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Philip W. Mote is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research covers multiple topics, notably Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Climate Change Communication and Perception, Agricultural Risk and Resilience, Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, Climate Variability and Models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Several frequent coauthors have collaborated with Philip W. Mote, including:

  • Erich Seamon
  • Paul E. Gessler
  • John T. Abatzoglou
  • Stephen S. Lee
  • Nathan J. Mantua

Their publications appear in various scholarly venues, with the most frequent being:

  • ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Weather Climate and Society
  • Climatic Change

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Philip W. Mote include:

  • "Flash droughts present a new challenge for subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Impacts of Climate Variability and Change, Pacific Northwest," 2021, ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)
  • "Ubiquitous increases in flood magnitude in the Columbia River basin under climate change," 2021, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • "Beyond Climate Impacts: Knowledge Gaps and Process-Based Reflection on Preparing a Regional Chapter for the Fourth National Climate Assessment," 2020, Weather Climate and Society
  • "Comparing public and scientific extreme event attribution to climate change," 2024, Climatic Change

Philip W. Mote's research focuses on climate variability, drought and hydrological studies, and the societal implications of climate change. Their work also addresses agricultural risk and resilience in the context of environmental changes. The range of topics and interdisciplinary approach reflect their involvement in advancing understanding of environmental processes and their impacts on regional scales.

Best Publications

  • DECLINING MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA

    Philip W. Mote;Alan F. Hamlet;Martyn P. Clark;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground

    Peter Lemke;Jian Ren;R. B. Alley;I. Allison

  • Tropical tropopause layer

    Stephan Andreas Fueglistaler;A. E. Dessler;T. J. Dunkerton;I. Folkins

  • An atmospheric tape recorder: The imprint of tropical tropopause temperatures on stratospheric water vapor

    Philip W. Mote;Karen H. Rosenlof;Michael E. McIntyre;Ewan S. Carr

  • Climatic Change, Wildfire, and Conservation

    Donald McKENZIE;Ze'ev Gedalof;David L. Peterson;Philip Mote

  • Future climate in the Pacific Northwest

    Philip W. Mote;Eric P. Salathé

  • The Response of Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover to a Changing Climate

    Ross D. Brown;Philip W. Mote

  • Effects of Temperature and Precipitation Variability on Snowpack Trends in the Western United States

    Alan F. Hamlet;Philip W. Mote;Martyn P. Clark;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Dramatic declines in snowpack in the western US

    Philip W. Mote;Sihan Li;Dennis P. Lettenmaier;Mu Xiao

  • Climate-Driven Variability and Trends in Mountain Snowpack in Western North America*

    Philip W. Mote

  • Preparing for Climatic Change: The Water, Salmon, and Forests of the Pacific Northwest

    Philip W. Mote;Edward A. Parson;Alan F. Hamlet;William S. Keeton

  • Surface temperature lapse rates over complex terrain: Lessons from the Cascade Mountains

    Justin R. Minder;Philip W. Mote;Jessica D. Lundquist

  • Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes

    Philip W. Mote

  • Flash droughts present a new challenge for subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction

    Angeline G. Pendergrass;Gerald A. Meehl;Roger Pulwarty;Mike Hobbins;Mike Hobbins

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

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

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

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

  • Twentieth-Century Trends in Runoff, Evapotranspiration, and Soil Moisture in the Western United States*

    Alan F. Hamlet;Philip W. Mote;Martyn P. Clark;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Explaining Extreme Events of 2012 from a Climate Perspective

    T.C. Peterson;L.V. Alexander;M.R. Allen;J.A. Anel;J.A. Anel

  • Testing alternative models of climate-mediated extirpations

    Erik A. Beever;Chris Ray;Philip W. Mote;Jennifer L. Wilkening

  • Contemporary climate change alters the pace and drivers of extinction

    Erik A. Beever;Chris Ray;Jenifer L. Wilkening;Jenifer L. Wilkening;Peter F. Brussard

  • Response of Northern Hemisphere snow cover to a changing climate

    P. Mote;R. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

David E. Rupp
David E. Rupp Oregon State University
Myles R. Allen
Myles R. Allen University of Oxford
Alan F. Hamlet
Alan F. Hamlet University of Notre Dame
Timothy J. Dunkerton
Timothy J. Dunkerton Northwest Research Associates
Dennis P. Lettenmaier
Dennis P. Lettenmaier University of California, Los Angeles
Nathan J. Mantua
Nathan J. Mantua National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Eric P. Salathé
Eric P. Salathé University of Washington
Richard Betts
Richard Betts University of Exeter
James R. Holton
James R. Holton University of Washington
John T. Abatzoglou
John T. Abatzoglou University of California, Merced

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