Anji Seth

Professor and Interim Head

Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies

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Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan (1995)

Areas of Specialty

Human-Environment Dynamics

Earth System Science

Dr. Seth’s research group focuses on the physical climate system, in particular, how regional climates are likely to evolve in the larger setting of human initiated global warming. We work with large global and regional observational datasets and numerical climate models to understand regional processes involved in monsoon regions and mid-latitude climates.

Current Research Interests

Regional Processes in Climate Change

Climate Modeling

Society and Climate

Selected Publications

Camargo, S. and A. Seth, 2016: Hottest summers the new normal. Environmental Research Letters, 11, 081001, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/8/081001.

Rojas, M., Arias, P., Flores-Aqveveque, V., Seth, A. and Vuille, M., 2016: The South American monsoon variability over the last millennium in climate models. Climate of the Past, 12, 1681– 1691, doi:10.5194/cp-12-1681-2016.

J. Thibeault and A. Seth, 2015: Toward the Credibility of Northeast United States Summer Precip- itation Projections in CMIP5 and NARCCAP Simulations, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 120(19), doi:10.1002/2015JD023177.

Seth, A., Fernandes, K., and Camargo, S. J., 2015: Two summers of Sao Paulo drought: Origins in the western tropical Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 10,816-10,823, doi: 10.1002/2015GL066314.

J. Thibeault and A. Seth, 2014: Changing Climate Extremes in the Northeast U.S.: HadEX2 Observations and CMIP5 Simulations and Projections, Climatic Change, 127, 273287, doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1257-2.

Seth, A., S. Rauscher, M. Biasutti, A. Giannini, S. Camargo, M. Rojas, 2013: CMIP5 Projected Changes in the Annual Cycle of Precipitation in Monsoon Regions, Journal of Climate, 26, 19, 7328-7351, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00726.1.

Valdivia, J. Thibeault, J. L. Gilles, M. Garca, and A. Seth, 2013: Climate trends and projections for the Andean Altiplano and strategies for adaptation, Advances in Geosciences, 33, 69-77, 2013.

Seth, A., S. Rauscher, M. Rojas, S. Camargo, A. Giannini, 2011: Enhanced spring convective barrier for monsoons in a warmer world?, Climatic Change Let.,104, 403–414, doi:10.1007/s10584-010- 9973-8.

Seth, A., J. Thibeault, M. Garcia, C. Valdivia, 2010: Making sense of 21st century climate change in the Altiplano: Observed trends and projections, Annals Amer. Assoc. Geog., 100, 835–847, doi:10.1080/00045608.2010.500193.

Valdivia, C., A. Seth, J. L. Gilles, M. Garcia, E. Jimenez, J. Cusicanqui, F. Navia, E. Yucra, 2010: Adapting to climate change in Andean ecosystems: Landscapes, capitals, and perceptions shaping rural livelihood strategies and linking knowledge systems, Annals Amer. Assoc. Geog., 100, 818–834, doi:10.1080/00045608.2010.500198.