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Overview

John T. Abatzoglou is affiliated with the University of California, Merced in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on global and planetary change. The work encompasses various subfields including atmospheric science, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, and safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics such as fire dynamics under climate change, vegetation fires, and drought impacts. Notable papers include:

  • Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change (2022) published in Reviews of Geophysics
  • Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene (2020) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Large contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought (2020) published in Science
  • Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California (2020) published in Environmental Research Letters
  • Global field observations of tree die-off reveal hotter-drought fingerprint for Earth's forests (2022) published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their research include Mojtaba Sadegh, Crystal A. Kolden, Park Williams, Amir AghaKouchak, and Nicholas J. Nauslar. These collaborations span multiple studies related to environmental science and fire behavior.

The scientist has contributed to a range of publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 13 publications
  • Earth's Future with 12 publications
  • Environmental Research Letters with 11 publications
  • Communications Earth & Environment with 9 publications
  • Geophysical Research Letters with 8 publications

Key research topics in their body of work include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Rangeland and wildlife management
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations

John T. Abatzoglou's work integrates observational and modeling approaches to better understand environmental changes and risks, particularly in relation to fire ecology and climate interactions. Their research contributes data and insights relevant to environmental science, policy, and resource management.

Best Publications

  • Impact of anthropogenic climate change on wildfire across western US forests

    John T. Abatzoglou;A. Park Williams

  • TerraClimate, a high-resolution global dataset of monthly climate and climatic water balance from 1958-2015.

    John T. Abatzoglou;Solomon Z. Dobrowski;Sean A. Parks;Katherine C. Hegewisch

  • Development of gridded surface meteorological data for ecological applications and modelling

    John T. Abatzoglou

  • Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change

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  • Human-started wildfires expand the fire niche across the United States

    Jennifer K. Balch;Bethany A. Bradley;John T. Abatzoglou;R. Chelsea Nagy

  • Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California

    A. Park Williams;John T. Abatzoglou;Alexander Gershunov;Janin Guzman‐Morales

  • A comparison of statistical downscaling methods suited for wildfire applications

    John T. Abatzoglou;Timothy J. Brown

  • Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Crystal A. Kolden;John T. Abatzoglou;Fay H. Johnston

  • Large contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought.

    A. Park Williams;Edward R. Cook;Jason E. Smerdon;Benjamin I. Cook;Benjamin I. Cook

  • Changes in Climatic Water Balance Drive Downhill Shifts in Plant Species’ Optimum Elevations

    Shawn M. Crimmins;Solomon Z. Dobrowski;Jonathan A. Greenberg;John T. Abatzoglou

  • Global field observations of tree die-off reveal hotter-drought fingerprint for Earth’s forests

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  • Human exposure and sensitivity to globally extreme wildfire events.

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Grant J. Williamson;John T. Abatzoglou;Crystal A. Kolden

  • Contribution of anthropogenic warming to California drought during 2012–2014

    A. Park Williams;Richard Seager;John T. Abatzoglou;Benjamin I. Cook;Benjamin I. Cook

  • Tracking the rhythm of the seasons in the face of global change: phenological research in the 21st century.

    Jeffrey T Morisette;Andrew D Richardson;Alan K Knapp;Jeremy I Fisher

  • Global Emergence of Anthropogenic Climate Change in Fire Weather Indices

    John T. Abatzoglou;A. Park Williams;Renaud Barbero

  • Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California

    Michael Goss;Daniel L Swain;Daniel L Swain;Daniel L Swain;John T Abatzoglou;John T Abatzoglou;Ali Sarhadi

  • Warmer and Drier Fire Seasons Contribute to Increases in Area Burned at High Severity in Western US Forests From 1985 to 2017

    S. A. Parks;J. T. Abatzoglou

  • Climate change presents increased potential for very large fires in the contiguous United States

    R. Barbero;J. T. Abatzoglou;N. K. Larkin;C. A. Kolden

  • Relationships between climate and macroscale area burned in the western United States

    John T. Abatzoglou;Crystal A. Kolden

  • Observed increases in extreme fire weather driven by atmospheric humidity and temperature

    Piyush Jain;Dante Castellanos-Acuna;Sean C. P. Coogan;John T. Abatzoglou

  • Seasonal Climate Variability and Change in the Pacific Northwest of the United States

    John T. Abatzoglou;David E. Rupp;Philip W. Mote

  • The climate velocity of the contiguous United States during the 20th century.

    Solomon Z. Dobrowski;John Abatzoglou;Alan K. Swanson;Jonathan A. Greenberg

  • Evaluation of CMIP5 20th century climate simulations for the Pacific Northwest USA

    David E. Rupp;John T. Abatzoglou;Katherine C. Hegewisch;Philip W. Mote

Frequent Co-Authors

Crystal A. Kolden
Crystal A. Kolden University of California, Merced
Jennifer K. Balch
Jennifer K. Balch University of Colorado Boulder
Solomon Z. Dobrowski
Solomon Z. Dobrowski University of Montana
A. Park Williams
A. Park Williams Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alistair M. S. Smith
Alistair M. S. Smith University of Idaho
Timothy E. Link
Timothy E. Link University of Idaho
John M. Antle
John M. Antle Oregon State University
Zachary A. Holden
Zachary A. Holden United States Department of Agriculture
James A. Lutz
James A. Lutz Utah State University
Philip E. Higuera
Philip E. Higuera University of Montana

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