Search Results - "Barnett, Tim P"

Selecting global climate models for regional climate change studies by Pierce, David W, Barnett, Tim P, Santer, Benjamin D, Gleckler, Peter J

“…Regional or local climate change modeling studies currently require starting with a global climate model, then downscaling to the region of interest. How…”
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Future dryness in the southwest US and the hydrology of the early 21st century drought by Cayan, Daniel R., Das, Tapash, Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P., Tyree, Mary, Gershunov, Alexander, MacDonald, Glen M.

“…Recently the Southwest has experienced a spate of dryness, which presents a challenge to the sustainability of current water use by human and natural systems…”
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Sustainable water deliveries from the Colorado River in a changing climate by Barnett, Tim P, Pierce, David W

“…The Colorado River supplies water to 27 million users in 7 states and 2 countries and irrigates over 3 million acres of farmland. Global climate models almost…”
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Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States by Barnett, Tim P, Pierce, David W, Hidalgo, Hugo G, Bonfils, Celine, Santer, Benjamin D, Das, Tapash, Bala, Govindasamy, Wood, Andrew W, Nozawa, Toru, Mirin, Arthur A, Cayan, Daniel R, Dettinger, Michael D

“…Observations have shown that the hydrological cycle of the western United States changed significantly over the last half of the 20th century. We present a…”
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The fingerprint of human-induced changes in the ocean's salinity and temperature fields by Pierce, David W., Gleckler, Peter J., Barnett, Tim P., Santer, Benjamin D., Durack, Paul J.

“…The ocean's salinity field is driven primarily by evaporation, precipitation, and river discharge, all key elements of the Earth's hydrological cycle…”
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Attribution of Declining Western U.S. Snowpack to Human Effects by Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P., Hidalgo, Hugo G., Das, Tapash, Bonfils, Céline, Santer, Benjamin D., Bala, Govindasamy, Dettinger, Michael D., Cayan, Daniel R., Mirin, Art, Wood, Andrew W., Nozawa, Toru

“…Observations show snowpack has declined across much of the western United States over the period 1950–99. This reduction has important social and economic…”
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Detection and Attribution of Temperature Changes in the Mountainous Western United States by Bonfils, Céline, Santer, Benjamin D., Pierce, David W., Hidalgo, Hugo G., Bala, Govindasamy, Das, Tapash, Barnett, Tim P., Cayan, Daniel R., Doutriaux, Charles, Wood, Andrew W., Mirin, Art, Nozawa, Toru

“…Large changes in the hydrology of the western United States have been observed since the mid-twentieth century. These include a reduction in the amount of…”
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Computed Tomographic Assessment of Individual Paranasal Sinus Compartment and Nasal Conchal Bulla Involvement in 300 Cases of Equine Sinonasal Disease by Dixon, Padraic M., Barnett, Tim P., Morgan, Rhiannon E., Reardon, Richard J. M.

“…Background: Computed tomographic (CT) imaging has allowed new anatomical studies and detailed clinical imaging of the complex, overlapping equine sinonasal…”
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Detection of Anthropogenic Climate Change in the World's Oceans by Barnett, Tim P., Pierce, David W., Schnur, Reiner

“…Large-scale increases in the heat content of the world's oceans have been observed to occur over the last 45 years. The horizontal and temporal character of…”
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Anthropogenic Warming of the Oceans: Observations and Model Results by Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P., Achutarao, Krishna M., Gleckler, Peter J., Gregory, Jonathan M., Washington, Warren M.

“…Observations show the oceans have warmed over the past 40 yr, with appreciable regional variation and more warming at the surface than at depth. Comparing the…”
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Three-dimensional tropospheric water vapor in coupled climate models compared with observations from the AIRS satellite system by Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P., Fetzer, Eric J., Gleckler, Peter J.

“…Changes in the distribution of water vapor in response to anthropogenic forcing will be a major factor determining the warming the Earth experiences over the…”
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Connections between the Pacific Ocean Tropics and Midlatitudes on Decadal Timescales by Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P., Latif, Mojib

“…Connections between the tropical and midlatitude Pacific on decadal timescales are examined using a 137-yr run of a fully coupled ocean–atmosphere general…”
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When will Lake Mead go dry? by Barnett, T.P, Pierce, D.W

“…A water budget analysis shows that under current conditions there is a 10% chance that live storage in Lakes Mead and Powell will be gone by about 2013 and a…”
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Interdecadal interactions between the tropics and midlatitudes in the Pacific Basin by Barnett, Tim P., Pierce, David W., Latif, Mojib, Dommenget, Dietmar, Saravanan, R.

“…Analysis of global climate model simulations and observations suggest decadal, midlatitude changes in and over the North Pacific cause decadal modulation of…”
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The Role of Climate Forecasts in Western U.S. Power Planning by Voisin, Nathalie, Hamlet, Alan F., Graham, L. Phil, Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P., Lettenmaier, Dennis P.

“…The benefits of potential electric power transfers between the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and California (CA) are evaluated using a linked set of hydrologic,…”
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Penetration of Human-Induced Warming into the World's Oceans by Barnett, Tim P, Pierce, David W, AchutaRao, Krishna M, Gleckler, Peter J, Santer, Benjamin D, Gregory, Jonathan M, Washington, Warren M

“…A warming signal has penetrated into the world's oceans over the past 40 years. The signal is complex, with a vertical structure that varies widely by ocean;…”
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Modeling of North Pacific Climate Variability Forced by Oceanic Heat Flux Anomalies by Yulaeva, Elena, Schneider, Niklas, Pierce, David W., Barnett, Tim P.

“…Potential predictability of low-frequency climate changes in the North Pacific depends on two main factors. The first is the sensitivity of the atmosphere to…”
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On the Roles of Tropical and Midlatitude SSTs in Forcing Interannual to Interdecadal Variability in the Winter Northern Hemisphere Circulation by Graham, Nicholas E., Barnett, Tim P., Wilde, Robert, Ponater, Michael, Schubert, Silke

“…Three numerical experiments have been conducted to explore the relative roles of midlatitude and tropical SSTs in producing atmospheric variability. In these…”
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Interdecadal variability of the Pacific Ocean: model response to observed heat flux and wind stress anomalies by MILLER, A. J, CAYAN, D. R, BARNETT, T. P, GRAHAM, N. E, OBERHUBER, J. M

“…Variability of the Pacific Ocean is examined in numerical simulations with an ocean general circulation model forced by observed anomalies of surface heat…”
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Interdecadal Modulation of ENSO Teleconnections by Gershunov, Alexander, Barnett, Tim P.

“…Seasonal climate anomalies over North America exhibit rather large variability between years characterized by the same ENSO phase. This lack of consistency…”
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