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  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Jeffrey T. Kiehl is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Kiehl's work also touches on subfields such as Literature and Literary Theory, Oceanography, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Kiehl demonstrate their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • "Increased frequency of extreme precipitation events in the North Atlantic during the PETM: Observations and theory" (2021), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Global Changes in Terrestrial Vegetation and Continental Climate During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum" (2022), published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Atmospheric rivers in high-resolution simulations of the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)" (2021), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Simulated changes to tropical cyclones across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) boundary" (2021), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Le chaos climatique: une question complexe" (2021), published in Cahiers jungiens de psychanalyse

Kiehl frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Christine A. Shields
  • William Rush
  • James C. Zachos
  • Vera A. Korasidis
  • Scott L. Wing

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Cahiers jungiens de psychanalyse

In 2008, Jeffrey T. Kiehl was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • Aerosols, climate, and the hydrological cycle

    V. Ramanathan;P. J. Crutzen;P. J. Crutzen;J. T. Kiehl;D. Rosenfeld

  • The Community Earth System Model: A Framework for Collaborative Research

    James W. Hurrell;M. M. Holland;P. R. Gent;S. Ghan

  • The Community Climate System Model Version 3 (CCSM3)

    William D. Collins;Cecilia M. Bitz;Maurice L. Blackmon;Gordon B. Bonan

  • Earth's Global Energy Budget

    Kevin E. Trenberth;John T. Fasullo;Jeffrey Kiehl

  • Earth's annual global mean energy budget

    J. T. Kiehl;Kevin E. Trenberth

  • Atmospheric brown clouds: impacts on South Asian climate and hydrological cycle.

    V. Ramanathan;C. Chung;D. Kim;T. Bettge

  • Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo-Asian haze

    V. Ramanathan;P. J. Crutzen;J. Lelieveld;A. P. Mitra

  • The National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate Model: CCM3*

    J. T. Kiehl;J. J. Hack;G. B. Bonan;B. A. Boville

  • Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Trace gas trends and their potential role in climate change

    V. Ramanathan;R. J. Cicerone;H. B. Singh;J. T. Kiehl

  • The Relative Roles of Sulfate Aerosols and Greenhouse Gases in Climate Forcing

    J. T. Kiehl;B. P. Briegleb

  • Quantifying Climate Feedbacks Using Radiative Kernels

    Brian J. Soden;Isaac M. Held;Robert C. Colman;Karen M. Shell

  • Interpretation of Cloud-Climate Feedback as Produced by 14 Atmospheric General Circulation Models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Paleoclimatic Evidence for Future Ice-Sheet Instability and Rapid Sea-Level Rise

    Jonathan T. Overpeck;Bette L. Otto-Bliesner;Gifford H. Miller;Daniel R. Muhs

  • Evidence for Large Decadal Variability in the Tropical Mean Radiative Energy Budget

    Bruce A. Wielicki;Takmeng Wong;Richard P. Allan;Anthony Slingo

  • Cloud feedback in atmospheric general circulation models: An update

    R. D. Cess;M. H. Zhang;W. J. Ingram;G. L. Potter

  • Using the Radiative Kernel Technique to Calculate Climate Feedbacks in NCAR's Community Atmospheric Model

    Karen M. Shell;Jeffrey T. Kiehl;Christine A. Shields

  • Description of the NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM2)

    J. Hack;A. Boville;P. Briegleb;T. Kiehl

  • Twentieth century climate model response and climate sensitivity

    Jeffrey T. Kiehl

  • Assessing future nitrogen deposition and carbon cycle feedback using a multimodel approach: Analysis of nitrogen deposition

    J.-F. Lamarque;J.-T. Kiehl;G.-P. Brasseur;T. Butler

  • The Community Climate System Model

    Maurice Blackmon;Byron Boville;Frank Bryan;Robert Dickinson

  • Response of Climate Simulation to a New Convective Parameterization in the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate Model (CCM3)

    Guang J. Zhang;Jeffrey T. Kiehl;Philip J. Rasch

Frequent Co-Authors

James J. Hack
James J. Hack Oak Ridge National Laboratory
William D. Collins
William D. Collins Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jean-Francois Lamarque
Jean-Francois Lamarque National Center for Atmospheric Research
Byron A. Boville
Byron A. Boville National Center for Atmospheric Research
Philip J. Rasch
Philip J. Rasch Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Veerabhadran Ramanathan University of California, San Diego
David A. Randall
David A. Randall Colorado State University
David L. Williamson
David L. Williamson National Center for Atmospheric Research
Christopher S. Bretherton
Christopher S. Bretherton University of Washington
Robert D. Cess
Robert D. Cess Stony Brook University

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