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Overview

Clifford F. Mass is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research focuses heavily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular emphasis on global and planetary change as well as atmospheric science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of meteorological phenomena and simulations, climate variability and models, as well as the effects of fire on ecosystems. Other topics of their work include tropical and extratropical cyclones research, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, precipitation measurement and analysis, and flood risk assessment and management.

Among the recent published papers by Clifford F. Mass are:

  • The Synoptic and Mesoscale Evolution Accompanying the 2018 Camp Fire of Northern California, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • The September 2020 Wildfires over the Pacific Northwest, 2021, Weather and Forecasting
  • The Mesoscale Response to Global Warming over the Pacific Northwest Evaluated Using a Regional Climate Model Ensemble, 2021, Journal of Climate

Frequent co-authors include:

  • David Ovens
  • Robert Conrick
  • Patrick C. Murphy
  • Callie McNicholas
  • Nicholas J. Weber

Clifford F. Mass has published notably in these venues:

  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Journal of Climate
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

The scope of their research includes detailed investigations into atmospheric behaviors and environmental changes, especially relating to wildfire events and climatic impacts in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Best Publications

  • Does Increasing Horizontal Resolution Produce More Skillful Forecasts

    Clifford F. Mass;David Ovens;Ken Westrick;Brian A Colle

  • Stratospheric Vacillation Cycles

    James R. Holton;Clifford Mass

  • Aspects of Effective Mesoscale, Short-Range Ensemble Forecasting

    F. Anthony Eckel;Clifford F. Mass

  • Volcanic Dust, Sunspots, and Temperature Trends

    Stephen H. Schneider;Clifford Mass

  • Initial Results of a Mesoscale Short-Range Ensemble Forecasting System over the Pacific Northwest

    Eric P. Grimit;Clifford F. Mass

  • Improvement of Microphysical Parameterization through Observational Verification Experiment

    Mark T. Stoelinga;Peter V. Hobbs;Clifford F. Mass;John D. Locatelli

  • A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Regional Ozone Concentrations

    C. P. Weaver;X. Z. Liang;J. Zhu;P. J. Adams

  • Major Volcanic Eruptions and Climate: A Critical Evaluation

    Clifford F. Mass;David A. Portman

  • Evaluation of MM5 and Eta-10 Precipitation Forecasts over the Pacific Northwest during the Cool Season

    Brian A. Colle;Kenneth J. Westrick;Clifford F. Mass

  • Changes in Winter Atmospheric Rivers along the North American West Coast in CMIP5 Climate Models

    Michael D. Warner;Clifford F. Mass;Eric P. Salathé

  • The 5–9 February 1996 Flooding Event over the Pacific Northwest: Sensitivity Studies and Evaluation of the MM5 Precipitation Forecasts

    Brian A. Colle;Clifford F. Mass

  • A High-Resolution Climate Model for the U.S. Pacific Northwest: Mesoscale Feedbacks and Local Responses to Climate Change*

    Eric P. Salathé;Richard Steed;Clifford F. Mass;Patrick H. Zahn

  • MM5 precipitation verification over the pacific northwest during the 1997-99 cool seasons

    Brian A. Colle;Clifford F. Mass;Kenneth J. Westrick

  • The Limitations of the WSR-88D Radar Network for Quantitative Precipitation Measurement over the Coastal Western United States

    Kenneth J. Westrick;Clifford F. Mass;Brian A. Colle

  • The Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX)

    Robert A. Houze;Lynn A. McMurdie;Walter A. Petersen;Mathew R. Schwaller

  • The Structure and Evolution of Cold Surges East of the Rocky Mountains

    Brian A. Colle;Clifford F. Mass

  • Coastal Southerlies and Alongshore Surges of the West Coast of North America: Evidence of Mesoscale Topographically Trapped Response to Synoptic Forcing

    Clifford F. Mass;Mark D. Albright

  • Regional Environmental Prediction Over the Pacific Northwest

    Clifford F. Mass;Mark Albright;David Ovens;Richard Steed

  • Regional Real-Time Numerical Weather Prediction: Current Status and Future Potential

    Clifford F. Mass;Ying-Hwa Kuo

  • Wintertime Extreme Precipitation Events along the Pacific Northwest Coast: Climatology and Synoptic Evolution

    Michael D. Warner;Clifford F. Mass;Eric P. Salathé

  • Statistical Evidence on the Influence of Sunspots and Volcanic Dust on Long-Term Temperature Records

    Clifford Mass;Stephen H. Schneider

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian A. Colle
Brian A. Colle Stony Brook University
Eric P. Salathé
Eric P. Salathé University of Washington
W. James Steenburgh
W. James Steenburgh University of Utah
Nicholas A. Bond
Nicholas A. Bond Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean
Brian Lamb
Brian Lamb Washington State University
Alex Guenther
Alex Guenther University of California, Irvine
Dennis P. Lettenmaier
Dennis P. Lettenmaier University of California, Los Angeles
Christine Wiedinmyer
Christine Wiedinmyer University of Colorado Boulder
Gregory J. Hakim
Gregory J. Hakim University of Washington
Jessica D. Lundquist
Jessica D. Lundquist University of Washington

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