The UCM Forest Ecohydrology & Watershed Systems (FEWS) Lab led by Dr. Safeeq Khan, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced. Our research team includes undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and project scientists. You are welcome to join our team, please check out the opportunities page for current openings in FEWS lab.
Research Foci:
Human-induced climate change and environmental pressures are increasingly compromising the availability and quality of water resources. Yet, our capacity to accurately predict these changes remains limited. Water’s complex interactions with diverse landscapes and biological processes make it difficult to forecast its behavior across different scales.
The FEWS Lab focuses on understanding how climate change and related factors affect hydro-terrestrial systems. We prioritize the interplay between climate, vegetation, and subsurface water storage. By strategically combining measurements, data analysis, and modeling, we aim to capture the intricacies of small-scale water processes and apply this knowledge to improve predictions at the management level.
Here is a current list of active projects (follow the link or see the research tab for project details):
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- Securing a climate resilient water future for agriculture and ecosystems through innovation in measurement, management, and markets (Funded by US Department of Agriculture)
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- Forest Ecohydrological Research for Adaptive Watershed Management (Funded by the Placer County Water Agency)
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A decision-support tool for mapping climate change and wildfire effects on Southern Sierra Nevada streamflow and sediment yield (Funded by the California Department of Water Resources)
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An Artificial Intelligent Irrigation System for Climate Resilient Agriculture (Funded by UC Merced Climate Action Seed Funds)
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An Intelligent Hydroclimatic Information System for Water and Power Management in the American River Basin (Funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation)
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