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Karen M. Shell Associate Professor College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University 104 CEOAS Admin Building Corvallis, OR 97331-5503 Tel: (541) 737-0980 Fax: (541) 737-2064 Email: kshell@coas.oregonstate.edu

My broad research goal is to gain an improved understanding of various feedbacks within the earth's climate system. These feedbacks shape how temperatures, precipitation, and winds respond to changes in the energy budget of the planet. The tool I use is climate modeling. Because there is only one realization of the actual climate (i.e. there is only one earth), climate models are useful in allowing us to study different scenarios and climate configurations in a very controlled setting. Of course, we have to be very careful when interpreting model results, since they do not correspond exactly to the actual climate. This is why using a variety of models can help us determine which system behaviors are robust responses we might expect to see in reality and which are highly sensitive to the specific configuration of the climate model.

• CV: PDF or HTML (updated 4/24/12, PDF version includes more items)
• Publications
• Research
• ATS 420/520, Principles of Climate, Winter 2013
• Thinking about atmospheric science or oceanography for grad school? Also see this page

Links:

• Atmospheric Sciences at OSU
• CEOAS
• Oregon State University
• Advanced Study Program
• National Center for Atmospheric Research

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