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Member Since 2015
Isla Simpson
Scientist 3, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Professional Experience
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Scientist 3
2022 - Present
Education
Imperial College London
Doctorate
2009
Honors & Awards
Ascent Award
Received December 2021
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Geophysical Research Letters
Received December 2018
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Geophysical Research Letters
Received December 2014
Current Roles
Member
Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award Committee
Publications
Implementation and Exploration of Parameterizations of Large‐Scale Dynamics in NCAR's Single Column ...
A single column model with parameterized large‐scale (LS) dynamics is used to better understand the response of steady‐state tropical p...
June 25, 2024
Origins of Uncertainty in the Response of the Summer North P...
November 22, 2023
The Lack of a QBO‐MJO Connection in Climate Models With a Nu...
August 31, 2023
How Unexpected Was the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave?
September 16, 2022
AGU Abstracts
How fast will the midlatitude land’s hottest days warm as climate changes?
EXTRATROPICAL LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY I ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Yi Zhang, William R. Boos, Isla Simpson
The IPCC assessment report relies partly on CMIP (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project) models, which project a warming rate of the hottest days aver...
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Externally-forced changes to stratosphere-troposphere coupling mode influences Southern Hemisphere seasonal climate predictability
EXTRATROPICAL LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY II ELIGHTNING
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Amy H. Butler, Eun-Pa Lim, Isla Simpson
Stratosphere-troposphere coupling in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) occurs primarily in austral spring, and the dominant mode of variability in this ver...
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Revisiting the observation-model discrepancy in Southern Hemisphere winter storm track trends
EXTRATROPICAL LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY I ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Tiffany Shaw, Joonsuk Kang, Sarah M. Kang, Isla Si...
Reanalysis datasets show storminess in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) has significantly increased during wintertime since 1979. Previous work reported a...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2025
Member
Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award Committee
2022 - 2023
Chair
Climate Communication Prize Committee
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