North American Monsoon:

Our research has focused upon numerous aspects of the North American monsoon system, including: the seasonal evolution of the large-scale and fine-scale monsoon circulation features; inter-annual to diurnal variations in the corresponding energy, moisture, and momentum fields; and the relation of this variability to tropical, subtropical, and extra-tropical boundary condition forcing. Recently, our research has focused on systematically identifying and analyzing the inherent predictability of inter-annual to multi-decadal changes in seasonal-mean precipitation and extreme events using observed daily rainfall characteristics (i.e. frequency and intensity) in combination with stochastic modeling techniques. In addition these models have been used to discern systematic trends in observed precipitation associated with a large-scale expansion of the summertime North American monsoon system during the last 70 years.

Publications:

Gianotti, D. , B.T. Anderson, and G.D. Salvucci, 2012: What do rain gauges tell us about rainfall’s predictability? J. Climate (in review)

Anderson, B.T. 2011: Intensification of seasonal extremes given a 2°C global warming target, Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0213-7

Anderson, B.T. 2011: Near-term increase in frequency of seasonal temperature extremes prior to the 2 °C global warming target, Climatic Change Letters. DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0196-4.

Anderson, B.T., J. Wang, G. Salvucci, S.Gopal, and S. Islam, 2010: Observed trends in summertime monsoon precipitation over the southwestern United States, J. Climate J. Climate 23, 1937–1944..

Anderson, B.T., A. Ruane, M. Kanamitsu, and J.O. Roads, 2009: Estimating the Influence of Evaporation and Moisture-Flux Convergence upon Seasonal Precipitation Rates. Part II: An analysis for North America Based upon the NCEP–DOE Reanalysis II Model, J. Hydrometeor., 10, 893-911.

Anderson, B.T. and Wang, J.§, S. Gopal, and G. Salvucci 2009: Influence of daily rainfall characteristics upon regional summertime precipitation over the southwestern U.S. J. Hydrometeor., 10, 1218-1230.

Anderson, B.T., G. Salvucci, A. Ruane, M. Kanamitsu, and J.O. Roads, 2008: A new metric for estimating the influence of evaporation upon seasonal precipitation rates, J. Hydrometeor. 9, 576-588

Wang, J., B.T. Anderson, and G. Salvucci, 2007: Stochastic modeling of daily summertime rainfall over the southwestern U.S. Part II: Intraseasonal variability, J. Hydrometeor. 8, 938-951.

Anderson, B.T., H, Kanamaru, and J.O. Roads, 2006: Variations in the summertime atmospheric hydrologic cycle associated with seasonal precipitation anomalies over the southwestern US, J. Hydrometeor. 7, 788-807

Wang, J., B.T. Anderson, and G. Salvucci, 2006: Stochastic modeling of daily summertime rainfall over the southwestern U.S. Part I: interannual variability, J. Hydrometeor. 7, 739-754

Anderson, B.T. and H, Kanamaru, 2005: The diurnal cycle of the summertime atmospheric hydrologic cycle over the southwestern US, J. Hydrometeor, 6, 219-228.

Anderson, B.T., H, Kanamaru, and J.O. Roads, 2004: The summertime atmospheric hydrologic cycle over the southwestern US, J. Hydrometeor, 5 (4): 679-692

Anderson, B.T., 2002: Regional simulation of intraseasonal variations in the summertime hydrologic cycle over the southwestern United States. J. Climate, 15, 2282-2300.

Anderson, B.T. and J.O. Roads, 2002: Regional simulation of summertime precipitation over the southwestern United States, J. Climate, 15, 3321-3342.

Anderson, B.T., J.O. Roads, and S-C. Chen, 2001: Model dynamics of summertime low-level jets over northwestern Mexico, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D4), 3401-3413.

Anderson, B.T. and J.O. Roads, 2001: Summertime moisture divergence over the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28 (10): 1973-1976.

Anderson, B.T., J.O. Roads, S.-C. Chen, and H.-M.H. Juang, 2000: Regional simulation of the low-level monsoon winds over the Gulf of California and southwestern United States, J. Geophys. Res., 105(D14), 17,955-17,969.

Anderson, B.T., J.O. Roads, and S-C. Chen, 2000: Large-scale forcing of summertime monsoon surges over the Gulf of California and southwestern United States, J. Geophys. Res. 105(D19), 24,455-24,467.