David S. Gutzler

Professor Emeritus

Photo: David S. Gutzler
Education: 
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986
Email: 
gutzler@unm.edu
Office: 
Northrop Hall Rm. 210

Research Area/s:

Climate/Atmospheric Sciences,  Hydrology

Research and Academic Interests:

Climatology; meteorology; interactions between Earth's atmosphere and its hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere and lithosphere; predictability of weather and climate.

Recent Publications:

Bindoff, N., P. Stott, K. AchutaRao, M. Allen, N. Gillett, D. Gutzler, K. Hansingo, G. Hegerl, Y. Hu, S. Jain, I. Mokhov, J. Overland, J. Perlwitz, R. Sebbari and X. Zhang, 2013: Detection and attribution of climate change: from global to regional. Chapter 10 of Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, Fifth Assessment Report, Working Group I, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 132 pp.

McKendry, I.G. and D.S. Gutzler, D.S., 2015:  A possible link between wildfire aerosol and North American Monsoon precipitation in Arizona–New Mexico. Intl. J. Climatolology35, 3178–3184.

New Mexico Universities Working Group on Water Supply Vulnerabilities (2015). Final Report to the Interim Committee on Water and Natural Resources.

Gutzler, D.S., 2016a: Trends and variability in summer precipitation and streamflow in the upper Gila River Basin. Technical Report submitted to the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission.

Gutzler, D.S., 2016b: Diagnostic analysis of summer precipitation and streamflow in the upper Gila River Basin. Technical Report submitted to the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission.

Jones, S.M., and D.S. Gutzler, 2016: Spatial and seasonal variations in aridification across Southwest North America.  J. Climate 29, 4637-4649.

Tsinnajinnie, L.M., D.S. Gutzler and J. John, 2018: Navajo Nation snowpack variability from 1985-2014 and implications for water resources management.  J. Contemporary Water Research and Education163 (Native Waters special issue), 124-138.

Chavarria, S.B., and D.S. Gutzler, 2018: Observed changes in climate and streamflow in the upper Rio Grande basin.  J. American Water Resources Assn. 54. 644-659 

Townsend, N.T., and D.S. Gutzler, 2019: Adaptation of climate model projections of streamflow to account for anthropogenic flow impairment. J. American Water Resources Assn., in review 

Bjarke, N.R., and D.S. Gutzler, 2019: Observed and projected snowmelt derived streamflow in the Rio Grande headwaters in a changing climate. Climatic Change, in review.