About this Webinar
From roots buried deep in the soil, to temperatures measured from space, water leaves a trace across the entire landscape.
What happens when that system comes under stress?
Join this webinar to learn from Professor Huade Guan from Flinders University.
Whether you're involved in hydrology, water resources, environmental monitoring, remote sensing, or catchment management, this webinar will provide a fresh perspective on how plants can act as living sensors of the water cycle.
We will explore the movement of water, energy, and carbon through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and uncover how drought and water stress disrupt these critical natural processes. Drawing on groundbreaking research from Australia and North America, this webinar will demonstrate how hydraulic monitoring of woody vegetation can reveal hidden water dynamics occurring beneath the surface and throughout the landscape.
Discover how monitoring plant hydraulics can provide unprecedented insights into root zone water availability, seasonal and interannual water storage changes, and ecosystem response to environmental stress. You'll also see how these principles can be scaled from individual trees to entire catchments, and how coupling plant water use with canopy energy exchange opens the door to new remote sensing applications.
Finally, learn how satellite-derived land surface temperature can be used to predict catchment low flows, offering powerful new opportunities for water resource management, drought monitoring, and environmental forecasting.
Our Speakers
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Richard Campbell
Managing Director, HydroTerra
Richard Campbell is an entrepreneur with a strong expertise in environmental monitoring, combining a strong understanding of monitoring applications with the capabilities of modern technologies. His early career in geology, hydrogeology and environmental science underpins his work across a wide range of industries.
Richard has built and led HydroTerra into a high-quality monitoring company, supported by skilled engineers, scientists and a strong network of technology partners. His integrated knowledge of applications and technology has enabled the delivery of innovative, automated and cutting-edge monitoring solutions.
HuadeGuan
Professor in Hydrology, Flinders University.
Huade (Walter) Guan is a Professor of Environmental Science and Hydrology at Flinders University, and a Chief Investigator of National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training in Australia.
He obtained a PhD degree in hydrology from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Huade’s research centres on terrestrial ecohydrology and hydrometeorology, and their applications in catchments, cities, agricultural and mining environments. His work addresses key environmental challenges aligned with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG15 (Life on Land), SDG11 (Sustainable Cities), SDG13 (Climate Actions), SDG6 (Clean Water), and SDG2 (Zero Hunger).
Huade is Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Climate (Climate, Ecology and People) (2025-) and was Associate Editor for Journal of Hydrology (2015-2025).
Join Our Live Webinar
- Understand the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and how water, energy, and carbon move through natural systems, plus the impacts of drought and water stress on these interconnected processes.
- Discover how plants act as living sensors, with hydraulic monitoring of trees and woody vegetation revealing root zone water availability, water storage changes, and hidden subsurface water dynamics.
- Learn how plant-based measurements can be scaled from individual trees to whole catchments, providing new insights into ecosystem health, environmental stress, and landscape-scale water management.
- Explore emerging remote sensing and forecasting applications, including the use of plant water use, canopy energy exchange, and satellite-derived land surface temperature to predict low flows, monitor drought, and support water resource decision-making.