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Member Since 1997
Jim W. Hurrell
Professor, Colorado State University Fort Collins
James (Jim) W. Hurrell is the Scott Presidential Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering at Colorado State University. He is a former Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), where he was also a Senior Scientist in the Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory (CGD). Jim's research has centered on empirical and modeling studies and diagnostic analyses to better understand climate, climate variability, and climate predictability.
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Evaluating Changes in Convective Environments Over Subtropical South America Under Forced and Natural Climate Variability
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
12 september 2026
Diffusion-based downscaling of precipitation extremes highlights potential impacts of future climate scenarios with and without stratospheric aerosol injection
ADVANCING CLIMATE SCIENCE WITH DEEP LEARNING II POSTER
global environmental change | 18 december 2025
Assessing future U.S. convective extremes under global warming and stratospheric aerosol injection using a convection-permitting WRF model
BRIDGING SCALES AND SYSTEMS: ADVANCES IN REGIONAL EARTH SYSTEM AND HYDROCLIMATE MODELING FOR EXTREMES, IMPACTS, AND DECISION SUPPORT II ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 17 december 2025
Global Emergence of Hot and Dry Compound Extremes and the Predictability of Mosquito Habitat Suitability in the CESM2-LE
COMPOUND, CONCURRENT, AND CASCADING HAZARDS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTABILITY FOR ENHANCED RESILIENCE II POSTER
hydrology | 17 december 2025
An Open-Access Workflow Linking Climate Model Data and Health Impacts of Air Quality
EFFECTIVELY USING CLIMATE AND WEATHER DATA FOR HEALTH APPLICATIONS I POSTER
geohealth | 16 december 2025
Potential Distribution of a Top Arctic Predator Under Multiple Climate Futures
THE RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY OF ARCTIC AND BOREAL ECOSYSTEMS TO CLIMATE CHANGE III POSTER
biogeosciences | 15 december 2025
Macroclimate Growing Conditions for Luxury Crops After Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE ENGINEERING SCIENCE: BENEFITS, RISKS, AND UNCERTAINTIES I ORAL
global environmental change | 15 december 2025
Modulation of U.S. Hazardous Convective Weather by the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
BRIDGING THE GAP FROM CLIMATE TO EXTREME WEATHER: THEORY, MODELING, AND OBSERVATIONS IV ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2025
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2021 - 2024
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2021 - 2022
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Atmospheric Sciences Executive Committee
2019 - 2022
Chair
Atmospheric Sciences Yoram J. Kaufman Award Committee
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Ambassador Award
Received December 2026
Union Fellow
Received January 2010