Jose Fuentes

Collaborating with other team members, Dr. Jose D. Fuentes guides the studies on the seasonal water and carbon exchanges between mangrove forests and overlying atmosphere in the Everglades of Florida. Working with a postdoctoral scholar and collaborating scientist Dr. Jordan G. Barr (Everglades National Park), Fuentes analyzes the resulting flux data and develop numerical models to determine the carbon storage in mangrove forests in response to climate variations and sea level rise. Also, he collaborates with Michael E. Mann on studies related to the regional downscaling of climatic conditions for southern Florida so that numerical models can be applied to investigate hydrologic, ecological, and economic impacts of management schemes designed to increase the resilience of the Everglades ecosystem. Fuentes is leading outreach activities to recruit minorities to participate in all facets of the WSC project.

Michael Mann

Working with a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Michael E. Mann guides the studies on post and future climatic patterns in southern Florida. Mann applies recently developed methods of regional climate downscaling to investigate the climatic conditions for southern Florida. Such results allow scientists to determine the state and function of the Everglades ecosystem, which in turn enables the WSC team to develop hydro-economic models for south Florida that optimizes water management operations and infrastructure changes based on the value of water use.

Michael Mann

Palash Sinha analyzes water and carbon flux data to ascertain seasonal water and carbon budgets for the mangrove forests in the Everglades. Sinha is also responsible developing methods of regional climate downscaling to investigate the climatic conditions for southern Florida. He is integrating data sets in numerical models to determine state and function of the Everglade ecosystem. Sinha provides to ther WSC team climate model outputs so that hydro-economic models can be applied to optimizes water management.