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Kevin Hamilton

Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
Former Director, IPRC

International Pacific Research Center
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Phone: (808) 956-8327
Fax: (808) 956-9425
Email:
Webpage: http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/users/kph/

Education

1981 - Ph.D., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
1977 - M.Sc., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1976 - B.Sc., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Research Interests

Observations and modeling of the global-scale circulation of the atmosphere
Climate modeling and climate change
Climate change on Pacific Islands
Meteorology and chemistry of the stratosphere and mesosphere
Atmospheric and oceanic waves and tides
History of the atmospheric sciences

Professional Experience

Director, IPRC, May 2010 – July 2014
Interim Director, IPRC, 2008 – 2010
Chair, Department of Meteorology, SOEST, University of Hawaii, 2004 – 2007
Professor of Meteorology, SOEST, University of Hawaii, 2000 – present
Research Meteorologist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA, and Visiting Lecturer, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, 1988 – 2000
Visiting Scientist, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, 1987 – 88
Assistant Professor, Department of Meteorology, McGill University, 1985 – 87
University Research Fellow, Department of Oceanography, University of British Columbia, 1982 – 85
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder Colorado, 1981 – 82

Awards and Honors

International Association for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (IAMAS) Presidential Lecturer, 2005
Elected Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, 2001
American Geophysical Union Jule Charney Lecturer, 2000
U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Research Laboratories Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, 1997
American Meteorological Society Meisinger Award for "wide-ranging and prolific research on the dynamics and climate of the atmosphere and ocean," 1994
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society President's Prize for "outstanding contributions to the atmospheric and oceanic sciences," 1992

Editorial Service

Editorial Advisory Board for Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (Japan Geoscience Union), 2013–present
Editor for Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (Japan Geoscience Union), 2013–present
Associate Editor for Atmosphere-Ocean (Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society), 2010–2014
Editorial Advisory Board for The Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES) (American Geophysical Union), 2008–present
Co-chief Editor, Springer Publishing monograph series Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Library, 2003 – 2012
Editor, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2001 – 2008
Editorial Advisory Board, Kluwer Publishing monograph series Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Library, 2001 – 2003
Associate Editor, Reviews of Geophysics, 1997 – 2001

Scientific Committee Chairperson

President of the International Commission on the Middle Atmosphere, 1999 – 2007
Co-chair of Committee on "Gravity Wave Processes and Parameterization" of the SPARC (Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate) Initiative of the World Climate Research Program, 1993 – 2007
Co-Chair of SCOSTEP EPIC ("Equatorial Processes Including Coupling") Program Working Group 1 on "Dynamics," 1999 – 2002

Scientific Committee Memberships

External Advisory Committee for the NCAR Earth-Sun Science Laboratory 2008 – 2009
Executive Bureau of the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP), 2007 – 2011
External Advisory Committee for the NCAR Institute for Integrative Multidisciplinary Earth Science (TIIMES) 2005 – 2008
American Geophysical Union Selection Committee for the Walter Sullivan and David Perlman Awards, 2000 – 2002
American Geophysical Union Search Committee for Journal of Geophysical Research Editors, 1999 – 2000
International Association for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Executive Committee, 1999 – 2007
Science Advisory Panel for the Canadian Climate Research Network, 1998 – 2001
Scientific Steering Group for SPARC Initiative of the World Climate Research Programme, 1995 – 2004
Committee on "Middle Atmosphere Climatology" of the SPARC (Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate) Initiative of the World Climate Research Programme, 1994 – 2004
International Commission on the Middle Atmosphere, 1987 – 1995
American Meteorological Society Scientific and Technical Activities Committee for the Middle Atmosphere, 1986 – 1994
Canadian Atmospheric Environment Service Advisory Committee on Stratospheric Pollution, 1984 – 1987

Other Significant Service

Co-Convener for the “NSF US-Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of Current Science and Future Observational Needs” (Honolulu) October 2012
Local Organizer for the “WCRP Workshop on CMIP5 Climate Model Analysis” (Honolulu) March 2012
Convener for AGU Chapman Conference on “Atmospheric Gravity Waves and Their Effects on General Circulation and Climate” (Honolulu) February 2011
Local Organizer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “Workshop on New Science Directions and Activities Relevant to the IPCC AR5” (Honolulu) March 2009
Member of Organizing Committee for the WCRP/WWRP “Year of Tropical Convection Implementation Planning Meeting” (Honolulu) July 2009
Convernor for the session "Middle Atmosphere Science", 2007 IUGG General Assembly (Perugia, Italy) July 2007
Member of Scientific Program Committee for the Third IAGA/ICMA International Workshop on "Vertical Coupling in the Atmosphere/Ionosphere System", (Varna, Bulgaria) September 2006.
Co-convenor for session ``Dynamical and Chemical Coupling of the Stratosphere and Troposphere and Associated Impacts on Climate and Environmental Change'', Ninth IAMAS General Assembly (Beijing) August 2005.
Member of the Scientific Program Committee for the Tenth International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) General Assembly (Toulouse, France) July 2005
Member of Scientific Program Committee for AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting (Honolulu, Hawaii) August 2004
Member of Program Committee for IAGA "Workshop on Vertical Coupling in the Atmosphere/Ionosphere'' (Bath, United Kingdom) July 2004
Convenor of AGU Chapman Conference on "Gravity Wave Processes and Parameterization'' (Waikaloa, Hawaii) January 2004
Member of Scientific Program Committee for AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting (Wellington, New Zealand) July 2002
Co-convenor of the SCOSTEP "Equatorial Processes Including Coupling Symposium" (Kyoto, Japan) March 2002
Director of the School on "Physics of the Equatorial Atmosphere" held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Trieste, Italy) September 2001
Lead Convenor for middle atmosphere symposia and workshops at the 1999 IUGG Assembly (Birmingham, UK) and the 2001 IAMAS Assembly (Innsbruck, Austria)
Director of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Gravity Wave Processes and Their Parameterization in Global Climate Models" (Santa Fe, New Mexico) April 1996

Refereed Publications

Hamilton, K., in press: Early Exploration of the High Latitude Stratosphere Part II: Discovery of the Polar Night Jet Stream. Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Bulletin, IPRC-1581.
Hamilton, K., in press: The Great Smoke Pall of 1950 and Other "Dark Days" that have Blanketed Eastern North America. Bulletin of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, IPRC-1603.
Hamilton, K., 2024: As regular as clockwork: Alexander von Humboldt, Robert de Lamanon and the beginning of the scientific investigation of the tidal barometric oscillation. Atmosphere, 15 (9), 1052, doi:10.3390/atmos15091052. IPRC-1625.
Anstey, J., I. Simpson, J. Richter, H. Naoe, M. Taguchi, F. Serva, L. Gray, N. Butchart, K. Hamilton, S. Osprey, O. Bellprat, P. Braesicke, A. C. Bushell, C. Cagnazzo, C.‐C. Chen, H.‐Y. Chun, R. R. Garcia, L. Holt, Y. Kawatani, T. Kerzenmacher, Y.‐H. Kim, F. Lott, C. McLandress, J. Scinocca, T. N. Stockdale, S. Versick, S. Watanabe, K. Yoshida, and S. Yukimoto, 2022: Teleconnections of the quasi-biennial oscillation in a multi-model ensemble of QBO-resolving models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 148 (744), 1568-1592, doi:10.1002/qj.4048. IPRC-1519.
Hamilton, K., 2022: Early exploration of the high latitude stratosphere, Part 1: Pre-World War II era. Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Bulletin, , doi:https://bulletin.cmos.ca/early-exploration-of-the-high-latitude-stratosphere-part-i-pre-world-war-ii. IPRC-1573.
Sakazaki, T., and K. Hamilton, 2022: Discovery of quasi-stationary equatorial waves trapped in stratospheric QBO westerly and easterly jets. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 127 (1), doi:10.1029/2021JD035670. IPRC-1551.
Watanabe, S., K. Hamilton, T. Sakazaki, and M. Nakano, 2022: First Detection of the Pekeris Internal Global Atmospheric Resonance: Evidence from the 2022 Tonga Eruption and from Global Reanalysis Data. J. Atmos. Sci., 79 (11), 3027-3043, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-22-0078.1. IPRC-1572.
Anstey, J., N. Butchart, K. Hamilton, and S. Osprey, 2020: The SPARC Quasi-biennial Oscillation Initiative. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., , doi:10.1002/qj.3820. IPRC-1444.
Bushell, A., J. Anstey, N. Butchart, Y. Kawatani, S. Osprey, J. Richter, F. Serva, P. Braesicke, C. Cagnazzo, C.-C. Chen, H.-Y. Chun, R. Garcia, L. Gray, K. Hamilton, et al., 2020: Evaluation of the Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation in global climate models for the SPARC QBO‐initiative. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., , doi:10.1002/qj.3765. IPRC-1429.
Hamilton, K., 2020: At the dawn of global climate modeling: The strange case of the Leith Atmosphere Model. Hist. Geo- Space Sci., 11, 93-103, doi:10.5194/hgss-11-93-2020. IPRC-1438.
Hamilton, K., 2020: The Discovery of the Stratopause and Mesosphere. SPARC Newsletter, 55, 26-30. IPRC-1458.
Kawatani, Y., T. Hirooka, K. Hamilton, M. Fujiwara, and A. Smith, 2020: Representation of the Equatorial Stratopause Semiannual Oscillation in Global Atmospheric Reanalyses. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 (14), 9115-9133, doi:10.5194/acp-20-9115-2020. IPRC-1453.
Richter, J., N. Butchart, Y. Kawatani, A. Bushell, L. Holt, F. Serva, J. Anstey, I. Simpson, S. Osprey, K. Hamilton, et al., 2020: Response of the quasi-biennial oscillation to a warming climate in global climate models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., , doi:10.1002/qj.3749. IPRC-1423.
Sakazaki, T., and K. Hamilton, 2020: An array of ringing global free modes discovered in tropical surface pressure data. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 2519-2539, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-20-0053.1. IPRC-1446.
Stockdale, T., Y.-H. Kim, J. Anstey, F. Palmeiro, N. Butchart, A. Scaife, M. Andrews, A. Bushell, M. Dobrynin, J. Garcia-Serrano, and K. Hamilton, 2020: Prediction of the quasi-biennial oscillation with a multi-model ensemble of QBO-resolving models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., , doi:10.1002/qj.3919. IPRC-1474.
Baldwin, M., T. Birner, G. Brasseur, J. Burrows, N. Butchart, R. Garcia, M. Geller, K. Hamilton, et al., 2019: 100 Years of Progress in Understanding the Stratosphere and Mesosphere. AMS Meteorological Monographs, 59, 27.1-27.62, doi:10.1175/AMSMONOGRAPHS-D-19-0003.1. IPRC-1408.
Kawatani, Y., K. Hamilton, K. Sato, T.J. Dunkerton, S. Watanabe, and K. Kikuchi, 2019: ENSO Modulation of the QBO: Results from MIROC models with and without non-orographic gravity wave parameterization. J. Atmos. Sci., 76 (12), 3893-3917, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-19-0163.1. IPRC-1403.
Kawatani, Y., K. Hamilton, L.J. Gray, S. Osprey, S. Watanabe, and Y. Yamashita, 2019: The effects of a well-resolved stratosphere on the simulated boreal winter circulation in a climate model. J. Atmos. Sci., 76 (5), 1203-1226, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-18-0206.1. IPRC-1364.
Butchart, N., J. Anstey, K. Hamilton, et al., 2018: Overview of Experiment Design and Comparison of Models Participating in Phase 1 of the SPARC Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Initiative (QBOi). Geoscientific Model Development, 11 (3), 1009-1032, doi:10.5194/gmd-2017-187. IPRC-1312.
Hamilton, K., and T. Sakazaki, 2018: Exploring the "Prehistory" of the Equatorial Stratosphere with Observations Following Major Volcanic Eruptions. Weather, 73 (5), 154-159, doi:10.1002/wea.3043. IPRC-1255.
Sakazaki, T., and K. Hamilton, 2018: Discovery of a lunar air temperature tide over the ocean: A diagnostic of air-sea coupling. Nature Partner Journal Climate and Atmospheric Science, 1, 25, doi:10.1038/s41612-018-0033-9. IPRC-1315.
Watanabe, S., K. Hamilton, S. Osprey, Y. Kawatani, and E. Nishimoto, 2018: First Successful Hindcasts of the 2016 Disruption of the Stratospheric Quasibiennial Oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (3), 1602-1610, doi:10.1002/2017GL076406. IPRC-1301.
Hamilton, K., and T. Sakazaki, 2017: A Note on Apparent Solar Time and the Seasonal Cycle of Atmospheric Solar Tides . Quarterly J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., 143, 2310-2314, doi:10.1002/qj.3076. IPRC-1256.
Sakazaki, T., and K. Hamilton, 2017: Physical Processes Controlling the Tide in the Tropical Lower Atmosphere Investigated Using a Comprehensive Numerical Model. J. Atmos. Sci., 74 (8), 2467-2487, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0080.1. IPRC-1258.
Sakazaki, T., K. Hamilton, C. Zhang, and Y. Wang, 2017: Is there a stratospheric pacemaker controlling the daily cycle of tropical rainfall? Geophys. Res. Lett., 44 (4), 1998-2006, doi:10.1002/2017GL072549. IPRC-1238.
Zhang, C., K. Hamilton, and Y. Wang, 2017: Monitoring and projecting snow on Hawaii Island. Earth's Future, 5 (5), 436-448, doi:10.1002/2016EF000478. IPRC-1248.
Kawatani, Y., K. Hamilton, K. Miyazaki, M. Fujiwara, and J. Anstey, 2016: Representation of the Tropical Stratospheric Zonal Wind in Global Atmospheric Reanalyses. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 6681-6699, doi:10.5194/acp-2016-76. IPRC-1194.
Osprey, S.M., N. Butchart, J.R. Knight, A.A. Scaife, K. Hamilton, J.A. Anstey, V. Schenzinger, and C. Zhang, 2016: An unexpected disruption of the atmospheric quasi-biennial oscillation. Science, 353 (6306), 1424-1427, doi:10.1126/science.aah4156. IPRC-1216.
Zhang, C., Y. Wang, K. Hamilton, and A. Lauer, 2016: Dynamical downscaling of the climate for the Hawaiian Islands. Part I: Present-day. J. Climate, 29 (8), 3027-3048, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0432.1. IPRC-1175.
Zhang, C., Y. Wang, K. Hamilton, and A. Lauer, 2016: Dynamical Downscaling of the Climate for the Hawaiian Islands. Part II: Projection for the Late 21st Century. J. Climate, 29 (23), 8333-8354, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0038.1. IPRC-1207.
Kawatani, Y., J.-N. Lee, and K. Hamilton, 2014: Interannual variations of stratospheric water vapor in MLS observations and climate model simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 71 (11), 4072-4085, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0164.1. IPRC-1070.
Kawatani, Y., and K. Hamilton, 2013: Weakened stratospheric quasibiennial oscillation driven by increased tropical mean upwelling. Nature, 497, 478-481, doi:10.1038/nature12140. IPRC-976.
Lauer, A., C. Zhang, O. Elison Timm, Y. Wang, and K. Hamilton, 2013: Downscaling of climate change in the Hawaii region using CMIP5 results: On the choice of the forcing fields. J. Climate, 26 (24), 10006-10030, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00126.1. IPRC-996.
Kawatani, Y., K. Hamilton, and S. Watanabe, 2011: The quasi-biennial oscillation in a double CO2 climate. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 265-283.
Zhang, C., Y. Wang, and K. Hamilton, 2011: Improved representation of boundary layer clouds over the Southeast Pacific in WRF-ARW using a modified Tiedtke cumulus parameterization scheme. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3489-3513.
Lauer, A., K. Hamilton, Y. Wang, V.T.J. Phillips, and R. Bennartz, 2010: The Impact of Global Warming on Marine Boundary Layer Clouds over the Eastern Pacific - A Regional Model Study. J. Climate, 23 (21), 5844-5863.
Yu, J., Y. Wang, and K. Hamilton, 2010: Response of tropical cyclone potential intensity to a global warming scenario in the IPCC AR4 CGCMs. J. Climate, 23, 1354-1373.
Lu, B., L. Pandolfo, and K. Hamilton, 2009: Nonlinear representation of the quasi-biennial oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci., 66, 1886-1904.
Boer, G. J., and K. Hamilton, 2008: QBO influence on extratropical predictive skill. Clim. Dyn., 31, 987-1000.
Geller, M., T. Zhou and K. Hamilton, 2008: Morphology of tropical upwelling in the lower stratosphere. J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 2360-2374.
Hamilton, K., S.C. Ryan, and W. Ohfuchi, 2008: Topographic effects on the solar semidiurnal surface tide simulated in a very fine resolution general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 113, doi:10.1029/2008JD010115.
Hamilton, K., Y.O. Takahashi, and W. Ohfuchi, 2008: The mesoscale spectrum of atmospheric motions investigated in a very fine resolution global general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 113, D18110, doi:10.1029/2008JD009785.
Zhou, W., and K. Hamilton, 2008: Empirical estimates of global climate sensitivity: An assessment of strategies using a coupled GCM. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 25, 339-347.
Annamalai, H., K. Hamilton, and K.R. Sperber, 2007: South Asian Summer Monsoon and its relationship with ENSO in the IPCC AR4 simulations. J. Climate, 20, 1071-1092.
Stowasser, M., Y. Wang, and K. Hamilton, 2007: Tropical cyclone changes in the western North Pacific in a global warming scenario. J. Climate, 20 (11), 2378-2396.
Wang, Y., L. Zhou, and K. Hamilton, 2007: Effect of convective entrainment/detrainment on simulation of tropical precipitation diurnal cycle. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 567-585.
Boer, G.J., M. Stowasser, and K. Hamilton, 2007: Inferring climate sensitivity from volcanic events. Clim. Dyn., 28 (5), 481-502.
Hamilton, K., 2006: High-resolution global modeling of the atmospheric circulation. Adv. in Atmos. Sci., 23, 842-856.
Hamilton, K., and W. Ohfuchi, 2006: High Resolution simulations of atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Eos, 87 (18), 176.
Stenchikov, G., K. Hamilton, R. Stouffer, B. Santer, A. Robock, V. Ramaswamy, and H. Graf, 2006: Arctic Oscillation response to volcanic eruptions in the IPCC AR4 climate models. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 111 (D07), doi:10.1029/2005JD006286.
Stowasser, M., and K. Hamilton, 2006: Relationships between cloud radiative forcing and local meteorological variables compared in observations and several global climate models. J. Climate, 19, 4344-4359.
Stowasser, M., K. Hamilton, and G.J. Boer, 2006: Local and global climate feedbacks in models with differing climate sensitivities. J. Climate, 19, 193-209.
Takahashi, Y.O., K. Hamilton, and W. Ohfuchi, 2006: Explicit global simulation of the mesoscale spectrum of atmospheric motions. Geophys. Res. Lett., L12812, doi:10.1029/2006GL026429.
Zhou, T., M. Geller, and K. Hamilton, 2006: The roles of the Hadley circulation and downward control in tropical upwelling. J. Atmos. Sci., 63 (11), 2740-2757.
Boer, G.J., K. Hamilton, and W. Zhu, 2005: Climate sensitivity and climate change under strong forcing. Clim. Dyn., 24, 685-700.
Hamilton, K., A. Hertzog, F. Vial, and G. Stenchikov, 2004: Longitudinal variation of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci., 61 (4), 383-402.
Hamilton, K., R.A. Vincent, and P.T. May, 2004: The Darwin Area Wave Experiment (DAWEX) field campaign to study gravity wave generation and propagation. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 109 (D20), D20S01, 1-15, doi:10.1029/2003JD004393.
Randel, W., P. Udelhofen, E. Fleming, M. Geller, M. Gelman, K. Hamilton, D. Karoly, D. Ortland, S. Pawson, R. Swinbank, F. Wu, M. Baldwin, M.-L. Chanin, P. Keckhut, K. Labitzke, E. Remsberg, A. Simmons, and D. Wu, 2004: The SPARC Intercomparison of Middle Atmosphere Climatologies. J. Climate, 17 (5), 986-1003.
Stenchikov, G., K. Hamilton, A. Robock, V. Ramaswamy, and M.D. Schwarzkopf, 2004: Arctic oscillation response to the 1991 Pinatubo eruption in the SKYHI general circulation model with a realistic quasi-biennial oscillation. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 109 (D3), D0311210.1029/2003JD003699.
Hamilton, K., and W. Zhu, 2003: Large perturbations to terrestrial climate models and a simulated runaway greenhouse effect. Can. Met. & Oceanogr. Soc. Bull., 31 (1), 6-10.
Horinouchi, T., S. Pawson, K. Shibata, U. Langematz, E. Manzini, M. Giorgetta, F. Sassi, R. Wilson, K. Hamilton, J. de Grandre, and A. Scaife, 2003: Tropical cumulus convection and upward propagating waves in middle atmosphere GCMs. J. Atmos. Sci., 60 (21), 2765-2782.
Hsieh, W., and K. Hamilton, 2003: Nonlinear Singular Spectrum Analysis of the tropical stratospheric wind. Quar. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., 129, 2367-2382.
Offermann, D., M. Donner, P. Knieling, K. Hamilton, A. Menzel, B. Naujokat, and P. Winkler, 2003: Indicators of long-term changes in middle atmosphere transports. Advances in Space Research, 32, 1675-1684.
Bittner, M., D. Offermann, H.-H. Graf, M. Donner, and K. Hamilton, 2002: An 18-year time series of OH rotational temperatures and middle atmosphere decadal variations. J. Atmos. and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 64, 1147-1166.
Hamilton, K., 2002: On the Quasi-decadal Modulation of Stratospheric QBO Period. J. Climate, 15 (17), 2562-2565.
Hamilton, K., V. Balaji, and R.S. Hemler, 2002: Gravity waves generated by isolated tropical convection simulated in a cloud-resolving model. Can. Met. & Oceanogr. Soc. Bull., 30 (2), 40-44.
Hamilton, K., and W.W. Hsieh, 2002: Representation of the QBO in the tropical stratospheric wind by nonlinear principal component analysis. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 107 ( D15), ACL3-1-10.
Stenchikov, G., A. Robock, V. Ramaswamy, M.D. Schwarzkopf, K. Hamilton and S. Ramachandran, 2002: Arctic Oscillation Response to the 1991 Mount Pinatubo Eruption: Effects of Volcanic Aerosols and Ozone Depletion. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 107, (D24), 4803-4818.
Baldwin, M., L. Gray, T. Dunkerton, K. Hamilton, P. Haynes, W. Randel, J. Holton, M. Alexander, I. Hirota, T. Horinouchi, D. Jones, J. Kinnersley, C. Marquardt, K. Sato, and M. Takahashi, 2001: The Quasi-biennial Oscillation. Rev. of Geophys., 55, 179-229.
Hamilton, K., R. Wilson, and R. Hemler, 2001: Spontaneous QBO-like Oscillations Simulated by the GFDL SKYHI General Circulation Model. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 3271-3292.
Koshyk, J.N., and K. Hamilton, 2001: The Horizontal Kinetic Energy Spectrum and Spectral Budget Simulated by a High-Resolution Troposphere-Stratosphere-Mesosphere GCM. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 329-348.
Hamilton, K., 2000: Free and Forced Interannual Variability of the Circulation in the Extratropical Stratosphere. Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause (S. Eckermann, D. Siskind and M. Summers, eds.), AGU Geophysical Monograph Series, 123, 127-139.
Hamilton, K., and S. Fan, 2000: Effects of the Stratospheric QBO on Long-Lived Greenhouse Gasses in the Troposphere. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 20,581-20,587.
Hamilton, K., and R.A. Vincent, 2000: Field experiment to examine gravity waves in the middle atmosphere. EOS, 81, 517.
Bruhwiler, L., and K. Hamilton, 1999: A Numerical Simulation of the Ozone QBO in a Comprehensive General Circulation Model. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 30,525-30,558.
Hamilton, K., 1999: Dynamical Coupling of the Middle and Lower Atmosphere: Historical Background to Current Research. J. Atmos. and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 61, 73-84.
Hamilton, K., R.J. Wilson, and R. Hemler, 1999: Middle Atmosphere Simulated with High Vertical and Horizontal Resolution Versions of a GCM: Improvement in the Cold Pole Bias and Generation of a QBO-Like Oscillation in the Tropics. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 3829-3846.
Koshyk, J.N., B.A. Boville, K. Hamilton, E. Manzini, and K. Shibata, 1999: The Kinetic Energy Spectrum of Horizontal Motions in Middle Atmosphere Models. J. of Geophys. Res., 104, 27,177-27,190.
Koshyk, J.N., K. Hamilton, and J.D. Mahlman, 1999: Simulation of the Mesoscale Spectral Regime in the GFDL SKYHI General Circulation Model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 843-846.
Hamilton, K., 1998: An Imposed Quasi-biennial Oscillation in a Comprehensive General Circulation Model: Response of the Tropical and Extratropical Circulation. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 2393-2418.
Hamilton, K., 1998: Dynamics of the Tropical Middle Atmosphere: A Tutorial Review. Atmosphere-Ocean, 36, 319-354.
Hamilton, K., 1998: Observations of Tropical Stratospheric Winds Before World War II. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 1367-1371.
Hamilton, K., 1997: Observation of an Ultra-Slow Large-Scale Wave Near the Tropical Tropopause. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 13,457-13,464.
Forbes, J.M., M.E. Hagan, X. Zhang, and K. Hamilton, 1997: Upper Atmosphere Tidal Oscillations Due to Latent Heat Release in the Tropical Troposphere. Annales Geophysicae, 15, 1165-1175.
Hamilton, K. (ed.), 1997: Gravity Wave Processes - Their Parameterization in Global Climate Models. Springer-Verlag, New York, 414 pp.
Hamilton, K., and R.S. Hemler, 1997: Appearance of a Super-Typhoon in a Global Climate Model Simulation. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 2874-2876.
Jones, P.W., K. Hamilton, and R.J. Wilson, 1997: A Very High-Resolution General Circulation Model Simulation of the Global Circulation in Austral Winter. J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 1107-1116.
Hamilton, K., 1996: Tides, Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 761-764 pp.
Hamilton, K., 1996: Comprehensive Meteorological Modelling of the Middle Atmosphere: A Tutorial Review. J. Atmos. and Terrestrial Physics, 58, 1591-1628.
Wilson, R.J., and K. Hamilton, 1996: Comprehensive Model Simulation of Solar Tides in the Martian Atmosphere. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 1290-1326.
Hamilton, K.,1995: Aspects of Mesospheric Simulation in a Comprehensive General Circulation Model. In The Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere: A Review of Experiment and Theory (T. Killeen and R. Johnston, eds.), AGU Geophysical Monograph Series, 87, 255-264.
Hamilton, K., 1995: Comment on "Global QBO in Circulation and Ozone. Part I: Reexamination of Observational Evidence." J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 1834-1838.
Hamilton, K., 1995: Comprehensive Modelling of Middle Atmospheric Climate: Some Recent Results. Climate Dynamics, 11, 223-241.
Hamilton, K., 1995: Interannual Variability in the Northern Hemisphere Winter Middle Atmosphere in Control and Perturbed Experiments with the SKYHI General Circulation Model. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 44-66.
Hamilton, K., and R.A. Vincent, 1995: High-Resolution Radiosonde Data Offer New Prospects for Research. EOS, 74, 497-507.
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