Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (f/k/a Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences) at the

University of Michigan in Ann Arbor , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. Prior to 2005, he held several leadership positions at

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’s

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. He has more than 100 academic publications.

History

Rood has made contributions to several fields of research. The numerical scheme he developed wit
Shian-Jiann Lin
of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory is used in many atmospheric chemistry models and global climate models. As the founding Head of th
Data Assimilation Office
Rood was responsible for the first reanalysis dataset, GEOS-1. The GEOS-1 data set in combination with the above-referenced numerical schemes became the foundation for GEOS-CHEM. In 1999, Rood was detailed to the

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. He was the lead author of an influential report on development of a federal strategy for the provision of climate-modeling products and high-performance computing capabilities. He has contributed to many advisory reports and two

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reports on climate modeling and computing. Recently, Rood has worked at the intersection of climate change and society, both performing research and developing curriculum. He was the

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blogger for the Weather Underground (weather service) through early 2017, and his writings are widely reproduced on the web and cited in blogs and media outlets. In 2016 wit
Andrew Gettelmen
Rood published an open-access guide entitle
Demystifying Climate Models

Awards

Rood is a Fellow of the

American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is the premier scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the Atmospheric sciences, atmospheric, Oceanography, oceanic, and Hydrology, hydr ...

, and he holds the

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's Norbert Gerbier Award. He has been recognized with the

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and NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.

Selected publications

“An Assimilated Data Set for Earth Science Applications,” Schubert, S. D., Rood, R. B., and Pfaendtner, J., Bull Amer. Meteor. Soc., 74, 2331-2342, 1993
link to abstract
“Multidimensional Flux-Form Semi-Lagrangian Transport Schemes,” Lin, S.-J., and Rood, R. B., Mon. Wea. Rev., 124, 2046-2070, 1996
Link to Paper
“Climate Projections and their Impact on Policy and Practice,” Lemos, M. C. and Rood, R. B. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 1, 670-682, DOI: 10.1002/wcc.71, 2010
link to abstract
High-end Climate Science: Development of Modeling and Related Computing Capabilities, Richard B. Rood, Jeffery L. Anderson, David C. Bader, Maurice L. Blackmon, Timothy F. Hogan, and Patricia K. Esborg, available from US Global Change Research Program, 2000
Link to Paper
“Changing the Media Discussion on Climate and Extreme Weather,” Christine Shearer and Richard B. Rood, Earthzine, April 17, 201
Link to Document
"To be the best in weather forecasting: Why Europe is beating the U.S." Richard B. Rood, Washington Post, March 8, 201

References

External links

Rood Michigan Web Page

Rood ResearcherID

Rood Google Scholar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rood, Richard B. American atmospheric scientists American climatologists University of Michigan faculty Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Fellows of the American Meteorological Society