Abigail Swann, PhD
@ecoclimatelab.bsky.social
I study how climate works differently because of plants. Professor at @Univ. of Washington, views are my own. She/her
For home we have gone with a full boom box and old binders of cds. That has been great! We tried giving kid an old phone with all the apps deleted to use as a camera…. It did not go great. They still find things to fiddle with because it has a screen.
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For home we have gone with a full boom box and old binders of cds. That has been great! We tried giving kid an old phone with all the apps deleted to use as a camera…. It did not go great. They still find things to fiddle with because it has a screen.
Yay for coupled PPEs! And the surprising things they show…
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yay for coupled PPEs! And the surprising things they show…
Did you have *that* cd tho? (I did not, but I’m sure it was on the shelf in my grad school office)
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Did you have *that* cd tho? (I did not, but I’m sure it was on the shelf in my grad school office)
I definitely am!
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I definitely am!
The photosyn. response to higher water use efficiency varies spatially, AND completely reverses sign depending on if the atmosphere is allowed to repsond or not. This suggests that *many* plant parameters will likely need to be calibrated, tuned, etc in a coupled system.
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The photosyn. response to higher water use efficiency varies spatially, AND completely reverses sign depending on if the atmosphere is allowed to repsond or not. This suggests that *many* plant parameters will likely need to be calibrated, tuned, etc in a coupled system.
Specifically, we modified the stomatal slope parameter in the CESM to simulate different stomatal functioning. We *thought* that this we would get a fairly straightforward response, with more higher photosyn. with higher water use efficiency. But no!
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Specifically, we modified the stomatal slope parameter in the CESM to simulate different stomatal functioning. We *thought* that this we would get a fairly straightforward response, with more higher photosyn. with higher water use efficiency. But no!
This means that we can't evaluate the sensitivity of photosynthesis across large spatial scales to things like stomatal functioning unless we include the effects of the atmosphere, which is really important to know for setting up Earth system models!
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This means that we can't evaluate the sensitivity of photosynthesis across large spatial scales to things like stomatal functioning unless we include the effects of the atmosphere, which is really important to know for setting up Earth system models!
If you do only have one large burner you can get a big pot of liquid boiling and then move it to a smaller burner. Easy to keep it going once it is hot.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you do only have one large burner you can get a big pot of liquid boiling and then move it to a smaller burner. Easy to keep it going once it is hot.
The burner I use most is the largest diameter one. I wish I had a second. Turns out that matches more of my pan sizes and wider cast iron pans don’t heat as evenly on the smaller burners.
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The burner I use most is the largest diameter one. I wish I had a second. Turns out that matches more of my pan sizes and wider cast iron pans don’t heat as evenly on the smaller burners.
I don’t have either of those specific models but I love (love!) my induction range! Not a huge fan of the touch buttons though, would prefer knobs even if they are harder to clean.
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I don’t have either of those specific models but I love (love!) my induction range! Not a huge fan of the touch buttons though, would prefer knobs even if they are harder to clean.
Didn’t mean to imply that your paper was the same! And very excited to see runs like this in emissions-driven mode.
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Didn’t mean to imply that your paper was the same! And very excited to see runs like this in emissions-driven mode.
Looking forward to reading this. This paper seems relevant, just making sure you have seen it! esd.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
Multi-century dynamics of the climate and carbon cycle under both high and net negative emissions scenarios
Abstract. Future climate projections from Earth system models
(ESMs) typically focus on the timescale of this century. We use a set of
five ESMs and one Earth system model of intermediate complexity (...
esd.copernicus.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Looking forward to reading this. This paper seems relevant, just making sure you have seen it! esd.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
The lawn digging seems really extensive this year compared to recent years. Do you know if there is some inherent cycle in the beetles or just a good year for growth?
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The lawn digging seems really extensive this year compared to recent years. Do you know if there is some inherent cycle in the beetles or just a good year for growth?
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
An international phenomenon.
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
An international phenomenon.
I love biking!
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I love biking!
Thanks Andrew!
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks Andrew!