Regional Climate Dynamics

The study of climate trends, variability, and extremes in different parts of the world, with an emphasis on understanding the atmospheric and oceanic drivers of regional climate change, has been a key focus of Ambarish’s research. The regions of focus include the Northeast US, Central America, and the polar regions.

Karmalkar and Horton (2021) RaWLINS and Karmalkar (2024)

Paleoclimates

Ambarish is involved in projects focused on proxy-model comparisons to better understand and quantify the past drivers of regional climate, and to provide context for ongoing and future changes. For instance, research aimed at understanding the climate and vegetation drivers of wildfires in the eastern U.S. during the Holocene is a key component of his ongoing work.

Lapointe et al (2024) Vachula et al (2024)

Applied Climatology

Ambarish collaborates with scholars from various disciplines (e.g., ecologists and hydrologists) to evaluate the impacts of climate change on human and natural resources and contribute to the development of actionable climate information amid deep uncertainty.

Staudinger et al (2024)