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F. Martin Ralph is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, contributing significantly to the fields of Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Their work also touches on Water Science and Technology, Oceanography, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist has authored numerous papers, often addressing key topics such as Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Cryospheric studies and observations, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Some of the recent notable papers by F. Martin Ralph are:

  • "Responses and impacts of atmospheric rivers to climate change," 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Advances in the Application and Utility of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictions," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Using Ensemble Streamflow Predictions for a Multipurpose Reservoir in Northern California," 2020, Water Resources Research
  • "Increases in Future AR Count and Size: Overview of the ARTMIP Tier 2 CMIP5/6 Experiment," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "An Overview of ARTMIP's Tier 2 Reanalysis Intercomparison: Uncertainty in the Detection of Atmospheric Rivers and Their Associated Precipitation," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Luca Delle Monache
  • Aneesh C. Subramanian
  • Anna M. Wilson
  • Jason M. Cordeira
  • Michael J. DeFlorio

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric Rivers, Floods and the Water Resources of California

    Michael D. Dettinger;Fred Martin Ralph;Tapash Das;Paul J. Neiman

  • Meteorological Characteristics and Overland Precipitation Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers Affecting the West Coast of North America Based on Eight Years of SSM/I Satellite Observations

    Paul J. Neiman;F. Martin Ralph;Gary A. Wick;Jessica D. Lundquist

  • Flooding on California's Russian River : Role of atmospheric rivers

    F. Martin Ralph;Paul J. Neiman;Gary A. Wick;Seth I. Gutman

  • Satellite and CALJET Aircraft Observations of Atmospheric Rivers over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean during the Winter of 1997/98

    F. Martin Ralph;Paul J. Neiman;Gary A. Wick

  • Dust and Biological Aerosols from the Sahara and Asia Influence Precipitation in the Western U.S.

    Jessie M. Creamean;Kaitlyn J. Suski;Daniel Rosenfeld;Alberto Cazorla

  • Climatological Characteristics of Atmospheric Rivers and Their Inland Penetration over the Western United States

    Jonathan J. Rutz;W. James Steenburgh;F. Martin Ralph

  • A Scale to Characterize the Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers

    F. Martin Ralph;Jonathan J. Rutz;Jason M. Cordeira;Michael D. Dettinger

  • Flooding in Western Washington: The Connection to Atmospheric Rivers*

    Paul J. Neiman;Lawrence J. Schick;F. Martin Ralph;Mimi Hughes

  • Responses and impacts of atmospheric rivers to climate change

    Ashley E. Payne;Marie-Estelle Demory;L. Ruby Leung;Alexandre M. Ramos

  • The statistical relationship between upslope flow and rainfall in California's coastal mountains: Observations during CALJET

    Paul J. Neiman;F. Martin Ralph;A. B. White;D. E. Kingsmill

  • Dropsonde Observations in Low-Level Jets over the Northeastern Pacific Ocean from CALJET-1998 and PACJET-2001: Mean Vertical-Profile and Atmospheric-River Characteristics

    F. Martin Ralph;Paul J. Neiman;Richard Rotunno

  • Storms, floods, and the science of atmospheric rivers

    F. M. Ralph;M. D. Dettinger

  • Interpretation of Enhanced Integrated Water Vapor Bands Associated with Extratropical Cyclones: Their Formation and Connection to Tropical Moisture

    J.-W. Bao;S. A. Michelson;P. J. Neiman;F. M. Ralph

  • Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project(ARTMIP): Project Goals and Experimental Design

    Christine A. Shields;Jonathan J. Rutz;Lai-Yung Leung;F. Martin Ralph

  • Defining “Atmospheric River”: How the Glossary of Meteorology Helped Resolve a Debate

    F. Martin Ralph;Michael D. Dettinger;Mary M. Cairns;Thomas J. Galarneau

  • Observed Impacts of Duration and Seasonality of Atmospheric-River Landfalls on Soil Moisture and Runoff in Coastal Northern California

    F.M. Ralph;T. Coleman;P.J. Neiman;R.J. Zamora

  • Historical and National Perspectives on Extreme West Coast Precipitation Associated with Atmospheric Rivers during December 2010

    F. M. Ralph;M. D. Dettinger

  • Global Analysis of Climate Change Projection Effects on Atmospheric Rivers

    Vicky Espinoza;Vicky Espinoza;Duane E. Waliser;Bin Guan;Bin Guan;David A. Lavers

  • Assessing the climate-scale variability of atmospheric rivers affecting western North America

    Alexander Gershunov;Tamara Shulgina;F. Martin Ralph;David A. Lavers

  • The Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP): Quantifying Uncertainties in Atmospheric River Climatology

    Jonathan J. Rutz;Christine A. Shields;Juan M. Lora;Ashley E. Payne

  • Diagnosis of an Intense Atmospheric River Impacting the Pacific Northwest: Storm Summary and Offshore Vertical Structure Observed with COSMIC Satellite Retrievals

    Paul J. Neiman;F. Martin Ralph;Gary A. Wick;Ying-Hwa Kuo

  • Physical Processes Associated with Heavy Flooding Rainfall in Nashville, Tennessee, and Vicinity during 1–2 May 2010: The Role of an Atmospheric River and Mesoscale Convective Systems*

    Benjamin J. Moore;Paul J. Neiman;F. Martin Ralph;Faye E. Barthold

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Neiman
Paul J. Neiman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bin Guan
Bin Guan California Institute of Technology
Allen B. White
Allen B. White National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael D. Dettinger
Michael D. Dettinger Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Duane E. Waliser
Duane E. Waliser Jet Propulsion Lab
David A. Lavers
David A. Lavers European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Gary A. Wick
Gary A. Wick National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Alexander Gershunov
Alexander Gershunov University of California, San Diego
Alexandre M. Ramos
Alexandre M. Ramos University of Lisbon
Daniel R. Cayan
Daniel R. Cayan University of California, San Diego

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