Raymond Bradley

Affiliated Investigator
Director of Climate Systems Research Center
Distinguished Professor of Geosciences

Consortium Institution: 

University of Massachusetts

Education: 

B.S.: University of Southampton, Southampton, England, 1969
M.S.: University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 1971
Ph.D.: University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 1974

Website: 

http://www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/bradley/

Experience: 

Department Head, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1993 to 2000
Distinguished Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002 to present

Research Interests: 

Climate change assessments and projections

Expertise

 Climate model assessment and future climate scenarios • paleoclimate • climate extremes

Recent Publications

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Miller, D., M. Habicht H., Keisling B. A., Castañeda I. S., & Bradley R. S. (2018).  A 900-year New England temperature reconstruction from in situ seasonally produced branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs). Climate of the Past. 14(11), 1653 - 1667.
Karmalkar, A.., & Bradley R. S. (2017).  Consequences of Global Warming of 1.5 °C and 2 °C for Regional Temperature and Precipitation Changes in the Contiguous United States. PLOS ONE. 12(1), e0168697.
Ning, L., Liu J., Wang Z., & Bradley R. S. (2017).  Different influences on the tropical Pacific SST gradient from natural and anthropogenic forcing. International Journal of Climatology. 38(4), 2015 - 2028.
Lapointe, F., Francus P., Lamoureux S. F., Vuille M., Jenny J-P., Bradley R. S., et al. (2017).  Influence of North Pacific decadal variability on the western Canadian Arctic over the past 700 years. Climate of the Past. 13(4), 411 - 420.
Miller, D., Castañeda I. S., Bradley R. S., & MacDonald D. (2017).  Local and regional wildfire activity in central Maine (USA) during the past 900 years. Journal of Paleolimnology. 1-12.
Rawlins, M. A., Bradley R. S., Diaz H. F., Kimball J. S., & Robinson D. A. (2016).  Future Decreases in Freezing Days across North America. Journal of Climate. 29(19), 6923 - 6935.
Fan, F., Bradley R. S., & Rawlins M. A. (2015).  Climate change in the Northeast United States: An analysis of the NARCCAP multimodel simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. n/a - n/a.
Fan, F., Bradley R. S., & Rawlins M. A. (2015).  Climate change in the Northeast United States: An analysis of the NARCCAP multimodel simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. n/a - n/a.
Pepin, N.., Bradley R. S., Diaz H. F., Baraer M.., Caceres E.. B., Forsythe N.., et al. (2015).  Elevation-dependent warming in mountain regions of the world. Nature Climate Change. 5, 424 - 430.
Balascio, N.. L., D’Andrea W.. J., & Bradley R. S. (2015).  Glacier response to North Atlantic climate variability during the Holocene. Climate of the Past. 11, 1587 - 1598.
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2015).  Influence of eastern Pacific and central Pacific El Niño events on winter climate extremes over the eastern and central United States. International Journal of Climatology. n/a - n/a.
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2015).  NAO and PNA influences on winter temperature and precipitation over the eastern United States in CMIP5 GCMs. Climate Dynamics.
Ning, L., RIDDLE EMILY. E., & Bradley R. S. (2015).  Projected Changes in Climate Extremes over the Northeastern United States. Journal of Climate. 150127131552007.
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2015).  Snow occurrence changes over the central and eastern United States under future warming scenarios. Scientific Reports. 5, 17073.
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2015).  Snow occurrence changes over the central and eastern United States under future warming scenarios. Scientific Reports. 5, 17073.
Fan, F., Bradley R. S., & Rawlins M. A. (2014).  Climate change in the northeastern US: regional climate model validation and climate change projections. Climate Dynamics. 43, 145 - 161.
Diaz, H. F., Bradley R. S., & Ning L. (2014).  Climatic changes in mountain regions of the American Cordillera and the tropics: historical changes and future outlook. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 46, 1-9.
Bradley, R. S. (2014).  Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary (3rd edition).. 675pp.
Diaz, H. F., Bradley R. S., & Ning L.. (2014).  Recent changes of climate in mountain regions of the American Cordillera and the Tropics . Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research . 46(1-9), 
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2014).  Winter climate extremes over the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada and teleconnections with large-scale modes of climate variability. Journal of Climate. 141217142445008.
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2014).  Winter precipitation variability and corresponding teleconnections over the northeastern United States. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 119, 7931 - 7945.
Ning, L., & Bradley R. S. (2014).  Winter precipitation variability and corresponding teleconnections over the northeastern United States. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 119(13), 7931 - 7945.
Rawlins, M. A., Bradley R. S., & Diaz H. F. (2012).  Assessment of regional climate model simulation estimates over the northeast United States. Journal of Geophysical Research. 117,
Bradley, R. S. (2012).  What can we learn from past warm periods?. Contributions to Science. 8, 53-59.
Karmalkar, A.., Bradley R. S., & Diaz H. F. (2011).  Climate change in Central America and Mexico: regional climate model validation and climate change projections. Climate Dynamics. 37, 605 - 629.
Bradley, R. S. (2011).  Global Warming and Political Intimidation. 167pp.
Bradley, R. S. (2011).  High-resolution paleoclimatology. (Hughes, M.K.., Swetnam T.W.., & Diaz H. F., Ed.).Dendroclimatology: Progress and Prospects. 11, 3-15.
Bradley, R. S. (2011).  Natural archives, changing climates. Contributions to Science. 7, 21-25.
Bradley, R. S. (2011).  Where do we stand on global warming?. Contributions to Science. 7, 45-49.
Brown, P. J., Bradley R. S., & Keimig F. T. (2010).  Changes in Extreme Climate Indices for the Northeastern United States, 1870–2005. Journal of Climate. 23, 6555 - 6572.
Mann, M.. E., Zhang Z.., Rutherford S.., Bradley R. S., Hughes M.K.., Shindell D.., et al. (2009).  Global Signatures and Dynamical Origins of the Little Ice Age and Medieval Climate Anomaly. Science. 326, 1256 - 1260.
Kaufman, D.. S., Schneider D.. P., McKay N.. P., Ammann C., Bradley R. S., Briffa K.. R., et al. (2009).  Recent Warming Reverses Long-Term Arctic Cooling. Science. 325, 1236 - 1239.
Besonen, M. R., Bradley R. S., Mudelsee M., Abbott M. B., & Francus P. (2008).  A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. Geophysical Research Letters. 35,
Karmalkar, A.., Bradley R. S., & Diaz H. F. (2008).  Climate change scenario for Costa Rican montane forests. Geophysical Research Letters. 35,
Bradley, R. S. (2008).  Holocene perspectives on future climate change. (Battarbee, R.W.., & Binney H.A.., Ed.).Natural Climate Variability and Global Warming: a Holocene Perspective. 254-268.
Mann, M.. E., Zhang Z.., Hughes M.K.., Bradley R. S., Miller S.. K., Rutherford S.., et al. (2008).  Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations over the past two millennia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105, 13252 - 13257.
Griffiths, M. L., & Bradley R. S. (2007).  Variations of Twentieth-Century Temperature and Precipitation Extreme Indicators in the Northeast United States. Journal of Climate. 20, 5401 - 5417.
Condron, A., DeConto R., Bradley R. S., & Juanes F. (2005).  Multidecadal North Atlantic climate variability and its effect on North American salmon abundance. Geophysical Research Letters. 32,