The Climate System Dynamics group in the Dept of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell studies the movement of atmospheric water and its exchanges with Earth's surface. We examine the processes that control this movement, including those related to evaporation and atmospheric circulation, to better understand the development of high-impact weather and climate events. We are interested in using insights from this work to explain the role of climate in shaping societies and ecosystems in the past, and to prepare for climate related impacts in the future.
Latest Group News
Oct 2024: Check out our recent paper led by Nicole Arellano on the use of triple oxygen isotopes to study precipitation.
June 2024: Check out our recent paper led by graduate student Ali Fallah on the impact of vegetation assimilation on flash drought detection and characteristics.
Nov 2023: Check out our recent paper led by Jessica Oster on the relationship between North Atlantic meltwater events, North American hydroclimate, and atmospheric rivers during Heinrich Stadial 1.
Oct 2023: Check out our recent paper on the contribution of precipitation recycling to drought and pluvials across North America.
Sept 2023: Check out our recent paper led by Juan Lora on atmospheric rivers and the hydrologic cycle during the Last Glacial Maximum.
July 2023: Troy King successfully defended his master's thesis. Congratulations Troy!!
April 2023: Ali Fallah successfully defended his master's thesis. Congratulations Ali!!
March 2023: Check out our recent paper led by graduate student Tyler Harrington on quantifying the individual contributions of ground evaporation, transpiration, and canopy evaporation to precipitation in North America
Jan 2023: Check out our recent paper on the impact of atmospheric rivers on ice sheet hydroclimate and surface mass balance at the Last Glacial Maximum.
Oct 2024: Check out our recent paper led by Nicole Arellano on the use of triple oxygen isotopes to study precipitation.
June 2024: Check out our recent paper led by graduate student Ali Fallah on the impact of vegetation assimilation on flash drought detection and characteristics.
Nov 2023: Check out our recent paper led by Jessica Oster on the relationship between North Atlantic meltwater events, North American hydroclimate, and atmospheric rivers during Heinrich Stadial 1.
Oct 2023: Check out our recent paper on the contribution of precipitation recycling to drought and pluvials across North America.
Sept 2023: Check out our recent paper led by Juan Lora on atmospheric rivers and the hydrologic cycle during the Last Glacial Maximum.
July 2023: Troy King successfully defended his master's thesis. Congratulations Troy!!
April 2023: Ali Fallah successfully defended his master's thesis. Congratulations Ali!!
March 2023: Check out our recent paper led by graduate student Tyler Harrington on quantifying the individual contributions of ground evaporation, transpiration, and canopy evaporation to precipitation in North America
Jan 2023: Check out our recent paper on the impact of atmospheric rivers on ice sheet hydroclimate and surface mass balance at the Last Glacial Maximum.