Publications

2020

  • 29. 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
  • 28. 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
  • 27. 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
  • 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

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