Michael P. Erb
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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., Atmospheric Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2014.
M.S., Atmospheric Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2011.
B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2007.
M.S., Atmospheric Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2011.
B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2007.
Publications
Manuscripts 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.
Thirumalai, K., S. C. Clemens, Y. Rosenthal, S. Conde, K. Bu, S. Desprat, M. Erb, J. Cheng, L. Li, Z. Liu, L. Zhou, L. Giosan, A. Singh, and V. Mishra: Extreme Indian Monsoon states lead to marine productivity collapses. In preparation.
Refereed Journal Articles
[2023] Thomas, E. K., A. A. Cluett, M. P. Erb, N. P. McKay, J. P. Briner, I. S. Castañeda, M. C. Corcoran, O. C. Cowling, D. B. Gorbey, K. R. Lindberg, K. K. Prince, and J. Salacup: Early Holocene Laurentide Ice Sheet retreat influenced summer atmospheric circulation in Baffin Bay. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103428. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103428. Link.
[2023] Hancock, C. L., N. P. McKay, M. P. Erb, D. S. Kaufman, C. R. Routson, R. F. Ivanovic, L. J. Gregoire, and P. Valdes: Global synthesis of regional Holocene hydroclimate variability using proxy and model data. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 38, e2022PA004597, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022PA004597. Link.
[2023] Jiang, Z., C. M. Brierley, J. Bader, P. Braconnot, M. Erb, P. O. Hopcroft, D. Jiang, J. Jungclaus, V. Khon, G. Lohmann, O. Marti, M. B. Osman, B. Otto-Bliesner, B. Schneider, X. Shi, D. J. R. Thornalley, Z. Tian, and Q. Zhang: No consistent simulated trends in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation for the past 6,000 years. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103078, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103078. Link.
[2023] Malmierca-Vallet, I., L. C. Sime, and the D-O community members: Dansgaard-Oeschger events in climate models: review and baseline Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS3) protocol. Clim. Past, 19, 915-942, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-915-2023. Link.
[2022] Erb, M. P., N. P. McKay, N. Steiger, S. Dee, C. Hancock, R. F. Ivanovic, L. J. Gregoire, and P. Valdes: Reconstructing Holocene temperatures in time and space using paleoclimate data assimilation. Clim. Past, 18, 2599-2629, doi:10.5194/cp-18-2599-2022. Link.
[2022] Routson, C. C., M. P. Erb, and N. P. McKay: High latitude modulation of the Holocene North American Monsoon. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, doi:10.1029/2022GL099772. Link.
[2021] Routson, C. C., D. S. Kaufman, N. P. McKay, M. P. Erb, et al.: A multiproxy database of western North American Holocene paleoclimate records. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 1613-1632, doi:10.5194/essd-13-1613-2021. Link.
[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.
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.
Thirumalai, K., S. C. Clemens, Y. Rosenthal, S. Conde, K. Bu, S. Desprat, M. Erb, J. Cheng, L. Li, Z. Liu, L. Zhou, L. Giosan, A. Singh, and V. Mishra: Extreme Indian Monsoon states lead to marine productivity collapses. In preparation.
Refereed Journal Articles
[2023] Thomas, E. K., A. A. Cluett, M. P. Erb, N. P. McKay, J. P. Briner, I. S. Castañeda, M. C. Corcoran, O. C. Cowling, D. B. Gorbey, K. R. Lindberg, K. K. Prince, and J. Salacup: Early Holocene Laurentide Ice Sheet retreat influenced summer atmospheric circulation in Baffin Bay. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103428. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103428. Link.
[2023] Hancock, C. L., N. P. McKay, M. P. Erb, D. S. Kaufman, C. R. Routson, R. F. Ivanovic, L. J. Gregoire, and P. Valdes: Global synthesis of regional Holocene hydroclimate variability using proxy and model data. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 38, e2022PA004597, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022PA004597. Link.
[2023] Jiang, Z., C. M. Brierley, J. Bader, P. Braconnot, M. Erb, P. O. Hopcroft, D. Jiang, J. Jungclaus, V. Khon, G. Lohmann, O. Marti, M. B. Osman, B. Otto-Bliesner, B. Schneider, X. Shi, D. J. R. Thornalley, Z. Tian, and Q. Zhang: No consistent simulated trends in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation for the past 6,000 years. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103078, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103078. Link.
[2023] Malmierca-Vallet, I., L. C. Sime, and the D-O community members: Dansgaard-Oeschger events in climate models: review and baseline Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS3) protocol. Clim. Past, 19, 915-942, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-915-2023. Link.
[2022] Erb, M. P., N. P. McKay, N. Steiger, S. Dee, C. Hancock, R. F. Ivanovic, L. J. Gregoire, and P. Valdes: Reconstructing Holocene temperatures in time and space using paleoclimate data assimilation. Clim. Past, 18, 2599-2629, doi:10.5194/cp-18-2599-2022. Link.
[2022] Routson, C. C., M. P. Erb, and N. P. McKay: High latitude modulation of the Holocene North American Monsoon. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, doi:10.1029/2022GL099772. Link.
[2021] Routson, C. C., D. S. Kaufman, N. P. McKay, M. P. Erb, et al.: A multiproxy database of western North American Holocene paleoclimate records. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 1613-1632, doi:10.5194/essd-13-1613-2021. Link.
[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.
Teaching Experience
Northern Arizona University
Climate Dynamics (Spring 2020, Spring 2022)
Topics in Quaternary Science, guest lecturer (Spring 2021)
Global Climate Change, fill-in lecturer (Fall 2018)
Rutgers University
Meteorological Analysis II, teaching assistant (Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012)
Meteorological Analysis I, teaching assistant (Fall 2011)
Atmospheric Thermodynamics, teaching assistant (Fall 2009)
Dynamics of the Atmosphere, teaching assistant (Spring 2009)
Physical Principles of Climate Change, fill-in lecturer (Spring 2010)
Byrne Seminar, fill-in lecturer (Fall 2009)
Climate Dynamics (Spring 2020, Spring 2022)
Topics in Quaternary Science, guest lecturer (Spring 2021)
Global Climate Change, fill-in lecturer (Fall 2018)
Rutgers University
Meteorological Analysis II, teaching assistant (Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012)
Meteorological Analysis I, teaching assistant (Fall 2011)
Atmospheric Thermodynamics, teaching assistant (Fall 2009)
Dynamics of the Atmosphere, teaching assistant (Spring 2009)
Physical Principles of Climate Change, fill-in lecturer (Spring 2010)
Byrne Seminar, fill-in lecturer (Fall 2009)