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Nielsen-Gammon, John Regents Professor
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- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Regents Professor, Atmospheric Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
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Publications
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academic article
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Li, X., Fu, D., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Gangrade, S., Kao, S., Chang, P., ... Gao, H.
(2023).
Impacts of climate change on future hurricane induced rainfall and flooding in a coastal watershed: A case study on Hurricane Harvey. Journal of Hydrology.
616, 128774-128774.
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Hausfather, Z., Marvel, K., Schmidt, G. A., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Zelinka, M.
(2022).
Climate simulations: recognize the 'hot model' problem. Nature.
605(7908), 26-29.
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Bolinger, R. A., Brown, V. M., Fuhrmann, C. M., Gleason, K. L., Joyner, T. A., Keim, B. D., ... Bentley, A. M.
(2022).
An assessment of the extremes and impacts of the February 2021 South-Central U.S. Arctic outbreak, and how climate services can help. Weather and Climate Extremes.
36, 100461-100461.
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Vizuete, W., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Dickey, J., Couzo, E., Blanchard, C., Breitenbach, P., Rasool, Q. Z., & Byun, D.
(2022).
Meteorological based parameters and ozone exceedances in Houston and other cities in Texas. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association.
72(9), 969-984.
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Zhao, H., Zhang, L., Kirkham, M. B., Welch, S. M., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Bai, G., ... Lin, X.
(2022).
U.S. winter wheat yield loss attributed to compound hot-dry-windy events. Nature Communications.
13(1), 7233.
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Glazer, Y. R., Tremaine, D. M., Banner, J. L., Cook, M., Mace, R. E., Nielsen-Gammon, J., ... Webber, M. E.
(2021).
Winter Storm Uri: A Test of Texas Water Infrastructure and Water Resource Resilience to Extreme Winter Weather Events. 08(04), 2150022.
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Kothari, K., Ale, S., Bordovsky, J. P., Munster, C. L., Singh, V. P., Nielsen-Gammon, J., & Hoogenboom, G.
(2021).
Potential genotype-based climate change adaptation strategies for sustaining cotton production in the Texas High Plains: A simulation study. Field Crops Research.
271, 108261-108261.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Banner, J. L., Cook, B. I., Tremaine, D. M., Wong, C. I., Mace, R. E., ... Kloesel, K.
(2020).
Unprecedented Drought Challenges for Texas Water Resources in a Changing Climate: What Do Researchers and Stakeholders Need to Know?. Earth's Future.
8(8),
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Li, X., Zhao, G., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Salazar, J., Wigmosta, M., Sun, N., Judi, D., & Gao, H.
(2020).
Impacts of urbanization, antecedent rainfall event, and cyclone tracks on extreme floods at Houston reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS.
15(12), 124012-124012.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2019).
Weather in Texas: The Essential Handbook by George W. Bomar (review). Great Plains Research.
29(1), 43-44.
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Abernethy, R., Ackerman, S. A., Adler, R., Albanil Encarnacin, A., Aldeco, L. S., Alfaro, E. J., ... Domingues, C. M.
(2018).
State of the climate in 2017. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
99(8), Si-S310.
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Arndt, D. S., Blunden, J., Hartfield, G., Ackerman, S. A., Adler, R., Alfaro, E. J., ... Ziese, M. G.
(2018).
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
99(8), S1-S310.
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Mcroberts, D. B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2017).
Detecting Beam Blockage in Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.
34(7), 1407-1422.
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McDaniel, R. L., Munster, C., & Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2017).
CROP AND LOCATION SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT QUANTIFICATION: PART III. FORECASTING WATER STRESS AND YIELD TRENDS. Transactions of the ASABE.
60(3), 741-752.
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Kimmel, T. M., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Rose, B., & Mogil, H. M.
(2016).
The Weather and Climate of Texas: A Big State With Big Extremes. Weatherwise.
69(5), 25-33.
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Hoerling, M., Kumar, A., Dole, R., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Eischeid, J., Perlwitz, J., ... Chen, M.
(2013).
Anatomy of an Extreme Event. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
26(9), 2811-2832.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2012).
The 2011 Texas Drought. 3(1), 59-95.
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Bei, N., Zhang, F., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2012).
Ensemble-Based Observation Targeting for Improving Ozone Prediction in Houston and the Surrounding Area. 169(3), 539-554.
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NielsenGammon, J. W.
(2012).
Midlatitude synoptic meteorology: Dynamics, analysis, and forecasting. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union.
93(43), 430-430.
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McRoberts, D. B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2012).
The Use of a High-Resolution Standardized Precipitation Index for Drought Monitoring and Assessment. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
51(1), 68-83.
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McRoberts, D. B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2011).
A New Homogenized Climate Division Precipitation Dataset for Analysis of Climate Variability and Climate Change. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
50(6), 1187-1199.
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Banta, R. M., Senff, C. J., Alvarez, R. J., Langford, A. O., Parrish, D. D., Trainer, M. K., ... White, A. B.
(2011).
Dependence of daily peak O-3 concentrations near Houston, Texas on environmental factors: Wind speed, temperature, and boundary-layer depth. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT.
45(1), 162-173.
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Fall, S., Watts, A., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Jones, E., Niyogi, D., Christy, J. R., & Pielke, R.
(2011).
Analysis of the impacts of station exposure on the US Historical Climatology Network temperatures and temperature trends. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
116(D14),
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Hu, X., Zhang, F., & Pleim, J. E.
(2010).
Evaluation of Planetary Boundary Layer Scheme Sensitivities for the Purpose of Parameter Estimation. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
138(9), 3400-3417.
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Hu, X., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Zhang, F.
(2010).
Evaluation of Three Planetary Boundary Layer Schemes in the WRF Model. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
49(9), 1831-1844.
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Myoung, B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2010).
The Convective Instability Pathway to Warm Season Drought in Texas. Part I: The Role of Convective Inhibition and Its Modulation by Soil Moisture. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
23(17), 4461-4473.
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Myoung, B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2010).
The Convective Instability Pathway to Warm Season Drought in Texas. Part II: Free-Tropospheric Modulation of Convective Inhibition. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
23(17), 4474-4488.
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Hu, X., Zhang, F., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2010).
Ensemble-based simultaneous state and parameter estimation for treatment of mesoscale model error: A real-data study. Geophysical Research Letters.
37(8),
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Myoung, B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2010).
Sensitivity of Monthly Convective Precipitation to Environmental Conditions. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE.
23(1), 166-188.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Aviles, L. B., & Joseph, E.
(2009).
What Does It Take to Get into Graduate School? A Survey of Atmospheric Science Programs. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
90(11), 1698-+.
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Parrish, D. D., Allen, D. T., Bates, T. S., Estes, M., Fehsenfeld, F. C., Feingold, G., ... Williams, E. J.
(2009).
Overview of the Second Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS II) and the Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (GoMACCS). Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
114(D7),
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Pielke, R., Davey, C. A., Niyogi, D., Fall, S., Steinweg-Woods, J., Hubbard, K., ... Blanken, P.
(2009).
Reply to comment by David E. Parker et al. on "Unresolved issues with the assessment of multidecadal global land surface temperature trends". Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
114(D5),
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Avils, L. B., & Joseph, E.
(2009).
What Does It Take to Get Into Graduate School? A Survey of Atmospheric Science Programs: Appendix. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
90(11), es33-es35.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Gold, D. A.
(2008).
Dynamical Diagnosis: A Comparison of Quasigeostrophy and Ertel Potential Vorticity. Meteorological Monographs.
55, 183-202.
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Gold, D. A., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2008).
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part I: Methodology. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(5), 1565-1581.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Gold, D. A.
(2008).
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part II: The impact of idealized PV anomalies. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(5), 1582-1592.
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Gold, D. A., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2008).
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part III: The Hesston tornado outbreak. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(5), 1593-1611.
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Gold, D. A., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2008).
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part IV: Comparison with modeling simulations of the Moore tornado outbreak. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
136(5), 1612-1629.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., & McRoberts, B.
(2008).
MARCH 1843: THE MOST ABNORMAL MONTH EVER?. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
89(10), 1505-1505.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Powell, C. L., Mahoney, M. J., Angevine, W. M., Senff, C., White, A., ... Knupp, K.
(2008).
Multisensor estimation of mixing heights over a coastal city. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
47(1), 27-43.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Gold, D. A.
(2008).
Potential vorticity diagnosis in the quasigeostrophic and nonlinear balance systems. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
65(1), 172-188.
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Pielke, R., Davey, C. A., Niyogi, D., Fall, S., Steinweg-Woods, J., Hubbard, K., ... Blanken, P.
(2007).
Unresolved issues with the assessment of multidecadal global land surface temperature trends. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
112(D24),
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Pielke, R. S., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Davey, C., Angel, J., Bliss, O., Doesken, N., ... Raman, S.
(2007).
Documentation of uncertainties and biases associated with surface temperature measurement sites for climate change assessment. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
88(6), 913-+.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., McNider, R. T., Angevine, W. M., White, A. B., & Knupp, K.
(2007).
Mesoscale model performance with assimilation of wind profiler data: Sensitivity to assimilation parameters and network configuration. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
112(D9),
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Zhang, F., Bei, N., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Li, G., Zhang, R., Stuart, A., & Aksoy, A.
(2007).
Impacts of meteorological uncertainties on ozone pollution predictability estimated through meteorological and photochemical ensemble forecasts. 112(D4),
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2007).
An Inconvenient Truth: the scientific argument. GeoJournal: an international journal on human geography and environmental sciences.
70(1), 21-26.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Djuric, J., & Mesinger, F.
(2007).
Dusan Djuric 1930-2004 - Obituary. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
88(10), 1650-1651.
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Stuart, A. L., Aksoy, A., Zhang, F., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2007).
Ensemble-based data assimilation and targeted observation of a chemical tracer in a sea breeze model. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT.
41(14), 3082-3094.
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Aksoy, A., Zhang, F., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2006).
Ensemble-based simultaneous state and parameter estimation in a two-dimensional sea-breeze model. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
134(10), 2951-2970.
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Sippel, J. A., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Allen, S. E.
(2006).
The multiple-vortex nature of tropical cyclogenesis. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
134(7), 1796-1814.
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Aksoy, A., Zhang, F., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2006).
Ensemble-based simultaneous state and parameter estimation with MM5. Geophysical Research Letters.
33(12),
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Zhang, F. Q., Odins, A. M., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2006).
Mesoscale predictability of an extreme warm-season precipitation event. Weather and Forecasting.
21(2), 149-166.
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Aksoy, A., Zhang, F. Q., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Epifanio, C. C.
(2005).
Ensemble-based data assimilation for thermally forced circulations. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
110(D16), 1-15.
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Fan, J. W., Zhang, R. Y., Li, G. H., Nielsen-Gammon, J., & Li, Z. Q.
(2005).
Simulations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Houston, Texas. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres.
110(D16), 1-9.
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Banta, R. M., Senff, C. J., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Darby, L. S., Ryerson, T. B., Alvarez, R. J., ... Trainer, M.
(2005).
A bad air day in Houston. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
86(5), 657-+.
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Orville, R. E., Huffines, G., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Zhang, R. Y., Ely, B., Steiger, S., ... Read, W.
(2001).
Enhancement of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas. Geophysical Research Letters.
28(13), 2597-2600.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2001).
A visualization of the global dynamic tropopause. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
82(6), 1151-1167.
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Wandishin, M. S., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Keyser, D.
(2000).
A potential vorticity diagnostic approach to upper-level frontogenesis within a developing baroclinic wave. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
57(24), 3918-3938.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Keyser, D.
(2000).
Effective stratification for pseudoadiabatic ascent. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
128(8), 3007-3010.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Keyser, D.
(2000).
Effective stratification for pseudoadiabatic ascent. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
128(8 II), 3007-3010.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Schultz, D. M.
(1999).
Comments on "The intensification of the low-level jet during the development of mesoscale convective systems on a Mei-Yu front". MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
127(9), 2227-2231.
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Igau, R. C., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1998).
Low-level jet development during a numerically simulated return flow event. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
126(11), 2972-2990.
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Morgan, M. C., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1998).
Using tropopause maps to diagnose midlatitude weather systems. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
126(10), 2555-2579.
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NielsenGammon, J. W., Biggerstaff, M. I., Alcorn, M. E., Austin, D., Bowman, K. P., Djuric, D., ... Wicker, L. J.
(1996).
Texas A&M University's laboratory for the exploration of atmospheric processes - TAMU's LEAP. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
77(12), 2907-2918.
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NielsenGammon, J. W., & Lefevre, R. J.
(1996).
Piecewise tendency diagnosis of dynamical processes governing the development of an upper-tropospheric mobile trough. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
53(21), 3120-3142.
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Livingston, E. S., NielsenGammon, J. W., & Orville, R. E.
(1996).
Climatology, synoptic assessment, and thermodynamic evaluation for cloud-to-ground lightning in Georgia: A study for the 1996 summer olympics. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
77(7), 1483-1495.
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NIELSENGAMMON, J. W., & READ, W. I.
(1995).
DETECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF LEFT-MOVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS USING THE WSR-88D - A CASE-STUDY. Weather and Forecasting.
10(1), 127-140.
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Lefevre, R. J., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1995).
An objective climatology of mobile troughs in the northern hemisphere. Tellus Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography.
47(5), 638-638.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1995).
Dynamical conceptual models of upper-level mobile trough formation: comparison and application. Tellus Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography.
47(5), 705-705.
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Lefevre, R. J., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1995).
An objective climatology of mobile troughs in the Northern Hemisphere. 47 A(5-1), 638-655.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1995).
Dynamical conceptual models of upper-level mobile trough formation: comparison and application. 47 A(5-1), 705-721.
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BOSART, L. F., & NIELSEN, J. W.
(1993).
RADIOSONDE PENETRATION OF AN UNDILUTE CUMULONIMBUS ANVIL. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
121(6), 1688-1702.
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NIELSEN, J. W., & DOLE, R. M.
(1992).
A SURVEY OF EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS DURING GALE. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
120(7), 1156-1167.
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NIELSEN, J. W.
(1992).
INSITU OBSERVATIONS OF KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ WAVES ALONG A FRONTAL INVERSION. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
49(5), 369-386.
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NIELSEN, J. W., & NEILLEY, P. P.
(1990).
THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF NEW-ENGLAND COASTAL FRONTS. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
118(9), 1793-1807.
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NIELSEN, J. W.
(1989).
THE FORMATION OF NEW ENGLAND COASTAL FRONTS. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
117(7), 1380-1401.
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Li, X., Fu, D., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Gangrade, S., Kao, S., Chang, P., ... Gao, H.
(2023).
Impacts of climate change on future hurricane induced rainfall and flooding in a coastal watershed: A case study on Hurricane Harvey. Journal of Hydrology.
616, 128774-128774.
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chapter
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Peterson, J. L., Redmon, L. A., & McFarland, M. L.
(2016).
Sustainable Water Management. Chen, D. H. (Eds.),
Sustainable Water Management and Technologies.
(pp. 195-224).
CRC Press.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2016).
Climate Change and Future Water Supply. Sustainable Water Management and Technologies.
(pp. 285-305).
CRC Press.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2011).
The changing climate of Texas. The Impact of Global Warming on Texas: Second Edition.
(pp. 39-68).
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & McRoberts, B.
(2009).
March 1843: The Most Abnormal Month Ever?. Dupigny-Giroux, L., & Mock, C. J. (Eds.),
HISTORICAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND IMPACTS IN NORTH AMERICA.
(pp. 123-145).
Springer Nature.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Gold, D. A.
(2008).
Dynamical Diagnosis: A Comparison of Quasigeostrophy and Ertel Potential Vorticity. Meteorological Monographs.
Bosart, L. F., & Bluestein, H. B. (Eds.),
SynopticDynamic Meteorology and Weather Analysis and Forecasting.
(pp. 183-202).
Springer Nature.
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NielsenGammon, J. W.
(2004).
Overview of Weather Systems. Water Encyclopedia.
(pp. 352-355).
Wiley.
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NielsenGammon, J. W.
(2003).
LargeScale Atmospheric Systems. Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water.
(pp. 509-541).
Wiley.
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NielsenGammon, J. W.
(2003).
Overview of Weather Systems. Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water.
(pp. 501-508).
Wiley.
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Peterson, J. L., Redmon, L. A., & McFarland, M. L.
(2016).
Sustainable Water Management. Chen, D. H. (Eds.),
Sustainable Water Management and Technologies.
(pp. 195-224).
CRC Press.
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conference paper
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2017).
NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CHANGES OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN TEXAS
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Banner, J. L., James, E., Pierce, S. A., Shearer, A., Schwartz, S., Uddameri, V., ... Noronha, A.
(2017).
THE TEXAS WATER RESEARCH NETWORK: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR 21 ST CENTURY TEXAS
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Cairns, M., Seidel, D., Atlas, R. M., Baker, B., Barros, A. P., Changnon, D., ... Turek, S.
(2007).
2007 annual meeting organizing committee
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Carey, L. D., Guynes, J., McNear, V., Nielsen-Gammon, J., & Zhang, F.
(2005).
Multi-doppler radar observations of boundary layer winds in support of the second Texas air quality field study (TexAQS II). 2265-2266.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Zhang, F. Q., Odins, A. M., & Myoung, B.
(2005).
Extreme rainfall in texas: Patterns and predictability. Physical Geography.
340-364.
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Aksoy, A., Zhang, F., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Epifanio, C., & Snyder, C.
(2004).
Ensemble-based data assimilation at a coastline. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
97-104.
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Aksoy, A., Zhang, F., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Epifanio, C., & Snyder, C.
(2004).
Ensemble-based data assimilation at a coastline. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS).
3031-3038.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Strack, J.
(2000).
Numerical simulations and forecasting potential for extreme rainfall events in the southern United States. 251-254.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., McEver, G. D., & Komar, K. E.
(1997).
Upper-tropospheric mobile trough formation upstream of the North Pacific storm track. 258-262.
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LEFEVRE, R. J., & NIELSENGAMMON, J. W.
(1995).
AN OBJECTIVE CLIMATOLOGY OF MOBILE TROUGHS IN THE NORTHERN-HEMISPHERE. 638-655.
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Nelson, M. R., Hristova-Veleva, S., Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Biggerstaff, M.
(1995).
Analysis and display of single and multiple Doppler radar data using GEMPAK and Vis-5D. B57-B58.
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NIELSENGAMMON, J. W.
(1995).
DYNAMICAL CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF UPPER-LEVEL MOBILE TROUGH FORMATION - COMPARISON AND APPLICATION. Tellus Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography.
705-721.
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Biggerstaff, M. I., & Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(1995).
Classroom applications of interactive meteorological visualization. 37-40.
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2017).
NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CHANGES OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN TEXAS
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institutional repository document
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., Escobedo, J., Ott, C., Dedrick, J., & Van, F. A.
(2020).
Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas, 1900-2036
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W.
(2020).
Observation-Based Estimates of Present-Day and Future Climate Change Impacts on Heavy Rainfall in Harris County
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Banner, J., Cook, B., Tremaine, D., Wong, C., Mace, R., ... Kloesel, K.
(2020).
Unprecedented drought challenges for Texas water resources in a changing climate: what do researchers and stakeholders need to know?
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Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Fipps, G., Caldwell, T., McRoberts, D. B., & Conlee, D.
(2017).
Feasibility Study for Development of Statewide Evapotranspiration Network
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McRoberts, B., & Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2016).
Historic and Future Droughts in the Big Bend Region of the Chihuahuan Desert
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2011).
The 2011 Texas Drought: A Briefing Packet for the Texas Legislature
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., & McRoberts, B.
(2009).
An Assessment of the Meteorological Severity of the 2008-09 Texas Drought through July 2009
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National, C., & Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2006).
Climate of Texas
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., Tobin, J., McNeel, A., & Li, G.
(2005).
A Conceptual Model for Eight-Hour Ozone Exceedances in Houston, Texas Part I: Background Ozone Levels in Eastern Texas
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., Tobin, J., & McNeel, A.
(2005).
A Conceptual Model for Eight-Hour Ozone Exceedances in Houston, Texas Part II: Eight-Hour Ozone Exceedances in the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., & Johnson, H.
(2004).
Texas and Oklahoma's Greatest Hits
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2002).
Evaluation and Comparison of Preliminary Meteorological Modeling for the August 2000 Houston- Galveston Ozone Episode
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2002).
Meteorological Modeling for the August 2000 Houston-Galveston Ozone Episode: PBL Characteristics, Nudging Procedure, and Performance Evaluation
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2001).
Initial Modeling of the August 2000 Houston-Galveston Ozone Episode
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Studwell, A., & Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(1995).
Mesoscale Analysis of the March 27, 1994, Severe Weather Outbreak
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., & Igau, R.
(1994).
A Synoptic Overview of the Intensification of the Storm of the Century
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Nielsen-Gammon, J., Escobedo, J., Ott, C., Dedrick, J., & Van, F. A.
(2020).
Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas, 1900-2036
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webpage
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2015).
In Texas floods, is there a link to climate change?
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Nielsen-Gammon, J.
(2015).
In Texas floods, is there a link to climate change?
editor of
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book
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Potter, T. D., & Colman, B. R.
(2003).
Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water Dynamics, Climate, Physical Meteorology, Weather Systems, and Measurements
Nielsen-Gammon, J. W. (Eds.),
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Potter, T. D., & Colman, B. R.
(2003).
Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water Dynamics, Climate, Physical Meteorology, Weather Systems, and Measurements
Nielsen-Gammon, J. W. (Eds.),
Research
principal investigator on
- ENSO Indices For a Changing Climate awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2020
- Improving the Drought Monitoring Capabilities of Land Surface Models by Integrating Bias-Corrected, Gridded Precipitation Estimates awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2020
- RAPID: Coordinated Rainfall Analysis of Hurricane Harvey awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2019
- High-Resolution Integrated Drought Monitoring awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2014 - 2017
Teaching
teaching activities
- ATMO201 Weather & Climate Instructor
- ATMO321 Comp App Atmos Science Instructor
- ATMO324 Phys & Regnl Climatology Instructor
- ATMO484 Internship Instructor
- ATMO491 Research Instructor
- ATMO601 Fund Of Atmos Dynamics Instructor
- ATMO604 General Circ & Climate Instructor
- ATMO632 Stat Meth Climate Resrch Instructor
- ATMO681 Seminar Instructor
- ATMO685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ATMO691 Research Instructor
- ATMO691 Research Instructor
- GEOS210 Climate Change Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Aksoy, Altug (2005-11). Mesoscale ensemble-based data assimilation and parameter estimation.
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Han, Sang-Ok (2005-11). Investigation of surface inhomogeneity and estimation of the GOES skin temperature assimilation errors of the MM5 implied by the inhomogeneity over Houston metropolitan area.
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McRoberts, Douglas B (2014-12). Minimizing Biases in Radar Precipitation Estimates.
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McRoberts, Douglas Brent (2008-10). Drought over the past century in Texas and New Mexico: reducing inhomogeneities in long-term climate records via statistical methods to study drought.
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Myoung, Boksoon (2009-05). Interannual variability of summer precipitation in Texas and its implication to summer drought.
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Odins, Andrew Michael (2005-02). Mesoscale predictability of an extreme warm-season precipitation event.
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Schulze, Karl Werner (2004-09). An investigation into the contamination of WSR-88D VAD wind profile output by migrating birds.
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Sippel, Jason Allen (2005-02). The multiple vortex nature of tropical cyclogenesis.
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Smith, Christina Lynn (2005-08). Analysis of mixing layer heights inferred from radiosonde, wind profiler, airborne lidar, airborne microwave temperature profiler, and in-situ aircraft data during the Texas 2000 air quality study in Houston, TX.
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Walter, Kevin Robert (2004-11). The nonlinear dynamics of the sea breeze.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 1990
- S.B. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 1984
awards and honors
- The Editor's Award, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 2015
- Outstanding Science Communicator Award, conferred by Sigma Xi - (Durham, North Carolina, United States), 2013
- Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Awards, conferred by American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers - (Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States), 2013
- Fellow, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 2011
- Regents Professor Award, conferred by Texas A&M University System - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2011
- Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 1996
- Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 1995
Contact
first name
- John
has last name
- Nielsen-Gammon
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Meteorology
3150 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3150
USA
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