David W. J. Thompson - Associate Professor

Phone: 970-491-3338
Fax: 970-491-8449
Email: davet (at) atmos.colostate.edu
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Education

Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science - 2000 - University of Washington - Seattle, WA
M.S. in Atmospheric Science - 1998 - University of Washington - Seattle, WA
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering - 1994 - University of Colorado - Boulder, CO

Research Interests

My current research focuses on improving our understanding of global climate variability using observational data. My interests include large-scale atmospheric dynamics, the interpretation of observed climate change, stratosphere/troposphere coupling, ocean/atmosphere interaction, decadal climate variability, and the climate impacts of large-scale atmospheric phenomena. My publications are all available in PDF format below. Please also visit the Arctic Oscillation/Annular Modes web site.

Classes Taught

AT350 - Weather and Climate
AT606 - Introduction to Climate
AT655 - Objective Analysis in the Atmospheric Sciences
AT750 - Analysis and Diagnosis of Climate Variability

Current Students

Laura Ciasto (Ph.D.)
Amy Hawes (Ph.D.)
Kevin Grise (M.S.)
Katie Argo (M.S.)

Papers in Review

Grise, K.M., D.W.J. Thompson, and P.M. Forster, 2008: On the Role of Radiative Processes in Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling. J. Climate, submitted.
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Ciasto, L.M., and D.W.J. Thompson, 2008: Observational Evidence of Reemergence in the Extratropical Southern Hemisphere. J. Climate, submitted.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and S. Solomon, 2008: Understanding Recent Stratospheric Climate Change. J. Climate, submitted.
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Publications in Print

Thompson, D.W.J., J.J. Kennedy, J.M. Wallace, and P.D. Jones, 2008: A large discontinuity in the mid-twentieth century in observed global-mean surface temperature. Nature, 453(29), doi:10.1038/nautre06982.
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Ciasto, L.M., and D.W.J. Thompson, 2008: Observations of large-scale ocean-atmosphere interaction in the Southern Hemisphere. J. Climate, 21(6), 1244-1259.
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Keeley, S.P.E., N.P. Gillett, D.W.J. Thompson, S. Solomon, and P.M. Forster, 2007: Is Antarctic climate most sensitive to ozone depletion in the middle or lower stratosphere? Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L22812, doi:10.1029/2007GL031238.
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Forster, P.M., G. Bodeker, R. Schofield, S. Solomon, and D.W.J. Thompson, 2007: Effects of ozone cooling in the tropical lower stratosphere and upper troposphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L23813, doi:10.1029/2007GL031994.
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Butler, A.H., D.W.J. Thompson, and K.R. Gurney, 2007: Observed Relationships between the Southern Annular Mode and Atmpospheric Carbon Dioxide. Glob. Bio. Cycles, 21, GB4014, doi:10.1029/2006GB002796.
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Hendon, H.H., D.W.J. Thompson, and M.C. Wheeler, 2007: Australian rainfall and surface temperature variations associated with the Southern Hemisphere annular mode. J. Climate, 20(11), 2452-2467.
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Solomon, S., R.W. Portman, and D.W.J. Thompson, 2007: Contrasts between Antarctic and Arctic Ozone Depletion. Proc. Nat. Academy of Sciences, 104, 445-449.
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Solomon, S., R.W. Portmann, T. Sasaki, D.J. Hofman, and D.W.J. Thompson, 2006: Four decades of ozonesone measurements over Antarctica. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D21311, doi:10.1029/2005JD005917.
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Thompson, D.W.J., J.C. Furtado, and T.G. Shepherd, 2006: On the Tropospheric Response to Anomalous Stratospheric Wave Drag and Radiative Heating. J. Atmos. Sci., 63(10), 2616-2629.
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L'Heureux, M.L., and D.W.J. Thompson, 2006: Observed relationships between the El-Nino/Southern Oscillation and the extratropical zonal-mean circulation. J. Climate,19, 276-287.
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Limpasuvan, V., D.L. Hartman, D.W.J. Thompson, K. Jeev, and Y.L. Young, 2005: Stratosphere-troposphere evolution during polar vortex intensification. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D24101, doi:10.1029/2005JD006302.
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Thompson, D.W.J., M.P. Baldwin, and S. Solomon, 2005: Stratosphere-troposphere coupling in the Southern Hemisphere. J. Atmos. Sci., 62(3), 708-715.
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Hall, A., A. Clement, D.W.J. Thompson, A. Broccoli, and C. Jackson, 2005: The importance of atmospheric dynamics in Northern Hemisphere wintertime climate response to changes in the Earth's orbit. J. Climate, 18, 1315-1325.
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Limpasuvan, V., D.W.J. Thompson, and D.L. Hartman, 2005: Reply. J. Climate, 18, 2778-2780.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and S. Solomon, 2005: Recent stratospheric climate trends as evidenced in radiosonde data: Global structure and tropospheric linkages. J. Climate, 18, 4785-4795.
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Solomon, S., D.W.J. Thompson, R.W. Portmann, S.J. Oltmans, and A.M. Thompson, 2005: On the distribution and variability of ozone in the tropical upper troposphere: Implications for tropical deep convection and chemical-dynamical coupling. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L23813, 10.1029/2005GL024323.
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Limpasuvan, V., D.W.J. Thompson, and D.L. Hartmann, 2004: On the Life Cycle of sudden stratospheric warmings. J. Climate, 17(13), 2584-2596.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and D.J. Lorenz, 2004: The signature of the annular modes in the tropical troposphere. J. Climate, 17(22), 4330-4342.
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Ciasto, L., D.W.J. Thompson, 2004: North Atlantic atmosphere ocean interaction on intraseasonal timescales. J. Climate, 17(8), 1617-1621.
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Baldwin, M.P., D.B. Stephenson, D. W. J. Thompson, T. J. Dunkerton, A. J. Charlton, and A. O'Neill, 2003: Stratospheric memory and skill of extended-range weather forecasts. Science, 301, 636-640.
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Gillett, N., and D.W.J. Thompson, 2003: Simulation of recent Southern Hemisphere climate change. Science, 302, 273-275
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Wallace, J.M. and D.W.J. Thompson, 2002: The Pacific Center of Action of the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode: Real or Artifact? J. Climate, 15, 1987-1991.
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Thompson, D.W.J., M.P. Baldwin, and J. M. Wallace, 2002: Stratospheric connection to Northern Hemisphere wintertime weather: Implications for prediction. J. Climate, 15, 1421-1428.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and S. Solomon, 2002: Interpretation of recent Southern Hemisphere climate change. Science, 296, 895-899.
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Thompson, D.W.J., S. Lee, and M.P. Baldwin, 2002: Atmospheric Processes Governing the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode/North Atlantic Oscillation. From the AGU monograph on the North Atlantic Oscillation, 293, 85-89.
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Wallace, J.M., and D.W.J. Thompson, 2001: Annular Modes and Climate Prediction. Physics Today, 55, 28-33.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and J.M. Wallace, 2001: Regional Climate Impacts of the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode. Science, 293, 85-89.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and J.M. Wallace, 2000: Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part I: Month-to-month variability. J. Climate, 13, 1000-1016.
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Thompson, D.W.J.,J.M. Wallace, and G. C. Hegerl, 2000: Annular modes in the extratropical circulation: Part II: Trends. J. Climate, 13, 1018-1036.
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Hartmann, D.L., J.M. Wallace, V. Limpasuvan, D.W.J. Thompson, and J.R. Holton, 2000: Can Ozone Depletion and Greenhouse Warming Interact to Producte Rapid Climate Change? Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 97, 1412-1417.
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Wallace, J.M., D.W.J. Thompson, and Z. Fang, 2000: Comments on "Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns during extreme phases of the zonal-mean circulation. J. Climate, 13, 1037-1039.
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Thompson, D.W.J., and J.M. Wallace, 1998: The Arctic Oscillation signature in the wintertime geopotential height and temperature fields. Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 1297-1300.
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