Thomas W. Swetnam
Prof. Thomas W. Swetnam
Director
Lab. of Tree Ring Research
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
United States of America
Phone: +1 520 621 2112
Fax: +1 520 621 8229
E-mail:
tswetnam(at)ltrr.arizona.eduURL Institution:
tree.ltrr.arizona.edu/Personal URL:
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Additional functions:
Board of Trustees, Valles Caldera National Preserve (appointed by President William J. Clinton, 2000-2004)
Arizona Forest Health Advisory Council to Governor Janet Napolitano (2003-present)
Board of Advisors, Institute for Natural Resource Management, New Mexico NSF-EPSCOR Program (2003-present)
Board of Advisors, International Multiproxy Paleofire Database, National Climatic Data Center, NOAA (2002-present)
Key Publications of Thomas W. Swetnam (up to ten) :
Swetnam, T. W., and J. L. Betancourt. 1990. Fire-Southern Oscillation relations in the Southwestern United States. Science 249:1017-1020.
Swetnam, T. W. 1993. Fire history and climate change in giant sequoia groves. Science. 262:885-889.
Swetnam, T. W. and A. M. Lynch. 1993. Multi-century, regional-scale patterns of western spruce budworm history. Ecological Monographs 63(4):399-424)
Swetnam, T. W., and J. L. Betancourt. 1998. Mesoscale disturbance and ecological response to decadal climatic variability in the American Southwest. Journal of Climate 11:3128-3147.
Swetnam, T. W., C. D. Allen, and J. L. Betancourt. 1999. Applied historical ecology: Using the past to manage for the future. Ecological Applications 9(4):1189-1206.
Expertise of Thomas W. Swetnam:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Precipitation / Runoff |
| Topic Biosphere | Plants |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Society | Education / Communication / Participation |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Past: Quarternary |
| Recent / Today |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Millenial |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |
| Policy Analysis and Formation |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Program Coordination / Management |
Specialties of Thomas W. Swetnam:
dendrochronology, forest disturbance ecology, fire climatology, land use history
Last update: 11/29/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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