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2020

31. Lora, J.M., C.A. Shields, J.J. Rutz (2020). Consensus and disagreement in atmospheric river detection: ARTMIP global catalogues. Geophysical Research Letters, in press. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089302
30. Rehfeld, K., R. Hébert, J.M. Lora, M. Lofverstrom, C.M. Brierly (2020). Variability of surface climate in simulations of past and future. Earth System Dynamics 11, 447–468. https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-447-2020
29. Skinner, C.B., J.M. Lora, A.E. Payne, and C.J. Poulsen (2020). Atmospheric river changes shaped mid-latitude hydroclimate since the mid-Holocene. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 541, 116293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116293
28. O’Brien, T.A., and 29 co-authors (including J.M. Lora) (2020). Detection uncertainty matters for understanding atmospheric rivers. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, in press. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0348.1
27. Dixit, Y., S. Toucanne, C. Fontanier, V. Pasquier, J.M. Lora, G. Jouet, A. Tripati (2020). Enhanced western Mediterranean rainfall during past interglacials driven by North Atlantic pressure changes. Quaternary International 533, 1–13.
26. Santi, L.M., A.J. Arnold, D.E. Ibarra, C.A. Whicker, J.A. Mering, R.B. Lomarda, J.M. Lora, and A. Tripati (2020). Clumped isotope constraints on changes in latest Pleistocene hydroclimate in the northwestern Great Basin: Lake Surprise, California. GSA Bulletin, in press. https://doi.org/10.1130/B35484.1
25. Faulk, S.P.*, J.M. Lora*, J.L. Mitchell, and P.C.D. Milly (2020). Titan’s climate patterns and surface methane distribution due to the coupling of land hydrology and atmosphere. Nature Astronomy 4, 390–398. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0963-0 *Equal-contribution authors

2019

24. Rutz, J.J., C.A. Shields, J.M. Lora, and 35 co-authors (2019). The atmospheric river tracking method intercomparison project (ARTMIP): Quantifying uncertainties in atmospheric river climatology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124, 13777–13802. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030936
23. Lora, J.M. and D.E. Ibarra (2019). The North American hydrologic cycle through the last deglaciation. Quaternary Science Reviews 226, 105991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105991
22. Lee, H.-I., J.L. Mitchell, A. Tripati, J.M. Lora, G. Chen, and Q. Ding (2019). North Atlantic and Pacific quasi-stationary parts of atmospheric rivers and their implications for East Asian monsoon onset. Geophysical Research Letters 46, 12311–12320. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084272
21. Lora, J.M., T. Tokano, J. Vatant d’Ollone, S. Lebonnois, and R.D. Lorenz (2019). A model intercomparison of Titan’s climate and low-latitude environment. Icarus 333, 136–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.05.031
20. MacKenzie, S.M., J.M. Lora, and R.D. Lorenz (2019). A thermal inertia map of Titan. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124, 1728–1742. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE005930
19. Molaro, J.L., M. Choukroun, C. Phillips, E. Phelps, R. Hodyss, K. Mitchell, J.M. Lora, and G. Meirion-Griffith (2019). The microstructural evolution of water ice in the solar system through sintering. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124, 243–277. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005773

2018

18. Hill, S.A., J.M. Lora, N. Khoo, S.P. Faulk, and J. Aurnou (2018). Affordable rotating fluid demonstrations for geoscience education: The DIYnamics project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 99, 2529–2538. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0215.1
17. Lora, J.M. (2018). Components and mechanisms of hydrologic cycle changes over North America at the Last Glacial Maximum. Journal of Climate 31, 7035–7051. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0544.1
16. Shields, C.A., J.J. Rutz, L.R. Leung, F.M. Ralph, M. Wehner, B. Kawzenuk, J.M. Lora, and 32 co-authors (2018). Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP): Experimental design and project goals. Geoscientific Model Development 11, 2455–2474. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-295
15. Turtle, E.P., J.E. Perry, J.M. Barbara, A.D. Del Genio, S. Rodriguez, C. Sotin, J.M. Lora, S. Faulk, P. Corlies, J. Kelland, S.M. MacKenzie, R.A. West, A.S. McEwen, J.I. Lunine, J. Pitesky, T.L. Ray, and M. Roy (2018). Titan’s meteorology over the Cassini mission: Evidence for extensive subsurface methane reservoirs. Geophysical Research Letters 45, 5320–5328. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078170

14. Lora, J.M., T. Kataria, and P. Gao (2018). Atmospheric circulation, chemistry, and infrared spectra of Titan-like exoplanets around different stellar types. Astrophysical Journal 853, 58–67. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa132

2017

13. Faulk, S.P., S. Moon, J.L. Mitchell, and J.M. Lora (2017). Regional patterns of extreme precipitation on Titan consistent with observed alluvial fan distribution. Nature Geoscience 10, 827–831. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo3043
12. Löfverström, M. and J.M. Lora (2017). Abrupt regime shifts in the North Atlantic atmospheric circulation over the last deglaciation. Geophysical Research Letters 44, 8047–8055. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074274
11. Lora, J.M., J.L. Mitchell, C. Risi, and A.E. Tripati (2017). North Pacific atmospheric rivers and their influence on North America at the Last Glacial Maximum. Geophysical Research Letters 44, 1051–1059. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071541
10. Lora, J.M. and M. Ádámkovics (2017) . The near-surface methane humidity on Titan. Icarus 286, 270–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.10.012

2016

9. Lora, J.M., J.L. Mitchell, and A.E. Tripati (2016). Abrupt reorganization of North Pacific and western North American climate during the last deglaciation. Geophysical Research Letters 43, 11796–11804. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071244

8. Mitchell, J.L. and J.M. Lora (2016). The climate of Titan. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Science 44, 353–380. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-060115-012428
7. McDonald, G.D., A.G. Hayes, R.C. Ewing, J.M. Lora, C.E. Newman, T. Tokano, A. Lucas, A. Soto, and G. Chen (2016). Variations in Titan’s dune orientations as a result of orbital forcing. Icarus 270, 197–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2015.11.036
6. Neish, C.D., J.L. Molaro., J.M. Lora, A.D. Howard, R.L. Kirk, P. Schenk, V.J. Bray, and R.D. Lorenz (2016). Fluvial erosion as a mechanism for crater modification on Titan. Icarus 270, 114–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2015.07.022

2015

5. Lora, J.M. and J.L. Mitchell (2015). Titan’s asymmetric lake distribution mediated by methane transport due to atmospheric eddies. Geophysical Research Letters 42, 6213–6220. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL064912
4. Lora, J.M., J.I. Lunine, and J.L. Russell (2015). GCM simulations of Titan’s middle and lower atmosphere and comparison to observations. Icarus 250, 516–528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.030

2011–2014

3. Lora, J.M., J.I. Lunine, J.L. Russell, and A.G. Hayes (2014). Simulations of Titan’s paleoclimate. Icarus 243, 264–273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.08.042
2. Griffith, C.A., J.M. Lora, J. Turner, P.F. Penteado, R.H. Brown, M.G. Tomasko, L. Doose, and C. See (2012). Possible tropical lakes on Titan from observations of dark terrain. Nature 486, 237–239. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11165
1. Lora, J.M., P.J. Goodman, J.L. Russell, and J.I. Lunine (2011). Insolation in Titan’s troposphere. Icarus 216, 116–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2011.08.017