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Tom Delworth

Senior Scientist at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
Division Leader, Seasonal to Decadal Variability and Predictability

 

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Research Areas

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DROUGHT AND HYDROCLIMATE

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DECADAL VARIABILITY

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CLIMATE EXTREMES

 

Selected Recent Papers

  • Increases in extreme precipitation over the Northeast United States using high-resolution climate model simulations. Jong et al., npc Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023, DOI: 10.1038/s41612-023-00347-w
  • A weakened AMOC may prolong greenhouse gas–induced Mediterranean drying even with significant and rapid climate change mitigation, Delworth et al., 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(35), DOI:10.1073/pnas.2116655119.
  • Skillful seasonal prediction of North American summertime heat extremes, Jia et al., 2022. Journal of Climate, 35(13), DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0364.1
  • When will humanity notice its influence on atmospheric rivers? Tseng et al., 2022, JGR Atmospheres, 127(9), DOI:10.1029/2021JD036044.
  • Natural variability vs forced signal in the 2015–2019 Central American drought. Pascale et al., 2021. Climatic Change, 168, 16, DOI:10.1007/s10584-021-03228-4.
  • Natural variability of Southern Ocean convection as a driver of observed climate trends. Zhang et al., Nature Climate Change, 2019, 9(1), DOI:10.1038/s41558-018-0350-3.
  • Dominant effect of relative tropical Atlantic warming on major hurricane occurrence, Murakami et al., Science, 2018: DOI:10.1126/science.aat6711
  • Impacts of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability on North American Summer Climate and Heat Waves, Ruprich-Robert et al., J Climate, 2018, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0270.1
  • The central role of ocean dynamics in connecting the North Atlantic Oscillation to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Delworth et al., 2017, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0358.1
  • Estimating decadal predictability for the Southern Ocean using the GFDL CM2.1 model. S L. Zhang, T.L. Delworth, and L. Jia, J Climate, 2017, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0840.1.
  • The North Atlantic Oscillation as a driver of rapid climate change in the Northern Hemisphere. Nature Geoscience, 2016. T.L. Delworth et al.  DOI:10.1038/ngeo2738
  • The impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on climate through its impact on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Delworth, T.L. and F. Zeng, Journal of Climate, 2016.  DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0396.1
  • Simulated response of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation to Climate Change, L. Zhang and T. Delworth, Journal of Climate, 2016: DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0690.1.
  • The impact of multidecadal Atlantic meridional overturning circulation variations on the Southern Ocean. L. Zhang, T.L. Delworth, and F. Zeng. Climate Dynamics, 2016. DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3190-8

Contact Information

  • Email: tom.delworth@noaa.gov
  • Phone: 609-452-6565
  • Mailing/Courier Address:
    GFDL
    201 Forrestal Rd.
    Princeton, NJ 08540-6649 USA