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65
Citations
17962
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2176
National Ranking
886

Overview

Paul V. Bolstad is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions in several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. The scholar's work addresses topics related to Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Tree-ring Climate Responses, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Water Resources Management and Optimization, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Their publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data (2020) published in Scientific Data
  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database (2021) published in Earth System Science Data
  • Author Correction: The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data (2021) published in Scientific Data
  • Forested lands dominate drinking water supply in the conterminous United States (2021) published in Environmental Research Letters
  • An evaluation of ECOSTRESS products of a temperate montane humid forest in a complex terrain environment (2021) published in Remote Sensing of Environment

Their frequent coauthors include Chelcy Ford Miniat, Ning Liu, Peter V. Caldwell, G. Rebecca Dobbs, and Ge Sun. Bolstad has contributed multiple publications to venues including Scientific Data, Hydrological Processes, Forest Service Research Data Archive, Earth System Science Data, and Environmental Research Letters.

Their work in Environmental Science encompasses 31 publications, with subfields reflecting a diverse approach to understanding environmental systems and water-related topics.

Best Publications

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Stream Biodiversity: The Ghost of Land Use Past

    J. S. Harding;E. F. Benfield;P. V. Bolstad;G. S. Helfman

  • Evaluation of remote sensing based terrestrial productivity from MODIS using regional tower eddy flux network observations

    F.A. Heinsch;Maosheng Zhao;S.W. Running;J.S. Kimball

  • Biometric and eddy-covariance based estimates of annual carbon storage in five eastern North American deciduous forests

    Peter S. Curtis;Paul J. Hanson;Paul Bolstad;Carol Barford

  • A new model of gross primary productivity for North American ecosystems based solely on the enhanced vegetation index and land surface temperature from MODIS

    Daniel A. Sims;Abdullah F. Rahman;Vicente D. Cordova;Bassil Z. El-Masri

  • Remote sensing change detection tools for natural resource managers: Understanding concepts and tradeoffs in the design of landscape monitoring projects

    Robert E. Kennedy;Philip A. Townsend;John E. Gross;Warren B. Cohen

  • A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

    Kevin Schaefer;Christopher R. Schwalm;Chris Williams;M. Altaf Arain

  • Coordinating methodologies for scaling landcover classifications from site-specific to global: Steps toward validating global map products

    John R Thomlinson;Paul V Bolstad;Warren B Cohen

  • Effects of Riparian Forest Removal on Fish Assemblages in Southern Appalachian Streams

    E. B. Dale Jones;Gene S. Helfman;Joshua O. Harper;Paul V. Bolstad

  • Canopy nitrogen, carbon assimilation, and albedo in temperate and boreal forests: Functional relations and potential climate feedbacks

    S. V. Ollinger;A. D. Richardson;M. E. Martin;D. Y. Hollinger

  • Land-Use Changes in Southern Appalachian Landscapes: Spatial Analysis and Forecast Evaluation

    David N. Wear;Paul Bolstad

  • CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF LANDUSE ON WATER QUALITY IN A SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WATERSHED

    Paul V. Bolstad;Wayne T. Swank

  • Comparing net ecosystem exchange of carbon dioxide between an old-growth and mature forest in the upper Midwest, USA

    Ankur R. Desai;Paul V. Bolstad;Bruce D. Cook;Kenneth J. Davis

  • Belowground carbon allocation in forests estimated from litterfall and IRGA-based soil respiration measurements

    E.A Davidson;K Savage;P Bolstad;D.A Clark

  • An evaluation of DEM accuracy: elevation, slope, and aspect

    Paul V. Bolstad;Timothy Stowe

  • Estimation of Net Ecosystem Carbon Exchange for the Conterminous United States by Combining MODIS and AmeriFlux Data

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Dennis D. Baldocchi;Beverly E. Law

  • Carbon exchange and venting anomalies in an upland deciduous forest in northern Wisconsin, USA

    Bruce D. Cook;Kenneth J. Davis;Weiguo Wang;Ankur Desai

  • Measured and predicted air temperatures at basin to regional scales in the southern Appalachian mountains

    Paul V. Bolstad;Lloyd Swift;Fred Collins;Jacques Régnière

  • A continuous measure of gross primary production for the conterminous United States derived from MODIS and AmeriFlux data

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Beverly E. Law;Jiquan Chen

  • Influence of vegetation and seasonal forcing on carbon dioxide fluxes across the Upper Midwest, USA: Implications for regional scaling

    Ankur R. Desai;Asko Noormets;Paul V. Bolstad;Jiquan Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ankur R. Desai
Ankur R. Desai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bruce D. Cook
Bruce D. Cook Goddard Space Flight Center
James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Ge Sun
Ge Sun US Forest Service
Kenneth J. Davis
Kenneth J. Davis Pennsylvania State University
Hans Peter Schmid
Hans Peter Schmid Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Asko Noormets
Asko Noormets Texas A&M University
Peter S. Curtis
Peter S. Curtis The Ohio State University
Russell K. Monson
Russell K. Monson University of Colorado Boulder
Sean P. Burns
Sean P. Burns University of Colorado Boulder

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