Climate model dynamical cores for atmospheric simulations
Idealized test cases for dynamical cores
Short-term forecasting with high-resolution GCMs
Variable resolution tropical cyclone models
Extratropical transition of tropical cyclones
Exploring physics-dynamics coupling with a moist idealized test case
Extratropical transition of tropical cyclones
Journal Articles
Gross, M., D. Williamson, H. Wan, P. Caldwell, D. Klocke, C. Jablonowski, D. R. Thatcher, N. Wood, M. Cullen, R. Beare, M. Willett, F. Lemarié, E. Blayo, S. Malardel, P. Termonia, P. Bechtold, A. Gassmann, P. H. Lauritzen, H. Johansen, C. M. Zarzycki, K. Sakaguchi, and R. Leung, (2015)
"Physics dynamics coupling in geophysical models." In preparation.
Thatcher, D. R., C. M. Zarzycki, and C. Jablonowski (2015)
"Multidecadal climatology of the extratropical transition of North Atlantic tropical cyclones in variable-resolution CAM5."
Journal of Climate, In review.
[Talk, Animation]
Thatcher, D. R., C. M. Zarzycki, and C. Jablonowski,
"Extratropical transition of North Atlantic tropical cyclones in variable-resolution CAM5."
CESM Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, June 2015 (talk)
Jablonowski, C., D. R. Thatcher, J. O. Ferguson, C. M. Zarzycki, A. Gettelman, J. Bacmeister, J. Richter, R. Neale, C. Hannay, P. Lauritzen, P. Callaghan, V. Larson, K. A. Reed, P. Ullrich, M. Wehner, M. A. Taylor,
"The path forward: High-resolution next-generation CESM simulations and scale-aware physics."
CESM Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, June 2015 (talk)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., C. M. Zarzycki, J. O. Ferguson, and C. Jablonowski,
“Extratropical Transition Using 23 Years of Tropical Cyclones in a Variable-Resolution Global GCM.”
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2014 (poster)
Jablonowski, C., and D. R. Thatcher,
“Physics-Dynamics Test Strategies: Bridging the Gap with Simplified Moist Test Cases.”
Physics Dynamics Coupling Meeting 2014, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, December 2014 (talk)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., and C. Jablonowski,
"Intercomparison of numerical methods in climate simulations with idealized moisture parameterizations."
Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Fall 2014 Research Computing Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, November 2014 (poster)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., and C. Jablonowski,
“Dynamical core intercomparison using a moist variant of the Held-Suarez test case in CAM5.”
CESM Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, June 2014 (poster)
Zarzycki, C. M., C. Jablonowski, D. R. Thatcher, and M. A. Taylor,
“Evaluating the impact of localized grid refinement on global climatology in CAM."
CESM Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, June 2014 (talk)
Jablonowski, C., and D. R. Thatcher,
“A Moist Variant of the Held-Suarez Test for the Assessment of Atmospheric Model Dynamical Cores.”
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2014 (poster)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., and C. Jablonowski,
“A moist variant of the Held-Suarez test for atmospheric model dynamical cores.”
Workshop on Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Boulder, CO, April 2014 (poster)
Zarzycki, C. M., C. Jablonowski, and D. R. Thatcher,
"The impacts of high-resolution refinement in variable-resolution CAM-SE on regional climate in CESM."
CESM Atmospheric Model Working Group Meeting, Boulder, CO, February 2014 (talk)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., C. Jablonowski, and C. M. Zarzycki,
“A moist idealized test case for atmospheric general circulation models: Dynamical core intercomparison.”
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2013 (poster)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., and C. Jablonowski,
“Comparison of a moist idealized test case and aquaplanet simulations in an atmospheric general circulation model.”
University of Michigan College of Engineering Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, November 2013 (poster)
[Poster]Thatcher, D. R., and C. Jablonowski,
“A moist idealized test: convectively coupled equatorial waves and precipitation compared to aquaplanet simulations.”
Graduate Climate Conference, Woods Hole, MA, November 2013 (poster)
Thatcher, D. R., and C. Jablonowski,
“A moist idealized test case for atmospheric general circulation models.”
Rackham Summer Institute Research Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, August 2012 (talk)
Gilbert, J. A., S. T. Lepri, D. R. Hillinger, D. R. Thatcher, and T. H. Zurbuchen,
“Singly Charged Heavy Ions Observed in Conjunction with Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections.”
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (Abstract SH32A-06), San Francisco, CA, December 2011 (talk)
Thatcher, D. R., and L. Avallone,
“Distribution of Liquid Water in Orographic Mixed-Phase Clouds.”
Solar and Space Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium, Boulder, CO, August 2011 (talk)
Gilbert, J. A., S. T. Lepri, D. R. Hillinger, D. R. Thatcher, and T. H. Zurbuchen,
“Contributions of coronal mass ejection plasma to the inner-source pickup ion population.”
Solar Heliospheric & Interplanetary Environment Conference, Snowmass Village, CO, July 2011 (poster)
Gilbert, J. A., S. T. Lepri, D. R. Thatcher, and T. H. Zurbuchen,
“Low charge-state anomalies in the heliosphere.”
Slow Solar Wind TR&T Meeting, Greenbelt, MD, April 2011 (talk)
Thatcher, D. R., J. A. Gilbert, and S. T. Lepri,
“Low Charge Ions in the Solar Wind.”
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Spring Forum, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2011 (poster)
Awards
Graduate Visitor Program, Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Fellowship, University of Michigan
Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan
James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan
Boeing Industry Scholarship
Regent's Merit Scholarship, University of Michigan