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2016Bock, A.R.,  L.E. Hay, G. J. McCabe, S. L. Markstrom, and R. D. Atkinson, 2016, Parameter regionalization of a monthly water balance model for the conterminous United States, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 12, 10023-10066, 2015 [get publication]
2016McCabe, G.J., Wolock, D.M., Austin, S.H., 2016, Variability of runoff-based drought conditions in the conterminous United States: International Journal of Climatology, doi: 10.1002/joc.4756.
2016McCabe, G.J., and D.M. Wolock, 2016, Variability and Trends in Runoff Efficiency in the Conterminous United States, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 1-10, doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12431.
2016Woodhouse, C. A., G. T. Pederson, K. Morino, S. A. McAfee, and G. J. McCabe (2016), Increasing influence of air temperature on upper Colorado River streamflow, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, doi:10.1002/2015GL067613.
2015Gangopadhyay, S., McCabe, G. J., and Woodhouse, C. A., 2015, Beyond annual streamflow reconstuc- tions for the Upper Colorado River Basin—A paleo-water-balance approach: Water Resources Research, 51, doi:10.1002/2015WR017283.
2015McCabe, G.J., Betancourt, J.L., and Feng, S., 2015, Variability in the start, end, and length of frost-free periods across the conterminous United States during the past century: International Journal of Climatology, DOI:10.1002/joc.4315, 8p. [get publication]
2015McCabe, G.J., Hay, L.E., Bock, Markstrom, S.L., and Atkinson, R.D., 2015, Inter-annual and spatial variability of Hamon potential evapotranspiration model coefficients: Journal of Hydrology, v. 521, p. 389–394.
2015McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2015, Increasing Northern Hemisphere water deficit: Climate Change, 13p. doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1419-x.
2015McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2015, Variability and trends in global drought: Earth and Space Science, v. 2, at doi:10:1002/2015EA000100.
20142014 McCabe, G.J., and D.M. Wolock, 2014, Spatial and temporal patterns in conterminous United States streamflow characteristics, Geophysical Research Letters, 10.1002/2014GL061980.
2014McCabe, G.J., and D. M. Wolock, 2014, Variability Common to Global Sea-Surface Temperatures and Runoff in the Conterminous United States, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 15:714–725, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-13-097.1
2014Vano, J.A., B. Udall, D.R. Cayan, J.T. Overpeck, L.D. Brekke, T. Das, H.C. Hartmann, H.G. Hidalgo, M. Hoerling, G.J. McCabe, K. Morino, R.S. Webb, K. Werner, D.P. Lettenmaier, 2014, Understanding Uncertainties in Future Colorado River Streamflow, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95: 59–78, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00228.1
2013Comrie, A.C., and G.J. McCabe, 2013, Global air temperature variability independent of sea-surface temperature influences. Progress in Physical Geography, 37: 29-35, doi: 10.1177/0309133312460074.
2013Davies, T.J., E.M. Wolkovich, N.J.B. Kraft, N. Salamin, J.M. Allen, T.R. Ault, J.L. Betancourt, K. Bolmgren, E.E. Cleland, B.I. Cook, Y.M. Crimmins, S.J. Mazer, G.J. McCabe, B.J. McGill, C. Parmesan, S. Pau, J. Regetz, M.D. Schwartz, and S. Travers, 2013, Phylogenetic conservatism in plant phenology. Journal of Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12154.
2013Evenson, E.J., Orndorff, R.C., Blome, C.D., Böhlke, J.K., Hershberger, P.K., Langenheim, V.E., McCabe, G.J., Morlock, S.E., Reeves, H.W., Verdin, J.P., Weyers, H.S., and Wood, T.M., 2013, U.S. Geological Survey water science strategy—Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the nation. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1383-G, Reston, 49 p. [get publication]
2013Legates, D.R., G.J. McCabe, 2013, A refined index of model performance: a rejoinder. International Journal of Climatology, 33: 1053-1056, doi: 10.1002/joc.3487.
2013McCabe, G.J. and D. M. Wolock, 2013, Temporal and spatial variability of the global water balance. Climatic Change. 120:375–387.
2013McCabe, G.J., J.L. Betancourt, G.T. Pederson, and M.D. Schwartz, 2013, Variability common to first leaf dates and snowpack in the western conterminous United States, Earth Interactions, 17, doi: 10.1175/2013EI000549.1.
2013McCabe, G.J., and A.F. Fountain, 2013, Glacier variability in the western United States during the twentieth century. Climatic Change, 116: 565-577, doi: 10.1007/s10584-012-0502-9.
2013Pederson, G., J.L. Betancourt, and G.J. McCabe, 2013, Regional patterns and proximal causes of the recent snowpack decline in the Rocky Mountains, USA. Geophysical Research Letters, 40:1-6, doi:10.1002/grl.50424.
2013Peterson, T.C., R.R. Heim, Jr., R. Hirsch, D.P. Kaiser, H. Brooks, N. S. Diffenbaugh, R. M. Dole, J. P. Giovannettone, K. Guirguis, T. R. Karl, R. W. Katz, K. Kunkel, D. Lettenmaier, G. J. McCabe, C. J. Paciorek, K. R. Ryberg, S. Schubert, V. B. S. Silva, B. C. Stewart, A. V. Vecchia, G. Villarini, R. S. Vose, J. Walsh, M. Wehner, D. Wolock, K. Wolter, C. A. Woodhouse, and D. Wuebbles, 2013, Monitoring and understanding changes in heat waves, cold waves, floods, and droughts in the United States: State of knowledge, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 6: 821-834. [get publication]
2013Vano, J.A., B. Udall, D.R. Cayan, J.T. Overpeck, L.D. Brekke, T. Das, H.C. Hartmann, H.G. Hidalgo, M. Hoerling, G.J. McCabe, K. Morino, R.S. Webb, K. Werner, and D.P. Lettenmaier, 2013: Understanding Uncertainties in Future Colorado River Streamflow. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95, 59-78, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00228.1.
2012Cook, B.I., E.M. Wolkovich, T.J. Davies, T.R. Ault, J.L. Betancourt, J.M. Allen, K. Bolmgren, E.E. Cleland, T.M. Crimmins, N. J. B. Kraft, L.T. Lancaster, S.J. Mazer, G.J. McCabe, B.J. McGill1, C. Parmesan, S. Pau1, J. Regetz, N. Salamin, M.D. Schwartz, S.E. Travers, 2012, Sensitivity of spring phenology to temperature and precipitation cues in species-rich communities and observational networks, Ecosystems. 15: 1283-1294, doi:10.1007/s10021-012-9584-5.
2012Evenson, E.J., Orndorff, R.C., Blome, C.D., Böhlke, J.K., Hershberger, P.K., Langenheim, V.E., McCabe, G.J., Morlock, S.E., Reeves, H.W., Verdin, J.P., Weyers, H.S., and Wood, T.M., 2012, Strategic directions for U.S. Geological Survey water science, 2012–2022—Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the Nation. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2012-1066, 42 p. [get publication]
2012McCabe, G.J., Ault, T.R., Cook, B.I., Betancourt, J.L., and Schwartz, M.D., 2012, Influences of ENSO and PDO on the timing of North American Spring, International Journal of Climatology, 32: 2301–2310, doi: 10.1002/joc.3400.
2012Wolkovich, E.M., B.I. Cook, J.M. Allen, T.M. Crimmins, S. Travers, S. Pau, J. Regetz, T. J. Davies, J. L. Betancourt, N. J. B. Kraft, T. R. Ault, K. Bolmgren, S. J. Mazer, G. J. McCabe, B. J. McGill, C. Parmesan, N. Salamin, M. D. Schwartz, and E. E. Cleland, 2012, Warming experiments under-predict plant phenological responses to climate change. Nature 485: 494-497, doi:10.1038/nature11014.
2011McCabe, G.J. and Wolock, D.M., 2011, Century-scale variability in global annual runoff examined using a water balance model, International Journal of Climatology, 31:1739–1748, doi: 10.1002/joc.2198.
2011McCabe, Gregory J, Ault, Toby R, Cook, Benjamin I, Betancourt, Julio L, and Schwartz, Mark D, 2011, Influences of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on the timing of the North American spring: International Journal of Climatology, p. n/a-n/a LA - en. [get publication]
2011McCabe, Gregory J, and Wolock, David M, 2011, Independent effects of temperature and precipitation on modeled runoff in the conterminous United States: Water Resources Research, v. 47, iss. 11. [get publication]
2010Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu, and McCabe, Gregory J, 2010, Predicting regime shifts in flow of the Colorado River: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, iss. 20. [get publication]
2010Gray, Stephen T, and McCabe, Gregory J, 2010, A combined water balance and tree ring approach to understanding the potential hydrologic effects of climate change in the central Rocky Mountain region: Water Resources Research, v. 46, iss. 5. [get publication]
2010Hay, Lauren, and McCabe, Gregory, 2010, Hydrologic effects of climate change in the Yukon River Basin: Climatic Change, v. 100, iss. 3, p. 509-523. [get publication]
2010McCabe, Gregory J, Legates, David R, and Lins, Harry F, 2010, Variability and trends in dry day frequency and dry event length in the southwestern United States: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 115, iss. D7, D07108 p. [get publication]
2010McCabe, Gregory, and Wolock, David, 2010, Long-term variability in Northern Hemisphere snow cover and associations with warmer winters: Climatic Change, v. 99, iss. 1, p. 141-153. [get publication]
2009Apipattanavis, S., McCabe, G.J., Rajagopalan, B., and Gangopadhyay, S., 2009, Joint spatio-temporal variability of global sea-surface temperatures and global PDSI, Journal of Climate, 22:6251-6267.
2009Clark, Peter U, Dyke, Arthur S, Shakun, Jeremy D, Carlson, Anders E, Clark, Jorie, Wohlfarth, Barbara, Mitrovica, Jerry X, Hostetler, Steven W, and McCabe, A Marshall, 2009, The Last Glacial Maximum: Science, v. 325, iss. 5941, p. 710-714. [get publication]
2009Hay, Lauren E, McCabe, Gregory J, Clark, Martyn P, and Risley, John C, 2009, Reducing Streamflow Forecast Uncertainty: Application and Qualitative Assessment of the Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon1: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 45, iss. 3, p. 580-596 LA - en. [get publication]
2009McCabe, G.J., 2009, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, in S.I. Dutch (ed.) Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Salem Press, Pasadena, California, p. 94-96.
2009McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2009, Recent declines in western US snowpack in the context of 20th century climate variability, Earth Interactions, 13, 12 p.
2008Hay, L E, and McCabe, G J, 2008, Hydrologic Effects of Climate Change in the Yukon River Basin: American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 1-10. [get publication]
2008McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2008. Warming and implications for water supply in the Colorado River Basin, Proceedings of the 2008 World Environmental and Water Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers.
2008McCabe, Gregory J, Betancourt, Julio L, Gray, Stephen T, Palecki, Michael A, and Hidalgo, Hugo G, 2008, Associations of multi-decadal sea-surface temperature variability with US drought: Quaternary International, v. 188, iss. 1, p. 31-40. [get publication]
2008McCabe, Gregory J, and Wolock, David M, 2008, Joint Variability of Global Runoff and Global Sea Surface Temperatures: Journal of Hydrometeorology, v. 9, iss. 4, p. 816-824. [get publication]
2007McCabe, G J, Palecki, M A, Betancourt, J L, 2007, Ocean Influences on multi-decadal drought frequency in the conterminous United States, Proceedings of the Pacific Climate, (PACLIM) workshop, influenences on multi-decadal drought frequency in the conterminous United States: p. 69-73.
2007McCabe, Gregory J, Betancourt, Julio L, and Hidalgo, Hugo G, 2007, Associations of Decadal to Multidecadal Sea-Surface Temperature Variability with Upper Colorado River Flow1: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 43, iss. 1, p. 183-192 LA - en. [get publication]
2007McCabe, Gregory J, Hay, Lauren E, and Clark, Martyn P, 2007, Rain-on-Snow Events in the Western United States: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v. 88, iss. 3, p. 319-328. [get publication]
2007McCabe, Gregory J, and Markstrom, Steven L, 2007, A Monthly Water-Balance Model Driven By a Graphical User Interface: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007-1088. [get publication]
2007McCabe, Gregory J, and Wolock, David M, 2007, Warming may create substantial water supply shortages in the Colorado River basin: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 34, iss. 22, L22708 p. [get publication]
2006Clark, Martyn P, Slater, Andrew G, Barrett, Andrew P, Hay, Lauren E, McCabe, Gregory J, Rajagopalan, Balaji, and Leavesley, George H, 2006, Assimilation of snow covered area information into hydrologic and land-surface models: Advances in Water Resources, v. 29, iss. 8, p. 1209-1221. [get publication]
2006Dyurgerov, Mark, and McCabe, Gregory J, 2006, Associations between Accelerated Glacier Mass Wastage and Increased Summer Temperature in Coastal Regions: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, v. 38, iss. 2, p. 190-197. [get publication]
2006McCabe J., G, 2006, HYDROCLIMATIC ASPECTS OF THE UPPER KLAMATH RIVER BASIN: Proceedings of the 3rd Federal Hydrologic Modeling Conference: . [get publication]
2006McCabe J., G, and Hay, L.E., 2006, Hydroclimatic Aspects of the Upper Klamath River Basin: Proceedings of the 3rd Federal Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Reno, Nevada.
2006McCabe, Gregory J, and Clark, Martyn P, 2006, Shifting covariability of North American summer monsoon precipitation with antecedent winter precipitation: International Journal of Climatology, v. 26, iss. 8, p. 991-999 LA - en. [get publication]
2006McCabe, Gregory J, and Palecki, Michael A, 2006, Multidecadal climate variability of global lands and oceans: International Journal of Climatology, v. 26, iss. 7, p. 849-865 LA - en. [get publication]
2005Battaglin, W, Hay, L, McCabe, G, Nanjappa, P, and Gallant, A L, 2005, Climate patterns as predictors of amphibians species richness and indicators of potential stress: United States Geological Survey, p. 146-167. [get publication]
2005Legates, David R, Lins, Harry F, and McCabe, Gregory J, 2005, Comments on “Evidence for global runoff increase related to climate warming” by Labat et al.: Advances in Water Resources, v. 28, iss. 12, p. 1310-1315. [get publication]
2005Legates, David, and McCabe Jr., Gregory, 2005, A Re-Evaluation of the Average Annual Global Water Balance: Physical Geography, v. 26, iss. 6, p. 467-479. [get publication]
2005McCabe, Gregory J, and Clark, Martyn P, 2005, Trends and Variability in Snowmelt Runoff in the Western United States: Journal of Hydrometeorology, v. 6, iss. 4, p. 476-482. [get publication]
2005Webb, R.H., Hereford, R., and McCabe, G.J., 2005. Climatic fluctuations, drought, and flow in the Colorado River, in Gloss, S.P., J.E. Lovich, and T.S. Melis (eds.), The State of the Colorado River Ecosystem in Grand Canyon, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1282, p. 59-69.
2004McCabe, Gregory J, Palecki, Michael A, and Betancourt, Julio L, 2004, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean influences on multidecadal drought frequency in the United States: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 101, iss. 12, p. 4136-4141. [get publication]
2004McCabe, Gregory J, and Bunnell, Joseph E, 2004, Precipitation and the Occurrence of Lyme Disease in the Northeastern United States: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, v. 4, iss. 2, p. 143-148. [get publication]
2004Webb, Robert H, McCabe, Gregory J, Hereford, Richard, and Wilkowske, Christopher, 2004, Climatic fluctuations, drought, and flow of the Colorado River: United States Geological Survey, v. FS - 2004-. [get publication]
2003Cayan, D R, Dettinger, M D, Redmond, K T, McCabe, G J, Knowles, N, Peterson, D H, Diaz, H F, and Morehouse, B J, 2003, The transboundary setting of California's water and hydropower systems: linkages between the Sierra Nevada, Columbia, and Colorado hydroclimates.: p. 237-262 LA - English. [get publication]
2003Clark, M.P., Hay, L.E., McCabe, G.J., Leavesley, G.H., Serreze, M.C., and Wilby, R.L., 2003. Use of Weather and Climate Information in Forecasting Water Supply in the Western United States. Water and Climate in the Western United States, Lewis, W.M., (ed.), University of Colorado Press, Boulder, Colorado, p. 69-92.
2003McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2003. Is Streamflow Increasing in the Conterminous United States? Proceedings, 19th Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Pacific Grove, California, March, 2002, p. 93-98.
2003Meier, M., Dyurgerov, M., and McCabe, G., 2003. The Health of Glaciers: Recent Changes in Glacier Regime. Climatic Change, v. 59, p. 123-135.
2002Hay, L.E., and McCabe, G.J., 2002. Spatial Variability in Water Balance Performance in the Conterminous United States: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 38: 847-860. 31 p.
2002Markstrom, Steven L, McCabe, Gregory, and David, Olaf, 2002, Web-based distribution of geo-scientific models: Comput. Geosci., v. 28, iss. 4, p. 577-581. [get publication]
2002McCabe, G.J., and Dettinger, M.D., 2002. North Pacific Ocean Connection to Western U.S. Snowfall. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v. 83, p. 176.
2002McCabe, G.J., and Dettinger, M.D., 2002. Primary Modes and Predictability of Year-to-Year Snowpack Variations in the Western United States From Teleconnections With Pacific Ocean Climate. Proceedings of the 18th Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, J. West, and L.D. Buffaloe, (eds.), Pacific Grove, California, March, 2001, p. 47-56.
2002McCabe, G.J., and Dettinger, M.D., 2002. Primary Modes and Predictability of Year-to-Year Snowpack Variations in the Western United States From Teleconnections With Pacific Ocean Climate: Journal of Hydrometeorology, v. 3, p.13-25. (This paper was selected for the Papers of Note section in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v. 83, p. 176.
2002McCabe, G.J., and Muller, R.A., 2002. Effects of ENSO on New Orleans Weather Type Frequencies and Properties. Climate Research, v. 20, p. 95-105.
2002McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2002. A Step Increase in Streamflow in the Conterminous United States. Geophysical Research Letters, 29:2185.
2002McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2002. Trends and Effects of Increased Temperature on Moisture Conditions in the Conterminous United States: Climate Research, v. 20, p. 19-29.