Research

The Climatology Group at Texas A&M University's Department of Geography focuses on a variety of aspects of climate variability. This research includes applied climatology, paleoclimatology, synoptic climatology, hydroclimatology, water resources, and the global hydrologic cycle. We also investigate surface-atmosphere interactions over the land and oceans, such as land cover/land use change, ocean-atmosphere interactions and teleconnections, deep-sea and tropical corals, and a special focus on high latitude (Arctic) climate change.

Some of our specific research projects, in alphabetical order, are:

• Changes in Permafrost Dynamics over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin (Dr. Frauenfeld)
• Characteristics of the Rainy and Dry Seasons (RADS) (Dr. Bombardi)
• Deep-Sea Coral Proxy Development In Gulf of Mexico and Southeastern United States (Dr. Roark)
• Numerical Investigations of Observed Surface-Atmosphere Feedbacks in the Arctic (Dr. Frauenfeld)
• Predictability Of The Timing Of The Growing Season Over Texas (Dr. Bombardi, Dr. Frauenfeld)
• Interactions Between Frozen Ground in the Russian Arctic and Atmospheric Circulation (Dr. Frauenfeld)
• Proxy Development In Deep-Sea Corals From the Gulf of Mexico and the Southeastern United States (Dr. Roark)
• Recovery of Seamount Precious Coral Beds From Heavy Trawling Disturbance (Dr. Roark)
• Seasons of Change in the Arctic Environment (Dr. Frauenfeld)
• The Contribution of Land-Surface Processes to Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau (Dr. Frauenfeld)