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DRICOMP Publications

Publications resulting from the DRICOMP program

  • Capotondi, Antoinetta and Michael Alexander: Relationship between decade-long droughts in the western U. S. and global SST anomalies: Insights from the IPCC-AR4 multi-model ensemble.
  • Ferguson, Ian, Phil Duffy and John Dracup: Evaluating Drought- Related Characteristics of Coupled Climate Simulations.
  • Karnauskas, Kristopher B., and Antonio J. Busalacchi: The association between low-frequency tropical Pacific SST variability and multiyear North American drought in 22 coupled climate models.
  • Lorenz, David J., Eric T. DeWeaver and Daniel J. Vimont, "Evaporation Change and Global Warming - the Role of Net Radiation and Relative Humidity", Journal of Climate, p. , vol. , (2008). Submitted.
  • Lorenz, David J. and Eric T. DeWeaver, "The role of the land surface and SSTs in preciptation variability and drought", Journal of Climate, p.,vol. , (2008). In preparation.
  • Lyon, B. 2009: Southern Africa Summer Drought and Heat Waves: Observations and Coupled Model Behavior. Journal of Climate (in press).
  • Mariotti A, Zeng N, Yoon JH, Artale V, Navarra A, Alpert P, Li LZX, 2008: Mediterranean water cycle changes: transition to drier 21st century conditions in observations and CMIP3 simulations Environ. Res. Lett. 3 044001 (8pp) doi:10.1088/1748-9326/3/4/044001.
  • Quan, Xiao-Wei, Marting Hoerling, and Jon Eisched: Early warning indicators for U.S. Drought.
  • Ruiz-Barradas, Alfredo and Sumant Nigam, "Great Plains Precipitation and its SST Links in 20th Century Climate Simulations, and 21st and 22nd Century Climate Projections", Journal of Climate, p. , vol. , (2009).
  • Shin, Sang-Ik, R.D. Sardeshmukh, and R.S. Webb, 2009: Optimal tropical sea surface temperature forcing of North American drought. Journal of Climate: submitted.
  • Wang, S.-Y., and T.C. Chen, 2009: The late Spring maximum of rainfall over the United States Central Plains and the role of low-level jet.  J. Climate, Vol. 22, Iss.17, pp. 4696–4709.
  • Zhang, Dongxiao and Michael J. McPhaden: The ocean's role in an intensified hydrological cycle under global warming: A case study for the Pacific.

 

Announcements

First Circular Announcement for WCRP Open Science Conference October 2011

7-9 June 2010 - US CLIVAR Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Annual Meeting (Miami, FL)

International CLIVAR seeks new Director - closing date 29 March 2010.

17-19 March 2010 - High Latitude Surface Flux Workshop in conjunction with SEAFLUX (Boulder, CO)

Postdocs Applying Climate Expertise(PACE) seeking Organizational Partners

PSMI Publication on Best Practices for Process Studies released and has reached #6 on AMS most viewed list. (BAMS, July 2009)

 

 

 

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Science Tidbits    

February 2010

YOTC-GS Alpha Prototype for Satellite data has been released to the public

14 August 2009 - Past Atlantic Hurricanes linked to Climate Change

10 August 2009 - Climate models confirm more moisture in atmosphere attributed to humans

 

 

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