Research Areas

Earth System Science
Geospatial Representation

Interests

biogeography and the biosphere; forests and climate change; vegetation dynamics and remote sensing; the anthropocene

Contact Information

519 McCone Hall
jqchambers@berkeley.edu

Office Hours

Thursday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm or by appointment (arranged via email)

Links

The Chambers Lab

Biography

Jeffrey Q. Chambers is a Faculty Scientist in the?Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division?at Berkeley Lab, and a?Professor of Geography at UCB. 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.

Education

1998, Ph.D., Ecology, University OF California, Santa Barbara

Courses

GEOG 40, Introduction to Earth System Science
GEOG C148, Biogeography
GEOG 185, Earth System Remote Sensing

Topics

Faculty topic page
Earth System Science topic page
Geospatial Representation topic page