Publications: Yochanan Kushnir

 
114. Nakamura, J., Y. Kushnir U. Lall, P.A. Harr, and K. McCreery, 2021: Early Season Hurricane Risk Assessment: Climate-Conditioned HITS Simulation of North Atlantic Tropical Storm Tracks. J. Applied Meteorlogy and Climatology, 60: 559 - 575, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-20-0237.1. PDF
113. Martinez, C. , Y. Kushnir, L. Goddard and M. Ting, 2020: Interannual variability of the early and late‑rainy seasons in the Caribbean. Cli. Dyn.: 1 - 21, doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05341-z. PDF
112. Seager, R. , H. Liu, Y. Kushnir, T.J. Osborn, I.R. Simpson, C.R. Kelley and J. Nakamura, 2020: Mechanisms of Winter Precipitation Variability in the European–Mediterranean Region Associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation. J. Climate, 33: 7179 - 7196, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0011.1. PDF
111. Martinez, C., L. Goddard, Y. Kushnir and M. Ting, 2019: Seasonal climatology and dynamical mechanisms of rainfall in the Caribbean. Cli. Dyn., 53: 825 - 846, doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04616-4. PDF
110. Seager, R. , T.J. Osborn, Y. Kushnir, I.R. Simpson, H. Liu and J. Nakamura, 2019: Climate variability and change in Mediterranean-type climate regions. J. Climate: 2887 - 2915, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0472.1. PDF
109. Lee, D.-E. , M.Ting, N. Vigaud, Y. Kushnir and A.G. Barnston, 2018: Atlantic Multidecadal Variability as a Modulator of Precipitation Variability in the Southwest United States. J. Climate, 31: 5525-5542, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0372.1. PDF
108. Vigaud, N. , M. Ting, D. Lee, A. Barnston and Y. Kushnir, 2018: Multi-scale variability in North American summer maximum temperatures and modulations from the North Atlantic simulated by an AGCM. J. Climate: doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0392.1, early online. PDF
107. Kelley, C. , S. Mohtadi, M.A. Cane, R. Seager and Y. Kushnir, 2017: Commentary on the Syria case: Climate as a contributing factor, Political Geography, pp. 1-3, doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.06.013. PDF
106. Shimkus, C., M. Ting, J. Booth, S. Adamo, M. Madajewicz, Y. Kushnir and H. Rieder, 2017: Winter storm intensity, hazards and property losses in the New York Tri-State area. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: accepted. PDF
105. Boer, G. J., D. M. Smith, C. Cassou, F. Doblas-Reyes, G. Danabasoglu, B. Kirtman, Y. Kushnir, M. Kimoto, G. A. Meehl, R. Msadek, W. A. Mueller, K. E. Taylor, F. Zwiers, M. Rixen, Y. Ruprich-Robert and R. Eade, 2016: The Decadal Climate Prediction Project (DCPP) contribution to CMIP6. Geoscientific Model Development, 9(10): 3751-3777.
104. Pomposi, C., A. Giannini, Y. Kushnir and D. E. Lee, 2016: Understanding Pacific Ocean influence on interannual precipitation variability in the Sahel. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(17): 9234-9242.
103. Cook, E.R., R. Seager, Y. Kushnir, K. Briffa, U. Buntgen, D. Frabk, P. Krusic, W. Tegel, G. van der Schrier, L. Andreu-Hayles, M. Baillie, C. Baitttinger, A. Billambo, N. Bleicher, N. Bonde, D. Brown, M. Carrer, R. Cooper, K. Cufar, C. Dittmar, J. Esper, C. Giggs, B. Gunnarson, B. Gunther, E. Gutierrez, K. Haneca, S. Helem, F. Herzig, K.-U. Heussner, J. Hofman, P. Janda, R. Kontic, N. Kose, T. Kyncl, T. Levanic, H. Linderholm, S. Manning, T. Melvin, D. Miles, B. Neuwirth, K. Nicolussi, P. Nola, M. Panayotov, I. Popa, A. Rothe, K. Seftigen, A. Seim, H. Svarva, M. Svoboda, T. Thun, M. Timonen, R. Touchan, V. Trotsiuk, V. Truet, F. Walder, T. Wazny, R. Wilson and C. Zang, 2015: Old World megadroughts and pluvials during the Common Era. Sci. Adv.: 1- 9, doi:10.1126/sciadv.1500561. PDF
102. Kelley, C.S., S. Mohtadi, M.A. Cane, R. Seager and Y. Kushnir, 2015: Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci, 112(11): 3241 - 3246, doi/10.1073/pnas.1421533112. PDF SI
101. Nakamura, J., U. Lall, Y. Kushnir and B. Rajagopalan, 2015: HITS: Hurricane Intensity and Track Simulator with North Atlantic Ocean Applications for Risk Assessment. J. Appl. Meteor. Cliamtol., 54: 1620-1636, DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0141.1. PDF
100. Ting, M., S.J. Camargo, C.L. Cuihua and Y. Kushnir, 2015: Natural and Forced North Atlantic Hurricane Potential Intensity Change in CMIP5 Models. J. Climate, 28: 3926-3942, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00520.1. PDF
99. Ballard, T., R. Seager, J.E. Smerdon, B.I. Cook, A.J. Ray, B. Rajagopalan, Y. Kushnir, J. Nakamura and N. Henderson, 2014: Hydroclimate Variability and Change in the Prairie Pothole Region, the “Duck Factory” of North America. Earth Interactions, 18(No. 14): 1-28, DOI: 10.1175/EI-D-14-0004.1. PDF
98. Seager, R., D. Neelin, I. Simpson, H. Liu, N. Henderson, T. Shaw, Y. Kushnir, M. Ting and B.I. Cook, 2014: Dynamical and Thermodynamical Causes of Large-Scale Changes in the Hydrological Cycle over North America in Response to Global Warming. J. Climate, 27: 7921-7948, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00153.1. PDF
97. Seager, R., H. Liu, N. Henderson, I. Simpson, C. Kelley, T. Shaw, Y. Kushnir and M. Ting, 2014: Causes of Increasing Aridification of the Mediterranean Region in Response to Rising Greenhouse Gases. J. Climate, 27: 4655-4675, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00446.1. PDF
96. Ting, M., Y. Kushnir and L. Cuihaua, 2014: North Atlantic Multidecadal SST Oscillation: External forcing versus internal variability. J. Marine Systems, 133: 27-38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.07.006. PDF
95. Camargo, S. J., M. F. Ting and Y. Kushnir, 2013: Influence of local and remote SST on North Atlantic tropical cyclone potential intensity. Climate Dynamics, 40(5-6): 1515-1529, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1536-4. PDF
94. Goddard, L., A. Kumar, A. Solomon, D. Smith, G. Boer, P. Gonzalez, V. Kharin, W. Merryfield, C. Deser, S. J. Mason, B. P. Kirtman, R. Msadek, R. Sutton, E. Hawkins, T. Fricker, G. Hegerl, C. A. T. Ferro, D. B. Stephenson, G. A. Meehl, T. Stockdale, R. Burgman, A. M. Greene, Y. Kushnir, M. Newman, J. Carton, I. Fukumori and T. Delworth, 2013: A verification framework for interannual-to-decadal predictions experiments. Climate Dynamics, 40(1-2): 245-272.
93. Li, W., L. Li, M. Ting, Y. Deng, Y. Kushnir, Y. Liu, Y. Lu, C. Wang and P. Zhang, 2013: Intensification of the Southern Hemisphere summertime subtropical anticyclones in a warming climate. Geo. Res. Let., 40: 5959–5964, doi:10.1002/2013GL058124. PDF
92. Nakamura, J., U. Lall, Y. Kushnir, A.W. Robertson and R. Seager, 2013: Dynamical Structure of Extreme Floods in the U.S. Midwest and the United Kingdom. J. Hydrometeor., 14: 485-504. PDF
91. Zhang, R., T.L. Delworth, R. Sutton, D.L.R. Hodson, K.W. Dizon, I.M. Held, Y. Kushnir, J. Marshall, Y. Ming, R. Msadek, J. Robson, A.J. Rosati, M. Ting and G.A. Vecchi, 2013: Have Aerosols caused the observed Atlantic Multidecadal Variability? J. Atmos. Sci., 70: 1135-1144, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0331.1. PDF
90. Ziv, B., Y. Kushnir, J. Nakamura, N. Naik(Henderson) and T. Harpaz, 2013: Coupled climate model simulations of Mediterranean winter cyclones and large-scale flow patterns. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13: 779-793, doi:10.5194/nhess-13-779-2013.
89. Kelley, C., M. Ting, R. Seager and Y. Kushnir, 2012: Mediterranean precipitation climatology, season cycle, and trend as simulated by CMIP5. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39: L21703, doi:10.1029/2012GL053416. PDF
88. Ruff, T.W., Y. Kushnir and R. Seager, 2012: Comparing Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Patterns of Interannual Precipitation Variability over the Western United States and Northern Mexico. J. Hydrometeorology, 13: 366-378, DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-10-05003.1. PDF
87. Seager, R., N. Pederson, Y. Kushnir and J. Nakamura, 2012: The 1960s Drought and the Subsequent Shift to a Wetter Climate in the Catskill Mountains Region of the New York City Watershed. J. Climate, 25: 6721-6742, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00518.1. PDF
86. Kelley, C., M. Ting, R. Seager and Y. Kushnir, 2011: The relative contributions of radiative forcing and internal climate variability to the late 20th Century drying of the Mediterranean region. Clim. Dyn.: DOI 10.1007/s00382-011-1221-z. PDF
85. Ting, M., Y. Kushnir, R. Seager and L. Cuihua, 2011: Robust features of Atlantic multi‐decadal variability and its climate impacts. Geo. Res. Letters, 38(L17705): doi:10.1029/2011GL048712. PDF
84. Kushnir, K. and M. Stein, 2010: North Atlantic influence on 19th-20th century rainfall in the Dead Sea watershed, teleconnections with the Sahel, and implication for Holocene climate fluctuations. Quaternary Science Reviews, 29: doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.09.004. PDF
83. Kushnir, Y., R. Seager, M. Ting, N. Naik(Henderson) and J. Nakamura, 2010: Mechanisms of Tropical Atlantic SST Influence on North American Precipitation Variability. Journal of Climate, 23: DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3172.1. PDF
82. Seager, R. , N. Naik(Henderson), W. Baethgen, A. Robertson, Y. Kushnir, J. Nakamura and S. Jurburg, 2010: Tropical oceanic causes of interannual to multidecadal precipitation variability across southeast South America over the past century. Journal of Climate, 23: DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3578.1. PDF
81. Seager, R., N. Naik(Henderson), M. Ting, M. A. Cane, N. Harnik and Y. Kushnir, 2010: Adjustment of the atmospheric circulation to tropical Pacific SST anomalies: Variability of transient eddy propagation in the Pacific-North America sector. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 136: 277-296. DOI: 10.1002/qj.588. PDF
80. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, J. Nakamura, M. Ting and N. Naik(Henderson), 2010: Northern hemisphere winter snow anomalies: ENSO, NAO and the winter of 2009/10. Geo. Res. Letters, 37(L14703): doi:10.1029/2010GL043830. PDF
79. Tourre, Y.M., S. Paz, Y. Kushnir and W.B. White, 2010: Low-frequency climate variability in the Atlantic basin during the 20th century. Atmos. Sci. Let, 11: DOI: 10.1002/asl.265. PDF
78. Huang, H. P., A. W. Robertson, Y. Kushnir and S. L. Peng, 2009: Hindcasts of Tropical Atlantic SST Gradient and South American Precipitation: The Influences of the ENSO Forcing and the Atlantic Preconditioning. Journal of Climate, 22(9): 2405-2421.
77. Ihara, C. and Y. Kushnir, 2009: Change of mean midlatitude westerlies in 21st century climate simulations. Geophysical Research Letters, 36: -.
76. Ihara, C., Y. Kushnir, M. A. Cane and V. H. de la Pena, 2009: Climate Change over the Equatorial Indo-Pacific in Global Warming. Journal of Climate, 22(10): 2678-2693. PDF
75. Karnauskas, K. B., R. Seager, A. Kaplan, Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 2009: Observed Strengthening of the Zonal Sea Surface Temperature Gradient across the Equatorial Pacific Ocean. Journal of Climate, 22(16): 4316-4321. PDF
74. Nakamura, J., U. Lall, Y. Kushnir and S. J. Camargo, 2009: Classifying North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks by Mass Moments. Journal of Climate, 22(20): 5481-5494. PDF
73. Ting, M. F., Y. Kushnir, R. Seager and C. H. Li, 2009: Forced and Internal Twentieth-Century SST Trends in the North Atlantic. Journal of Climate, 22(6): 1469-1481. PDF
72. Ihara, C., Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 2008: July droughts over Homogeneous Indian Monsoon region and Indian Ocean dipole during El Niño events. International Journal of Climatology, 28(13): 1799-1805. PDF
71. Ihara, C., Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 2008: Warming trend of the Indian Ocean SST and Indian Ocean dipole from 1880 to 2004. Journal of Climate, 21(10): 2035-2046. PDF
70. Ihara, C., Y. Kushnir, M. A. Cane and A. Kaplan, 2008: Timing of El Niño-related warming and Indian summer monsoon rainfall. Journal of Climate, 21(11): 2711-2719. PDF
69. Robinson, L. F., V. H. de la Pena and Y. Kushnir, 2008: Detecting shifts in correlation and variability with application to ENSO-monsoon rainfall relationships. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 94(3-4): 215-224. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0351-z. PDF
68. Seager, R., R. Burgman, Y. Kushnir, A. Clement, E. Cook, N. Naik(Henderson) and J. Miller, 2008: Tropical Pacific Forcing of North American Medieval Megadroughts: Testing the Concept with an Atmosphere Model Forced by Coral-Reconstructed SSTs. Journal of Climate, 21(23): 6175-6190. PDF
67. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, M. Ting, M. Cane, N. Naik(Henderson) and J. Miller, 2008: Would advance knowledge of 1930s SSTs have allowed prediction of the dust bowl drought? Journal of Climate, 21(13): 3261-3281. PDF
66. Sveinsson, O. G. B., U. Lall, J. Gaudet, Y. Kushnir, S. Zebiak and V. Fortin, 2008: Analysis of climatic states and atmospheric circulation patterns that influence Quebec spring streamflows. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 13(6): 411-425.
65. Sveinsson, O. G. B., U. Lall, V. Fortin, L. Perrault, J. Gaudet, S. Zebiak and Y. Kushnir, 2008: Forecasting spring reservoir inflows in Churchill Falls basin in Quebec, Canada. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 13(6): 426-437.
64. Ihara, C., Y. Kushnir, M. A. Cane and V. H. De la Pena, 2007: Indian summer monsoon rainfall and its link with ENSO and Indian Ocean climate indices. International Journal of Climatology, 27(2): 179-187. PDF
63. Seager, R., M. F. Ting, I. Held, Y. Kushnir, J. Lu, G. Vecchi, H. P. Huang, N. Harnik, A. Leetmaa, N. C. Lau, C. H. Li, J. Velez(Nakamura) and N. Naik(Henderson), 2007: Model projections of an imminent transition to a more arid climate in southwestern North America. Science, 316(5828): 1181-1184. PDF
62. Seager, R., N. Graham, C. Herweijer, A. L. Gordon, Y. Kushnir and E. Cook, 2007: Blueprints for Medieval hydroclimate. Quaternary Science Reviews, 26(19-21): doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.04.020, pp. 2322-2336. PDF
61. Biasutti, M., A. H. Sobel and Y. Kushnir, 2006: AGCM precipitation biases in the tropical Atlantic. Journal of Climate, 19(6): 935-958.
60. Hurrell, J. W., M. Visbeck, A. Busalacchi, R. A. Clarke, T. L. Delworth, R. R. Dickson, W. E. Johns, K. P. Koltermann, Y. Kushnir, D. Marshall, C. Mauritzen, M. S. McCartney, A. Piola, C. Reason, G. Reverdin, F. Schott, R. Sutton, I. Wainer and D. Wright, 2006: Atlantic climate variability and predictability: A CLIVAR perspective. Journal of Climate, 19(20): 5100-5121.
59. Kushnir, Y., W. A. Robinson, P. Chang and A. W. Robertson, 2006: The physical basis for predicting Atlantic sector seasonal-to-interannual climate variability. Journal of Climate, 19(23): 5949-5970. PDF
58. Ziv, B., U. Dayan, Y. Kushnir, C. Roth and Y. Enzel, 2006: Regional and global atmospheric patterns governing rainfall in the southern Levant. International Journal of Climatology, 26(1): 55-73.
57. Honda, M., Y. Kushnir, H. Nakamura, S. Yamane and S. E. Zebiak, 2005: Formation, mechanisms, and predictability of the Aleutian-Icelandic low seesaw in ensemble AGCM simulations. Journal of Climate, 18(9): 1423-1434.
56. Huang, H. P., A. W. Robertson and Y. Kushnir, 2005: Atlantic SST gradient and the influence of ENSO. Geophysical Research Letters, 32(20): doi:10.1029/2005GL023944.
55. Huang, H. P., R. Seager and Y. Kushnir, 2005: The 1976/77 transition in precipitation over the Americas and the influence of tropical sea surface temperature. Climate Dynamics, 24(7-8): 721-740. PDF
54. Seager, R., N. Harnik, W. A. Robinson, Y. Kushnir, M.F. Ting, H. P. Huang and J. Velez(Nakamura), 2005: Mechanisms of ENSO-forcing of hemispherically symmetric precipitation variability. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 131(608): 1501-1527. PDF
53. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, C. Herweijer, N. Naik and J. Velez, 2005: Modeling of tropical forcing of persistent droughts and pluvials over western North America: 1856-2000. Journal of Climate, 18(19): 4065-4088.
52. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, C. Herweijer, N. Naik(Henderson) and J. Velez(Nakamura), 2005: Modeling of tropical forcing of persistent droughts and pluvials over western North America: 1856-2000. Journal of Climate, 18(19): 4065-4088. PDF
51. Seager, R., A. R. Karspeck, M. A. Cane, Y. Kushnir, A. Giannini, A. Kaplan, B. Kerman and J. Velez(Nakamura), 2004: Predicting Pacific decadal variability. In: C. Wang, S.P. Xie and J.A. Carton (Editors), Earth Climate: The ocean-atmosphere interaction, American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, pp. 105-120. PDF
50. Gat, J. R., B. Klein, Y. Kushnir, W. Roether, H. Wernli, R. Yam and A. Shemesh, 2003: Isotope composition of air moisture over the Mediterranean Sea: an index of the air-sea interaction pattern. Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 55(5): 953-965.
49. Kaplan, A. , M. A. Cane and Y. Kushnir, 2003: Toward R1850 reanalysis, in Preliminary notes for UCAR Workshop on Ongoing Analysis of the Climate System, NCAR, Boulder, CO, 18-20 August 2003, pp. 1-10. PDF
48. Kaplan, A., M. A. Cane and Y. Kushnir, 2003: Reduced space approach to the optimal analysis interpolation of historical marine observations: Accomplishments, difficulties, and prospects, Advances in the Applications of Marine Climatology: The Dynamic Part of the WMO Guide to the Applications of Marine Climatology, WMO/TD-1081. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 199-216. PDF SI
47. Seager, R., N. Harnik, Y. Kushnir, W. Robinson and J. Miller(Nakamura), 2003: Mechanisms of hemispherically symmetric climate variability. Journal of Climate, 16(18): 2960-2978. PDF
46. Visbeck, M. , E. Chassignet, R. Curry, T. Delworth, B. Dickson and G. Krahmann, 2003: The Ocean's Response to North Atlantic Oscillation Variability. In: J. Hurrell, Y. Kushnir, G. Ottersen and M. Visbeck (Editors), The North Atlantic Oscillation. AGU monograph, Washington, pp. 113-146. PDF
45. Chiang, J. C. H., Y. Kushnir and A. Giannini, 2002: Deconstructing Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone variability: Influence of the local cross-equatorial sea surface temperature gradient and remote forcing from the eastern equatorial Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 107(D1-D2): doi:10.1029/2000JD000307.
44. Kushnir, Y. , J. Miller and A. Kaplan, 2002: Historical Surface Marine Wind Analyses and Data in the Tropical Atlantic Region, Report to the CLIVAR Atlantic Implementation Panel. SI
43. Kushnir, Y., R. Seager, J. Miller(Nakamura) and J. C. H. Chiang, 2002: A simple coupled model of tropical Atlantic decadal climate variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 29(23): 2133. PDF
42. Kushnir, Y., W. A. Robinson, I. Blade, N. M. Hall, S. Peng and R. Sutton, 2002: Atmospheric GCM response to extratropical SST anomalies: Synthesis and evaluation. Journal of Climate, 15(16): 2233-2256. PDF
41. Ben-Gai, T., A. Bitan, A. Manes, P. Alpert and Y. Kushnir, 2001: Temperature and surface pressure anomalies in Israel and the North Atlantic Oscillation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 69(3-4): 171-177.
40. Giannini, A., J. C. H. Chiang, M. A. Cane, Y. Kushnir and R. Seager, 2001: The ENSO teleconnection to the tropical Atlantic Ocean: Contributions of the remote and local SSTs to rainfall variability in the tropical Americas. Journal of Climate, 14(24): 4530-4544. PDF
39. Giannini, A., M. A. Cane and Y. Kushnir, 2001: Interdecadal changes in the ENSO teleconnection to the Caribbean region and the North Atlantic oscillation. Journal of Climate, 14(13): 2867-2879. PDF
38. Giannini, A., Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 2001: Seasonality in the impact of ENSO and the North Atlantic high on Caribbean rainfall. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part B-Hydrology Oceans and Atmosphere, 26(2): 143-147. PDF
37. Hurrell, J. W., Y. Kushnir and M. Visbeck, 2001: Climate - The North Atlantic oscillation. Science, 291(5504): 603-+.
36. Kaplan, A. , D. L. Witter, M. A. Cane and Y. Kushnir, 2001: Toward optimal reconstruction of ocean surface flux fields: Exploring wind stress - sea level heights constraint. In: G.S.W.-W.M.O.T.D.N. World Meteorological Organization (Editor), WCRP/SCOR Workshop on Intercomparison and Validation of Ocean-Atmosphere Flux Fields, Bolger Center, Potomac, MD, USA, pp. 142-147. PDF
35. Kaplan, A. , M. A. Cane and Y. Kushnir, 2001: Reduced space approach to the optimal analysis of historical marine observations: Accomplishments, difficulties, and prospects. In: G.S.W.M.O.T.D. World Meteorological Organization (Editor), CLIMAR 99, WMO Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 275-283. PDF
34. Marshall, J., Y. Kushnir, D. Battisti, P. Chang, A. Czaja, R. Dickson, J. Hurrell, M. McCartney, R. Saravanan and M. Visbeck, 2001: North Atlantic climate variability: Phenomena, impacts and mechanisms. International Journal of Climatology, 21(15): 1863-1898. PDF
33. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, N. H. Naik(Henderson), M. A. Cane and J. Miller(Nakamura), 2001: Wind-driven shifts in the latitude of the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension and generation of SST anomalies on decadal timescales. Journal of Climate, 14(22): 4249-4265. PDF
32. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, P. Chang, N. H. Naik(Henderson), J. Miller(Nakamura) and W. Hazeleger, 2001: Looking for the role of the ocean in tropical Atlantic decadal climate variability. Journal of Climate, 14(5): 638-655. PDF SI
31. Tourre, Y. M., B. Rajagopalan, Y. Kushnir, M. Barlow and W. B. White, 2001: Patterns of coherent decadal and interdecadal climate signals in the Pacific Basin during the 20th century. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(10): 2069-2072. PDF
30. Chiang, J. C. H., Y. Kushnir and S. E. Zebiak, 2000: Interdecadal changes in eastern Pacific ITCZ variability and its influence on the Atlantic ITCZ. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(22): 3687-3690.
29. Giannini, A., Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 2000: Interannual variability of Caribbean rainfall, ENSO, and the Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Climate, 13(2): 297-311. PDF
28. Kaplan, A., Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 2000: Reduced space optimal interpolation of historical marine sea level pressure: 1854-1992. Journal of Climate, 13(16): 2987-3002. PDF SI
27. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, M. Visbeck, N. H. Naik(Henderson), J. Miller(Nakamura), G. Krahmann and H. Cullen, 2000: Causes of Atlantic Ocean climate variability between 1958 and 1998. Journal of Climate, 13(16): 2845-2862. PDF SI
26. Chen, D. K., W. T. Liu, S. E. Zebiak, M. A. Cane, Y. Kushnir and D. Witter, 1999: Sensitivity of the tropical Pacific Ocean simulation to the temporal and spatial resolution of wind forcing. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 104(C5): 11261-11271. PDF
25. Kushnir, Y., 1999: Climatology - Europe's winter prospects. Nature, 398(6725): 289-+.
24. Tourre, Y. M., B. Rajagopalan and Y. Kushnir, 1999: Dominant patterns of climate variability in the Atlantic Ocean during the last 136 years. Journal of Climate, 12(8): 2285-2299. PDF
23. Tourre, Y. M., Y. Kushnir and W. B. White, 1999: Evolution of interdecadal variability in sea level pressure, sea surface temperature, and upper ocean temperature over the Pacific Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29(7): 1528-1541.
22. Kaplan, A., M. A. Cane, Y. Kushnir, A. C. Clement, M. B. Blumenthal and B. Rajagopalan, 1998: Analyses of global sea surface temperature 1856-1991. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 103(C9): 18567-18589. PDF SI
21. Martinson, D. G. , D. S. Battisti, R. S. Bradley, J. E. Cole, R. A. Fine, M. Ghil, Y. Kushnir, S. Manabe, M. S. McCartney, M. P. McCormick, M. J. Prather, E. S. Sarachik, P. Tans, L. G. Thompson and M. Winton, 1998: Decade-to-century scale climate variability and change: a science strategy. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C, 142 pp.
20. Rajagopalan, B., Y. Kushnir and Y. M. Tourre, 1998: Observed decadal midlatitude and tropical Atlantic climate variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 25(21): 3967-3970. PDF
19. Uvo, C. B., C. A. Repelli, S. E. Zebiak and Y. Kushnir, 1998: The relationships between tropical Pacific and Atlantic SST and northeast Brazil monthly precipitation. Journal of Climate, 11(4): 551-562.
18. Cane, M. A., A. C. Clement, A. Kaplan, Y. Kushnir, D. Pozdnyakov, R. Seager, S. E. Zebiak and R. Murtugudde, 1997: Twentieth-century sea surface temperature trends. Science, 275(5302): 957-960. PDF
17. Kaplan, A., Y. Kushnir, M. A. Cane and M. B. Blumenthal, 1997: Reduced space optimal analysis for historical data sets: 136 years of Atlantic sea surface temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 102(C13): 27835-27860. PDF SI
16. Kushnir, Y., V. J. Cardone, J. G. Greenwood and M. A. Cane, 1997: The recent increase in North Atlantic wave heights. Journal of Climate, 10(8): 2107-2113. PDF
15. Reverdin, G., D. Cayan and Y. Kushnir, 1997: Decadal variability of hydrography in the upper northern North Atlantic in 1948-1990. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 102(C4): 8505-8531.
14. Kaplan, A. , Y. Kushnir, M. A. Cane and M. B. Blumenthal, 1996: Statistical analysis of historical Atlantic SST data: methodology and application, ACCP Notes, pp. 4-7.
13. Kushnir, Y. and I. M. Held, 1996: Equilibrium atmospheric response to North Atlantic SST anomalies. Journal of Climate, 9(6): 1208-1220.
12. Chen, D., M. A. Cane, S. Zebiak, Y. Kushnir, A. Busalacchi and D. Halpern, 1995: The impact of wind observations on ENSO prediction. Proceedings of the 1995 ADEOS/NSCAT Science Working Team Meeting: 41-47.
11. Seager, R., M. B. Blumenthal and Y. Kushnir, 1995: An Advective Atmospheric Mixed-Layer Model for Ocean Modeling Purposes - Global Simulation of Surface Heat Fluxes. Journal of Climate, 8(8): 1951-1964. PDF
10. Seager, R., Y. Kushnir and M. A. Cane, 1995: On heat flux boundary conditions for ocean models. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(12): 3219-3230. PDF
9. Kushnir, Y. and A. Kaplan, 1994: Dynamical constraints for the analysis of sea level pressure and surface wind over the world ocean. In: H.F.D.a.H.-J. Isemer (Editor), International Winds Workshop, Kiel, Germany, pp. 91-101. PDF
8. Kushnir, Y., 1994: Interdecadal Variations in North-Atlantic Sea-Surface Temperature and Associated Atmospheric Conditions. Journal of Climate, 7(1): 141-157.
7. Kushnir, Y. and N. C. Lau, 1992: The General-Circulation Model Response to a North Pacific SST Anomaly - Dependence on Time Scale and Pattern Polarity. Journal of Climate, 5(4): 271-283.
6. Kushnir, Y. and J. M. Wallace, 1989: Interaction of Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Transients in a Forecast Experiment with a General-Circulation Model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 46(10): 1411-1418.
5. Kushnir, Y. and J. M. Wallace, 1989: Low-Frequency Variability in the Northern Hemisphere Winter - Geographical-Distribution, Structure and Time-Scale Dependence. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 46(20): 3122-3142.
4. Kushnir, Y., 1987: Retrograding Wintertime Low-Frequency Disturbances over the North Pacific-Ocean. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 44(19): 2727-2742.
3. Kushnir, Y. and S. K. Esbensen, 1986: Northern-Hemisphere Wintertime Variability in a 2-Level General-Circulation Model .1. Statistical Characteristics of Short and Long Time-Scale Disturbances. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 43(23): 2968-2984.
2. Kushnir, Y. and S. K. Esbensen, 1986: Northern-Hemisphere Wintertime Variability in a 2-Level General-Circulation Model .2. The Maintenance of Short and Long Time-Scale Disturbances. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 43(23): 2985-2998.
1. Levanon, N. and Y. Kushnir, 1976: Response of Superpressure Balloons to Displacements from Equilibrium Density Level. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 15(4): 346-349.


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