Publications

Stewart, B. G., Bisot, R., Cargill, N., Van Nuland, M. E., … Braghiere, R. K., … et al.

Global density and biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks

Science. doi:10.1126/science.adu4373

Oh, Y. E., Midgley, M. G., McCormack, M. L., Beidler, V. K., McCall, M., Henderson, S., Braghiere, R. K., Phillips, R. P.

Plant functional groups and root traits are linked to exudation rates of mature temperate trees

Functional Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.70363

Parazoo, N. C., Carroll, D., Abshire, J. B., … Braghiere, R. K., … Wunch, D.

A U.S. scientific community review of carbon cycle science gaps and opportunities to better support Earth system science and carbon management

Earth-Science Reviews 278, 105493. doi:10.1016/J.EARSCIREV.2026.105493

Deck, K., Braghiere, R. K., Renchon, A. A., … Longo, M., Schneider, T.

ClimaLand: a land surface model designed to enable data-driven parameterizations

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 18(1), e2025MS005118. doi:10.1029/2025MS005118

✦Wang, Y.*, Braghiere, R. K.*, Fischer, W. W., … Reichstein, M., Frankenberg, C.

Impacts of leaf traits on vegetation optical properties in Earth system modeling

Nature Communications 16(1), 1–10 (*co-first author). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-60149-x

✦Braghiere, R. K., Schimel, D.

Unlocking ecological insights from sub-seasonal visible-to-shortwave infrared imaging spectroscopy: the SHIFT campaign

Ecosphere 16(3), e70194. doi:10.1002/ECS2.70194

Parazoo, N. C., Carroll, D., Abshire, J. B., … Braghiere, R. K., … Wunch, D.

A U.S. scientific community vision for sustained Earth observations of greenhouse gases to support local to global action

AGU Advances 6(6), e2025AV001914. doi:10.1029/2025AV001914

Alpay, G., Fisher, J. B., Braghiere, R. K., Brzostek, E. R., Dauber, G. R., Allen, K., Fisher, R. A.

Optimizing plant nutrient uptake: cost function sensitivity analysis of the FUN model

Environmental Research: Ecology 4(3), 035009. doi:10.1088/2752-664X/AE00CB

Bilir, T. E., Bloom, A. A., Konings, A. G., … Braghiere, R. K., … Liu, Y.

Satellite-constrained reanalysis reveals CO₂ versus climate process compensation across the global land carbon sink

AGU Advances 6(5), e2025AV001689. doi:10.1029/2025AV001689

Worden, M. A., Bilir, T. E., Bloom, A. A., … Braghiere, R. K., … Zhu, S.

Combining observations and models: a review of the CARDAMOM framework for data-constrained terrestrial ecosystem modeling

Global Change Biology 31(8), e70462. doi:10.1111/GCB.70462

Wang, Y., Braghiere, R. K., Yin, Y., Yao, Y., Hao, D., Frankenberg, C.

Beyond the visible: accounting for ultraviolet and far-red radiation in vegetation productivity and surface energy budgets

Global Change Biology 30(5), e17346. doi:10.1111/GCB.17346

Miner, K. R., Braghiere, R. K., Miller, C. E., Schlegel, N., Schimel, D.

A decadal survey without analogs: Earth observation needs for a warming world

AGU Advances 5(2), e2023AV001148. doi:10.1029/2023AV001148

Li, F., Hao, D., Zhu, Q., Yuan, K., Braghiere, R. K., He, L., Luo, X., Wei, S., Riley, W. J., Zeng, Y., Chen, M.

Global impacts of vegetation clumping on regulating land surface heat fluxes

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 345, 109820. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109820

✦Braghiere, R. K., Wang, Y., Gagné-Landmann, A., … Frankenberg, C., Schneider, T.

The importance of hyperspectral soil albedo information for improving Earth System Model projections

AGU Advances 4(4), e2023AV000910. doi:10.1029/2023AV000910

✦Braghiere, R. K., Fisher, J. B., Miner, K. R., Miller, C. E., Worden, J. R., Schimel, D. S., Frankenberg, C.

Tipping point in North American Arctic-Boreal carbon sink persists in new-generation Earth System Models despite reduced uncertainty

Environmental Research Letters 18, 025008. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acb226

Ma, A. L., Ma, S., Bloom, A. A., Norton, A. J., Yin, Y., Levine, P. A., Braghiere, R. K., … Euskirchen, E. S.

Resolving the carbon–climate feedback potential of wetland CO₂ and CH₄ fluxes in Alaska

Global Biogeochemical Cycles 37(9), e2022GB007524. doi:10.1029/2022GB007524

Massoud, E. C., Hoffman, F., Shi, Z., … Braghiere, R. K., … Zarakas, C.

Perspectives on artificial intelligence for predictions in ecohydrology

Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems. doi:10.1175/AIES-D-23-0005.1

Norton, A. J., Bloom, A. A., Parazoo, N. C., Levine, P. A., Ma, S., Braghiere, R. K., Smallman, T. L.

Improved process representation of leaf phenology significantly shifts climate sensitivity of ecosystem carbon balance

Biogeosciences 20(12), 2455–2484. doi:10.5194/BG-20-2455-2023

Wang, Y., Braghiere, R. K., Longo, M., Norton, A. J., Köhler, P., Doughty, R., et al.

Modeling global vegetation gross primary productivity, transpiration and hyperspectral canopy radiative transfer simultaneously using a next-generation land surface model — CliMA Land

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 15(3), e2021MS002964. doi:10.1029/2021MS002964

Li, F., Hao, D., Zhu, Q., Yuan, K., Braghiere, R. K., He, L., Luo, X., Wei, S., Riley, W. J., Zeng, Y., Chen, M.

Vegetation clumping modulates global photosynthesis through adjusting canopy light environment

Global Change Biology 29, 2824–2839. doi:10.1111/gcb.16503

✦Braghiere, R. K., Fisher, J. B., Allen, K., Brzostek, E., Shi, M., Yang, X., Ricciuto, D. M., Fisher, R. A., Zhu, Q., Phillips, R. P.

Modeling global carbon costs of plant nitrogen and phosphorus acquisition

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, e2022MS003204. doi:10.1029/2022MS003204

Wang, Y., Köhler, P., Braghiere, R. K., Longo, M., Doughty, R., Bloom, A. A., Frankenberg, C.

GriddingMachine, a database and software for Earth system modeling at global and regional scales

Scientific Data 9, 1–11. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01346-x

✦Braghiere, R. K., Fisher, J. B., Fisher, R. A., Shi, M., Steidinger, B. S., Sulman, B. N., Soudzilovskaia, N. A., Yang, X., Liang, J., Peay, K. G., Crowther, T. W., Phillips, R. P.

Mycorrhizal distributions impact global patterns of carbon and nutrient cycling

Geophysical Research Letters 48(19). doi:10.1029/2021GL094514

✦Braghiere, R. K., Wang, Y., Doughty, R., Sousa, D., Magney, T., Widlowski, J.-L., et al.

Accounting for canopy structure improves hyperspectral radiative transfer and sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence representations in a new-generation Earth System model

Remote Sensing of Environment 261, 112497. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2021.112497

Wang, Y., Köhler, P., He, L., Doughty, R., Braghiere, R. K., Wood, J., Frankenberg, C.

Testing stomatal models at the stand level in deciduous angiosperm and evergreen gymnosperm forests using CliMA Land (v0.1)

Geoscientific Model Development 14, 6741–6763. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-6741-2021

✦Braghiere, R. K., Quaife, T., Black, E., Ryu, Y., Chen, Q., De Kauwe, M. G., Baldocchi, D.

Influence of sun zenith angle on canopy clumping and the resulting impacts on photosynthesis

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 291, 108065. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108065

✦Braghiere, R. K., Gérard, F., Evers, J., Pradal, C., Pagès, L.

Simulating the effects of water limitation on plant biomass using a 3-D functional-structural plant model of shoot and root driven by soil hydraulics

Annals of Botany. doi:10.1093/aob/mcaa059

✦Braghiere, R. K., Yamasoe, M. A., do Rosário, N. M., da Rocha, H., de Souza Nogueira, J., de Araújo, A. C.

Characterization of the radiative impact of aerosols on CO₂ and energy fluxes in the Amazon deforestation arch using artificial neural networks

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20(6), 3439–3458. doi:10.5194/acp-20-3439-2020

✦Braghiere, R. K., Quaife, T., Black, E., He, L., Chen, J. M.

Underestimation of global photosynthesis in Earth System Models due to representation of vegetation structure

Global Biogeochemical Cycles 33(11), 1358–1369. doi:10.1029/2018GB006135

Hogan, R. J., Quaife, T., Braghiere, R.

Fast matrix treatment of 3-D radiative transfer in vegetation canopies: SPARTACUS-Vegetation 1.1

Geoscientific Model Development 11, 339–350. doi:10.5194/gmd-11-339-2018

✦Braghiere, R. K., Yamasoe, M. A.

Evaluation of CO₂ flux modification as a function of aerosol optical depth at Bananal Island, Tocantins, Brazil

AIP Conference Proceedings, 552–555. doi:10.1063/1.4804829