Summary
I am a Ph.D. student in the Geography department. I enjoy the mysteries of the Earth system and opt outside when the mysteries elude. My research interests include: climate dynamics, large-scale modes of variability, high-latitude variability, land-atmosphere interaction, mountain meteorology, regional climate modeling, and weather and climate extremes. My current research focuses on the characterization and assessment of high latitude drought, with a central focus on Alaska.
Education
- B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences; minor in Mathematics, 2011, University of Nevada, Reno
- M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, 2014, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Publications
- Kaplan, M. L., Tilley, J. S., Hatchett, B. J., Smith, C. M., Walston, J. M., Shourd, K. N. & Lewis, J. M. (2017). The Record Los Angeles Heat Event of September 2010 Part I: Synoptic – Meso-β Scale Analyses of Interactive Planetary Wave Breaking, Terrain and Coastal-Induced Circulations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122. DOI: 10.1002/2017JD027162.
- Walston, J.M., Gibson, G.A., Walsh, J.E. (2015). Primary Production Response to Seasonal-Scale Extremes in the Bering Sea Simulated by the Community Earth System Model version 1. Journal of Marine Systems. 184: 285–298. DOI:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.03.003.
- Walston, J.M., Gibson, G.A., Walsh, J.E. (2014). Performance Assessment of the Community Climate System Model over the Bering Sea. International Journal of Climatology 34(15): 3953–3966. DOI: 10.1002/joc.3954.
- Walston, J.M. (2014). Assessment of High Latitude Variability and Extreme Events in the Bering Sea as Simulated by a Global Climate Model. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 53(6), 122 p., ISBN: 9781321257120.