C U R R I C U L U M   V I T A E

OLIVER W. FRAUENFELD, PH.D.
 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Texas A&M University College of Arts & Sciences 810 Eller O&M Building 3147 TAMU College Station, TX  77843-3147 USA

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EDUCATION

Ph.D. Environmental Sciences; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Dissertation: "Northern Hemisphere Circulation Variability and the Pacific Ocean" (Advisor: Dr. Robert E. Davis) M.S. Environmental Sciences; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Thesis: "Relationships Between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Northern Hemisphere 500 mb Circumpolar Vortex" (Advisor: Dr. Robert E. Davis) B.A. Environmental Sciences; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Department of Geography, College of Arts & Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2023-present Associate Professor, Department of Geography, College of Arts & Sciences (previously College of Geosciences), Texas A&M University, 2016-2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2010-2016 Environmental Faculty, Environmental Programs in Geosciences, College of Arts & Sciences (previously College of Geosciences), Texas A&M University, 2010-present Water Faculty, Water Management and Hydrological Science, Texas A&M University, 2014-present Research Scientist II, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Division of Cryospheric and Polar Processes, University of Colorado, 2005-2009 Research Scientist I, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Division of Cryospheric and Polar Processes, University of Colorado, 2003-2005 Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 1999-2000 Instructor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, summer 1998 and 1999 Head Teaching Assistant, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 1998-1999 Teaching Assistant, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 1997-1999 Research Assistant, Virginia State Climatology Office, University of Virginia, 1996-1999 Research Assistant, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, University of Virginia, summer 1997 Research Assistant, Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, summer 1996

RESEARCH INTERESTS

AWARDS

Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (College-Level), College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students, 2020 Dean's Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2014 Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2013-2014 John Russell Mather Paper of the Year Award, awarded by the Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (for Frauenfeld, O. W., R. E. Davis, and M. E. Mann, 2005: A Distinctly Interdecadal Signal of Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction. J. Climate, 18(11), 1709-1718), 2006 Moore Research Award, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 2001-2002 Dupont Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2001-2002 Dean's Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2000-2001 All-University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, 2000 University of Virginia Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Virginia, 2000 Fred Holmsley Moore Teaching Award, Department of Environmental Sciences, 2000 Seven Society Graduate Fellowship for Superb Teaching Finalist, University of Virginia, 2000 Best Student Paper, Association of American Geographers (Climate Specialty Group), 2000

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Research 21st Century Feedbacks from Changing Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Permafrost Regions. Texas A&M University System National Laboratories Office, $25,052. O. W. Frauenfeld (Principal Investigator), 2021-2022 Applications for Global Rainy and Dry Season Variability. Texas A&M Triads for Transformation, $32,000. O. W. Frauenfeld (Principal Investigator), R. Bombardi, B. Wyatt (co-PIs), 2020-2021 Monitoring Rapidly Changing Arctic Ecosystems Using High-Resolution Satellite-Based Datasets and Artificial Intelligence. Texas A&M University X-Grant, $500,000. O. W. Frauenfeld (Member) (Leader: J. Loisel; co-leaders: A. Klein, Z. Wang; co-members: M. Bishop, D. Cairns, A. Filippi, A. Rapp, and Z. Medina-Cetina), 2018-2020 Predictability of the Timing of the Growing Season over Texas. Texas A&M Triads for Transformation, $30,000. R. Bombardi (PI), O. W. Frauenfeld, X. Wu (co-PIs), 2018-2020 Numerical Investigations of Observed Surface-Atmosphere Feedbacks in the Arctic. ATMO-GEOG Endowed Chair Fund Collaboration, $18,000. O. W. Frauenfeld (co-PI), Christopher Nowotarski (co-PI), 2016-2017 Multi-Scale Snow Studies in Complex Terrain using Satellite Remote Sensing and Ground-Based Measurements. Ministry of Science and Technology, China; RMB 6,000,000 ($983,606). T. Zhang (PI), O. W. Frauenfeld (co-PI), 2013-2018. Seasons of Change in the Arctic Environment. National Science Foundation, ARC-0901962, $862,974. M. C. Serreze (PI), O. W. Frauenfeld, T. Zhang, K. Schaefer, A. Slater (co-PIs), 2009-2013. Interactions between Frozen Ground in the Russian Arctic and Atmospheric Circulation. National Science Foundation, ARC-0612431, $362,092. O. W. Frauenfeld (Principal Investigator), T. Zhang & M. C. Serreze (co-PIs), 2006-2009. Is Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau Driven by Land Use/Cover Change? CIRES Innovative Research Program, $20,551. O. W. Frauenfeld (Principal Investigator), T. Zhang (co-PI), 2005-2006. Teaching Engaging Students Early through Field Based Experiences in Introductory Courses (Phase II). Texas A&M University College of Geosciences, High Impact Learning Projects; $21,750. Co-Principal Investigator, 2014-2015 Engaging Students Early through Field Based Experiences in Introductory Courses. Texas A&M University College of Geosciences, High Impact Learning Projects, $62,712. Co-Principal Investigator, 2011-2014 Enhancing Research Intensive Capstone Courses with More Fieldwork. Texas A&M University College of Geosciences, High Impact Learning Projects, $61,000. Co-Principal Investigator, 2011-2014

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

♠graduate student; ♦undergraduate student

♠Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2024: Internal Variability of Arctic Liquid Freshwater Content in a Coupled Climate Model Large Ensemble. Clim. Change, 177(10), 150, doi:10.1007/s10584-024-03808-0. ♠Tian, W., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, L. Weisai, G. Wei, G. Chen, and Y. Huang, 2024: A New Inventory and Future Projections of Thermokarst Lakes in the Permafrost Regions of the Qilian Mountains, Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Geomorphology, 462, 109348, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109348. ♠Liu, X., X. Peng, Y. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, G. Wei, G. Chen, Y. Huang, C. Mu, and J. Du, 2024: Observed Retrogressive Thaw Slump Evolution in the Qilian Mountains. Remote Sens., 16(13), 2490, doi:10.3390/rs16132490. ♠Li, X., X. Peng, H. Sun, O. W. Frauenfeld, G. Chen, Y. Huang, G. Wei, and J. Du, 2024: The Biogeophysical Impacts of Land Cover Changes in Northern Hemisphere Permafrost Regions. Catena, 243, 108209, doi:10.1016/j.catena.2024.108209. ♠Zhao, Y., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, X. Cui, J. Bi, X. Ma, G. Wei, C. Mu, H. Sun, and J. Sui, 2024: Evaluation of Land Surface Phenology in Northern Hemisphere Permafrost Regions. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosciences, 129(5), e2023JG007951, doi:10.1029/2023JG007951. Peng, X., G. Yang, O. W. Frauenfeld, X. Li, W. Tian, G. Chen, Y. Huang, G. Wei, J. Luo, C. Mu, F. Niu, 2024: The First Hillslope Thermokarst Inventory for the Permafrost Region of the Qilian Mountains. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 16(4), 2033-2045, doi:10.5194/essd-16-2033-2024. Peng, X., O. W. Frauenfeld, Y. Huang, G. Chen, G. Wei, X. Li, W. Tian, G. Yang, Y. Zhao, and C. Mu, 2024: The Thermal Effect of Snow Cover on Ground Surface Temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. Environ. Res. Lett., 19(4), 044015, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad30a5. ♠Chen, C., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, X. Chu, G. Chen, Y. Huang, X. Li, G. Yang, and W. Tian, 2024: Simulations and Prediction of Historical and Future Maximum Freeze Depth in the Northern Hemisphere. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 129(4), e2023JD039420, doi:10.1029/2023JD039420. ♠Jin, H., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, Y. Huang, L. Guo, J. Luo, G. Yin, G. Zhao, and C. Mu, 2024: The Infrastructure Cost of Permafrost Degradation for the Northern Hemisphere. Global Environ. Chang., 84, 102791, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102791. Peng X., W. Tian, X. Li, G. Yang, Y. Zhao, ♠C. Chen, ♠H. Jin, J. Luo, Y. Li, W. Sun, Q. Wang, O. W. Frauenfeld, and C. Mu, 2023: Research Progress on Changes in Frozen Ground on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in the Circum-Arctic Region. J. Glaciol. Geocryo., 45(2), 521-534, doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-0240.2023.0040. Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, C. Mu, K. Wang, X. Wu, D. Guo, J. Luo, J. Hjort, J. Aalto, O. Karjalainen, and M. Luoto, 2023: Active Layer Thickness and Permafrost Area Projections for the 21st Century. Earth's Future, 11, e2023EF003573, doi:10.1029/2023EF003573. ♠Peng, S., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, G. Yang, W. Tian, J. Tian, and J. Ma, 2023: Using InSAR for Surface Deformation Monitoring and Active Layer Thickness Retrieval in the Heihe River Basin on the Northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 128(4), e2022JF006782, doi:10.1029/2022JF006782. ♠Du, R., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, ♠H. Jin, K. Wang, Y. Zhao, D. Luo, and C. Mu, 2023: Quantitative Impact of Organic Matter and Soil Moisture on Permafrost. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 128(3), e2022JD037686, doi:10.1029/2022JD037686. ♠Jin, H., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, Y. Zhao, X. Li, W. Tiana, ♠C. Chen, B. Liang, X. Li, and C. Mu, 2023: Performance and Changes of High-Resolution (1 km) Surface Air Temperature in Northern Hemisphere Permafrost Regions. Int. J. Climatol., 43(3), 1333-1348, doi:10.1002/joc.7918. Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Wang, and C. Mu, 2022: An Integrated Index of Cryospheric Change in the Northern Hemisphere. Global Planet. Change, 218, 103984, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103984. ♠Chen, C., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, Y. Zhao, G. Yang, W. Tian, X. Li, ♠R. Du, and X. Li, 2022: Comprehensive Assessment of Seasonally Frozen Ground Changes in the Northern Hemisphere Based on Observations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 127(20), e2022JD037306, doi:10.1029/2022JD037306. ♠Jin, H., X. Li, O. W. Frauenfeld, Y. Zhao, ♠C. Chen, ♠R. Du, J. Du, and X. Peng, 2022: Comparisons of Statistical Downscaling Methods for Air Temperature Over the Qilian Mountains. Theor. Appl. Climatol., 149(3-4), 883-896, doi:10.1007/s00704-022-04081-w. ♠Vecellio, D. J. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2022: Surface and Sub-Surface Drivers of Autumn Temperature Increase Over Eurasian Permafrost. Clim. Change, 172(1-2), 13, doi:10.1007/s10584-022-03366-3. ♠Du, R., X. Peng, ♠H. Jin, Q. Wei, W. Sun, S. Jia, C. Fan, K. Wang, S. Wei, Y. Zhao, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2022: Comparative Study on Active Layer Depth Differences Between Hummocks and Thermokarst Depressions in the Eboling Area of the Qilian Mountains. J. Glaciol. Geocryo., 44(1), 188-202, doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-0240.2022.0030. ♠Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2022: Arctic Precipitation Recycling and Hydrologic Budget Changes in Response to Sea Ice Loss. Global Planet. Change, 209, 103752, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103752. [2023 AAG Climate Specialty Group Paper of the Year] ♠Du, R., X. Peng, O. W. Frauenfeld, W. Sun, B. Liang, ♠C. Chen, ♠H. Jin, and Y. Zhao, 2022: The Role of Peat on Permafrost Thaw Based on Field Observations. Catena, 208, 105772, doi:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105772. ♠Du, R., X. Peng, K. Wang, O. W. Frauenfeld, ♠C. Chen, W. Sun, ♠H. Jin, Y. Zhao, S. Peng, and B. Liang, 2021: Response of Peat-Rich Permafrost to a Warming Climate on the Northeast Tibetan Plateau. Agr. Forest Meteorol., 311, 108681, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108681. Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, ♠R. Du, ♠H. Jin, and C. Mu, 2021: A Holistic Assessment of 1979-2016 Global Cryospheric Extent. Earth's Future, 9, e2020EF001969, doi:10.1029/2020EF001969. [Open Access Reprint] [AGU Highlight] [Research@Texas A&M Magazine] ♠Vecellio, D. J. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2021: The Contribution of Changing Surface Thermodynamics on Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Air Temperatures Over Eurasian Permafrost. Clim. Dynam., 57(3), 933-952, doi:10.1007/s00382-021-05747-3. ♠Ford, V. L., O. W. Frauenfeld, C. J. Nowotarski, and R. J. Bombardi, 2021: Effective Sea Ice Area Based on a Thickness Threshold. Clim. Dynam., 56(11), 3541-3552, doi:10.1007/s00382-021-05655-6. Peng, X., O. W. Frauenfeld, H. Jin, R. Du, L. Qiao, Y. Zhao, C. Mu, and T. Zhang, 2021: Assessment of Temperature Changes on the Tibetan Plateau During 1980-2018. Earth and Space Science, 8(4), e2020EA001609, doi:10.1029/2020EA001609. [Open Access Reprint] Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. Du, 2020: Permafrost Response to Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Last Millennium Across the Northern Hemisphere. Land Degradation & Development, 31(14), 1823-1836, doi:10.1002/ldr.3578. Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, R. Du, Q. Wei, and B. Liang, 2020: Soil Freeze Depth Variability Across Eurasia During 1850-2100. Clim. Change, 158(3), 531-549, doi:10.1007/s10584-019-02586-4. Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. Wang, L. Qiao, R. Du, and C. Mu, 2020: Northern Hemisphere Greening in Association with Warming Permafrost. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosciences, 125(1), e2019JD005086, doi:10.1029/2019JG005086. ♠Vecellio, D. J., C. J. Nowotarski and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2019: The Role of Permafrost in Eurasian Land-Atmosphere Interactions. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124(22), 11644-11660, doi:10.1029/2019JD031204. Tanski, G., H. Bergstedt, A. Bevington, P. Bonnaventure, F. Bouchard, C. Coch, S. Dumais, A. Evgrafova, O. W. Frauenfeld, J. Frederick, M. Fritz, D. Frolov, S. Harder, I. Hartmeyer, J. Heslop, E. Hogstrom, M. Johansson, G. Kraev, E. Kuznetsova, J. Lenz, A. Lupachev, F. Magnin, J. Martens, A. Maslakov, A. Morgenstern, A. Nieuwendam, M. Oliva, B. Radosavljevic, J. Ramage, A. Schneider, J. Stanilovskaya, J. Strauss, E. Trochim, D. Vecellio, S. Weber, and H. Lantuit, 2019: The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is getting older: The past, present, and future of our evolving community. Polar Record, 55(4), 216-219, doi:10.1017/S0032247418000645. Bombardi, R. J., J. L. Kinter III, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2019: A Gobal Gridded Dataset of the Characteristics of the Rainy and Dry Seasons. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 100(7), 1315-1328, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0177.1. [Open Access Reprint] Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Wang, W. Sun, and J. Luo, 2019: Evaluation and Quantification of Surface Air Temperature over Eurasia Based on CMIP5 Models. Climate Research, 77(2), 167-180, doi:10.3354/cr01549. [Open Access Reprint] ♠Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Wang, D. Luo, B. Cao, H. Su, H. Jin, and Q. Wu, 2018: Spatiotemporal changes in active layer thickness under contemporary and projected climate in the Northern Hemisphere. J. Climate, 31(1), 251-266, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0721.1. ♠Peng, X., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Wang, B. Cao, X. Zhong, H. Su, C. Mu, 2017: Response of seasonal soil freeze depth to climate change across China. The Cryosphere, 11(3), 1059-1073, doi:10.5194/tc-11-1059-2017. [Open Access Reprint] ♠Ford, T. W., S. M. Quiring, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2017: Multi-Decadal Variability of Soil Moisture-Temperature Coupling over the Contiguous United States Modulated by Pacific and Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures. Int. J. Climatol., 37(3), 1400-1415, doi:10.1002/joc.4785. ♠Peng, X., O. W. Frauenfeld, B. Cao, K. Wang, H. Su, Z. Huang, D. Yue, H. Wang, and T. Zhang, 2016: Response of Changes in Seasonal Soil Freeze/Thaw State to Climate Change from 1950 to 2010 across China. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 121(11), 1984-2000, doi:10.1002/2016JF003876. ♠Bowlick, F. J., ♠S. L. Young, ♠T. D. Murphy, ♠B. M. J. Williams, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2016: Flexibility, Communication, and Transparency: Lessons for a Successful Geography Lab Manual Implementation from First Semester Experiences. Research in Geographic Education, 18(1), 74-85. ♠Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2016: Impacts of Urbanization on Future Climate in China. Clim. Dynam., 47(1), 345-357, doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2840-6. [2016 AAG Climate Specialty Group Paper of the Year] ♠Ford, T. W. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2016: Surface-Atmosphere Moisture Interactions in the Frozen Ground Regions of Eurasia. Scientific Reports, 6, 19163, doi:10.1038/srep19163. [Open Access Reprint] Streletskiy, D., A. Sherstiukov, O. W. Frauenfeld, and F. E. Nelson, 2015: Changes in the 1963-2013 Shallow Ground Thermal Regime in Russian Permafrost Regions. Environ. Res. Lett., 10(11), 125005, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/125005. [Open Access Reprint] ♠Ford, T. W., S. M. Quiring, O. W. Frauenfeld, and A. D. Rapp, 2015: Synoptic conditions related to soil moisture-atmosphere interactions and unorganized convection in Oklahoma. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120(22), 11519-11535, doi:10.1002/2015JD023975. ♠Labosier, C. F., O. W. Frauenfeld, S. M. Quiring, and C. W. Lafon, 2015: Weather Type Classification of Wildfire Ignitions in the Central Gulf Coast, USA. Int. J. Climatol., 35(9), 2620-2634, doi:10.1002/joc.4160. ♠Sohoulande Djebou, D. C., V. P. Singh, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2015: Vegetation Response to Precipitation Across the Aridity Gradient of the Southwestern United States. J. Arid Environ., 115, 35-43, doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.01.005. ♦,♠Teale, N. G., ♦H. Mahan, ♦S. Bleakney, ♦A. Berger, ♦N. Shibley, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. M. Quiring, A. D. Rapp, E. B. Roark, and R. Washington-Allen, 2014: Impacts of Vegetation and Precipitation on Throughfall Heterogeneity in a Tropical Pre-Montane Transitional Cloud Forest. Biotropica, 46(6), 667-676, doi:10.1111/btp.12166. Garstang, M., R. E. Davis, K. Leggett, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. Greco, E. Zipser, and M. Petersen, 2014: Response of African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) to seasonal changes in rainfall. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e108736, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108736. Rapp, A. D., ♦A. Peterson, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. M. Quiring, and E. B. Roark, 2014: Climatology of storm characteristics in Costa Rica using the TRMM precipitation radar. J. Hydrometeorol., 15(6), 2615-2633, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-13-0174.1. ♠Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Precipitation Simulations over China Based on CMIP5 Multimodel Ensemble Projections. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119(10), 5767-5786, doi:10.1002/2013JD021190. ♠Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: Surface Air Temperature Changes over the 20th and 21st Centuries in China Simulated by 20 CMIP5 Models. J. Climate, 27(11), 3920-3937, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00465.1. ♠Sohoulande Djebou, D. C., V. P. Singh, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: Analysis of summer precipitation variability and related watershed topography effects in the Southwest United States. J. Hydrol., 511, 838-849, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.02.045. Mahmood, R., R. A. Pielke Sr., K. G. Hubbard, D. Niyogi, P. A. Dirmeyer, C. McAlpine, A. M. Carleton, R. Hale, S. Gameda, A. Beltran-Przekurat, B. Baker, R. McNider, D. R. Legates, J. M. Shepherd, J. Du, P. Blanken, O. W. Frauenfeld, U. S. Nair, and S. Fall, 2014: Land Cover Changes and their Biogeophysical Effects on Climate. Int. J. Climatol., 34(4), 929-953, doi:10.1002/joc.3736. [Web of Science Highly Cited Paper] ♠Zhu, L., O. W. Frauenfeld, and S. M. Quiring, 2013: Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Precipitation in Texas: A Statistical Modeling Approach Based on a 60 Year Climatology. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118(16), 8842-8856, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50663. [2014 AAG Climate Specialty Group Paper of the Year] Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2011: An Observational 71-Year History of Seasonally Frozen Ground Changes in the Eurasian High Latitudes. Environ. Res. Lett., 6, 044024, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/044024. [Open Access Reprint] [Perspective] Frauenfeld, O. W., P. C. Knappenberger, and P. J. Michaels, 2011: A Reconstruction of Annual Greenland Ice Melt Extent, 1784-2009. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D08104, doi:10.1029/2010JD014918. Mahmood, R., A. I. Quintanar, G. Conner, R. Leeper, S. Dobler, R. A. Pielke Sr., A. Beltran-Przekurat, K. G. Hubbard, D. Niyogi, G. Bonan, P. Lawrence, T. Chase, R. McNider, Y. Wu, C. McAlpine, R. Deo, A. Etter, S. Gameda, B. Qian, A. Carleton, J. O. Adegoke, S. Vezhapparambu, S. Asefi, U. S. Nair, E. Sertel, D. R. Legates, R. Hale, O. W. Frauenfeld, A. Watts, M. Shepherd, C. Mitra, V. G. Anantharaj, S. Fall, H.-I. Chang, R. Lund, A. Trevi-o, P. Blanken, J. Du, and J. Syktus, 2010: Impacts of Land Use Land Cover Change on Climate and Future Research Priorities. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 91(1), 37-46, doi:10.1175/2009BAMS2769.1. ♠Ma, L., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, B. Ye, D. Yang, and D. Qin, 2009: Evaluation of Precipitation from the ERA-40, NCEP-1, and NCEP-2 Reanalyses, and CMAP-1, CMAP-2, and GPCP-2 with Ground-based Measurements in China. J. Geophys. Res., 114, D09105, doi:10.1029/2008JD011178. Bojariu, R., R. Garcia-Herrera, L. Gimeno, T. Zhang, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2008: Cryosphere-Atmosphere Interaction Related to NAO Variability and Change. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1146, 50-59, doi:10.1196/annals.1446.018. ♠Ma, L., T. Zhang, Q. Li, O. W. Frauenfeld, and D. Qin, 2008: Correction to "Evaluation of ERA-40, NCEP-1, and NCEP-2 Reanalysis Air Temperatures with Ground-Based Measurements in China." J. Geophys. Res., 113, D18199, doi:10.1029/2008JD010981. ♠Ma, L., T. Zhang, Q. Li, O. W. Frauenfeld, and D. Qin, 2008: Evaluation of ERA-40, NCEP-1, and NCEP-2 Reanalysis Air Temperatures with Ground-based Measurements in China. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15115, doi:10.1029/2007JD009549. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and J. L. McCreight, 2007: Northern Hemisphere Freezing/Thawing Index Variations over the Twentieth Century. Int. J. Climatol., 27(1), 47-63, doi:10.1002/joc.1372. Chudinova, S. M., O. W. Frauenfeld, R. G. Barry, T. Zhang, and V. A. Sorokovikov, 2006: Relationship Between Air and Soil Temperature Trends and Periodicities in the Permafrost Regions of Russia. J. Geophys. Res., 111, F02008, doi:10.1029/2005JF000342. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, M. C. Serreze, A. J. Etringer, C. Oelke, J. L. McCreight, R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, D. Yang, H. Ye, L. Feng, and S. Chudinova, 2005: Spatial and Temporal Variability in Active Layer Thickness over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D16101, doi:10.1029/2004JD005642. Frauenfeld, O. W., R. E. Davis, and M. E. Mann, 2005: A Distinctly Interdecadal Signal of Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction. J. Climate, 18(11), 1709-1718, doi:10.1175/JCLI3367.1. [2006 AAG Climate Specialty Group Paper of the Year] Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and M. C. Serreze, 2005: Climate Change and Variability using European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis (ERA-40) Temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D02101, doi:10.1029/2004JD005230. Michaels, P. J., P. C. Knappenberger, O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. E. Davis, 2004: Trends in Precipitation on the Wettest Days of the Year across the Contiguous USA. Int. J. Climatol., 24(15), 1873-1882, doi:10.1002/joc.1102. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2004: Interdecadal Changes in Seasonal Freeze and Thaw Depths in Russia. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D05101, doi:10.1029/2003JD004245. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. E. Davis, 2003: Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex Trends and Climate Change Implications. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D14), 4423, doi:10.1029/2002JD002958. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. E. Davis, 2002: Midlatitude Circulation Patterns Associated with Decadal and Interannual Pacific Ocean Variability. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(24), 2221, doi:10.1029/2002GL015743. Michaels, P. J., P. C. Knappenberger, O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. E. Davis, 2002: Revised 21st Century Temperature Increases. Climate Res., 23(1), 1-9, doi:10.3354/cr023001. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. E. Davis, 2000: The Influence of El Niño-Southern Oscillation Events on the Northern Hemisphere 500 hPa Circumpolar Vortex. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(4), 537-540, doi:10.1029/1999GL010996. [PDF]

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Frauenfeld, O. W., and R. E. Davis, 2012: Interactions Between Pacific Sea-Surface Temperatures and the Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex. Publications in Climatology, 65(1), 28pp. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Chen, and T. Zhang, 2012: Observational Station-Based Frozen Ground Feedbacks in the Eurasian High Latitudes. Proc. Tenth International Conference on Permafrost, 4, 155-156. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. Mahmood, 2008: Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Change on the Atmosphere. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, invited special issue review. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, A. J. Etringer, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2008: Historical Changes in the Seasonally Frozen Ground Regions of the Russian Arctic. Proc. Ninth International Conference on Permafrost, 1, 75-76. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. E. Davis, 2002: Trends in the 1949-2000 Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex and Climate Change Implications. Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Applied Climatology, Portland, Oregon, 159-164. Michaels, P. J., P. C. Knappenberger, R. E. Davis, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2002: Rational Analysis of Trends in Extreme Temperature and Precipitation. Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Applied Climatology, Portland, Oregon, 153-158. Legates, D. R., R. E. Davis, O. W. Frauenfeld, and S. Robeson, 2000: A Non-Correlation Based Approach to the Search for Anthropogenic Climate Change Signals. Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences of the American Meteorological Society, Asheville, North Carolina, 14-17.

REPORTS & DATA PRODUCTS

Zhang, T. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2009: Soil Temperature Station Data from Permafrost Regions of Russia (Selection of Five Stations), 1880s-2000. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder. Digital media. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. G. Barry, 2006: Time series of seasonally frozen ground depth in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder. Digital media. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. G. Barry, 2006: Time series of active layer thickness in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder. Digital media. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, J. L. McCreight, and R. G. Barry, 2005: Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid annual freezing and thawing indices, 1901-2002. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder. Digital media. Michaels, P. J., P. J. Stenger, P. C. Knappenberger, J. D. Hux, S. Gawtry, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2000-2002: Virginia Climate Advisory, 2000 (1)-2002 (9), online. Michaels, P. J., P. J. Stenger, P. C. Knappenberger, J. D. Hux, S. Gawtry, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 1999: Virginia Climate Advisory, 23 (1), 31 pp. Michaels, P. J., P. J. Stenger, P. C. Knappenberger, J. D. Hux, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. Gawtry, and T. Lewis, 1999: Virginia Climate Advisory, 22 (4), 31 pp. Frauenfeld, O. W., 1996: A Statistical Evaluation of DIAMOD. Theoretical Meteorology Technical Report Nr. 96, Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria, 26 pp.

COURSES TAUGHT

Texas A&M University GEOG 203: Planet Earth; fall 2010, spring 2011, fall 2011, spring 2012, fall 2012, fall 2013, spring 2014, fall 2014, fall 2015, spring 2016, fall 2016, spring 2017, fall 2017, spring 2018, fall 2018, spring 2020, fall 2021, spring 2023, fall 2023, spring 2024 GEOG 213: Planet Earth Laboratory; fall 2014 GEOG 324: Global Climatic Regions [Writing-Intensive]; spring 2010, fall 2010, spring 2011, spring 2012, spring 2014, spring 2015, fall 2015, fall 2017, fall 2018, fall 2019 GEOS 380: Workshop in Environmental Studies--High Alpine Field Ecology; summer 2022 [Field Experience] GEOS 405: Environmental Geoscience [Capstone; Writing-Intensive]; spring 2017 [study abroad], spring 2019 [study abroad], spring 2021, spring 2022 [study abroad] GEOG 485: Climate Change in Greenland; fall 2011 GEOS 485 (Honors): Throughfall Data Analysis in a Pre-Montane Transitional Cloud Forest; spring 2014 GEOG 491: Comparison of Home Range Estimates for African Desert Elephants; spring 2019 GEOG 491: Environmental Drivers of African Desert Elephants; fall 2018 GEOG 491: Greenland's Summit Station in ECMWF Operational Forecasts; fall 2015 GEOS 491: Population Dynamics of Loxodonta Africana; fall 2016 GEOS 491: Vegetation Drivers of Elephant Movements; spring 2017 GEOS 491 (Honors): Surface-Atmosphere Interactions in the Arctic; spring 2013 GEOS 491 (Honors): Throughfall Variability in Cloud Forests; fall 2013 GEOG 668: Arctic Climates; fall 2011, fall 2013, spring 2015, spring 2016, fall 2016, fall 2020, fall 2024 GEOG 685: Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Cyclone Precipitation; spring 2011 GEOG 685: Arctic Land-Atmosphere Coupling Strength; spring 2014 University of Virginia EVSC 250 (co-offered as EVSC 493/793): Man's Atmospheric Environment, summer 1998 and 1999 EVSC 541L: Atmospheric Dynamics Laboratory, fall 1999 EVSC 350L: Atmosphere and Weather Laboratory, fall & spring 1997-1999;   Head Teaching Assistant, 1998-1999

ADVISING

Texas A&M University:    Graduate (current): Rhett Douris (chair): "Identification of the Dominant Rainfall Mechanism Over Central Equatorial Africa;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2019-present Kaitlan Gil-Najarro (chair); M.S. (Geography), 2024-present Daniel Goolsby (chair); M.S. (Geography), 2023-present Blu Patterson (chair); "Satellite-Derived Soil Moisture Estimation for High-Latitude Environments;" M.S. (Geography), 2023-present Marjan Behnia (committee member): Simulating Land Degradation and Desertification with Machine Learning; Ph.D. (Geography), 2021-present Leah Bolitho (committee member): M.Gsc. (Geoscience), 2023-present Asia Cavazos (committee member): M.S. (Water Management and Hydrological Science), 2024-present Zhean Chen (committee member): M.S. (Atmospheric Sciences), 2023-present Victoria E. Ford (committee member): M.S. (Atmospheric Sciences), 2024-present Jikun Liu (committee member): Ph.D. (Geography), 2022-present Hao Tian (committee member): Ph.D. (Geography), 2023-present    Graduate (completed): Bradley Barger (chair): "The Influence of Local Sea Ice and Remote Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on Cyclones in Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, and Labrador Sea;" M.S. (Geography), 2016-2020 Nicole Casamassina (chair): "Estimating Losses from Hurricane Harvey Using FEMA's HAZUS-MH Model;" M.S. (Geography), 2017-2019 Liang Chen (chair): "The Impacts of Land Cover Change on Climate over China;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2011-2015 Rhett Douris (chair): "A Multi-Decadal Precipitation Evaluation for Namibia Using Satellite, Model, and Ground-Based Data;" M.S. (Geography), 2016-2019 Hannah Durick (chair): "Application of Circuit Theory for Investigating Drivers of Elephant Movements in Namibia;" M.S. (Geography), 2015-2018 Victoria L. Ford (chair): "The Role of Arctic Sea Ice Decline on a Changing Freshwater Budget;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2016-2022 Manuel Hernandez, Jr. (chair): "Assessment of Statistically Downscaled Simulations of the North American Monsoon System;" M.S. (Geography), 2012-2015 Sam Iles (chair): "Comparison of Ecoregion Wildfire Characteristics in the United States;" M.S. (Geography), 2022-2024 Angela Khong (chair): "Interannual Variability of the West African Monsoon Using the Rainy and Dry Seasons Dataset;" M.S. (Geography), 2020-2022 Mariam Moeen (chair): "Assessment of Home Range Estimates for Namibian Elephants using GIS and Remote Sensing;" M.S. (Geography), 2019-2021 Laura Quirk (chair): "Assessing the Predictability of Beaufort Sea Minimum Ice Extent in the Changing Arctic Climate Regime;" M.S. (Geography) 2012-2014 Daniel Vecellio (chair): "The Impact of Frozen Ground Degradation on Surface-Atmosphere Interactions;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2015-2021 Jeremy Anthony (committee member): "The effects of Arctic amplification on the occurrence of extreme snowfall events in the eastern United States;" M.S. (Atmospheric Sciences), 2012-2014 Katherine Beall (committee member): "Using a Bayesian Network Framework to Predict Permafrost Thaw in the Arctic;" M.S. (Geography), 2019-2021 Matthew Cullen (committee member): "The Houston Lightning Mapping Array: Network Installation and Preliminary Analysis;" M.S. (Atmospheric Sciences), 2012-2013 Rosemary Dwight (committee member)" "A Multiscale Analysis of Factors Associated with Shrub Cover and Shrub Expansion on the North Slope of Alaska;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2015-2019 Trent Ford (committee member): "Investigation of Vegetation-Soil Interactions and Their Influences on Summer Precipitation in the United States Great Plains;" M.S. (Geography), 2011-2013 Trent Ford (committee member): "Summer Precipitation and Drought Conditions in the Great Plains;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2013-2015 Aaron Funk (committee member): "Analysis of the TRMM PR Performance over the Tropics and Southeast Texas;" M.S. (Atmospheric Science), 2012-2013 Shen-Yu Hu (committee member): "Living with Water: Re-Envisioning the Human-Water Dynamics for Manchester Neighborhood, Houston;" M.L.A. (Architecture), 2017-2019 Jeremy Johnson (committee member), "A Genetic Approach to Dispersal at the Alpine Treeline Ecotone;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2012-2016 Chris Labosier (committee member): "Climate-Wildfire Relationships in the Southeastern United States;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2009-2014 Beeyoung Gun Lee (committee member): "Responses of Macrolichens to Changing Environment in the Presidential Range, New Hampshire;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2011-2013 Kelci Miller (committee member): "Characterization of Water Colum Chemistry of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands;" M.S. (Geography), 2016-2018 Leslye Mohon (committee member): "Validating annual growth bands of deep-sea black corals and calculating ocean reservoir ages from the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern United States;" M.S. (Geography), 2012-2014 Adam Naito (committee member): "Quantification and modeling of patch-scale shrub expansion in the Alaskan Arctic;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2010-2014 Soheil Sameti (committee member): "Evaluation of a Watershed Protection Plan;" M.L.A. (Architecture), 2017-2019 Michelle Ruiz (committee member): "Assessment of the Effect of Climate Change on Florida's Future Hurricane Event Risk;" M.S. (Geography), 2011-2014 John Schiff (committee member): "Deep-Sea Black Corals as Recorders of Millennial-Scale Ecosystem Change in the Gulf Stream;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2014-2023 Manqing Shao (committee member): "Impacts of a Changing Environment on Floods, Droughts, and Surface Water Availability in Texas Watersheds;" Ph.D. (Civil Engineering), 2019-present Manqing Shao (committee member): "Evaluating the Impacts of Urbanization and Climate Change on Streamflow by Comparing Two Neighboring Basins in Texas;" M.S. (Civil Engineering), 2016-2018 Dagbegnon Sohoulande Djebou, (committee member): "Seasonal precipitation variability and its impact on vegetation dynamics under climate change and aridity spectra of the Southwest United States Ecosystems;" Ph.D. (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), 2011-2015 Natalie Teale (committee member): "Hydroclimatic conditions associated with rapid flooding in watersheds of the New York City Water Supply System;" M.S. (Geography), 2013-2015 Liyan Tian (committee member): "Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variations of Drought in Oklahoma;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2014-2017 Yue Wang (committee member): "The effects of teleconnections on North Atlantic tropical cyclone precipitation;" M.S. (Geography), 2012-2015 Yuyan Wang (committee member): M.S. (Geography), 2018-2021 Shanshui Yuan (committee member): "Investigating Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the U.S. Great Plains Using Observed and Simulated Soil Moisture;" Ph.D. (Geography), 2013-2016 Laiyin Zhu (committee member): "Investigation of the Variations and Impacts of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation in Texas (1950-2009);" Ph.D. (Geography), 2010-2013    Visiting Scholar: Xiaoqing Peng: "Response of Changes in Seasonally Frozen Ground to Climate Change in the Northern Hemisphere," Ph.D. (Geography) Lanzhou University, 2015-2016    Undergraduate: Carlos Martinez (advisor): "Greenland's Summit Station in ECMWF Operational Forecasts;" Undergraduate Research Scholars Thesis (Atmospheric Sciences), 2015-2016 Amelie C. Berger (advisor): "Characterization of Throughfall Heterogeneity in a Tropical Pre-Montane Cloud Forest in Costa Rica;" Undergraduate Research Scholars Honors Thesis (Environmental Geosciences), 2013-2014 (completed) Environmental Studies Program Mentor, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2010-2012 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Ecohydrology of a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest, Faculty Mentor, 2010-2013 University of Virginia B. (Foster) Scott (Graduate Mentor): "A Comparison of Shallow and Deep Water Buoy Data for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms (1993-1996);" Independent research project (Department of Environmental Sciences), spring 1997 B. (Foster) Scott (Graduate Mentor): "A Comparison of Shallow and Deep Water Buoy Data for Atlantic Coast Northeast Storms (1992-1996);" Distinguished Majors Thesis (Department of Environmental Sciences), 1997-1998 D. Williams (Graduate Mentor): "Analysis of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Pressure as Related to Wind Speed;" Bachelor of Science Thesis (School of Engineering and Applied Science), 1999-2000

FIELD EXPERIENCE

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Ecohydrology of a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest, Texas A&M Soltis Center for Research and Education, San Isidro, Costa Rica; Faculty Mentor, 2011-2013 Kwajalein Field Experiment (KWAJEX), NASA, in cooperation with U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Kwajalein Missile Range (now Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site) and NOAA, Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM), Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Tethersonde, radiometry, and micrometeorology field site investigator, July-September 1999.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

External Service Editor, Climate Research, 2011-present Review Editor, Climate Research, 2004-2010 Associate Editor, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP), 2007-2008 Contributing Author, IPCC Working Group 1 Fourth Assessment Report, Chapter 4: Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice, and Frozen Ground Private Science Briefing, Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, Colorado, October 3, 2007 Panelist, Washington Roundtable on Science and Public Policy, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., February 26, 2006 Cryosphere Section Executive Committee, American Geophysical Union, 2014-2023 Committee on Applied Climatology, American Meteorological Society, 2006-2010 Board of Directors, United States Permafrost Association (USPA), 2007-2014           Chair, Communications Committee, 2014-2019; Past-President, 2013; President, 2012; President-Elect, 2011; Secretary, 2007-2008, 2009-2010 Presidents' Council, U. S. Permafrost Association, 2014-present Texas A&M University member institution representative, Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), 2014-present International Coordinator and U.S. National Representative, Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN), 2005-2009 Co-Chair, U.S. National Academies of Sciences/Polar Research Board Delegation to the Tenth International Conference on Permafrost, Salekhard, Russia, June 25-29, 2012 Peer Reviewer:      Journals Agricultural and Forest Meteorology American Journal of Science Annals of Glaciology Applied Geography Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research Atmosphere-Ocean Atmospheric Research Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Catena Climate Dynamics Climate of the Past Climate Research Climatic Change Cold Regions Science and Technology Earth and Space Science Earth Interactions Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Earth System Science Data Earth's Future Ecological Indicators Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Environmental Research Letters Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union Geomorphology Geophysical Journal International Geophysical Research Letters Global and Planetary Change Hydrological Processes International Journal of Climatology Journal of Applied Meteorology Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Journal of Cleaner Production Journal of Climate Journal of Geography in Higher Education Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface Journal of Hydrology Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies Journal of Hydrometeorology Land Degradation and Development Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Nature Climate Change Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Physical Geography Polar Geography Progress in Physical Geography Science Science of the Total Environment Scientific Reports The Cryosphere Theoretical and Applied Climatology Water Resources Research      Grant Programs Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Science Foundation (NSF) Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)/Dutch Research Council U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) (now CRDF Global) Convener and Session Chair, "The Cryosphere in Mountain Regions under a Warming Climate I & II," American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 14-18, 2015 Convener, special session "State and Fate of Frozen Ground and Periglacial Environments," 106th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 14-18, 2010 Organizing Committee, Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP), Fairbanks, Alaska, June 29-July 3, 2008 Session Chair, special session "Change Detection," Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP), Fairbanks, Alaska, June 29-July 3, 2008 Organizer (with R. Mahmood), Special Collection "Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Change on the Atmosphere," Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 2008 Convener and Session Chair, special sessions "Cold Region Hydrology I-III: Surface and Subsurface Processes-Frozen Ground," 2007 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 10-14, 2007 Co-convener and Session Chair (with Philip Marsh et al.), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Symposium on "Climate-Permafrost-Hydrology Interactions: The Impact of Changing Climate on Cold Regions Hydrology," International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics—IUGG XXIV 2007, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007 Convener and Session Chair, special sessions "Snow Cover Observations and Variability" and "Regional-Scale Changes in Cryospheric Variables," 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California, April 17-21, 2007 Co-convener, 16th Conference on Applied Climatology, San Antonio, Texas, January 14-18, 2007 Co-convener and Session Chair (with M. A. Barlow), special session "Precipitation and Drought," 16th Conference on Applied Climatology, San Antonio, Texas, January 14-18, 2007 Contributor, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Cryosphere Theme and Reviewer, IGOS Cryosphere Theme Report, 2007 Session Chair, special sessions "Permafrost Hydrology" and "Climate, and Environmental Controls of the Cryosphere," Asian Conference on Permafrost, Lanzhou, China, August 7-9, 2006 Convener (with R. Mahmood) and Session Chair, special sessions "Land Cover/Land Use Change I and II," 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, March 7-11, 2006 Session Chair, special sessions "Permafrost and Seasonally Frozen Ground in a Changing Climate," 2005 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9, 2005 Convener and Session Chair (with R. E. Davis), special sessions "Atmospheric Circulation Variability" and "Atmospheric Circulation Variability and the Cryosphere," 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, April 5-9, 2005 Co-convener (with S. M. Robeson), special session "Changes in Climatic Variability and Atmospheric Circulation," 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, April 5-9, 2005 Co-convener and Session Chair (with T. Zhang, F. E. Nelson, and R. G. Barry), special sessions "Changes in Frozen Ground: Environmental and Climatic Impacts I & II," (C12A, C13B) & invited AGU press conference "Permafrost at Risk," 2004 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13-17, 2004. University Service Reviewer, Texas A&M University-CONACYT: Collaborative Research Grant Program, Texas A&M University, 2018 Reviewer, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, Texas A&M University, 2014 Graduate Teaching Academy Career Panelist, Texas A&M University, October 30, 2012 Graduate Merit Fellowship Reviewer, Texas A&M University, 2012 Board Member, International Center Advisory Board, International Studies Office, University of Virginia, 1997-1998, 1998-1999 College Service Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, College of Geoscience, Texas A&M University, 2016-present Assessment Liaison (Geography), College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2017-2020 Scholarship Committee, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2014-2016 Technology Working Group, College of Geosciences New Building Planning and Design, Texas A&M University, 2015-present Faculty Selection Committee, iGeo 2012, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2012 Co-convener, 3rd CIRES Science Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, April 2, 2008 Co-convener, 2nd CIRES Science Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, April 4, 2007 Co-convener, 1st CIRES Science Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, April 12, 2006 CIRES Members' Council, Research Scientist Representative, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, 2005-2008      Vice-Chair, 2007-2009 Department Service Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2017-present Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2014-present Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2016-present Assessment Committee (Chair), Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2017-2020 Undergraduate Geography Program Lead, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2016-2017 Awards Committee, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2016-2018 GEOG 203/213 Laboratory and Lecture Coordinator, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2012-2014 College of Geosciences Web Liaison, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2010-2014 Hiring Committee Member, National Snow and Ice Data Center: associate scientist, 2004; postdoc, 2006; associate scientist, 2007; research scientist II, 2008 Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 1998-1999, 2000-2002 Judge, EnviroDay Research Forum, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 1997 and 1998

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Frauenfeld, O. W., 2023: The Role of Permafrost in Eurasian Land-Atmosphere Interactions. Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, University of Delaware, February 24. Frauenfeld, O. W. and D. J. Vecellio, 2022: Land-Atmosphere Interactions Over Eurasian Permafrost. 102nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting/35th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, Houston, Texas, Virtual, January 23-27. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2021: Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Northern Eurasian Permafrost Regions. Environmental Sciences Seminar, American University, November 2. Frauenfeld, O. W. and D. J. Vecellio, 2016: Validation of Eurasian Snow Depths from MERRA-2, MERRA-Land, and ERA-Interim. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, November 4. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2016: The Role of Frozen Ground in Eurasian Surface-Atmosphere Interactions. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, November 3. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2014: Climate Drivers and Potential Feedbacks from Frozen Ground Variability in the Eurasian High Latitudes. Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Seminar, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, March 27. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and L. Chen, 2013: Eurasian Permafrost and Seasonally Frozen Ground in a Changing Climate: Observed Impacts and Feedbacks. American Geophysical Union Meeting of the Americas, Cancun, Mexico, May 14-17. Bojariu, R., R. Garcia-Herrera, L. Gimeno, T. Zhang, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2009: Land-Atmosphere Interaction Related to North Atlantic Oscillation Persistence in the Recent Decades. Joint IPCC-WCRP-IGBP Workshop: New Science Directions and Activities Relevant to the IPCC AR5, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 3-6. Zhang, T., R. L. Armstrong, M. C. Serreze, W. Meier, J. Stroeve, O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. G. Barry, 2009: Observed Changes in Frozen Ground, Glaciers, Snow Cover, and Sea Ice. Joint IPCC-WCRP-IGBP Workshop: New Science Directions and Activities Relevant to the IPCC AR5, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 3-6. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2009: Seasons of Change in the Eurasian Arctic: Climate Drivers and Feedbacks of Permafrost Variability. Department seminar. Geography Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, February 17. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2009: Low-Frequency Variability in the Coupled Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere System. Department seminar. Geography Department, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, February 2. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, Q. Wu, and L. Ma, 2008: Climate, Permafrost, and Landscape Interactions on the Tibetan Plateau. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. Bojariu, R., R. Garcia-Herrera, L. Gimeno, T. Zhang, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2008: Cryosphere-atmosphere interaction related to NAO variability and change. 7th European Conference on Applied Climatology (ECAC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 29-October 3. Zhang, T. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2007: Impact of land use/land cover change on climate over the Tibetan Plateau. Plenary Presentation. Symposium of Tibetan Plateau and Surrounding Areas, Lanzhou, China, October 20-22. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2007: Is Warming on the Tibetan Plateau Caused By Land Cover Change or Data Uncertainty? Detecting the Atmospheric Response to the Changing Face of the Earth: A Focus on Human-Caused Regional Climate Forcings, Land-Cover/Land-Use Change, and Data Monitoring. NSF Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, August 27-29. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2007: Interdecadal Variability in the Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere System. Department seminar. Geography Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, April 30. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2007: Patterns of Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: The Pacific Ocean and the Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex. Department seminar. Geography Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 14. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2006: Review of Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Cryosphere Theme Report. Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Scientific Steering Group Annual Meeting (SSG III), Boulder, Colorado, December 4-8. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2006: Is Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau Driven by Land Use/Cover Change? CIRES Innovative Research Program Poster Session, Boulder, Colorado, September 14. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and R. L. Armstrong, 2006: Land Cover Change on the Tibetan Plateau and its Influence on Climate. Tibet Institute of Plateau Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Lhasa (Tibet), China, August 14. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2006: A Distinctly Interdecadal Signal of Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction. Plenary presentation. 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, March 9. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2006: Predictive Skill of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Atmospheric Teleconnections. Presenter and Panelist. Washington Roundtable on Science & Public Policy, Washington, D.C., February 24. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2005: Frozen ground variability in the Russian Arctic. Seminar. Cryospheric and Polar Processes Division Seminar, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, December 16. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2005: Observed changes and drivers of frozen ground variability in the Russian Arctic. Department seminar. Geography Colloquium Series, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, November 18. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2004: Surface Climate Processes on the Tibetan Plateau. Plenary presentation. 2004 IPM Workshop on Land/Atmosphere Interaction over the Tibetan Plateau, Chengdu, China, August 9-10. Frauenfeld, O. W., 2002: Northern Hemisphere Circulation Variability and the Pacific Ocean. Department seminar. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, November 7, 2002. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. E. Davis, 2002: Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex Trends and Climate Change Implications. Atmospheric Sciences Seminar, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, February 22, 2002. Frauenfeld, O. W., 1997: The Pacific/North American Teleconnection Pattern associated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation. 12th Annual EnviroDays Research Forum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, March.

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS

Frauenfeld, O. W. and V. L. Ford, 2023: Internal vs. Anthropogenic Forcing of Arctic Ocean Liquid Freshwater Content Using an Earth System Model Large Ensemble. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15. Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2022: Understanding internal variability of Arctic freshwater content through spatial fingerprinting technique. 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York, New York, Virtual, February 25-March 1. Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2022: Consequences of Arctic sea ice loss through the lens of liquid freshwater storage change. 2022 American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, Virtual, February 27-March 4. Khong, A., O. W. Frauenfeld, and R. J. Bombardi, 2022: Interannual Precipitation Variability of the West African Monsoon Using the Rainy and Dry Seasons Dataset. 102nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting/35th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, Houston, Texas, Virtual, January 23-27. Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2021: Re-Evaluation of the Arctic Ocean Freshwater Budget's Atmospheric Component. American Meteorological Society 16th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, Virtual, June 1-4. Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2021: The Role of Precipitation Recycling on the Arctic Freshwater Budget. 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Virtual, April 7-11. Vecellio, D. J. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2021: Thermodynamic influences on surface air temperature over Eurasian frozen ground regions. 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Virtual, April 7-11. Ford, V., O. W. Frauenfeld, C. Nowotarski, and R. Bombardi, 2020: Impact of a Critical Sea Ice Thickness Threshold on the Arctic Atmospheric Boundary Layer. 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Denver, Colorado Virtual, April 6-10. Ford, V., O. W. Frauenfeld, C. J. Nowotarski, and R. J. Bombardi, 2019: Atmospheric Boundary Layer Response to Varying Arctic Sea Ice Thicknesses. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 9-13. Barger, B. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2019: Local and Remote Drivers of Cyclones in Baffin Bay & Davis Strait. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 3-7. Casamassina, N. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2019: Estimating Losses from Hurricane Harvey Using FEMA's HAZUS-MH Model. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 3-7. Ford, V., O. W. Frauenfeld, and C. Nowotarski, 2019: The Influence of Arctic Sea Ice Thinning on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 3-7. Frauenfeld, O. W., X. Peng, and T. Zhang, 2019: 250 Years of Soil Freeze Depth Changes in Eurasia. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 3-7. Lilly, M. R., J. Brown, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Levine, D. A. Streletskiy, and S. Tahirkheli, 2018: Permafrost Monthly Alert (PMA): A Program to Promote, Preserve, and Enhance Frozen Ground Knowledge. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 10-14. Douris, R. J. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2018: A Multi-Decadal Precipitation Evaluation for Namibia Using Satellite, Model, and Ground-Based Data. 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-14. Frauenfeld, O. W., X. Peng, and T. Zhang, 2017: Greening of Northern Hemisphere Cold Regions in Response to Permafrost Changes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11-15. Ford, V., O. W. Frauenfeld, and C. J. Nowotarski, 2017: Determination of a Critical Sea Ice Thickness Threshold for the Central Arctic Ocean. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11-15. Vecellio D. J., C. J. Nowotarski, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2017: Simulated Short-Term Effects of Permafrost Degradation on Surface, Boundary Layer, and Synoptic-Scale Processes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11-15. Vecellio D. J., C. J. Nowotarski, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2017: Response of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Synoptic-Scale Circulation to Varying Permafrost Conditions in Eurasia Using WRF. 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 5-9. Frauenfeld, O. W., X. Peng, and T. Zhang, 2016: Comprehensive Evaluation of 1850-2100 Active Layer Thickness and Thawing Index Variability across the Northern Hemisphere. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 12-16. Frauenfeld, O. W. and L. Chen, 2015: The Effects of Urbanization on China's Future Climate based on Dynamically Downscaled Projections. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 14-18. Vecellio, D. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2015: Validation of MERRA and ERA-Interim Snow Depth Quantities in Eurasia. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 14-18. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Ford, 2015: The Role of Frozen Ground in Eurasian Surface-Atmosphere Moisture Coupling. 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, April 21-25. Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2015: Impacts of Land Cover Changes on Climate in China. 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, April 21-25. Hernandez, M. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2015: Assessment of Statistically Downscaled CMIP5 Simulations of the North American Monsoon System. 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, April 21-25. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Ford, 2014: Surface-Atmosphere Moisture Coupling in Eurasian Frozen Ground Regions. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: Impacts of Land Cover Changes on Climate over China. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. Frauenfeld, O. W. and L. Chen, 2014: Evaluation of CMIP5 Precipitation Variability in China over the 20th and 21st Centuries. 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, Florida, April 8-12. Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: Surface Air Temperature Changes over the 20th and 21st Century in China Simulated by 20 CMIP5 Models. 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, Florida, April 8-12. Berger, A. C. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: Characterization of Throughfall Heterogeneity in a Tropical Pre-Montane Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, Florida, April 8-12. Frauenfeld, O. W. and L. Chen, 2013: An Evaluation of CMIP5 Precipitation Variability for China Relative to Observations and CMIP3. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 9-13. Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2013: Evaluation of Historical and Projected Surface Air Temperature Simulations over China in CMIP5. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 9-13. Teale, N. G., H. Mahan, S. Bleakney, A. Berger, O. W. Frauenfeld, A. D. Rapp, S. M. Quiring, and E. B. Roark, 2013: Impacts of Vegetation and Precipitation on Throughfall Heterogeneity in a Tropical Pre-Montane Transitional Cloud Forest. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 9-13. Bleakney, S. A., N. G. Teale, A. Berger, H. Mahan, A. D. Rapp, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. M. Quiring, and E. B. Roark, 2013: Canopy Influence on Throughfall in a Transitional Cloud Forest. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 9-13. Houser, C., A. Cahill, E. Gonzalez, S. Brooks, O. W. Frauenfeld, G. Miller, G. Moore, A. Rapp, B. Roark, G. Schade, C. Schumacher, R. Washington-Allen, K. Brumbelow, and K. Lemmons, 2013: Eco-Hydrology of a Tropical Montane Forest: A REU Site Hosted By Texas A&M University in Costa Rica. Association for Tropical and Biology and Conservation and Organization for Tropical Studies Joint 50th Anniversary Meeting, San Jose, Costa Rica, June 23-27. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, and K. Wang, 2013: Permafrost Degradation and its Potential Carbon Feedbacks. American Geophysical Union Meeting of the Americas, Cancun, Mexico, May 14-17. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Chen, and T. Zhang, 2013: Comparison of Heat Flux Estimates based on Observations and Modeling for the Eurasian High Latitudes. 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, April 9-13. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Chen, and T. Zhang, 2013: The Contribution of Frozen Ground Changes in Eurasia to Arctic Amplification. 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change of the American Meteorological Society, Austin, Texas, January 6-10. Chen, L., O. W. Frauenfeld, and T. Zhang, 2013: A Numerical Investigation of Thermal Dynamics of Permafrost in Northern Eurasia. 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change of the American Meteorological Society, Austin, Texas, January 6-10. Peterson, A., A. D. Rapp, O. W. Frauenfeld, S. M. Quiring, and E. B. Roark, 2013: Characteristics of precipitating systems over Costa Rica using TRMM. 27th Conference on Hydrology of the American Meteorological Society, Austin, Texas, January 6-10. Shibley, N. C., N. G. Teale, E. R. Morris, S. M. Quiring, O. W. Frauenfeld, E. B. Roark, and A. D. Rapp, 2013: Characterizing Spatial Variability in Precipitation and Throughfall in a Tropical Pre-Montane Cloud Forest. 20th Conference on Applied Climatology of the American Meteorological Society, Austin, Texas, January 6-10. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Chen, and T. Zhang, 2012: Terrestrial Arctic Amplification Due to Changes in the Eurasian Soil Thermal Regime. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 3-7. Chen, L., O. W. Frauenfeld, and T. Zhang, 2012: Simulation of Soil Temperature Distribution in Russia Based on the VIC Land Surface Model. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 3-7. Sohoulande, D. C., V. P. Singh, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2012: Seasonal Rainfall Variability and its Impact on Vegetation Dynamics in the Southwestern United States: An Outlook on Future Water Budget Issue. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 3-7. Teale N. G., N. C. Shibley, E. R. Morris, A. Peterson, S. M. Quiring, O. W. Frauenfeld, E. B. Roark, and A. D. Rapp, 2012: Microscale Throughfall and Precipitation Heterogeneity in a Transitional Cloud Forest. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 3-7. Washington-Allen R. A., E. H. Buckwalter, G. W. Moore, J. Burns, A. R. Dennis, O. Dodge, E. C. Guffin, E. R. Morris, R. P. Oien, G. Orozco, A. Peterson, N. G. Teale, N. C. Shibley, N. Tourtellotte, C. Houser, S. D. Brooks, J. K. Brumbelow, A. T. Cahill, O. W. Frauenfeld, E. Gonzalez, C. T. Hallmark, K. J. McInnes, G. R. Miller, C. Morgan, S. M. Quiring, A. D. Rapp, E. B. Roark, A. Delgado, J. P. Ackerson, and R. Arnott, 2012: Exploratory Water Budget Analysis of A Transitional Premontane Cloud Forest in Costa Rica Through Undergraduate Research. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 3-7. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Chen, and T. Zhang, 2012: Observational Station-Based Frozen Ground Feedbacks in the Eurasian High Latitudes. Tenth International Conference on Permafrost, Salekhard, Russia, June 25-29. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Chen, and T. Zhang, 2012: Observed 1930-2000 Soil Heat Storage Changes in the Frozen Ground Regions of the Eurasian High Latitudes. 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, NY, February 24-28. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2011: Observed Station-based 1956-2000 Soil Heat Flux Anomalies at 423 Sites Across the Eurasian High Latitudes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9. Houser, C., A. T. Cahill, S. Brooks, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Lemmons, K. J. McInnes, G. Miller, G. W. Moore, S. Quiring, A. D. Rapp, E. B. Roark, G. W. Schade, C. Schumacher, M. Tjoelker, and R. A. Washington-Allen, 2011: Eco-Hydrology of a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest: A New REU Site Hosted by Texas A&M University. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, V. Razuvaev, A. Sherstyukov, K. Schaefer, and M. C. Serreze, 2011: Permafrost Degradation and Its Environmental Impacts in Siberia. 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA, April 12-16. Zhang, T., V. Razuvaev, O. W. Frauenfeld, A. Sherstyukov, K. Schaefer, D. Gilichinsky, and M. C. Serreze, 2010: Observed Evidence of Permafrost Degradation and Its Environmental Impacts in Siberia. CliC and IACS International Joint Conference, Lijiang, China, August 12-14. Frauenfeld, O. W., P. C. Knappenberger, and P. J. Michaels, 2010: Reconstructed Greenland melt extent for the past two and a quarter centuries. 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C., April 14-18. Johansson, M., H. Lantuit, O. W. Frauenfeld, P. P. Bonnaventure, A. Abramov, I. G‰rtner-Roer, S. Hachem, and A. Liljedahl, 2009: Permafrost Young Researchers Get Their Hands Dirty: The PYRN-Thermal State of Permafrost IPY Project. European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 19-24. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2009: Relationship between Synoptic-Scale Atmospheric Variability and Frozen Ground in the Russian High Latitudes. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 22-27. Zhang, T., R. Armstrong, O. W. Frauenfeld, K. Schaefer, and R. G. Barry, 2009: Spatial and Temporal Variations of Seasonally Frozen Ground and Their Potential Impacts on Carbon Exchange. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 22-27. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and A. J. Etringer, 2008: Synoptic-scale Atmospheric Forcing of Frozen Ground in the Eurasian High Latitudes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. Frauenfeld, O. W., P. C. Knappenberger, and P. J. Michaels, 2008: A Reconstructed 1784-2007 Time Series of Greenland Melt Extent. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19. Juliussen, H., H. Lantuit, M. Johansson, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2008: PYRN-Permafrost Young Researchers Network: Education and Outreach for the International Polar Year and Beyond. 33rd International Geological Congress (33IGC), Oslo, Norway, August 6-14. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, A. J. Etringer, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2008: Historical Changes in the Seasonally Frozen Ground Regions of the Russian Arctic. Ninth International Conference on Permafrost, Fairbanks, Alaska, June 29-July 3. Bojariu, R., R. Garcia-Herrera; T. Zhang, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2008: The role of land - atmosphere interaction in North Atlantic Oscillation variability. European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 13-18. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2008: Potential Drivers of Changes in the Seasonally Frozen Ground Regions of the Russian Arctic. 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 15-19. Johansson, M., H. Lantuit, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2007: The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN): Contribution to IPY's "Thermal State of Permafrost." American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 10-14. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, A. J. Etringer, and H. Teng, 2007: How well do the IPCC AR4 models represent permafrost regions? A comparison between the observed and modeled freezing/thawing index for the 20th century. IUGG XXIV 2007, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13. Zhang, T., D. Yang, O. W. Frauenfeld, L. Hinzman, A. J. Etringer, J. McCreight, D. Gilichinsky, and R. G. Barry, 2007: Hydrological Response to Changes in Active Layer and Permafrost. IUGG XXIV 2007, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13. Menard, C. B., H. Lantuit, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2007: The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN): Education and Outreach for the International Polar Year (2007-2008) and Beyond. IUGG XXIV 2007, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, A. J. Etringer, and H. Teng, 2007: 21st Century projections of the Northern Hemisphere freezing/thawing index. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California, April 17-21. Davis, R. E., P. C. Knappenberger, O. W. Frauenfeld, and P. J. Michaels, 2007: Observed changes in North Atlantic hurricane frequency and intensity using a multivariate model. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California, April 17-21. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, A. J. Etringer, and H. Teng, 2007: Reliability of the IPCC AR4 Models: A 20th Century Intercomparison of the Freezing/Thawing Index. 2nd CIRES Science Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, April 4. Zhang, T., D. Yang, O. W. Frauenfeld, L. Hinzman, A. Etringer, J. McCreight, D. Gilichinsky, and R. G. Barry, 2007: Hydrological response to changes in active layer and permafrost conditions in the Russian Arctic. 7th International Conference on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic (GCCA-7), Fairbanks, Alaska, February 19-20. Zhang, T., R. G. Barry, L. Hinzman, O. W. Frauenfeld, D. Gilichinsky, A. Etringer, and J. McCreight, 2006: Observed Evidence of Permafrost Degradation and its Potential Environmental Impacts in Siberia. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, H. Teng, and A. J. Etringer, 2006: Projections of the 21st Century Freezing/Thawing Index in the Northern Hemisphere. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Ballagh, and H. Lantuit, 2006: The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN): Education and Outreach for the International Polar Year (2007-2008) and Beyond. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15. Ma, L., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, and D. Qin, 2006: Verification of ERA-40 and NCEP-1 Reanalysis Temperature data with Ground-Based Measurements in China. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2006: The role of land surface processes and permafrost on temperature variability in the Tibetan Plateau. 1st Asian Conference on Permafrost, Lanzhou, China, August 7-9. Rapp, A. D., O. W. Frauenfeld, T. Zhang, and L. Ma, 2006: Comparison of Tibetan Plateau Rainfall to Permafrost Distribution. 1st Asian Conference on Permafrost, Lanzhou, China, August 7-9. Liston, G. E., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, R. Armstrong, C. A. Hiemstra, L. Lu, and L. Ma, 2006: Mapping High-Resolution Snow Depths, Soil Surface Temperatures, and Thaw Depths over the Tibetan Plateau. 1st Asian Conference on Permafrost, Lanzhou, China, August 7-9. Frauenfeld, O. W., L. Ballagh, and H. Lantuit, 2006: Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN): An international effort to encourage the involvement of young researchers for the International Polar Year (2007-2008). 1st Asian Conference on Permafrost, Lanzhou, China, August 7-9. Ma, L., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, and D. Qin, 2006: Comparison of climatology and trends of air temperature from ECMWF Reanalysis (ERA-40) and meteorological stations in China. 2006 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Beijing, China, July 24-27. Zhang, T., R. G. Barry, O. W. Frauenfeld, and D. Gilichinsky, 2006: Changes in Freeze-Thaw Cycle, Permafrost Dynamics, and their Hydrological Implications over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. NSF Freshwater Integration All-Hands Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado, May 31-June 2. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2006: The role of land surface processes on climate variability in the Tibetan Plateau. European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2-7. Zhang, T., A. Etringer, O. W. Frauenfeld, R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, and M. C. Serreze, 2006: Climate change: evidence from Russian historical soil temperature measurements. European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2-7. Frauenfeld, O. W. and T. Zhang, 2006: Temperature Response to Land Cover Changes on the Tibetan Plateau. 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, March 7-11. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2005: Observed Changes and Drivers of Permafrost Temperatures in Northeastern Siberia. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9. Barry, R. G., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, M. C. Serreze, A. J. Etringer, C. Oelke, J. L. McCreight, D. Gilichinsky, D. Yang, H. Ye, L. Feng, and S. Chudinova, 2005: Spatial and Temporal Variability in Active Layer Thickness over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9. McCreight, J. L., T. Zhang, O. W. Frauenfeld, A. J. Etringer, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2005: Means and Trends of Seasonally Frozen Ground Thickness in the Northern Hemisphere. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, R. G. Barry, A. J. Etringer, J. L. McCreight, and D. Gilichinsky, 2005: Response of Changes in Active Layer and Permafrost Conditions to Hydrological Cycle in the Russian Arctic. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, J. L. McCreight, and A. J. Etringer, 2005: Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Seasonally Frozen Ground in the Northern Hemisphere. 5th International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, Costa Mesa, California, June 19-24. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2005: Historical soil temperature changes in northeastern Siberia. 2nd European Conference on Permafrost, Potsdam, Germany, June 12-16. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, J. L. McCreight, A. J. Etringer, C. Oelke, and R. G. Barry, 2005: Estimates of the Means and Trends of Active Layer Thickness in the Arctic. 2nd European Conference on Permafrost, Potsdam, Germany, June 12-16. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, J. L. McCreight, and R. G. Barry, 2005: Interdecadal Variability and Change of the Seasonally Frozen Ground in the Northern Hemisphere. CliC First Science Conference, Beijing, China, April 11-15. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and M. C. Serreze, 2005: Station versus Reanalysis Temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence of Land-Use Change? 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, April 5-9. Armstrong, R., M. J. Brodzik, O. W. Frauenfeld, and S. J. S. Khalsa, 2005: Analysis of the extreme winter of 1997-1998 on the Tibetan Plateau. 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, April 5-9. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and J. L. McCreight, 2004: Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Annual Freezing/Thawing Index in the Northern Hemisphere. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13-17. Frauenfeld, O. W., M. C. Serreze, and T. Zhang, 2004: Reliability of ECMWF reanalysis temperatures and climate change on the Tibetan Plateau. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13-17. Armstrong, R., M. J. Brodzik, J. R. Wang, M. H. Savoie, O. W. Frauenfeld, and T. Zhang, 2004: Enhanced Snow Cover Mapping on the Tibetan Plateau using NASA EOS Optical (MODIS) and Passive Microwave (AMSR-E) Remote Sensing Data. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13-17. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, J. L. McCreight, and R. G. Barry, 2004: Mapping the Distribution of Seasonally Frozen Ground in the Northern Hemisphere. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13-17. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and M. C. Serreze, 2004: Reliability of ERA-40 temperature data on the Tibetan Plateau. 4th International Symposium on the Tibetan Plateau, Lhasa (Tibet), China, August 4-7. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, and M. C. Serreze, 2004: ERA-40 Temperature Reliability and Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau. 2004 IPM Workshop on Land/Atmosphere Interaction over the Tibetan Plateau. Chengdu, China, August 9-10. Zhang, T., R. Armstrong, N. Caine, M. Williams, M. Losleben, O. W. Frauenfeld, and M. Parsons, 2004: Investigation on Frozen Ground in the Western United States. Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium, Lake Tahoe, California, May 25-27. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2004: Historical Variations of Active Layer Thickness in the Russian Arctic. 2004 Joint Assembly, Montreal, Canada, May 17-21. Zhang, T., A. J. Etringer, C. Oelke, O. W. Frauenfeld, R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, M. C. Serreze, D. Yang, H. Ye, F. Ling, and S. Chudinova, 2004: Permafrost Thawing and its Contribution to Runoff in the Russian Arctic Basin. 2004 Joint Assembly, Montreal, Canada, May 17-21. Zhang, T., R. G. Barry, O. W. Frauenfeld, and D. Gilichinsky, 2004: Contribution of Permafrost Thawing to Runoff in the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. NSF Freshwater Integration All-Hands Meeting, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, May 4-7. Davis, R. E., P. C. Knappenberger, P. J. Michaels, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2004: Trends in Precipitation on the Wettest Days of the Year across the Contiguous United States. 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 14-19. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, and A. J. Etringer, 2003: Effects of Freeze/Thaw Index, Air Temperature, and Snow Cover on Seasonal Freeze and Thaw Depths in Russia. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 8-12. Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky, 2003: Historical Changes in Seasonal Freeze and Thaw Depths in Russia. SEARCH Open Science Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 27-30. Zhang, T., R. G. Barry, M. C. Serreze, D. Yang, A. J. Etringer, D. Gilichinsky, O. W. Frauenfeld, H. Ye, C. Oelke, F. Ling, and S. Chudinova, 2003: Permafrost Thawing and Hydrologic Response Over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. SEARCH Open Science Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 27-30. Davis, R. E., O. W. Frauenfeld, P. C. Knappenberger, and A. W. Burnett, 2003: A new multi-decadal pattern of Pacific Ocean-atmosphere interaction. 99th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6-8. Frauenfeld, O. W., and R. E. Davis, 2002: Trends in the 1949-2000 Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex and Climate Change Implications. 13th Conference on Applied Climatology, Portland, Oregon, May 13-16. Michaels, P. J., P. C. Knappenberger, R. E. Davis, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2002: Rational Analysis of Trends in Extreme Temperature and Precipitation. 13th Conference on Applied Climatology, Portland, Oregon, May 13-16. Davis, R. E., P. C. Knappenberger, P. J. Michaels, and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2002: Regime changes in United States 20th century temperature and precipitation extremes. 98th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, March 19-23. Frauenfeld, O. W. and R. E. Davis, 2000: Relationships Between the El NiÒo-Southern Oscillation and the Northern Hemisphere 500 mb Circumpolar Vortex. 96th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4-8. Legates, D. R., R. E. Davis, O. W. Frauenfeld, and S. Robeson, 2000: Searching for Anthropogenic Climate Change Signals Using Non-Correlation-Based Approaches. 96th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4-8. Legates, D. R., R. E. Davis, O. W. Frauenfeld, and S. Robeson, 2000: A Non-Correlation Based Approach to the Search for Anthropogenic Climate Change Signals. 15th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences of the American Meteorological Society, Asheville, North Carolina, May 8-11. Davis, R. E., P. C. Knappenberger, O. W. Frauenfeld, and A. Burnett, 2000: Climate Change and Atmospheric Circulation in the Pacific. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, Ashland, Oregon, June 11-14.

WORKSHOPS

Detecting the Atmospheric Response to the Changing Face of the Earth: A Focus on Human-Caused Regional Climate Forcings, Land-Cover/Land-Use Change, and Data Monitoring. NSF Sponsored Workshop. Boulder, Colorado, August 27-29, 2007. Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Scientific Steering Group Annual Meeting (SSG III). Boulder, Colorado, December 4-8, 2006. Hydrologic Responses to Degrading Permafrost. The Evolving Arctic Workshop Series. Fairbanks, Alaska, August 9-12, 2005. 2004 Institute of Plateau Meteorology Workshop on Land/Atmosphere Interaction over the Tibetan Plateau. Chengdu, China, August 9-10, 2004. 9th Workshop of the NASA Cold Land Processes Working Group. Cold Land Processes: Science, Technology, and Applications. Boulder, Colorado, May 28-29, 2003. PAGES/CLIVAR Workshop on Reconstructing Late Holocene Climate, Charlottesville, Virginia, April 17-20, 2001. Abracos Site Workshop. Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere (LBA) Experiment in Amazonia. Charlottesville, Virginia, April 29, 1999.

OTHER GRANT & WORK EXPERIENCE

Zhang, T. and R. G. Barry: Changes in Freeze-Thaw Cycle and Permafrost Dynamics and their Hydrological Implications over the Russian Arctic. National Science Foundation. Co-researcher, 2003-2006. Zhang, T. and R. G. Barry: Frozen Ground Data and Information: Advances in the Global Geocryological Data (GGD) System. National Science Foundation. Co-researcher, 2002-2007. Legates, D. R., R. E. Davis, and S. Robeson: Searching for Anthropogenic Climate Change Signals Using Non-Correlation-Based Approaches. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Research Assistant, 1999-2000. Michaels, P. J.: Development of Operational Ozone Forecasts for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Research Assistant, 1998-1999. Department of Medical Assistance Services and the University of Virginia: Study of the Effects on Medicaid Costs and Services of Chronic Pain and Pain Management. A Report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia. Senate Document No. 29. Commonwealth of Virginia: Richmond, 1998. Statistical Research Assistant, 1998. Michaels, P. J.: Effect of Greenhouse Gases and Meteorological Parameters on Nighttime Cooling and Daytime Warming Rates: Dataset Generation and Analysis. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Department of Energy Climate Change Detection Project. Research Assistant, 1997-1998. Michaels, P. J.: Night Warming, the Greenhouse Effect, and Benign Climatic Change. Gesamtverband des deutschen Steinkohlenbergbaus, Federal Republic of Germany. Research Assistant, 1996-997. Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria: Statistical evaluation of the sub-gridscale convection diagnostic model DIAMOD using gridscale quantities. Research Assistant, 1996.

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