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79
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27849
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1000
National Ranking
436

Overview

Henry F. Diaz is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their body of research spans multiple topics and subfields within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on climatic and environmental phenomena.

Their recent publications include:

  • Late Quaternary Abrupt Climate Change in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics: The Continental Signal of Tropical Hydroclimatic Events (THEs), 2021, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Fire and Rain: The Legacy of Hurricane Lane in Hawaiʻi, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Routine Climate Monitoring in the State of Hawai'i: Establishment of State Climate Divisions, 2024, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Understanding Abrupt Climate Change in the Late Quaternary, 2021, Eos
  • Fire and Rain: The Potential of Fire as a Hurricane Hazard, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers including Raymond S. Bradley, Ryan J. Longman, Thomas W. Giambelluca, Alison D. Nugent, and Clay Trauernicht.

Henry F. Diaz's work often appears in journals such as the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Reviews of Geophysics, Eos, and the International Journal of Climatology.

The main field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, encompassing several important subfields: Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research topics cover:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Best Publications

  • Elevation-dependent warming in mountain regions of the world

    N. Pepin;R. S. Bradley;H. F. Diaz;M. Baraer

  • Global climatic anomalies associated with extremes in the Southern Oscillation

    George N. Kiladis;Henry F. Diaz

  • Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia

    Moinuddin Ahmed;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Asfawossen Asrat;Hemant P. Borgaonkar

  • Threats to Water Supplies in the Tropical Andes

    Raymond S. Bradley;Mathias Vuille;Henry F. Diaz;Walter Vergara

  • Urbanization: Its Detection and Effect in the United States Climate Record

    Thomas R. Karl;Henry F. Diaz;George Kukla

  • Climatic Change at High Elevation Sites: An Overview

    M. Beniston;H. F. Diaz;R. S. Bradley

  • Was There a ‘Medieval Warm Period’, and if so, Where and When?

    Malcolm K. Hughes;Henry F. Diaz

  • ENSO variability, teleconnections and climate change

    Henry F. Diaz;Martin P. Hoerling;Jon K. Eischeid

  • Climate in Medieval Time

    Raymond S. Bradley;Malcolm K. Hughes;Henry F. Diaz

  • El Nino: Historical and paleoclimatic aspects of the southern oscillation

    Henry F. Diaz;Vera Markgraf

  • Precipitation Fluctuations over Northern Hemisphere Land Areas Since the Mid-19th Century.

    R. S. Bradley;H. F. Diaz;J. K. Eischeid;P. D. Jones

  • North–South Precipitation Patterns in Western North America on Interannual-to-Decadal Timescales

    Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan;Henry F. Diaz;David M. Meko

  • Climate Change and the Emergent Epidemic of CKD from Heat Stress in Rural Communities: The Case for Heat Stress Nephropathy

    Jason Glaser;Jay Lemery;Balaji Rajagopalan;Henry F. Diaz

  • Biological and Physical Signs of Climate Change: Focus on Mosquito-borne Diseases

    Paul R. Epstein;Henry F. Diaz;Scott Elias;Georg Grabherr

  • Global Characteristics of Stream Flow Seasonality and Variability

    Michael D. Dettinger;Henry F. Diaz

  • TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS DURING THE LAST CENTURY AT HIGH ELEVATION SITES

    Henry F. Diaz;Raymond S. Bradley

  • Climate Chronologies. (Book Reviews: El Nino. Historical and Paleoclimatic Aspects of the Southern Oscillation.)

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  • Decadal Variability of Precipitation over Western North America

    Daniel R. Cayan;Michael D. Dettinger;Henry F. Diaz;Nicholas E. Graham

  • El Niño and the southern oscillation : multiscale variability and global and regional impacts

    Henry F. Diaz;Vera Markgraf

  • Climate Variability and Change in High Elevation Regions: Past, Present and Future

    Henry F. Diaz;Martin Grosjean;Lisa J. Graumlich

  • Evidence for Intensification of North Pacific Winter Cyclones since 1948

    Nicholas E. Graham;Henry F. Diaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond S. Bradley
Raymond S. Bradley University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jon Eischeid
Jon Eischeid University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas W. Giambelluca
Thomas W. Giambelluca University of Hawaii at Manoa
P. M. Kelly
P. M. Kelly University of East Anglia
Nicholas E. Graham
Nicholas E. Graham Hydrologic Research Center
Malcolm K. Hughes
Malcolm K. Hughes University of Arizona
George N. Kiladis
George N. Kiladis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Martin P. Hoerling
Martin P. Hoerling National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Valerie Trouet
Valerie Trouet University of Arizona
Vera Markgraf
Vera Markgraf Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

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