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Li Li (李黎) @lireactivewater.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thanks for the shout out @benbondlamberty.bsky.social @vargaslab.baky.social Congrats to Val Smykalov for publishing first paper, & for leading / preserving through a tough review process! From 0 to 1 is magical!!!

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Your name in #Landsat science.nasa.gov/specials/you...

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social Union Fellows page has been updated—showcasing the depth, excellence, and impact of our community. Explore the outstanding scientists shaping the future of Earth & space science: lnkd.in/dFGHg83t

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AGU Biogeosciences @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Congratulations to our AGU-B DEI Travel Grant winners! Visit their talks/posters and reach out if you know of an opportunity that aligns with their interests!

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The result: more realistic sample sets that respect your system’s dependency patterns — great for environmental modelling, simulation, and uncertainty analysis. 📄 Method details: doi.org/10.1016/j.ca...

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Traditional LHS ensures stratified coverage of each variable’s range, but samples are independent — losing spatial/temporal structure. acLHS preserves those autocorrelations while keeping the stratified, space-filling design you want.

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🚀 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 🔗 cran.r-project.org/web/packages...

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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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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🔗 Más información sobre el Programa Mexicano del Carbono, sus líneas de investigación y convocatorias, disponible en: 👉 pmcarbono.org/pmc 4/4

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Programa Mexicano del Carbono

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

📖 En esta edición, también se rindió homenaje al Dr. Fernando Paz Pellat, figura clave en la creación y consolidación del PMC, y promotor incansable de la ciencia del carbono en México. #FernandoPaz #InvestigaciónAmbiental 3/4

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

💡 Este simposio es un espacio de encuentro anual para la comunidad científica nacional e internacional dedicada al estudio del ciclo del carbono, los ecosistemas y el cambio climático en México. #CambioClimático #CienciaDelCarbono 2/4

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🙌 Con gran satisfacción participamos en el XVI Simposio Internacional del Carbono en México, organizado por el Programa Mexicano del Carbono (#PMC). 1/4

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🚀 Nominate an impactful dataset. ⭐️ Deadline October 20th @agu.org

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

💡 Why it matters: Long-term data are irreplaceable for understanding ecosystem resilience, variability, and responses to climate change. Sustained support for long-term ecological research is vital to guide adaptive management and policy decisions. #DataDriven #SciencePolicy 5/5

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

📈 What we found: Even after two decades of measurements, predictions of ecosystem behavior remained highly variable and nonlinear. Short-term datasets often miss emergent and unexpected dynamics that only become evident with long-term observation. #LTER #Sustainability #EcologicalMonitoring 4/5

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🔍 What we did: We analyzed more than 20 years of aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and precipitation data across three dryland ecosystems, spanning a grassland-to-shrubland transition in central New Mexico. We quantified how model predictive capacity evolves as more data accumulate. 3/5

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

➡️ Long-term data are essential to guide policies on land management, conservation, and climate adaptation. Stable funding streams are crucial to keep these efforts alive. #FundingScience #Ecology #ScienceMatters 2/5

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🌎 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... 1/5

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

BERAC, along with all other Office of Science advisory committees, will be replaced by the newly established Office of Science Advisory Committee (SCAC). This unified advisory committee will support the entire Office of Science. www.energy.gov/science/arti... 2/2

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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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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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. www.energy.gov/science/arti... 1/2

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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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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🌱 What we found: - Soil respiration temperature thresholds vary across vegetation types and climates. - Soil moisture strongly interacts with temperature responses. - A single “universal” temperature response is not enough for accurate carbon-cycle models. #soilrespiration #drylands

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🧪 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

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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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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

⭐️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. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social

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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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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

New paper with an incredible group of colleagues ✅ @cleanaircatf.bsky.social

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

@cleanaircatf.bsky.social 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. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

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!): authors.elsevier.com/a/1kZmn_o69J...

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Great opportunity for early career scientists!!!! Nominate an ECS by February 7th 😎 @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social

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Rosmery Cruz-O'Byrne @cruz-rosmery.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

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 @vargaslab.bsky.social @geolatinas.bsky.social

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

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...

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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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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hi, meet @cruz-rosmery.bsky.social graduate student in #VargasLab Also, it will be great to connect Rosmery with @geolatinas.bsky.social

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I will bring up this comment in the next council meeting.

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

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! www.agu.org/learn-about-...

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2024 AGU Elections

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biometlab @biometlab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

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

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Happy to see more people and activity in this app!

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

If you want to learn more about the pioneering work of Warren Washington, read: “A Short Biography of Warren M. Washington.” www.archives.ucar.edu/exhibits/was...

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Rodrigo Vargas @vargaslab.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Warren Washington, internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research and distinguished scholar passed away last week at the age of 88. news.ucar.edu/132989/nsf-n...

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NSF NCAR and UCAR mourn the passing of Distinguished Scholar Warren Washington | NCAR & UCAR News

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