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Chengfei He’s paper on interhemispheric temperature contrasts published in Nature Communications
On 27 February, former group member (and now Assistant Professor at Northeastern University) Chengfei He’s paper was published in Nature Communications entitled, “Climate models exaggerate greenhouse gas impact on recent interhemispheric temperature patterns and tropical climate.” Congrats, Chengfei!
Read MoreChelone Laws’ poster presentation wins 2nd place prize
On 18 February, Chelone Laws’ poster presentation at the AMS Annual Meeting won a 2nd place student presentation prize. Congrats, Chelone!
Read MoreAll group members present at the AMS Annual Meeting in Houston, TX
On 26–30 January, everyone in the Tropical Climate Dynamics research group – Alex G., Fouzia, Chelone, and Alex K. presented their research at the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting in Houston, TX. Alex G. orally presented results from his recently published paper on the double ITCZ bias entitled, “We need to simulate more northern ITCZs and…
Read MoreAlex presents his research on rainfall extremes at a WHOI Dallas, TX Chapter event
On January 14th, Alex traveled to Dallas, TX to present his research at a WHOI Dallas Chapter event. The title of his talk was, “How oceanic clouds shape our weather”. He spoke about his research on tropical rainfall and clouds and how moisture originating from the tropical east Pacific Ocean and the Gulf/Atlantic Ocean impacted…
Read MoreAlex selected to become co-chair of a U.S. CLIVAR Panel
On January 13th, Alex was selected to become the next co-chair of the U.S. CLIVAR Process Study and Model Improvement Panel. Alex will serve a two-year term beginning in March 2026. Congrats, Alex!
Read MoreAlex G, Fouzia, Alex K, and Indrani’s paper on ITCZ biases in Climate Models published in JGR Atmospheres
On December 17th, Alex G, Fouzia, Alex K, and Indrani all co-authored a paper entitled, “We Need to Simulate More Northern ITCZs and Less Southern ITCZs Over the East Pacific Ocean in Coupled Climate Models” in the Journal of Geophphysical Research: Atmospheres: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD043650.
Read MoreChelone travels to American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting to present her research on Hurricane Lee
On December 14th, Chelone traveled to New Orleans, LA to attend the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting to present her WHOI SSF and NSF SOARS summer research entitled, “The Effect of Upper Ocean Freshwater on the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Lee.”
Read MoreAlex hosts seminar at Boston College on tropical rainfall predictions
On December 2nd, Alex hosted the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences Seminar at Boston College. The title of his talk was, “Unraveling the Building Blocks of Inaccurate Rainfall Predictions over the Tropical Pacific Ocean.”
Read MoreAlex K’s Innovative Technology Program proposal is funded
On 14 November, Alex K.’s WHOI Innovative Technology Program proposal was funded. Congrats, Alex!
Read MoreAlex G selected as a committee member of the WHOI Summer Student Fellowship Program
On 14 November, Alex G. was selected to serve a two-year term as a committee member of the WHOI Summer Student Fellowship Program for the Department of Physical Oceanography. Congrats, Alex!
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