southwestern United States

The climate of the US Southwest

Sheppard PR, Comrie AC, Packin GD, Angersbach K, Hughes MK. 2002. The climate of the US Southwest. Climate Research. 21:219-238.

Variability and spatial modeling of fine-scale precipitation data for the Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona

Comrie AC, Broyles B. 2002. Variability and spatial modeling of fine-scale precipitation data for the Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona. Journal of Arid Environments. 50:573-592.

El Nino-Southern Oscillation and Pacific Decadal Oscillation impacts on precipitation in the southern and central United States: Evaluation of spatial distribution and predictions

Kurtzman D, Scanlon BR. 2007. El Nino-Southern Oscillation and Pacific Decadal Oscillation impacts on precipitation in the southern and central United States: Evaluation of spatial distribution and predictions. Water Resources Research. 43

Intra-annual analysis of the North American snow cover-monsoon teleconnection: Seasonal forecasting utility

Hawkins TW, Ellis AW, Skindlov JA, Reigle D. 2002. Intra-annual analysis of the North American snow cover-monsoon teleconnection: Seasonal forecasting utility. Journal of Climate. 15:1743-1753.

Gulf of California sea surface temperatures and the North American monsoon: Mechanistic implications from observations

Mitchell DL, Ivanova D, Rabin R, Brown TJ, Redmond K. 2002. Gulf of California sea surface temperatures and the North American monsoon: Mechanistic implications from observations. Journal of Climate. 15:2261-2281.

Applications of monsoon research: Opportunities to inform decision making and reduce regional vulnerability

Ray AJ, Garfin GM, Wilder M, Vasquez-Leon M, Lenart M, Comrie AC. 2007. Applications of monsoon research: Opportunities to inform decision making and reduce regional vulnerability. Journal of Climate. 20:1608-1627.

The co-production of science and policy in integrated climate assessments

Lemos MC, Morehouse BJ. 2005. The co-production of science and policy in integrated climate assessments. Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions. 15:57-68.

Century-scale climate forcing of fire regimes in the American Southwest

Grissino-Mayer HD, Swetnam TW. 2000. Century-scale climate forcing of fire regimes in the American Southwest. Holocene. 10:213-220.

Climatic change, wildfire, and conservation

McKenzie D, Gedalof Z, Peterson DL, Mote P. 2004. Climatic change, wildfire, and conservation. Conservation Biology. 18:890-902.

Sub-regional seasonal precipitation linkages to SOI and PDO in the Southwest United States

Brown DP, Comrie AC. 2002. Sub-regional seasonal precipitation linkages to SOI and PDO in the Southwest United States. Atmospheric Science Letters. 3:94-102.