Faculty & Staff Directory
Jagadish Shukla
- University Professor
- Managing Director, COLA
Contact Info
- Name
- Dr. Jagadish Shukla
- Job Title
- University ProfessorManaging Director, COLA
- Website
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Research Hall, Room 105, MSN 2B3
Affiliations
Departments
- Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences Department (Instructional Faculty)
Centers
- Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
Research Areas
- Atmospheric Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Climate Science
- Earth Observation
- Environmental Science and Policy
- Sustainability
Education
Sc.D.(1976) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Meteorology), USA
Ph.D.(1971) – Banaras Hindu University (Geophysics), India
M.Sc. (1964) – Banaras Hindu University (Geophysics), India
B.Sc. (Honors)1962) – Banaras Hindu University (Physics, Math, Geology)
High School(1958) – S.R.S. H.S. School, village – Sheopur, Ballia, U.P., India
Primary School (1953) – Under a banyan tree; village – Mirdha, Ballia, U.P., India
About
Research and teaching: To carry out research on predictability on weather and climate variations; To teach undergraduate and graduate classes.
Current Research
Analysis of observations and model outputs to investigate the predictability of weather and climate variations with a special emphasis on variability and predicability of monsoon circulation and rainfall. Affiliated with the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA); Study of climate, poverty, and sustainability in a changing climate.
Teaching Focus
Introductory course on climate (CLIM 101); Advanced course on predictability of weather and climate (CLIM 751)
Selected Publications
Shukla, J., R. Hagedorn, B. Hoskins, J. Kinter, J. Marotzke, M. Miller, T.N. Palmer, and J. Slingo, 2009: Revolution in climate Prediction is Both Necessary and Possible: A Declaration at the World Modelling Summit for Climate Prediction. Bulletin of the Amer. Meteo. Soc., 2 175-178. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/2009/Revolution.pdf
Shukla, J., et. al., 2000: Dynamical Seasonal Prediction, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 1-14. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/2000/Dynamical%20Seasonal.pdf
Shukla, J., 1998: Predictability in the Midst of Chaos: A scientific basis for climate forecasting. Science, 282, 728-731. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/1998/Predictability.pdf
Shukla, J., C. A. Nobre and P. J. Sellers, 1990: Amazonia deforestation and climate change. Science, 247, 1322 1325. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/1990/Amazonia%20deforestation.pdf
Shukla, J. and Y. Mintz, Influence of land surface evapotranspiration on the earth's climate. Science 215 (1982): 1498 1501. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/1982/Influence.pdf
Awards
Shukla, J., R. Hagedorn, B. Hoskins, J. Kinter, J. Marotzke, M. Miller, T.N. Palmer, and J. Slingo, 2009: Revolution in climate Prediction is Both Necessary and Possible: A Declaration at the World Modelling Summit for Climate Prediction. Bulletin of the Amer. Meteo. Soc., 2 175-178. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/2009/Revolution.pdf
Shukla, J., et. al., 2000: Dynamical Seasonal Prediction, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 1-14. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/2000/Dynamical%20Seasonal.pdf
Shukla, J., 1998: Predictability in the Midst of Chaos: A scientific basis for climate forecasting. Science, 282, 728-731. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/1998/Predictability.pdf
Shukla, J., C. A. Nobre and P. J. Sellers, 1990: Amazonia deforestation and climate change. Science, 247, 1322 1325. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/1990/Amazonia%20deforestation.pdf
Shukla, J. and Y. Mintz, Influence of land surface evapotranspiration on the earth's climate. Science 215 (1982): 1498 1501. http://cola.gmu.edu/people/Shukla%27s%20Articles/1982/Influence.pdf
Professor Teaches Change in His Indian Village
Contact Info
- Name
- Dr. Jagadish Shukla
- Job Title
- University ProfessorManaging Director, COLA
- Website
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Research Hall, Room 105, MSN 2B3