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David J. Neelin

Professor

Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

7969 Math Science Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565

Campus Mailcode: 156505

(310) 206-3734
neelin@atmos.ucla.edu

Personal Website

Education

B.S. and M.S., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Princeton University

Research Interests

Climate Dynamics Coupled Ocean-Atmospheric Modeling El Niño Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Study forecasts a severe climate future for California

Projects

The Future of Extreme Precipitation in California

Our researchers are investigating the effects of climate change on heavy precipitation events in the state. Specifically, we're focusing on atmospheric rivers, moisture-laden filaments of air that move across oceans and produce heavy precipitation when they make landfall. Understanding how atmospheric rivers are affected in a changing climate is key to smart water planning in the future.

Recent Publications

Increasing precipitation volatility in twenty-first-century California

D.L. Swain, B. Langenbrunner, J.D. Neelin, and A. Hall

Published Work | 2018 | Nature Climate Change

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Mid 21st-century precipitation changes over the Los Angeles region

N. Berg, A. Hall, F. Sun, S.C. Capps, D.B. Walton, B, Langenbrunner, and J.D. Neelin

Published Work | 2015 | Journal of Climate

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California Winter Precipitation Change under Global Warming in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 Ensemble

David Neelin, Baird Langenbrunner, Joyce Meyerson, Alex Hall, Neil Berg

Published Work | 2013 | American Meteorological Society

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Temperature-Moisture Dependence of the Deep Convective Transition as a Constraint on Entrainment in Climate Models

Sandeep Sahany, J David Neelin, Katrina Hales, Richard B.Neale

Published Work | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

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