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Johannes Loschnigg Visiting Assistant Researcher[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 1992, B.A. (Physics and International Relations - double major), University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- 1995, M.S. (Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences), University of Colorado, Boulder.
- 1998, Ph.D. (Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences),
University of Colorado, Boulder.
Dissertation title: "The Heat Balance of the Indian Ocean".
Advisor: Peter J. Webster
Research Interests
- Indian Ocean climate dynamics; ENSO-Monsoon interactions and the Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation
- Analysis of Asian-Pacific climate change in the context of increased CO2 in coupled ocean-atmosphere models.
- Climate Impacts and Applications; Climate variability and climate change and the impacts on disease and human health.
Experience
- Visiting Assistant Researcher, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii. (November 2001 - Present)
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii. (May 1999-October 2001)
- Research Associate, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder. (September 1998-April 1999)
- Graduate Research Assistant, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder. (1993-August 1998)
- Scientific Assistant, Planetary Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. (1992-1993)
Publications
- P.J. Webster, A.M. Moore, J. Loschnigg and R. Leben, 1999: Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics in the Indian Ocean during 1997-98. Nature, 401, 356-360.
- J. Loschnigg and P.J. Webster, 2000: A coupled ocean-atmosphere system of SST modulation for the Indian Ocean." J. Climate, 13, 3342-3360.
- P.J. Webster, C. Clark, G. Cherikova, J. Fasullo, W. Han, J. Loschnigg and K. Sahami, 2001: The Monsoon as a Self-regulating Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System. In Bob Pierce (Ed.): Meteorology at the Millennium, Academic Press. 650 pp.
- E. Shea, G. Dolcemascolo, C. Anderson, A. Barnston, C. Guard, M. Hamnett,S. Kubota, N. Lewis, J. Loschnigg and G. Meehl, 2001: Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. Report of the Pacific Islands Regional Assessment Team for the U.S. Global Change Reseach Program.
- J. Loschnigg and P.J. Webster, 2001: Interannual Variability in an Indian Ocean basin model. Submitted to J. Climate.
- J. Loschnigg, G. Meehl and J. Arblaster, 2002: The Asian Monsoon, the Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole in the NCAR Climate System Model. In progress, for submission to J. Climate.
- T. Miyama, J.P. McCreary, T. Jensen, J. Loschnigg, S. Godfrey and A. Ishida, 2002: Structure and Dynamics of the Indian Ocean Cross-Equatorial Cell. In progress.
- E. Whitcomb, J. Loschnigg and P.J. Webster, 2002: The Monsoon and mortality: An historical study in the seasonal variability of climate and disease in British India. In progress, for submission to Bull. Am. Met. Soc.
- J. Loschnigg, N. Lewis and M. Hamnett, 2002: The Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Disease and Human Health in the Pacific Islands. In progress, for submission to Bull. Am. Met. Soc.