Research Bio
Jeffrey Q. Chambers is a Professor of Geography at UC Berkeley, and a Faculty Scientist in the Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab. His research is focused on terrestrial ecosystem ecology, forests and climate change, disturbance and recovery processes, and land-atmosphere interactions. Methods employed to address research questions include ecological and physiological field measurements, remote sensing analyses, and simulation modeling to codify knowledge and develop regional projections. He has more than 25 years of forest research experience, including current activities in Puerto Rico, Panama, the Brazilian Amazon, and California.
Research Expertise and Interest
forests, climate change, trees, tropical forests, remote sensing, Drought, hurricanes, fire
In the News
A New ‘Hypertropical’ Climate Is Emerging in the Amazon
Climate Change Likely to Uproot More Amazon Trees
Featured in the Media
Teaching
Earth System Remote Sensing [GEOG 185 - 001]
Biogeography [ESPM C125 - 001]
Biogeography [GEOG C148 - 001]
Biogeography [INTEGBI C166 - 001]