Thomas Giambelluca
Professor · Climate variability analysis
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUnited States
About
Thomas Giambelluca is Professor in the Department of Geography at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, specializing in climate-ecosystem interactions. His research spans:
- Climate variability (past changes and future projections)
- Land surface-atmosphere exchanges (water, carbon, energy)
- Tropical montane cloud forest hydrology
- Impact of vegetation change on climate systems
Key projects include:
- Ecohydrology Lab's flux tower networks in Hawai‘i and Southeast Asia
- Rainfall Atlas of Hawaiʻi mapping 1978-2007 patterns
- Evapotranspiration mapping projects funded through Army Corps of Engineers
- HaleNet climate monitoring network on Maui
Collaborations span:
- National University of Singapore
- Nagoya University
- Pacific Islands Climate Science Center
- NOAA and NSF EPSCoR grants
Research fields
Climate variability analysisLand surface-atmosphere interactionsEcohydrologyHydrological processes in tropical montane cloud forestsImpact of land cover change on ecosystemsEffects of invasive species on carbon/water cyclingGlobal climate change impactsGeospatial climate mappingEddy covariance tower measurements
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