Michael P. Erb
Assistant Research Professor
Northern Arizona University School of Earth and Sustainability Geology Building, Box 4099 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 |
Phone: 928-523-9269 Email: michael.erb@nau.edu Website: www.michaelerb.org |
Education
Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Atmospheric Science, 2014.
Advisor: Dr. Anthony J. Broccoli
M.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Atmospheric Science, 2011.
Advisor: Dr. Anthony J. Broccoli
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville, Atmospheric Sciences, 2007.
Graduated with honors.
Advisor: Dr. Douglas K. Miller
Advisor: Dr. Anthony J. Broccoli
M.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Atmospheric Science, 2011.
Advisor: Dr. Anthony J. Broccoli
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville, Atmospheric Sciences, 2007.
Graduated with honors.
Advisor: Dr. Douglas K. Miller
Publications
In Preparation
Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, A. J. Broccoli, D. W. Lea, and P. N. DiNezio: Detection and attribution of paleoclimate forcings in long proxy records. In preparation.
Partin, J. W., P. D. DiNezio, M. P. Erb, k. Thirumalai, T. M. Quinn, C.-C. Shen, C. S. Jackson, M. B. Cardenas, F. P. Siringan, M. Puy, J. L. Banner, K. Lin, Y. Okumura, H.-M. Hu, and F. W. Taylor: Indirect forcing of the oceanic subsystem of the Asian Monsoon. In preparation.
Submitted
Routson, C. C., D. S. Kaufman, N. P. McKay, M. P. Erb, et al.: A multiproxy database of weather North American Holocene paleoclimate records.
Refereed Journal Articles
[2020] Brierley, C. M., et al.: Large-scale features and evaluation of the PMIP4-CMIP6 midHolocene simulations. Clim. Past, 16, 1847-1872, doi:10.5194/cp-16-1847-2020. Link.
[2020] Erb, M. P., J. Emile-Geay, G. J. Hakim, N. Steiger, and E. J. Steig: Atmospheric dynamics drive most interannual U.S. droughts over the last millennium. Sci. Adv., 6, 12 pp, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aay7268. Link.
[2020] Kaufman, D., N. McKay, C. Routson, M. Erb, C. Dätwyler, P. S. Sommer, O. Heiri, and B. Davis: Holocene global mean surface temperature, a multi-method reconstruction approach. Sci. Data, 7, 13 pp, doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0530-7. Link.
[2020] Kaufman, D., N. McKay, C. Routson, M. Erb, et al.: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records. Sci. Data, 7, 34 pp, doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0445-3. Link.
[2019] Broadman, E., L. L. Thurston, E. Schiefer, N. P. McKay, D. Fortin, J. Geck, M. G. Loso, M. Nolan, S. H. Arcusa, C. W. Benson, R. A. Ellerbroek, M. P. Erb, C. C. Routson, C. Wiman, A. J. Wong, and D. Kaufman: An Arctic watershed observatory at Lake Peters, Alaska: weather-glacier-river-lake system data for 2015-2018. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 11, 1957-1970, doi:10.5194/essd-11-1957-2019. Link.
[2019] Khider, D., J. Emile-Geay, N. P. McKay, Y. Gil, D. Garijo, V. Ratnakar, et al.: PaCTS v1.0: A crowdsourced reporting standard for paleoclimate data. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 34, 27 pp, doi:10.1029/2019PA003632. Link.
[2019] Neukom, R., L. A. Barboza, M. P. Erb, F. Shi, J. Emile-Geay, M. N. Evans, J. Franke, D. S. Kaufman, L. Lücke, K. Rehfeld, A. Schurer, F. Zhu, S. Brönnimann, G. J. Hakim, B. J. Henley, F. C. Ljungqvist, N. McKay, V. Valler, and L. von Gunten: Consistent multidecadal variability in global temperature reconstructions and simulations over the Common Era. Nature Geoscience, 12, 643-649, doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0400-0. Link. Access to full text.
[2019] Tardif, R., G. J. Hakim, W. A. Perkins, K. A. Horlick, M. P. Erb, J. Emile-Geay, D. M. Anderson, E. J. Steig, and D. Noone: Last Millennium Reanalysis with an expanded proxy database and seasonal proxy modeling. Clim. Past, 15, 1251-1273, doi:10.5194/cp-15-1251-2019. Link.
[2019] Routson, C. C., N. P. McKay, D. S. Kaufman, M. P. Erb, H. Goosse, B. N. Shuman, J. R. Rodysill, and T. Ault: Mid-latitude net precipitation decreased with Arctic warming during the Holocene. Nature, 568, 83-87, doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1060-3. Link. Access to full text.
[2019] Anderson, D. M., R. Tardif, K. Horlick, M. P. Erb, G. J. Hakim, D. Noone, W. A. Perkins, and E. Steig: Additions to the Last Millennium Reanalysis multi-proxy database. Data Science Journal, 18(2), 1-11, doi:10.5334/dsj-2019-002. Link.
[2018] McKay, N. P., D. S. Kaufman, C. C. Routson, M. P. Erb, and P. D. Zander: The onset and rate of Holocene Neoglacial cooling in the Arctic. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 12487-12496, doi:10.1029/2018GL079773. Link.
[2018] Tabor, C. R., B. L. Otto-Bliesner, E. C. Brady, J. Nusbaumer, J. Zhu, M. P. Erb, T. E. Wong, Z. Liu, and D. Noone: Interpreting precession-driven δ18O variability in the South Asian monsoon region. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 123, 20 pp, doi:10.1029/2018JD028424. Link.
[2018] Bosmans, J. H. C., M. P. Erb, A. M. Dolan, S. S. Drijfhout, E. Tuenter, F. J. Hilgen, D. Edge, J. O. Pope, and L. J. Lourens: Response of the Asian summer monsoons to idealized precession and obliquity forcing in a set of GCMs. Quaternary Sci. Rev., 188, 121-135, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.03.025. Link.
[2018] Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, A. J. Broccoli, D. W. Lea, P. J. Valdes, M. Crucifix, and P. N. DiNezio: Model evidence for a seasonal bias in Antarctic ice cores. Nature Communications, 9, 10 pp, doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03800-0. Link. Access to full text.
[2015] Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, and A. J. Broccoli: Using single-forcing GCM simulations to reconstruct and interpret Quaternary climate change. J. Climate, 28, 9746-9767, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0329.1. Link.
[2015] Erb, M. P., A. J. Broccoli, N. T. Graham, A. C. Clement, A. T. Wittenberg, and G. A. Vecchi: Response of the equatorial Pacific seasonal cycle to orbital forcing. J. Climate, 28, 9258-9276, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0242.1. Link.
[2014] Mantsis, D. F., B. R. Lintner, A. J. Broccoli, M. P. Erb, A. C. Clement, H.-S. Park: The response of large-scale circulation to obliquity-induced changes in meridional heating gradients. J. Climate, 27, 5504-5516, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00526.1. Link.
[2013] Erb, M. P., A. J. Broccoli, and A. C. Clement: The contribution of radiative feedbacks to orbitally-driven climate change. J. Climate, 26, 5897-5914, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00419.1. Link.
[2013] Mantsis, D. F., A. C. Clement, B. Kirtman, A. J. Broccoli, and M. P. Erb: Precessional cycles and their influence on the North Pacific and North Atlantic summer anticyclones. J. Climate, 26, 4596-4611, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00343.1. Link.
[2011] Mantsis, D. F., A. C. Clement, A. J. Broccoli, and M. P. Erb: Climate feedbacks in response to changes in obliquity. J. Climate, 24, 2830-2845, doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3986.1. Link.
Other Publications
[2017] Emile-Geay, J., M. P. Erb, G. J. Hakim, E. J. Steig. And D. C. Noone: Workshop Report: Climate dynamics with the Last Millennium Reanalysis. PAGES Magazine, 25, 1 pp. Link.
[2006] Erb, M. P., and C. C. Hennon: A case study of Hurricane Katrina: rapid intensification in the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR), 8 pp. Link.
Books
[2013] “Kelvin McCloud and the Seaside Storm” by Michael Erb, Tumblehome Learning, Inc., 244 pp. – A fiction book for kids, ages 9-12, which discusses real weather and other science, written to get kids interested in these topics.
Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, A. J. Broccoli, D. W. Lea, and P. N. DiNezio: Detection and attribution of paleoclimate forcings in long proxy records. In preparation.
Partin, J. W., P. D. DiNezio, M. P. Erb, k. Thirumalai, T. M. Quinn, C.-C. Shen, C. S. Jackson, M. B. Cardenas, F. P. Siringan, M. Puy, J. L. Banner, K. Lin, Y. Okumura, H.-M. Hu, and F. W. Taylor: Indirect forcing of the oceanic subsystem of the Asian Monsoon. In preparation.
Submitted
Routson, C. C., D. S. Kaufman, N. P. McKay, M. P. Erb, et al.: A multiproxy database of weather North American Holocene paleoclimate records.
Refereed Journal Articles
[2020] Brierley, C. M., et al.: Large-scale features and evaluation of the PMIP4-CMIP6 midHolocene simulations. Clim. Past, 16, 1847-1872, doi:10.5194/cp-16-1847-2020. Link.
[2020] Erb, M. P., J. Emile-Geay, G. J. Hakim, N. Steiger, and E. J. Steig: Atmospheric dynamics drive most interannual U.S. droughts over the last millennium. Sci. Adv., 6, 12 pp, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aay7268. Link.
[2020] Kaufman, D., N. McKay, C. Routson, M. Erb, C. Dätwyler, P. S. Sommer, O. Heiri, and B. Davis: Holocene global mean surface temperature, a multi-method reconstruction approach. Sci. Data, 7, 13 pp, doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0530-7. Link.
[2020] Kaufman, D., N. McKay, C. Routson, M. Erb, et al.: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records. Sci. Data, 7, 34 pp, doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0445-3. Link.
[2019] Broadman, E., L. L. Thurston, E. Schiefer, N. P. McKay, D. Fortin, J. Geck, M. G. Loso, M. Nolan, S. H. Arcusa, C. W. Benson, R. A. Ellerbroek, M. P. Erb, C. C. Routson, C. Wiman, A. J. Wong, and D. Kaufman: An Arctic watershed observatory at Lake Peters, Alaska: weather-glacier-river-lake system data for 2015-2018. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 11, 1957-1970, doi:10.5194/essd-11-1957-2019. Link.
[2019] Khider, D., J. Emile-Geay, N. P. McKay, Y. Gil, D. Garijo, V. Ratnakar, et al.: PaCTS v1.0: A crowdsourced reporting standard for paleoclimate data. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 34, 27 pp, doi:10.1029/2019PA003632. Link.
[2019] Neukom, R., L. A. Barboza, M. P. Erb, F. Shi, J. Emile-Geay, M. N. Evans, J. Franke, D. S. Kaufman, L. Lücke, K. Rehfeld, A. Schurer, F. Zhu, S. Brönnimann, G. J. Hakim, B. J. Henley, F. C. Ljungqvist, N. McKay, V. Valler, and L. von Gunten: Consistent multidecadal variability in global temperature reconstructions and simulations over the Common Era. Nature Geoscience, 12, 643-649, doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0400-0. Link. Access to full text.
[2019] Tardif, R., G. J. Hakim, W. A. Perkins, K. A. Horlick, M. P. Erb, J. Emile-Geay, D. M. Anderson, E. J. Steig, and D. Noone: Last Millennium Reanalysis with an expanded proxy database and seasonal proxy modeling. Clim. Past, 15, 1251-1273, doi:10.5194/cp-15-1251-2019. Link.
[2019] Routson, C. C., N. P. McKay, D. S. Kaufman, M. P. Erb, H. Goosse, B. N. Shuman, J. R. Rodysill, and T. Ault: Mid-latitude net precipitation decreased with Arctic warming during the Holocene. Nature, 568, 83-87, doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1060-3. Link. Access to full text.
[2019] Anderson, D. M., R. Tardif, K. Horlick, M. P. Erb, G. J. Hakim, D. Noone, W. A. Perkins, and E. Steig: Additions to the Last Millennium Reanalysis multi-proxy database. Data Science Journal, 18(2), 1-11, doi:10.5334/dsj-2019-002. Link.
[2018] McKay, N. P., D. S. Kaufman, C. C. Routson, M. P. Erb, and P. D. Zander: The onset and rate of Holocene Neoglacial cooling in the Arctic. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 12487-12496, doi:10.1029/2018GL079773. Link.
[2018] Tabor, C. R., B. L. Otto-Bliesner, E. C. Brady, J. Nusbaumer, J. Zhu, M. P. Erb, T. E. Wong, Z. Liu, and D. Noone: Interpreting precession-driven δ18O variability in the South Asian monsoon region. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 123, 20 pp, doi:10.1029/2018JD028424. Link.
[2018] Bosmans, J. H. C., M. P. Erb, A. M. Dolan, S. S. Drijfhout, E. Tuenter, F. J. Hilgen, D. Edge, J. O. Pope, and L. J. Lourens: Response of the Asian summer monsoons to idealized precession and obliquity forcing in a set of GCMs. Quaternary Sci. Rev., 188, 121-135, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.03.025. Link.
[2018] Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, A. J. Broccoli, D. W. Lea, P. J. Valdes, M. Crucifix, and P. N. DiNezio: Model evidence for a seasonal bias in Antarctic ice cores. Nature Communications, 9, 10 pp, doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03800-0. Link. Access to full text.
[2015] Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, and A. J. Broccoli: Using single-forcing GCM simulations to reconstruct and interpret Quaternary climate change. J. Climate, 28, 9746-9767, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0329.1. Link.
[2015] Erb, M. P., A. J. Broccoli, N. T. Graham, A. C. Clement, A. T. Wittenberg, and G. A. Vecchi: Response of the equatorial Pacific seasonal cycle to orbital forcing. J. Climate, 28, 9258-9276, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0242.1. Link.
[2014] Mantsis, D. F., B. R. Lintner, A. J. Broccoli, M. P. Erb, A. C. Clement, H.-S. Park: The response of large-scale circulation to obliquity-induced changes in meridional heating gradients. J. Climate, 27, 5504-5516, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00526.1. Link.
[2013] Erb, M. P., A. J. Broccoli, and A. C. Clement: The contribution of radiative feedbacks to orbitally-driven climate change. J. Climate, 26, 5897-5914, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00419.1. Link.
[2013] Mantsis, D. F., A. C. Clement, B. Kirtman, A. J. Broccoli, and M. P. Erb: Precessional cycles and their influence on the North Pacific and North Atlantic summer anticyclones. J. Climate, 26, 4596-4611, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00343.1. Link.
[2011] Mantsis, D. F., A. C. Clement, A. J. Broccoli, and M. P. Erb: Climate feedbacks in response to changes in obliquity. J. Climate, 24, 2830-2845, doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3986.1. Link.
Other Publications
[2017] Emile-Geay, J., M. P. Erb, G. J. Hakim, E. J. Steig. And D. C. Noone: Workshop Report: Climate dynamics with the Last Millennium Reanalysis. PAGES Magazine, 25, 1 pp. Link.
[2006] Erb, M. P., and C. C. Hennon: A case study of Hurricane Katrina: rapid intensification in the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR), 8 pp. Link.
Books
[2013] “Kelvin McCloud and the Seaside Storm” by Michael Erb, Tumblehome Learning, Inc., 244 pp. – A fiction book for kids, ages 9-12, which discusses real weather and other science, written to get kids interested in these topics.