Jim Hurrell, Senior Scientist

Research

I am a senior scientist within the Climate Analysis Section, at NCAR. My research interests include climate variability and anthropogenic climate change. I have contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments, and I am actively involved in the international research program on Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR).

Education

  • Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Purdue University, 1990, Thesis: "Maintenance of short-term subtropical wind maxima in the Southern Hemisphere: Observational and modeling study"
  • M.S., Atmospheric Science, Purdue University, 1986, Thesis: "Eddy energy budgets in the tropical Southern Hemisphere during FGGE, 10-27"
  • B.S., Mathematics and Earth/Space Sciences, University of Indianapolis, 1984.

Recent Papers

Hurrell, J.W., T. Delworth, G. Danabasoglu, H. Drange, S. Griffies, N. Holbrook, B. Kirtman, N. Keenlyside, M. Latif, J. Marotzke, G.A. Meehl, T. Palmer, H. Pohlmann, T. Rosati, R. Seager, D. Smith, R. Sutton, A. Timmermann, K.E. Trenberth, and J. Tribbia, 2009: Decadal Climate Prediction: Opportunities and Challenges. Community White Paper, OceanObs '09. [Print Version (.pdf)]

Hurrell, J.W., J.J. Hack, D. Shea, J.M. Caron, and J. Rosinski, 2008: A new sea surface temperature and sea ice boundary data set for the Community Atmosphere Model Journal of Climate: Vol. 21, pp 5145-5153, DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2292.1
[Complete Article (.pdf)]

Hurrell, J.W, 2008: A changing context for life on earth. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Vol. 122, pp 473-474.
[Complete Article (.pdf)]

Hurrell, J, G. Meehl, D. Bader, T. Delworth, B. Kirtman, and B. Wielicki, 2008: Climate System Prediction. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: submitted.
[Complete Article (.pdf)]

Folland, C., J. Knight, H. Linderholm, D. Fereday, S. Ineson, and J. W. Hurrell, 2008: The summer North Atlantic Oscillation: past, present and future. Journal of Climate: in press. [Complete Article (.pdf)]

Hurrell, J.W., 2008: Decadel climate prediction: challenges and opportunities. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 125 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/125/1/012018.
[Complete Article (.pdf)]

Hurrell, J.W. and C. Deser, 2009: North Atlantic climate variability: The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation Journal of Marine Systems: in press. DOI:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.11.026
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Overland, J., J. Alheit, A. Bakun, J. W. Hurrell, D. Mackus, and A. Miller, 2008: Climate controls on marine ecoystems and fish populations. Journal of Marine Systems in press.