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McClure Hall 203
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Moscow, ID 83844-3021

Geography professor John Abatzoglou

John Abatzoglou, Ph.D.


Office: McClure 409
Phone: 208-885-6239
Email: jabatzoglou@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address: c/o Department of Geography
P.O. Box 443021
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3021

College of Science
Department of Geography
Assistant Professor

Campus Locations: Moscow
With UI Since 2009


Biography

Dr. Abatzoglou’s research interests span the meteorological-climatological continuum and both basic and applied scientific questions. He conducts research on atmospheric circulation and its manifestation over western North American including teleconnection regimes, monsoon surges and drought. He is also engaged in several aspects of applied climatology and meteorology specific to wildfire, hydrology and agriculture. Dr. Abatzoglou is also an active contributor to several large multi-institute/agency grants to assess climate impacts in a changing climate by devising methods to bridge the gap between global climate models and scales needed by the research community and stakeholders.

Selected Publications

Recent Publications

  • Abatzoglou, J.T. and C.A. Kolden. 2011, Climate change in western US deserts: potential for increased wildfire and invasive annual grasses, Rangeland Ecology and Management (special issue), doi:10.2111/REM-D-09-00151.1
  • Stahle, D.W., R.D. Griffin, M.K. Cleaveland, J.R. Edmondson, F.K. Fye, D.J. Burnette, J.T. Abatzoglou, K.T. Redmond, D.M. Meko, M.D. Dettinger, D.R. Cayan and M.D. Therrell, 2011. A Tree-Ring Reconstruction of the Salinity Gradient in the Northern Estuary of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, 9(1).
  • Abatzoglou, J.T. and C.A. Kolden. 2011, Relative Importance of Weather and Climate on Wildfire Growth in Interior Alaska, International Journal of Wildland Fire, 20(4) 479-486 doi:10.1071/WF10046
  • Abatzoglou, J.T., and T.J. Brown. 2011, A Comparison of Statistical Downscaling Methods Suited for Wildfire Applications, International Journal of Climatology, doi:10.1002/joc.2312
  • Cordero, E.C., W. Kessomkiat, J.T. Abatzoglou and S.A. Mauget. 2011, Identification of Distinct Patterns in California Temperature Trends, Climatic Change, doi:10.1007/s10584- 011-0023-y
  • Holden, Z.A, J.T. Abatzoglou, L.S. Baggett and C. Luce. 2011, Empirical downscaling of daily minimum air temperature at very fine resolutions in complex terrain, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.03.011
  • Miller, C., J.T Abatzoglou, T.J. Brown, T., and A. Syphard. 2011, Wilderness Fire Management in a Changing Environment, In: Landscape Ecology of Fire, McKenzie, D., C. Miller and D. Falk [eds.], doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0301-8 
  • Abatzoglou, J.T, 2011, Influence of the PNA on Declining Mountain Snowpack in the Western United States, International Journal of Climatology, doi:10.1002/joc.2137
  • Crimmins, S.M, S.Z. Dobrowski, J.A. Greenberg, J.T. Abatzoglou, and A.R. Mynsberge, 2011. Changes in climatic water balance drive downhill shifts in plant species optimum elevations. Science 331: 324-327

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