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A retrospective assessment of National Centers for Environmental Prediction climate model-based ensemble hydrologic forecasting in the western United States

Wood, A.W., Kumar, A., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2005. A retrospective assessment of National Centers for Environmental Prediction climate model-based ensemble hydrologic forecasting in the western United States. Journal of Geophysical Research 110, D04105. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JD004508

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Downscaling simulations of future global climate with application to hydrologic modelling

Salathé, E.P. 2005. Downscaling simulations of future global climate with application to hydrologic modelling. International Journal of Climatology 25:419-436.

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Global seasonal temperature and precipitation anomalies during El Niño autumn and winter

Larkin, N.K., Harrison, D.E.  2005. Global seasonal temperature and precipitation anomalies during El Niño autumn and winter. Geophysical Research Letters 32(16), L16705, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL022860

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Hydrologic response to climate variability, climate change, and climate extreme in the U.S.: Climate model evaluation and projections

Leung, L.R., Qian, Y. 2005. Hydrologic response to climate variability, climate change, and climate extreme in the U.S.: Climate model evaluation and projections. pp. 37-44. In Wagener, T. et al. (eds), Regional Hydrological Impacts of Climatic Change – Impact Assessment and Decision Making, IAHS Publication 295.

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Implications of 2005 Climate Change Scenarios for Pacific Northwest Hydrologic Studies

Lettenmaier, D.P., Wiley, M.W., Hamlet, A.F., Palmer, R.N. 2005. Implications of 2005 Climate Change Scenarios for Pacific Northwest Hydrologic Studies. A report prepared for King County (Washington) by the Climate Impacts Group (Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle). https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG82J69H

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Nonlinear dynamics in ecosystem response to climatic change: Case studies and policy implications

Burkett, V.R., Wilcox, D.A., Stottlemyer, R., Barrow, W., Fagre, D., Baron, J.S., Price, J., Nielsen, J.L., Allen, C.D., Peterson, D.L., Ruggerone, G., Doyle, T. 2005. Nonlinear dynamics in ecosystem response to climatic change: Case studies and policy implications. Ecological Complexity 2:357-394.

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On the definition of El Niño and associated seasonal average U.S. weather anomalies

Larkin, N.K., Harrison, D.E.  2005. On the definition of El Niño and associated seasonal average U.S. weather anomalies. Geophysical Research Letters 32(13), L13705, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL022738

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Production of temporally consistent gridded precipitation and temperature fields for the continental U.S.

Hamlet, A.F., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2005. Production of temporally consistent gridded precipitation and temperature fields for the continental U.S. Journal of Hydrometeorology 6(3):330-336.

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Scenarios of Future Climate for the Pacific Northwest

Mote, P.W., Salathé, E.P., Peacock, C. 2005. Scenarios of Future Climate for the Pacific Northwest. A report prepared for King County (Washington)’s October 27, 2005 climate change conference “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Preparing for Climate Disruption”. Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG6RX94F

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Upscaling for a better understanding of climate links to ecosystems

Mantua, N.J. 2005. Upscaling for a better understanding of climate links to ecosystems. PICES Press 13(1): 12-14.

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Variability and trends in mountain snowpacks in western North America

Mote, P.W., Hamlet, A.F., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2005. Variability and trends in mountain snowpacks in western North America. In K. Elder, B. McGurk, and J. Lea (eds.), Proceedings of the Western Snow Conference, April 19-22, 2004, Richmond, British Columbia, pp. 15-22, Soda Springs, CA: Western Snow Conference.

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A method for prediction of California summer air surface temperatures

Alfaro, E., Gershunov, A., Cayan, D., Steinemann, A.C., Pierce, D., Barnett, T. 2004. A method for prediction of California summer air surface temperatures. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union 85: 553, 557-558.

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A simplified linear framework for interpreting patterns of Northern Hemisphere wintertime climate variability

Quadrelli, R., Wallace, J.M. 2004. A simplified linear framework for interpreting patterns of Northern Hemisphere wintertime climate variability. Journal of Climate 17(19):3728-3744.

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Analysis techniques to incorporate climate change information into Seattle’s long range water supply planning

Wiley, M.W. 2004. Analysis techniques to incorporate climate change information into Seattle’s long range water supply planning. M.S.C.E. thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG8DF6MG 

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Designing efficient observing networks for ENSO prediction

Morss, R., Battisti, D.S. 2004. Designing efficient observing networks for ENSO prediction. Journal of Climate 17: 3074-3089.

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Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest

Palmer, R.N., Miller, M. 2004. Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest. In Proceedings of ASCE’s 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004.

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Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest

Ryu, J.H., Palmer, R.N., Jeong, S., Lee, J. 2004. Determining the skill of meteorological and hydrological forecasts in the Pacific Northwest. In Proceedings of ASCE’s 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004.

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Evaluating observing system requirements for ENSO prediction: Experiments with an intermediate coupled model

Morss, R., Battisti, D.S. 2004. Evaluating observing system requirements for ENSO prediction: Experiments with an intermediate coupled model. Journal of Climate 17: 3057-3073.

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How and why is Northwest climate changing?

Mote, P.W. 2004. How and why is Northwest climate changing? pp. 11-22 in Peterson, D.L. and J.L. Innes (eds.), Climate Change, Carbon, and Forestry in Northwestern North America. General technical report for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon.

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Hydrologic implications of dynamical and statistical approaches to downscaling climate model outputs

Wood, A.W., Leung, L.R., Sridhar, V., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2004. Hydrologic implications of dynamical and statistical approaches to downscaling climate model outputs. Climatic Change 62:189-216.

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Impact of climate change on U.S. air quality using multi-scale modeling with the MM5/SMOKE/CMAQ system

Chen, J., Avise, J., Vaughan, J., Lamb, B., Mass, C.F., Salathé, E.P., Guenther, A., Wiedinmyer, C., O’Neill, S., Ferguson, S., Larkin, N., McKenzie, D. . 2004. Impact of climate change on U.S. air quality using multi-scale modeling with the MM5/SMOKE/CMAQ system. In proceedings for Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone, Boston, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society.

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Interannual Indian rainfall variability and Indian Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies

Vecchi, G., Harrison, D.E. 2004. Interannual Indian rainfall variability and Indian Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies. pages 247-260 in C. Wang, S.-P. Xie, and J.A. Carton (eds.) Earth Climate: The Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, American Geophysical Union, Geophysical Monograph 147, Washington D.C..

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Mechanisms controlling the sensitivity of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation to the parameterization of eddy transports in an ocean GCM

Kamenkovich, I.V., Sarachik, E.S. 2004. Mechanisms controlling the sensitivity of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation to the parameterization of eddy transports in an ocean GCM. Journal of Physical Oceanography 34:1628-1647.

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Mid-century ensemble regional climate change scenarios for the Western United States

Leung, L.R., Qian, Y., Bian, X., Washington, W.M., Han, J., Roads, J.O. 2004. Mid-century ensemble regional climate change scenarios for the Western United States. Climatic Change 62:75-113.

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On reducing errors in temperature and salinity in an ocean model forced by restoring boundary conditions

Kamenkovich, I.V., Sarachik, E.S. 2004. On reducing errors in temperature and salinity in an ocean model forced by restoring boundary conditions. Journal of Physical Oceanography 34:1856-1869.

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Potential implications of PCM climate change scenarios for Sacramento – San Joaquin River Basin hydrology and water resources

VanRheenen, N.T., Wood, A.W., Palmer, R.N., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2004. Potential implications of PCM climate change scenarios for Sacramento – San Joaquin River Basin hydrology and water resources. Climatic Change 62(1-3): 257-281.

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Projecting climate change in mesoscale river basins

Salathé, E.P. 2004. Projecting climate change in mesoscale river basins. In proceedings for the 15th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, Boston, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society.

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Proposal to NOAA OGP: CDEP and RISA programs, April 1, 2005-March 31, 2010

Center for Science in the Earth System. 2004. Proposal to NOAA OGP: CDEP and RISA programs, April 1, 2005-March 31, 2010. Proposal to the NOAA Office of Global Programs for 2005-2010. Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. https://doi.org/10.7915/CIG3KW582

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The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and northern high latitude wintertime surface air temperatures

Vecchi, G., Bond, N. 2004. The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and northern high latitude wintertime surface air temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters 31. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL018645

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Varied expressions of the hemispheric circulation observed in association with contrasting polarities of prescribed patterns of variability

Quadrelli, R., Wallace, J.M. 2004. Varied expressions of the hemispheric circulation observed in association with contrasting polarities of prescribed patterns of variability. Journal of Climate 17(21):4245-4253.

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Airflow and precipitation fields within deep alpine valleys observed by airborne Doppler radar

Bousquet, O., Smull, B.F. 2003. Airflow and precipitation fields within deep alpine valleys observed by airborne Doppler radar. Journal of Applied Meteorology 42(10):1497-1513.

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Airflow within major alpine river valleys under heavy rainfall

Steiner, M., Bousquet, O., Houze, R.A., Smull, B.F., Mancini, M. 2003. Airflow within major alpine river valleys under heavy rainfall. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 129:411-432.

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Climate change scenarios for water planning studies: Pilot applications in the Pacific Northwest

Snover, A.K., Hamlet, A.F., Lettenmaier, D.P. 2003. Climate change scenarios for water planning studies: Pilot applications in the Pacific Northwest. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 84(11):1513-1518.

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Comparison of various precipitation downscaling methods for the simulation of streamflow in a rainshadow river basin

Salathé, E.P. 2003. Comparison of various precipitation downscaling methods for the simulation of streamflow in a rainshadow river basin. International Journal of Climatology 23(8): 887-901.

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Decadal variability in the Pacific

Sarachik, E.S., Vimont, D. 2003. Decadal variability in the Pacific. pp. 125-167, In G. Boffetta, G. Lacorata, G. Visconti, and A. Vulpiani (eds). Chaos in Geophysical Flows, OTTO editore, Torino, Italy.

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Hydroclimate of the western United States based on observations and regional climate simulation of 1981-2000. Part I: Seasonal Statistics

Leung, L.R., Qian, Y., Bian, X., Hunt, A. 2003. Hydroclimate of the western United States based on observations and regional climate simulation of 1981-2000. Part I: Seasonal Statistics. Journal of Climate 16:1892-1911.

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Hydroclimate of the western United States based on observations and regional climate simulation of 1981-2000. Part II: Mesoscale ENSO anomalies

Leung, L.R., Qian, Y., Bian, X., Hunt, A. 2003. Hydroclimate of the western United States based on observations and regional climate simulation of 1981-2000. Part II: Mesoscale ENSO anomalies. Journal of Climate 16:1912-1928.

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Improving water resources system performance through long-range climate forecasts: The Pacific Northwest experience

Lettenmaier, D.P., Hamlet, A.F. 2003. Improving water resources system performance through long-range climate forecasts: The Pacific Northwest experience. Chapter 7 in W.M. Lewis Jr. (ed.), Water and Climate in the Western United States, Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado.

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On the termination of the 2002-03 El Niño

Vecchi, G., Harrison, D.E. 2003. On the termination of the 2002-03 El Niño. Geophysical Research Letters 30(18).  https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL017564

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Physical forcing and the dynamics of the pelagic ecosystem in the eastern tropical Pacific: simulations with ENSO-scale and global warming climate drivers

Watters, G.M., Olson, R.J., Francis, R.C. 2003. Physical forcing and the dynamics of the pelagic ecosystem in the eastern tropical Pacific: simulations with ENSO-scale and global warming climate drivers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60(9):1161-1175

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Seasonal footprinting in the Pacific: Implications for ENSO

Vimont, D., Wallace, J.M., Battisti, D.S. 2003. Seasonal footprinting in the Pacific: Implications for ENSO. Journal of Climate 16:2668-75.

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Seasonal footprinting mechanism in the CSIRO general circulation model

Vimont, D., Battisti, D.S., Hirst, A.C. 2003. Seasonal footprinting mechanism in the CSIRO general circulation model. Journal of Climate 16:2653-67

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Statistical precipitation downscaling over the northwestern United States using numerically simulated precipitation as a predictor

Widmann, M., Bretherton, C.S., Salathé, E.P. 2003. Statistical precipitation downscaling over the northwestern United States using numerically simulated precipitation as a predictor. Journal of Climate 16(5):799-816.

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The deep-ocean heat uptake of transient climate change

Huang, B., Stone, P.H., Sokolov, A, Kamenkovich, I.V. 2003. The deep-ocean heat uptake of transient climate change. Journal of Climate 16:1352-1363.

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The influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on precipitation in Oregon and Washington

Bond, N., Vecchi, G. 2003. The influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on precipitation in Oregon and Washington. Weather and Forecasting 18:600-613.

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The ocean in climate

Sarachik, E.S. 2003. The ocean in climate. pp. 129-133 In T. Potter and B. Colman (eds.), Handbook of Weather, Climate and Water (Vol 2). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Interscience.

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The Pacific Center of Action of the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode: Real or Artifact?

Wallace, J.M., Thompson, D.W.J. 2003. The Pacific Center of Action of the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode: Real or Artifact? Journal of Climate 15:1987-1991.

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The Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC

Global Climate Observing System, Harrison, D.E. 2003. The Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC. GCOS Report #82, 73 pp., World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. (Contributing member: Harrison)

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A Large-Scale CO2 Observing Plan: In Situ Oceans and Atmosphere (LSCOP)

Bender, M., Doney, S., Feely, R., Fung, I., Gruber, N., Harrison, D.E., Keeling, R., Moore, J.K., Sarmiento, J., Sarachik, E.S., Stephens, B., Takahashi, T., Tans, P., Wanninkhof, R. 2002. <i>A Large-Scale CO2 Observing Plan: In Situ Oceans and Atmosphere (LSCOP)</i>. 201 pp. NOAA OAR Special Report, NOAA Office of Global Programs, Washington, D.C.

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A multi-century perspective of variability in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation: new insights from tree rings and corals

Gedalof, Z.M., Mantua, N.J., Peterson, D.L. 2002. A multi-century perspective of variability in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation: new insights from tree rings and corals. Geophysical Research Letters 29(24):2204. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015824

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