Paul O. Seibert

Publications and conferences

Picture of myself squinting doing SIF imagery fieldwork.

Pre-print and submitted articles

P.O. Seibert, C. Gerlein-Safdi, N. Falco, E. Pegoraro, M. Torn. Proximal hyperspectral imaging of solar-induced fluorescence in a heterogeneous grassland. In prep.

P.O. Seibert, Z. Li, C. Gerlein-Safdi. Is foliar water uptake a universal process? Insights from a meta analysis and targeted experiment. In prep.

A.J. Cao, Z. Li, P.O. Seibert, C. Gerlein-Safdi. The role of leaf wettability and morphology on leaf surface water storage: a cross-biome synthesis. Submitted.

K. Blount, J. V. Wilkening, A. Kagawa-Viviani, S.H. Ledford, A. Cao, X. Chen, S.L. Fathel, X. Feng, C. Gerlein-Safdi, K. E. Kaiser, C.J. Oswald, A.J. Parolari, V. Rexausen, C.A. Ross, P.O. Seibert, A. B. Willis. Out of the Forest and into the Concrete Jungle: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations in Urban Hydrology. Under review, Water Resources Research.

P.O. Seibert, E. Camp, T. Dawson, C. Gerlein-Safdi. February 2025. Drought limits foliar water uptake in C3 perennial grasses. Under review, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. https://essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10.22541/essoar.174395305.53667933/v1.

Peer-reviewed articles

S. Ruehr, C. Gerlein-Safdi, N. Falco, P.O. Seibert, C. Chou, L. Albert, T. Keenan. July 28, 2024. Quantifying seasonal and diurnal cycles of solar-induced fluorescence with a novel hyperspectral imager. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, 2023GL107429. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107429.

Reports

D. Wilcox, A. Palmer, P.O. Seibert, M. Hartmann. California Coast Ecological Conservation: Coupling Satellite Observations and Machine Learning to Understand Future Fog Prevalence Along the Coast Redwood Range. September 12, 2025. Doc ID 20250008796. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20250008796/downloads/2025Sum_ARC_CaliforniaCoastEco_TechPaper_FD-final.pdf

K. Brubaker, M. Zadeh, C. Walcott, J. Eisenstadht, P.O. Seibert, J. Slattery, T. Gleason, J. Walsch. August 31, 2021. Research on Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph and Time of Concentration for Maryland Watersheds. State of Maryland Department of Transportation. Report no. MD-21-SHA/UM/5-04. https://www.roads.maryland.gov/OPR Research/2021.08.30 SHAUM5-04 DUH-Tc FinalReport.pdf

Conference presentations and talks

Oral

P.O. Seibert, C. Gerlein-Safdi, S. Ruehr, N. Falco, M. Torn. Characterizing spatial heterogeneity of phenology and productivity using a solar-induced fluorescence imaging spectrometer: results from a multi-year field campaign in a coastal California grassland. AGU Fall Meeting 2024. Dec 2024, Washington DC, United States. Abstract B21B-09.

C. Gerlein-Safdi and P.O. Seibert. Proximal imaging of SIF and spectral reflectance of coastal grasslands. SpecNet 2024. Nov 2024, online.

C. Gerlein-Safdi, P.O. Seibert, S. Ruehr, N. Falco, M. Torn. Variations of the diurnal dynamics of the photosynthetic activity of a coastal grassland along a water availability gradient. WaterSciCon 2024. June 2024, Minneapolis, United States. Abstract 330-04.

Y. Wu, C. Chou, B. Avora, M. Berkelhammer, E. Brodie, R. Carroll, J. Chen, B. Dafflon, C. Gerlein-Safdi, P.O. Seibert, N. Thiros, M. Sprenger, T. Tokunaga, K. Williams, E. Siirila-Woodburn. Cross Approach Comparison of ET Quantifications at the Mountainous East River Watershed. AGU Fall Meeting 2023. December 2023, San Francisco, United States. Abstract 1318203.

C. Gerlein-Safdi and P.O. Seibert. Estimating transpiration rates in drylands with TROPOMI solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, ECOSTRESS surface temperatures, and machine learning-based gap filling techniques. AGU Fall Meeting 2022 December 2022, Chicago, United States. Abstract B16A-03.

Poster

P.O. Seibert, C. Gerlein-Safdi. Do Coastal Grasses Rely on Fog? Initial Results from a Field Campaign and Foliar Water Uptake Experiment. WaterSciCon 2024. June 2024, Minneapolis, United States. Abstract 217-137.

P.O. Seibert, C. Gerlein-Safdi, N. Falco, S. Ruehr. Capturing solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence dynamics with a novel hyperspectral imager: results from a multidimensional field campaign in a coastal California grassland. AGU Fall Meeting 2023. December 2023, San Francisco, United States. Abstract 1324529.

S. Ruehr, C. Gerlein-Safdi, N. Falco, P.O. Seibert, C. Chou, L. Albert, T. Keenan. Imaging solar-induced fluorescence across leaves and canopies. AGU Fall Meeting 2023. December 2023, San Francisco, United States. Abstract 1342075.

P.O. Seibert. Point Reyes As A Microcosm: Initial Results From A Fog Dependent Ecosystem Warming Experiment. Internation Fog and Dew Conference 2023. July 2023, Fort Collins, United States. Abstract 155.

S. Ruehr, P.O. Seibert, C. Gerlein-Safdi, N. Falco, T. Keenan. Hyperspectral imagery illuminates drivers of solar-induced fluorescence across landscapes. AGU Fall Meeting 2022. December 2022, Chicago, United States. Abstract B43C-04.