2026 Michael D. Dettinger: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	87	664	629	295	271	285	38110

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Michael D. Dettinger is affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of global and planetary change, atmospheric science, water science and technology, ocean engineering, and ecology.

The main topics addressed in their work include climate variability and models, flood risk assessment and management, hydrology and watershed management studies, meteorological phenomena and simulations, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, tree-ring climate responses, and water resources management and optimization.

Recent publications reflect the scope of these interests. Examples include:

Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Using Ensemble Streamflow Predictions for a Multipurpose Reservoir in Northern California, 2020, Water Resources Research
From California's Extreme Drought to Major Flooding: Evaluating and Synthesizing Experimental Seasonal and Subseasonal Forecasts of Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers and Extreme Precipitation during Winter 2022/23, 2023, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
A Multidataset Assessment of Climatic Drivers and Uncertainties of Recent Trends in Evaporative Demand across the Continental United States, 2022, Journal of Hydrometeorology
Observations of an Extreme Atmospheric River Storm With a Diverse Sensor Network, 2020, Earth and Space Science
Drivers and projections of ice phenology in mountain lakes in the western United States, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

F. Martin Ralph
Alexander Gershunov
Daniel R. Cayan
Michael Anderson
Ian M. Howard

Work by Michael D. Dettinger has been published in several notable venues, including:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Journal of Hydrometeorology
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Water Resources Research

Michael D. Dettinger has been recognized as a Fellow by both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018 and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2014.

Best Publications

Advanced spectral methods for climatic time series

Michael Ghil;M. R. Allen;M. D. Dettinger;Kayo Ide

2649
Citations
Changes toward Earlier Streamflow Timing across Western North America

Iris T. Stewart;Daniel R. Cayan;Michael D. Dettinger

1756
Citations
Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States

Tim P. Barnett;David W. Pierce;Hugo G. Hidalgo;Celine Bonfils

1573
Citations
Changes in the Onset of Spring in the Western United States

Daniel R. Cayan;Susan A. Kammerdiener;Michael D. Dettinger;Joseph M. Caprio

1231
Citations
Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982-2006

Michael A. White;Kirsten M. de Beurs;Kamel Didan;David W. Inouye

1222
Citations
Trends in Snowfall versus Rainfall in the Western United States

Noah Knowles;Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan

1194
Citations
Changes in Snowmelt Runoff Timing in Western North America under a `Business as Usual' Climate Change Scenario

Iris T. Stewart;Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan;Michael D. Dettinger;Michael D. Dettinger

1101
Citations
Atmospheric Rivers, Floods and the Water Resources of California

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

1028
Citations
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

915
Citations
Flooding on California's Russian River : Role of atmospheric rivers

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

897
Citations
Climate change scenarios for the California region

Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan;Edwin P. Maurer;Michael D. Dettinger;Michael D. Dettinger;Mary Tyree

854
Citations
Mountain hydrology of the western United States

Roger C. Bales;Noah P. Molotch;Noah P. Molotch;Thomas H. Painter;Michael D. Dettinger

838
Citations
Large-Scale Atmospheric Forcing of Recent Trends toward Early Snowmelt Runoff in California

Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan

646
Citations
Climate Change, Atmospheric Rivers, and Floods in California – A Multimodel Analysis of Storm Frequency and Magnitude Changes1

Michael D. Dettinger

645
Citations
Warming of the Indian Ocean threatens eastern and southern African food security but could be mitigated by agricultural development

Chris C. Funk;Michael D. Dettinger;Joel C. Michaelsen;James P. Verdin

641
Citations
CLIMATE AND WILDFIRE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES

A. L. Westerling;A. Gershunov;T. J. Brown;D. R. Cayan

630
Citations
Simulated Hydrologic Responses to Climate Variations and Change in the Merced, Carson, and American River Basins, Sierra Nevada, California, 1900–2099

Michael D. Dettinger;Daniel R. Cayan;Daniel R. Cayan;Mary K. Meyer;Anne E. Jeton

566
Citations
DECADAL VARIATIONS IN THE STRENGTH OF ENSO TELECONNECTIONS WITH PRECIPITATION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES

Gregory J. McCabe;Michael D. Dettinger

557
Citations
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

528
Citations
Global Characteristics of Stream Flow Seasonality and Variability

Michael D. Dettinger;Henry F. Diaz

483
Citations
A Scale to Characterize the Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers

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

480
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel R. Cayan University of California, San Diego

F. Martin Ralph University of California, San Diego

Hugo G. Hidalgo University of Costa Rica

David W. Pierce University of California, San Diego

Alexander Gershunov University of California, San Diego

Jessica D. Lundquist University of Washington

Edwin P. Maurer Santa Clara University

Paul J. Neiman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Allen B. White National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Céline Bonfils Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

External Links

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