PCHES

The Program on Coupled Human and Earth Systems (PCHES) is a transdisciplinary research consortium of nine leading universities. Funded under the U.S. Department of Energy's MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) program, the PCHES team focuses on driving innovations in modeling and analysis of multisector, multiscale land, energy, water, and infrastructure systems to advance understanding of complex risk and response behaviors.

Spotlight on Research

Publication image for Combined meteorological and hydrologic uncertainties shape projections of future soil moisture in the Eastern United States

Combined meteorological and hydrologic uncertainties shape projections of future soil moisture in the Eastern United States

Lafferty, DC, DS Grogan, S Zuidema, I Haqiqi, A Alipour, K Keller and RL Sriver

Earth's Future

August 2025

Downscaled CMIP5 projections of physical fire risk understate historical trends

Avila, TC, DC Lafferty, M Stover, S Guerrero, C Samantula, IS Wing and RL Sriver

Environ. Res. Lett.

July 2025

Analytical model for the higher order moments of midlatitude atmospheric temperature distributions

Kircher, K, C Proistosescu and RL Sriver

Geophys. Res. Lett.

February 2025

Impacts of water-related building moratoria on California’s housing crisis

Shen, M, K Fisher-Vanden and DH Wrenn

Land Econ.

February 2025

Publication image for Emergency department visits in California associated with wildfire PM<sub>2.5</sub>: differing risk across individuals and communities

Emergency department visits in California associated with wildfire PM_2.5: differing risk across individuals and communities

Stowell, JD, I Sue Wing, Y Romitti, PL Kinney and GA Wellenius

Environ. Res. Health

November 2024

Harmonized Database of Western U.S. Water Rights (HarDWR) v.1

Lisk, MD, DS Grogan, S Zuidema, J Zheng, R Caccese, D Peklak, K Fisher-Vanden, RB Lammers, SM Olmstead and L Fowler

Scientific Data

June 2024