Member Since 2006
Libby A. Barnes
Colorado State University Fort Collins
Professional Experience
Colorado State University Fort Collins
2013 - Present
Education
Doctorate
2012
Honors & Awards
James B. Macelwane Medal
Received 2021
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Union Fellow
Received 2021
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Future Horizons in Climate Science-Turco Lectureship
Received 2020
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Publications
Sea Surface Salinity Provides Subseasonal Predictability for Forecasts of Opportunity of U.S. Summer...

Global water cycling plays a fundamental role in the climate system, with the majority of terrestrial water ultimately sourced from the ocean. As o...

March 17, 2025
AGU Abstracts
Sea Surface Salinity Provides Subseasonal Predictability for Forecasts of Opportunity of U.S. Summertime Precipitation
THE GLOBAL WATER CYCLE: COUPLING AND EXCHANGES OF MASS AND ENERGY BETWEEN THE OCEAN, LAND, CRYOSPHERE, AND ATMOSPHERE II ORAL
global environmental change | 13 december 2024
Marybeth Arcodia, Elizabeth A. Barnes, Paul J. Dur...
As oceanic moisture evaporates, it leaves a sea surface salinity signature. Roughly 10% of the moisture that evaporates over the ocean is transported ...
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Using Explainable AI to Inform Climate Model Simulations: A Potential Southern Hemisphere SST Influence on Southwestern U.S. Precipitation
AI-DRIVEN INNOVATIONS IN EARTH AND CLIMATE SCIENCES IV ELIGHTNING
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Marc Alessi, Charlotte Connolly, Elizabeth A. Barn...
The mechanisms that control Southwest U.S. (SWUS) precipitation are still highly debated, especially under anthropogenic climate change. While sea sur...
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Observed radiative forcing diagnosed with a convolutional neural network and minimal use of climate models
CLIMATE SENSITIVITY AND FEEDBACKS: ADVANCES AND NEW PARADIGMS II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 12 december 2024
Senne Van Loon, Maria Rugenstein, Elizabeth A. Bar...
Evaluating the exact rate of radiative forcing is challenging, because it can not be directly observed. Therefore, estimating the forcing usually reli...
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Volunteer Experience
2021 - 2022
Associate Editor
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
2017 - 2018
Member
Atmospheric Sciences James R. Holton Junior Scientist Award Committee
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