All Publications
Conference presentations and abstracts organized by year.
20222 publications
Phenological Classification and Atmospheric Drought Response of Riparian Vegetation in Drylands of the Southwestern United States
Conor McMahon, D. Roberts, M. Singer, Kelly Caylor, J. Stella
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF FLOW IN MONTANE NON-PERENNIAL STREAMS
R. Sabathier, M. Singer, J. Stella, D. Roberts, Kelly Caylor, K. Jaeger, J. Olden
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
20211 publication
Stable isotope insights into dryland ecohydrology
M. Singer, C. Sargeant, J. Stella, Kelly Caylor, D. Roberts, L. Kui, K. Kaseke, M. Mayes, L. Pelletier, Jared Williams, M. Warter, R. Sabathier, Conor McMahon, Christopher L. Kibler, Bryn Morgan, M. M. Rohde
European Geosciences Union, General Assembly
20203 publications
Seasonal Vegetation-Hydrological Coupling across Land Covers in East Africa
Rachel K Green, Kelly Caylor, C. Funk, D. Roberts
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Onset and propagation of drought into soil moisture and vegetation responses during the 2012–2019 drought in Southern California
M. Warter, M. Singer, M. Cuthbert, D. Roberts, Kelly Caylor, R. Sabathier, J. Stella
20191 publication
The greening and browning of the Arizona desert in response to climate-controlled water availability
R. Sabathier, M. Singer, J. Stella, Kelly Caylor, D. Roberts
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20181 publication
Determinants of tropical vegetation structure and function
Kelly Caylor, D. Crayn, G. Durigan, W. Hoffmann, J. Lloyd, V. Logah, K. Nkrumah, Anthony G. Mills, H. Olff, I. Oliveras, B. Quesada, C. Quesada, J. Ratnam, Carla Staver, E. Veenendaal
20171 publication
Is deciduousness a key to climate resilience among iconic California savanna oak species? Relating phenological habits to seasonal indicators of tree physiological and water stress across field, hyperspectral, drone (UAS)-based multispectral and thermal image data
M. Mayes, Kelly Caylor, B. Ehlmann, R. Greenberger, L. Estes
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20162 publications
An ecohydrologic framework for simulating catchment constraints on smallholder irrigation systems in drylands
Drew Gower, P. McCord, Kelly Caylor, J. Dell’Angelo, T. Evans
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Explaining inter-annual variability of gross primary productivity from plant phenology and physiology
Sha Zhou, Yao Zhang, Kelly Caylor, Yiqi Luo, X. Xiao, P. Ciais, Yuefei Huang, Guangqian Wang
20155 publications
Foliar Shielding: How Non-Meteoric Water Deposition Helps Leaves Survive Drought by Reducing Incoming Energy
Cynthia Gerlein Safdi, Craig Sinkler, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Analysis of Biophysical Mechanisms of Gilgai Microrelief Formation in Dryland Swelling Soils Using Ultra-High Resolution Aerial Imagery
N. Krell, Keita Decarlo, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Dynamic interactions of ecohydrological and biogeochemical processes in water-stressed environments
Lixin Wang, S. Manzoni, S. Ravi, D. Riveros‐Iregui, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Predicting root zone soil moisture with satellite near-surface moisture data in semiarid environments
S. Manfreda, D. Baldwin, K. Keller, E. Smithwick, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Faunal Influences on Fracture-Induced Carbon Flux Dynamics in Dryland Soils
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20148 publications
Continuous Observations of Leaf Transpiration Isotopic Composition in Two Dryland Species Highlight Sensitivity to Changes in Irradiance and Soil Water Content.
H. Wayland, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Biological Dimensions of Crack Morphology in Dryland Soils
Keita Decarlo, M. Spiegel, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Creating High-Resolution Maps of Leaf Water Isotopes Using IM-CRDS and IRMS Techniques
Cynthia Gerlein Safdi, Craig Sinkler, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Modeling Foliar Uptake in Colocasia Esculenta Using High Resolution Maps of Leaf Water Isotopes
Craig Sinkler, Cynthia Gerlein Safdi, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Terrestrial hydrological controls on land surface phenology of African savannas and woodlands
K. Guan, E. Wood, D. Medvigy, J. Kimball, M. Pan, Kelly Caylor, J. Sheffield, Xiangtao Xu, Matthew O. Jones
Changing water availability during the African maize-growing season, 1979–2010
L. Estes, N. Chaney, J. Herrera‐Estrada, J. Sheffield, Kelly Caylor, E. Wood
The soil water balance in a mosaic of clumped vegetation
Teresa Pizzolla, S. Manfreda, Kelly Caylor, A. Gioia, V. Iacobellis
EGU General Assembly Conference
Integrating Short- and Long-Range Processes into Models: The Emergence of Pattern
Kelly Caylor, G. Okin, L. Turnbull, J. Wainwright, T. Wiegand, T. Franz, A. Parsons
20137 publications
Soil Water Dynamics in a Clumped Vegetation Pattern
S. Manfreda, Teresa Pizzolla, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Spatial Trends in Evapotranspiration Components over Africa between 1979 and 2012 and Their Relative Influence on Crop Water Use
L. Estes, N. Chaney, J. Herrera‐Estrada, Kelly Caylor, J. Sheffield, E. Wood
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Estimating Sahelian and East African Soil Moisture Using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
A. McNally, C. Funk, G. Husak, J. Michaelsen, B. Cappelaere, J. Demarty, T. Pellarin, T. Young, Kelly Caylor, C. Riginos, K. Veblen
Ground penetrating radar measurements show a spatial relationship between coarse root biomass and soil carbon abundance
F. O’Donnell, Kelly Caylor, C. Gerlein, A. Bhattachan
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Analysis of the distribution of the isotopic composition of evapotranspiration flux in a semi-arid savanna.
S. Good, M. O'Connor, K. Soderberg, Lixin Wang, Kelly Caylor
EGU General Assembly Conference
Author ' s personal copy The effect of warming on grassland evapot ranspiration partitioning using laser-based isotope monitoring techniques
Lixin Wang, S. Niu, S. Good, K. Soderberg, M. Mccabe, R. Sherry, Yiqi Luo, Xuhui Zhou, J. Xia, Kelly Caylor
20125 publications
Effects Climate Change on Water Resources Availability and Vegetation Patterns
S. Manfreda, Teresa Pizzolla, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Establishing a water isotope framework for investigating ecosystem functioning and agricultural water use in central Kenya
K. Soderberg, J. Gitonga, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Interacting Effects of Heat Stress and Soil Moisture Stress on Crop Yield Losses in Dryland Agriculture
Stephanie Debats, Kelly Caylor, L. Estes, N. Chaney, J. Sheffield
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Evapotranspiration partitioning in a semi-arid African savanna using stable isotopes of water vapor
K. Soderberg, S. Good, M. O'Connor, Lizzie King, Kelly Caylor
European Geophysical Union General Assembly Conference
20113 publications
Influence of rainfall climatology and coarse root structure on water use and carbon uptake by savanna trees
F. O’Donnell, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Quan fying Transient Soil Moisture Dynamics Using Mul point Direct-Current Resis vity in Homogeneous Sand
J. Nolan, J. M. N. en, Kelly Caylor, L. Slater
20106 publications
Coarse root structure in water-limited ecosystems: Results of large-scale tree and shrub excavations across a rainfall gradient in Southern Africa
Frances C O'Donnell, Kelly Caylor, Paolo D'Odorico, G. Okin, A. Bhattachan, K. Dintwe
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Linking soil moisture with chemical quality of soil organic matter to evaluate belowground carbon storage in savannas
N. Mladenov, G. Okin, Frances C O'Donnell, Paolo D'Odorico, T. Meyer, K. Dintwe, Kelly Caylor, Sang-Ho Kim, S. Ringrose
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Drivers of emergent vegetation pattern formation at hillslope scales in a central Kenya dryland
Kelly Caylor, T. Franz, Lizzie King, D. Robinson
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Measurement and Modeling of Lateral Subsurface Transient Soil Moisture Dynamics Using Multi-Point Direct-Current Resistivity in Homogeneous Sand
T. Franz, J. Nolan, Kelly Caylor, J. Nordbotten, L. Slater
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Multi-sensor synthesis of vegetation pattern over a large climatic gradient transect in Africa
K. Guan, E. Wood, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20097 publications
Attributions of Vegetation Productivity along a Climate Gradient Transect in Eastern African Savanna
K. Guan, E. Wood, Kelly Caylor, Hongzhe Li
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Landscape-scale observations of plant water use using continuous stable isotope monitoring
L. Wang, Kelly Caylor, S. Good, J. C. Villegas, D. Breshears
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Soil CO2 Fluxes Following Wetting Events: Field Observations and Modeling
F. O’Donnell, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Continuous measurements of water vapor isotopic compositions using an integrated cavity output spectrometer: calibrations and applications
L. S. Wang, Kelly Caylor, D. Dragoni
European Geophysical Union General Assembly Conference
Integrating hydrology and biogeochemistry in drylands: the Kalahari Transect as a model ecosystem
L. S. Wang, Kelly Caylor, S. Macko, H. Shugart
European Geophysical Union General Assembly Conference
Measurement and modeling of mass-infiltration events into macropores
T. Franz, J. Nolan, Kelly Caylor, L. Slater
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20083 publications
Ecohydrologic Modeling of Hillslope Scale Processes in Dryland Ecosystems
T. Franz, Lizzie King, A. Lester, Kelly Caylor, J. Nordbotten, M. Celia, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Evaluation of a Global Evapotranspiration Product Using FLUXNET Data
R. Vinukollu, Kelly Caylor, E. Wood
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Measuring hourly 18O and 2H fluxes in a mixed hardwood forest using an integrated cavity output spectrometer
Lixin Wang, Kelly Caylor, D. Dragoni
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20072 publications
Decoupling structural and environmental determinants of sap velocity
Kelly Caylor, Danilo Dragoni
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Evidence and implications of soil moisture-vegetation feedbacks in semiarid savannas
Kelly Caylor, P. D’Odorico, G. Okin
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20066 publications
Characterization of Transpiration in a Deciduous Forest of the US Midwest
D. Dragoni, Kelly Caylor, H. Schmid
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
On the ecohydrological organization of spatially heterogeneous semi-arid landscapes
Kelly Caylor, P. D’Odorico, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
Effects of mean annual rainfall on landscape-level distributions of soil moisture and soil development in a semi-arid ecosystem
T. Scanlon, P. D’Odorico, G. Okin, Kelly Caylor
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Nutrient and Light Limitations on Grass Productivity in a Southern African Savanna
L. Ries, H. Shugart, Kelly Caylor, G. Okin, B. Kgope
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Vegetation and Soil Responses to Fertilization Along the Kalahari Transect
Lixin Wang, Kelly Caylor, P. D’Odorico, L. Ries, G. Okin, R. Swap, H. Shugart, T. Scanlon, S. Macko
20052 publications
Spatial variation of surface hydrological dynamics in semi-arid landscapes
Kelly Caylor, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting
20044 publications
Horizontal and vertical variability of soil moisture in savanna ecosystems
Kelly Caylor, P. D’Odorico, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
SAFARI 2000 Modeled Fuel Load in Southern Africa, 1999-2000
C. Hély, Kelly Caylor, P. Dowty, R. Swap, H. Shugart
Coupling ecohydrological patterns and processes in semi-arid landscapes.
Kelly Caylor, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe, B. Webb, M. Acreman, C. Maksimovic, H. Smithers, C. Kirby
Ecohydrological significance of observed power-law distributions of tree canopy cluster sizes for savanna vegetation
T. Scanlon, Kelly Caylor, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20032 publications
Assessing the role of spatial pattern in governing ecohydrological interactions and vegetation dynamics in semi-arid savannas.
H. Shugart, Kelly Caylor, T. Scanlon, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
On The Soil Moisture Dynamics: Does Simplification Alter Soil Moisture Prediction?
S. Manfreda, Kelly Caylor, I. Rodríguez‐Iturbe
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
20021 publication
Simulated water-use of heterogeneous vegetation patches along the Kalahari transect
Kelly Caylor, H. Shugart
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
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