Charlotte DeMott

demott@atmos.colostate.edu
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
tel: 970-492-4201; fax: 970-491-8683

I am a Research Scientist III in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. I have been involved in the evaluation of general circulation models (GCMs) since 1996. My research focuses on the representation of convection in GCMs, with an emphasis on convective variability and its interaction with larger scale atmospheric motions. I'm especially interested in how these interactions influence tropical weather and air-sea interactions.

I am married to CSU Senior Research Scientist Paul DeMott (he studies ice nucleation) and we have two children, Maggie and Connor.

Education

PhD, Atmospheric Science, 1996
Colorado State University
MS, Atmospheric Science, 1990
Colorado State University
BS, Meteorology
Texas A&M University, 1987

Professional Service

Member, WGNE MJO Task Force
Co-chair, CMMAP focus group "Coupled Models and Climate Change"
Chair, CSU Department of Atmospheric Science quarterly Tropical Variability Discussion group
Proposal reviews for NSF, NASA
Manuscript reviews for AMS and AGU journals

Refereed Publications

DeMott, C. A., B. O. Wolding, D. Halkides, D. Baranowski, E. D. Maloney, and S. de Szoeke 2016: Atmospheric and oceanic characteristics of propagating and decaying MJO events. In preparation for J. Geophys. Res.
Hagos, S. M., C. Zhang, Z. Feng, C. D. Burleyson, C. DeMott, J. Benedict, M. N. Martini 2016: The impact of diurnal cycle on the propagation fo MJO convection across the Maritime Continent. In preparation for J. Adv. Model. Earth Sys..
DeMott, C. A., J. J. Benedict, N. P. Klingaman, S. J. Woolnough, and D. A. Randall 2016: Diagnosing ocean feedbacks to the MJO: SST-moudlated surface fluxes and the moist static energy budget. Under revision for J. Geophys. Res.
DeMott, C. A., N. P. Klingaman, and S. J. Woolnough, 2015: Atmosphere-ocean coupled processes in the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Rev. Geophys., 53, 1099-1154.
Jiang, X., and co-authors, 2015: Vertical heating structure and diabatic processes of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Part I--Climate Simulations. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 120, 4718-4748.
Pritchard, M. S., C. S. Bretherton, and C. A. DeMott, 2014: Restricting the meso-beta-scale hardly affects the MJO in the superparameterized Community Atmosphere Model v.3.0 but restricts vertical mixing. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 6, 723-739.
DeMott, C. A., C. Stan, D. A. Randall, and M. D. Branson, 2014: Intraseasonal variability in coupled GCMs: The roles of ocean feedbacks and model physics. J. Climate.
DeMott, C. A., C. Stan, D. A. Randall, 2013: Northward propagation mechanisms of the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation in the ERA-Interim and SP-CCSM. J. Climate, 26, 1973-1992.
Teixeira,J., and Coauthors, 2011: Tropical and sub-tropical cloud transitions in weather and climate prediction models: the GCSS/WGNE Pacific Cross-section Intercomparison (GPCI). J. Climate, 24, 5223-5256.
DeMott, C. A., C. Stan, D. A. Randall, J. L. Kinter III, and M. Khairoutdinov, 2011: The Asian monsoon in the super-parameterized CCSM and its relationship to tropical wave activity. J. Climate, 24, 5134-5156.
Stan, C., and Coauthors, 2010: An ocean-atmosphere climate simulation with an embedded cloud resolving model. Geophysical Research Letters, 37.
DeMott, C. A., D. A. Randall, and M. Khairoutdinov, 2010: Implied Ocean Heat Transports in the Standard and Superparameterized Community Atmospheric Models. J. Climate, 23, 1908-1928.
Khairoutdinov, M., C. DeMott, and D. Randall, 2008: Evaluation of the simulated interannual and subseasonal variability in an AMIP-Style simulation using the CSU multiscale modeling framework. J. Climate, 21, 413-431.
DeMott, C. A., D. A. Randall, and M. Khairoutdinov, 2007: Convective precipitation variability as a tool for general circulation model analysis. J. Climate, 20, 91-112.
Khairoutdinov, M., D. Randall, and C. DeMott, 2005: Simulations of the atmospheric general circulation using a cloud-resolving model as a superparameterization of physical processes. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 2136-2154.
DeMott, C. A., and D. A. Randall, 2004: Observed variations of tropical convective available potential energy. J. Geophys. Res., 109.
DeMott, C. A., and S. A. Rutledge, 1998a: The vertical structure of TOGA COARE convection. Part I: Radar echo distributions. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 2730-2747.