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Ben Kirtman, Ph.D., William R. Middlethon III, Endowed Chair…

IDSC Deputy Director Dr. Ben Kirtman, a professor in the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, was recently named the inaugural William R. Middelthon III Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences. Joining him are Roni Avissar, center, dean of the Rosenstiel School, and philanthropist William R. Middelthon III (on the right). Read more “Ben Kirtman, Ph.D., William R. Middlethon III, Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences” →

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Dr. Ben Kirtman Awarded Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences

IDSC Deputy Director Dr. Ben Kirtman, a professor in the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, was recently named the inaugural William R. Middelthon III Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences. Joining him are Roni Avissar, center, dean of the Rosenstiel School, and philanthropist William R. Middelthon III (on the right). Read more “Dr. Ben Kirtman Awarded Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences” →

Publications

How MJO Teleconnections and ENSO Interferencce Impacts U.S. Precipitation

A composite analysis reveals how the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) impacts North American rainfall through perturbations in both the upper-tropospheric flow and regional low-level moisture availability. Upper-level divergence associated with the MJO tropical convection drives a quasi-stationary Rossby wave response to the midlatitudes. Read more “How MJO Teleconnections and ENSO Interferencce Impacts U.S. Precipitation” →

Publications

Evaluating the Roles of Tropical North Atlantic SSTs and…

Paleoclimate proxies suggest that modern droughts in North America pale in comparison to those of the Early to Mid-Holocene and the Medieval Warm Period. Modeling studies show that both tropical SSTs and local dust feedbacks modulate drought conditions over North America. We hypothesize that Read more “Evaluating the Roles of Tropical North Atlantic SSTs and Local and Remote Dust Impacts on North American Dought” →

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Ben Kirtman, Ph.D., William R. Middlethon III, Endowed Chair…

Dr. Ben Kirtman Awarded Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences

How MJO Teleconnections and ENSO Interferencce Impacts U.S. Precipitation

Evaluating the Roles of Tropical North Atlantic SSTs and…