Yates, S. Aulenbach, C. Kaufman, R. McKeown, D. Bachelet, D.S. Schimel, VEMAP2
Participants (S.W.Running). (2004) VEMAP Phase 2 bioclimatic
database. I. Gridded historical (20th century) climate for
modeling ecosystem dynamics across the conterminous USA. Climate Research 27:151-170.
Poole, G.C.,
J.A. Stanford, S.W. Running, C.A. Frissell, W.W. Woessner, B.K. Ellis.
(2004) A Patchy
Hierarchy Approach to Modeling Surface and Subsurface Hydrology in Complex Flood-Plain
Environments. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 29:1259-1274.
Hashimoto, H., R. Nemani, M. White, W. Jolly, S. Piper, C. Keeling, R.
Myneni, S. Running. (2004) El-Nińo-Southern Oscillation-induced
variability in terrestrial carbon cycling. Journal
of Geophysical Research 109:1-8.
Running, S.W. (2004) Global Land Data Sets for Next Generation Biospheric
Monitoring. American Geophysical Union Eos Transactions 85(50):543-545.
Entekhabi,
D., E.G. Njoku, P. Houser, M. Spencer, T. Doiron, Y. Kim, J. Smith, R. Girard,
S. Belair, W. Crow. T. Jackson, Y.H. Kerr, J.S. Kimball, R. Koster, K.C. McDonald,
P.E. O’Neill, T. Pultz, S.W. Running, J. Shi, E. Wood, J. van Zyl. (2004) The Hydrosphere State (HYDROS) Satellite Mission: An Earth System
Pathfinder for Global Mapping of Soil Moisture and Land Freeze/Thaw. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 42(10):2184-2195.
Kimball,
J.S., K.C. McDonald, S. Frolking, S.W. Running. (2004) Radar
remote sensing of the spring thaw transition across a boreal landscape. Remote Sensing of Environment 89:163-175.
Running, S.W., R.R. Nemani, F.A. Heinsch, M. Zhao, M. Reeves, H.
Hashimoto. (2004) A Continuous Satellite-Derived
Measure of Global Terrestrial Primary Production. BioScience 54(6):547-560.
Jolly, W.M.,
R.R. Nemani, S.W. Running. (2004) Enhancement
of understory productivity by asynchronous phenology with overstory competitors
in a temperate deciduous forest. Tree
Physiology 24:1069-1071.
Kimball,
J.S., K. C. McDonald, S. W. Running, S. E. Frolking. (2004)
Satellite radar remote sensing of seasonal growing seasons for boreal and
subalpine evergreen forests. Remote
Sensing of Environment 90:243-258.
Jolly, W.M., S.W. Running. (2003) Effects of precipitation and
soil water potential on drought deciduous phenology in the Kalahari. Global Change Biology 10(3):303-308.
Cohen, W.B.,
T.K. Maiersperger, Z. Yang, S.T. Gower, D.P. Turner, W.D. Ritts, M.
Berterretche, S.W. Running. (2003) Comparisons of land cover and LAI estimates
derived from ETM+ and MODIS for four sites in North America: a quality
assessment of 2000/2001 provisional MODIS products. Remote Sensing of Environment 88: 233-255.
Turner, D.P.,
W.D. Ritts, W.B. Cohen, S.T. Gower, M. Zhao, S.W. Running, S.C. Wofsy, S.
Urbanski, A.L. Dunn, J.W. Munger. (2003) Scaling Gross Primary Production (GPP)
over boreal and deciduous forest landscapes in support of MODIS GPP product
validation. Remote Sensing of Environment
88:256-270.
Kang, S., S.W. Running, J. Lim, M. Zhao, C. Park, R. Loehman. (2003) A regional phenology model for detecting onset of greenness
in temperate mixed forests, Korea:
An application of MODIS leaf area index. Remote
Sensing of Environment 86:232-242.
Nemani, R.R., C.D. Keeling, H. Hashimoto, W.M. Jolly, S.C. Piper, C.J.
Tucker, R.B. Myneni, S.W. Running. (2003) Climate-Driven
Increases in Global Terrestrial Net Primary Production from 1982 to 1999. Science 300 (5625):1560-1563.
Pielke Sr.,
R.A., G. Marland, R.A. Betts, T.N. Chase, J.L. Eastman, J.O. Niles, D. Niyogi,
S.W. Running. (2003) The influence of land-use change
and landscape dynamics on the climate system: Relevance to climate-change
policy beyond the radiative effect of greenhouse gases. In: Capturing Carbon and Conserving
Biodiversity: The Market Approach. I.R. Swingland (Ed.), Earthscan
Publications Ltd., London,
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Milesi, C.,
C.D. Elvidge, R.R. Nemani, S.W Running. (2003) Assessing the environmental
impacts of human settlements using satellite data. Management of Environmental Quality 14(1):99-107.
Nishida, K.,
R.R. Nemani, J.M. Glassy, S.W. Running. (2003) Development of an Evapotranspiration
Index From Aqua/MODIS for Monitoring Surface Moisture Status.
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and
Remote Sensing 41(2):493-501.
Nemani, R.,
M. White, L. Pierce, P. Votava, J. Coughlan, S. Running. (2003)
Biospheric Monitoring and Ecological Forecasting. Earth Observation Magazine 12(2):6-8.
Milesi, C.,
C.D. Elvidge, R.R. Nemani, S.W. Running. (2003) Assessing the
impact of urban land development on net primary productivity in the
southeastern United States. Remote
Sensing of Environment 86: 401-410.
Nishida, K.,
R.R. Nemani, S.W. Running, J.M. Glassy. (2003) An operational
remote sensing algorithm of land surface evaporation. Journal
of Geophysical Research 108(D9):4270.
Schimel, D.,
T.G.F. Kittel, S.W. Running, R. Monson, A. Turnipseed, D. Anderson. (2002)
Carbon sequestration studied in western U.S. mountains.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 83(40):445-449.
Running, S.W.
(2002) New Satellite Technologies Enhance Study of Terrestrial Biosphere. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 83(41):458,460.
Running, S.W. (2002) MODIS Vegetation Workshop Report. The Earth Observer 14(5):14-15.
Myneni, R.B.,
S. Hoffman, Y. Knyazikhin, J.L. Privette, J. Glassy, Y. Tian, Y. Wang, X. Song,
Y. Zhang, G.R. Smith, A. Lotsch, M. Friedl, J.T. Morisette, P. Votava, R.R. Nemani,
S.W. Running. (2002) Global products of vegetation leaf area and fraction
absorbed PAR from year one of MODIS data. Remote
Sensing of Environment 83:214-231.
Poole, G.C.,
J.A. Stanford, C.A. Frissell, S.W. Running. (2002) Three-dimensional mapping of geomorphic controls on
flood-plain hydrology and connectivity from aerial photos. Geomorphology 48:329-347.
Pielke, R.
Sr., G. Marland, R.A. Betts, T.N. Chase, J.L. Eastman, J.O. Niles, D. Niyogi, S.W. Running. (2002) The influence of land-use change and landscape dynamics on
the climate system: relevance to climate-change policy beyond the radiative effect
of greenhouse gases. Philosophical
Transactions of The Royal Society of London 360:1-15.
Nemani, R., M.
White, P. Thornton, K. Nishida, S. Reddy, J. Jenkins, S. Running. (2002) Recent trends in hydrologic balance have enhanced the
terrestrial carbon sink in the United
States. Geophysical
Research Letters 29(10):106/1-106/4.
White, J.D.,
S.W. Running, K.C. Ryan, C.C. Key. (2002) Fuzzy Logic Merger
of Spectral and Ecological Information for Improved Montane Forest Mapping.
Geocarto International 17(1):59-66.
Reeves, M.C., J.C. Winslow, S.W. Running. (2001) Mapping Weekly Rangeland Vegetation Productivity Using MODIS
Algorithms. Journal of Range
Management 54:A90-A105.
Nemani, R.R.,
M.A. White, D.R. Cayan, G.V. Jones, S.W. Running, J.C. Coughlan, D.L. Peterson.
(2001) Asymmetric warming over coastal California and its impact on the premium
wine industry. Climate Research
19:25-34.
Chase, T.N.,
R.A. Pielke Sr., T.G.F. Kittel, M. Zhao, A.J. Pitman, S. W. Running, R.R.
Nemani. (2001) Relative climatic effects of landcover change and elevated
carbon dioxide combined with aerosols: A comparison of model results and
observations. Journal of Geophysical
Research 106(D23):31,685-61,691.
Baldocchi,
D., E. Falge, L. Gu, R. Olson, D. Hollinger, S. Running, P. Anthoni, C.
Bernhofer, K. Davis, R. Evans, J. Fuentes, A. Goldstein, G. Katul, B. Law, X.
Lee, Y. Malhi, T. Meyers, W. Munger, W. Oechel, K. Paw U, K. Pilegaard, H.
Schmid, R. Valentini, S. Verma, T. Vesala, K. Wilson, S. Wofsy. (2001) FLUXNET: A New Tool to Study the Temporal and
Spatial Variability of Ecosystem-Scale Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy
Flux Densities. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 82(11):2415-2434.
Coops, N.C., R.H. Waring, S.R. Brown, S.W. Running. (2001)
Comparisons of predictions of net primary production and seasonal patterns in
water use derived with two forest growth models in Southwestern
Oregon. Ecological Modelling 142:61-81.
Jackson, R.B.,
S.R. Carpenter, C.H. Dahm, D.M. McKnight, R.J. Naiman, S.L. Postel, S.W.
Running. (2001) Water in a changing world.
Issues in Ecology 11(4):1027-1045.
Kimball, J.S.,
K.C. McDonald, A.R. Keyser, S. Frolking, S.W. Running. (2001)
Application of the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) for Determining the Daily Frozen
and Nonfrozen Landscape of Alaska. Remote
Sensing of Environment 75:113-126.
White, M.A.,
S.W. Running. (2001) Identification of optimal satellite
compositing length using GLOBE budburst measurements, pp. 270-276. In: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual GLOBE
Conference. GLOBE, Blaine,
WA, July, 2001.
Chapin, F.S.
III, A.D. McGuire, J. Randerson, R. Pielke Sr., D. Baldocchi, S.E. Hobbie, N.
Roulet, W. Eugster, E. Kasischke, E.B. Rastetter, S.A. Zimov, S.W. Running. (2000) Arctic and boreal ecosystems of western North
America as components of the climate system. Global Change Biology 6(suppl.1):211-223.
Chase, T., R.
Pielke Sr., T. Kittel, R. Nemani, S. Running. (2000) Simulated impacts of
historical land cover changes on global climate in northern winter. Climate Dynamics 16:93-105.
Canadell, J.G.,
H.A. Mooney, D.D. Baldocchi, J.A. Berry, J.R. Ehleringer, C.B. Field, S.T.
Gower, D.Y. Hollinger, J.E. Hunt, R.B. Jackson, S.W. Running, G.R. Shaver, W.
Steffen, S.E. Trumbore, R. Valentini, B.Y. Bond. (2000) Carbon Metabolism of
the Terrestrial Biosphere: A Multitechnique Approach for Improved Understanding. Ecosystems
3:115-130.
Churkina, G.,
S. Running. (2000) Investigating the Balance Between Timber Harvest and
Productivity of Global Coniferous Forests Under Global Change. Climatic Change 47:167-191.
Keyser, A.R.,
J.S. Kimball, R.R. Nemani, S.W. Running. (2000) Simulating the effects of
climate change on the carbon balance of North American high-latitude forests. Global
Change Biology 6(suppl.1):185-195.
Kimball,
J.S., A.R. Keyser, S.W. Running, S.S. Saatchi. (2000)
Regional assessment of boreal forest productivity using an ecological process
model and remote sensing parameter maps.
Tree Physiology 20:761-775.
Nemani, R.R.,
M.A. White, D.R. Cayan, G.V. Jones, S.W. Running. (2000)
Predicting Vintage Quantity and Quality in Coastal California Using Pacific Sea
Surface Temperatures, pp. 171-177.
In: Proceedings of International
Forum on Climate Prediction, Agriculture and Development. IRI, Palisades, NY,
April 2000.
Running, S.W.
(2000) Why the earth observing system matters to all
of us. The Earth Observer 12 (1):9-10.
Running, S., L. Queen, M. Thornton. (2000) The Earth
Observing System and Forest Management.
Journal of Forestry 98(6):29-31.
Running, S.W., P.E. Thornton, R.R. Nemani, J.M. Glassy. (2000) Global Terrestrial Gross and Net Primary Productivity from
the Earth Observing System, pp. 44-57. In: Methods in Ecosystem Science. O.E. Sala, R.B. Jackson, H.A. Mooney,
R.W. Howarth (Eds.), Springer-Verlag,
NY.
Running, S.W.,
J.B. Way, K.C. McDonald, J.S. Kimball, S. Frolking, A.R. Keyser, R. Zimmerman. (2000)
Radar Remote Sensing Proposed for Monitoring Freeze-Thaw Transitions in Boreal
Regions. Earth in Space 12(5):1-16.
Schimel, D.,
J. Melillo, H. Tian, A.D. McGuire, D. Kicklighter, T. Kittel, N. Rosenbloom, S.
Running, P. Thornton, D. Ojima, W. Parton, R. Kelly, M. Sykes, R. Neilson, B.
Rizzo. (2000) Contribution of Increasing CO2 and
Climate to Carbon Storage by Ecosystems in the United States. Science 287:2004-2006.
Tian, Y., Y.
Zhang, Y. Knyazikhin, R.B. Myneni, J.M. Glassy, G. Dedieu, S.W. Running. (2000) Prototyping of MODIS LAI and FPAR Algorithm with LASUR and
LANDSAT Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote
Sensing 38(5):2387-2401.
White, M.A.,
G.P. Asner, R.R. Nemani, J.L. Privette, S.W. Running. (2000) Measuring
Fractional Cover and Leaf Area Index in Arid Ecosystems: Digital Camera,
Radiation Transmittance, and Laser Altimetry Methods. Remote
Sensing of Environment 74:45-57.
White, M.A.,
M.D. Schwartz, S.W. Running. (2000) Young Students,
Satellites Aid Understanding of Climate-Biosphere Link. Eos,
Transactions, American Geophysical Union
81(1):1-5.
White, M.A.,
P.E. Thornton, S.W. Running, R.R. Nemani. (2000) Parameterization and Sensitivity
Analysis of the BIOME-BGC Terrestrial Ecosystem Model: Net Primary Production Controls. Earth
Interactions 4(3):1-85.
Hasenaur, H.,
R.R. Nemani, K. Schadauer, S.W. Running. (1999) Forest growth
response to changing climate between 1961 and 1990 in Austria. Forest Ecology and Management 122:209-219.
Churkina, G.,
S.W. Running, A.L. Schloss. (1999) Comparing global models of terrestrial net
primary productivity (NPP): the importance of water availability. Global Change Biology 5(suppl.1):46-55.
Frolking, S., K.C. McDonald, J.S. Kimball, J.B. Way, R. Zimmerman, S.W. Running. (1999) Using the space-borne NASA scatterometer (NSCAT) to
determine the frozen and thawed seasons of a boreal landscape. Journal of Geophysical Research 104(D22):27,895-27,907.
Hasenauer,
H., R.R. Nemani, K. Schadauer, S.W. Running. (1999) Climate variations and tree growth between
1961 and 1995 in Austria,
pp. 75-86. In: Proceedings
of a Workshop on Causes and Consequences of Accelerating Tree Growth in Europe.
T. Karjalainen, H. Spiecker, O. Laroussinie, (Eds.), INRA (French National
Institute for Agronomic Research) November 27, 1999.
Kimball, J.S.,
S.W. Running, S.S. Saatchi. (1999) Sensitivity of boreal forest regional water
flux and net primary production simulations to sub-grid-scale land cover
complexity. Journal of Geophysical Research
104 (D22):27,789-27,801.
Nemani, R.R.,
S.W. Running, P.E. Thornton, J.G. Glassy. (1999) Monitoring
terrestrial net primary production during NASA/WOS era, pp. 65-68. In: Proceedings
of the International Conference on Global Environmental Monitoring, Tsukasa, Japan,
March 9-11, 1999.
Running, S.W., D.D. Baldocchi, D.P. Turner, S.T. Gower, P.S. Bakwin, K.A.
Hibbard. (1999) A Global Terrestrial Monitoring Network
Integrating Tower Fluxes, Flask Sampling, Ecosystem Modeling and EOS Satellite
Data. Remote Sensing of Environment 70:108-127.
Running, S.W., G.J. Collatz, J. Washburne, S. Sorooshian. (1999) Land ecosystems and hydrology. NP-1998-12-069-GSFC.
EOS Science Plan, Chapter 5:197-260.
Running, S.W., J.B. Way,
K.C. McDonald. (1999) Radar Remote Sensing Proposed for Monitoring
Freeze-Thaw Transitions in Boreal Regions.
EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 80(19):213, 220-221.
Thornton,
P.E., S.W. Running. (1999) An improved algorithm for
estimating incident daily solar radiation from measurements of temperature,
humidity, and precipitation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 93:211-228.
Waring, R.H.,
S.W. Running. (1999) Remote Sensing Requirements to Drive
Ecosystem Models at the Landscape and Regional Scale, In: Integrating Hydrology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Biogeochemistry in
Complex Landscapes. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., NY. 23-48
White, M. A.,
S.W. Running, P.E. Thornton. (1999) The Impact of growing-season length
variability on carbon assimilation and evapotranspiration over 88 years in the
eastern US
deciduous forest. International Journal
of Biometeorology 42:139-145.
Churkina, G.,
S.W. Running. (1998) Contrasting Climatic Controls on the
Estimated Productivity of Global Terrestrial Biomes. Ecosystems 1:206-215.
Cienciala,
E., S.W. Running, A. Lindroth, A. Grelle, M.G. Ryan. (1998) Analysis of carbon
and water fluxes from the NOPEX boreal forest: comparison of measurements with
FOREST-BGC simulations. Journal of Hydrology 212-213:62-78.
Hutjes, R.,
P. Kabat, S. Running, W. Shuttleworth, C. Field, B. Bass, M. da Silva Dias, R.
Avissar, A. Becker, M. Claussen, A. Dolman, R. Feddes, M. Fosberg, Y.
Fukushima, J. Gash, L. Guenni, H. Joff, P. Jarvis, I. Kayane, A. Krenke, C.
Liu, M. Meybeck, C. Nobre, L. Oyebande, A. Pitman, R. Pielke Sr., M. Raupach,
B. Saugier, E. Schulze, P. Sellers, J. Tenhunen, R. Valentini, R. Victoria, C. Vőrősmarty. (1998) Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle. Journal
of Hydrology 212-213:1-21.
Justice, C.,
E. Vermote, J. Townshend, R. Defries, D. Roy, D. Hall, V. Salomonson, J. Privette,
G. Riggs, A. Strahler, W. Lucht, R. Myneni, Y. Kńyazikhin, S. Running,
R. Nemiani, Z. Wan, A. Huete, W. van Leeuwen, R. Wolfe, L. Giglio, J. Muller,
P. Lewis, M. Barnsley. (1998) The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS): Land Remote Sensing for Global Change Research. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 36(4):1228-1249.
Knyazikhin,
Y., J.V. Martonchik, R.B. Myneni, D.J. Diner, S.W. Running. (1998) Synergistic
algorithm for estimating vegetation canopy leaf area index and fraction of
absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from MODIS and MISR data. Journal of Geophysical Research 103(D24):
32,257-32,274.
Lauenroth, W.K.,
C.D. Canham, A.P. Kinzig, K.A. Poiani, W.M. Kemp, S.W. Running. (1998) Simulation
Modeling in Ecosystem Science, chapter 16, pp. 404-415. In: Successes,
Limitations, and Frontiers in Ecosystem Science. M. L. Pace, P. M. Groffman
(Eds.), Springer-Verlag, New York.
Pan, Y., J.
Melillo, A. McGuire, D. Kicklighter, L. Pitelka, K. Hibbard, L. Pierce, S.
Running, D. Ojima, W. Parton, D. Schimel. (1998) Modeled responses of
terrestrial ecosystems to elevated atmospheric CO2: a comparison of
simulations by the biogeochemistry models of the Vegetation/Ecosystem Modeling
and Analysis Project (VEMAP). Oecologia
114:389-404.
Running, S.W. (1998) A Blueprint for Improved Global
Change Monitoring of the Terrestrial Biosphere.
The Earth Observer 10:8-13.
Running, S.W. (1998) Book Review – Scaling-up from cell to landscape. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 92:71-72.
Waring, R., S.W. Running. (1998) Forest Ecosystems: Analysis
at Multiple Scales. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
White, J.D.,
S.W. Running, P.E. Thornton, R.E. Keane, K.C. Ryan, D.B. Fagre, C.H. Key. (1998) Assessing Simulated Ecosystem Processes for Climate
Variability Research at Glacier National Park, USA. Ecological
Applications 8(3):805-823.
Coughlan, J.C.,
S.W. Running. (1997) Regional ecosystem simulation: A general model for
simulating snow accumulation and melt in mountainous terrain. Landscape
Ecology 12:119-136.
Fagre, D.B.,
P.L. Comanor, J.D. White, F. R. Hauer, S. W. Running. (1997) Watershed
responses to climate change at Glacier
National Park. Journal
of the American Water Resources Association 33(4):755-765.