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Dr. Nathan Gillett
Picture of Dr. Nathan Gillett Research Scientist
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
SCI A243

Ph: (250)363-8264
FAX: (250) 363-8247
E-mail: Nathan.Gillett@ec.gc.ca

Research Interests

  • Climate change attribution.
  • Atmospheric circulation changes.
  • The influence of ozone depletion on climate.

Education

  • 1994-1998 MPhys in physics, University of Oxford.
  • 1998-2001 DPhil in atmospheric physics, University of Oxford.
  • 2002-2004 Post-doc, SEOS, University of Victoria.
  • 2005-2008 Reader in Climate Dynamics, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia.

Publications

    2009

    • N. P. Gillett, P. A. Stott, Attribution of anthropogenic influence on seasonal sea level pressure, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L23709, doi:10.1029/2009GL041269, 2009. [pdf]
    • J. Austin, R. J. Wilson, H. Akiyoshi, S. Bekki, C. Claud, V. I. Fomichev, P. Forster, R. R. Garcia, N. P. Gillett, P. Keckhut, U. Langematz, E. Manzini, T. Nagashima, W. J. Randel, E. Rozanov, K. Shibata, K. P. Shine, H. Struthers, D. W. J. Thompson, F. Wu, S. Yoden, Coupled chemistry climate model simulations of stratospheric temperatures and their trends for the recent past, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L13809, doi: 10.1029/2009GL038462, 2009. [pdf]
    • B. D. Santer, K. E. Taylor, P. J. Gleckler, C. Bonfils, T. P. Barnett, D. W. Pierce, T. M. L. Wigley, C. Mears, F. J. Wentz, W. Brüggermann, N. P. Gillett, S. A. Klein, S. Solomon, P. A. Stott, M. F. Wehner, Incorporating model quality information in climate change detection and attribution studies, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 106, 14778-14783, doi:10.1073/pnas.0901736106, 2009. [pdf]
    • A. Yu. Karpechko, N. P. Gillett, G. J. Marshall, J. A. Screen, Climate impacts of the Southern Annular Mode simulated by the CMIP3 models, J. Clim., 22, 3751-3768, 2009. [pdf]
    • H. D. Matthews, N. P. Gillett, P. A. Stott, K. Zickfeld, The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions, Nature, 459, 829-832, 2009. [pdf]
    • J. A. Screen, N. P. Gillett, D. P. Stevens, G. J. Marshall, H. K. Roscoe, The role of eddies in the Southern Ocean temperature response to the Southern Annular Mode, J. Clim., 22, 806-818, 2009. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, J. F. Scinocca, D. A. Plummer, M. C. Reader, Sensitivity of climate to dynamically-consistent zonal asymmetries in ozone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L10809, doi:10.1029/2009GL037246, 2009. [pdf]
    • W. J. Randel, K. P. Shine, J. Austin, J. Barnett, C. Claud, N. P. Gillett, P. Keckhut, U. Langematz, R. Lin, C. Long, C. Mears, A. Miller, J. Nash, D. J. Seidel, D. W. J. Thompson, F. Wu, S. Yoden, An update of observed stratospheric temperature trends, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D02107, doi:10.1029/2008JD010421, 2009. [pdf]

    2008

    • N. P. Gillett, D. A. Stone, P. A. Stott, T. Nozawa, A. Yu. Karpechko, G. C. Hegerl, M. F. Wehner, P. D. Jones, Attribution of polar warming to human influence, Nature Geoscience, 1, 750-754, doi:10.1038/ngeo338, 2008. [pdf]
    • A. Yu. Karpechko, N. P. Gillett, G. J. Marshall, A. A. Scaife, Stratospheric influence on circulation changes in the Southern Hemisphere troposhpere in coupled climate models, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20806, doi:10.1029/2008GL035354, 2008. [pdf]
    • K. M. Willett, P. D. Jones, N. P. Gillett, P. W. Thorne, Recent changes in surface humidity: Development of the HadCRUH dataset, J. Clim., 21, 5364-5383. 2008. [pdf]
    • J. Overland, J. Turner, J. Francis, N. P. Gillett, G. J. Marshall, M. Tjernstrom, The Arctic and Antarctic: Two faces of climate change, EOS, 89, 177, 2008. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, P. A. Stott, B. D. Santer, Attribution of cyclonogenesis region sea surface temperature change to anthropogenic influence, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09707, doi:10.1029/2008GL033670, 2008. [pdf]
    • J. A. Crook, N. P. Gillett, S. P. E. Keeley, Sensitivity of Southern Hemisphere climate to zonal asymmetry in ozone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L07806, doi:10.1029/2007GL032698, 2008. [pdf]
    • C. Le Quéré, C. Rödenbeck, E. T. Buitenhuis, T. L. Conway, R. Langenfelds, A. Gomez, C. Labsucchagne, M. Ramonet, T. Nakazawa, N. Metzl, N. P. Gillett, M. Heinmann, Reseponse to comments on "Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink due to recent climate change", Science, 319, 570c, 2008. [pdf]
    • D. Maraun, T. Osborn, N. P. Gillett, United Kingdom daily precipitation intensity: Improved early data, error estimates, and an update to 2006, Int. J. Climatol., 28, 833-842, doi:10.1002/joc.1672, 2008 [pdf].

    2007

    • S. P. E. Keeley, N. P. Gillett, D. W. J. Thompson, S. Solomon, P. M. de F. Forster, Is Antarctic climate most sensitive to ozone depletion in the mid or lower stratosphere? Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, doi:10.1029/2007GL031238, 2007. [pdf]
    • J. G. Canadell, C. Le Quéré, M. R. Raupach, C. B. Field, E. T. Buitenhuis, P. Ciais, T. J. Conway, N. P. Gillett, R. A. Houghton, G. Marland, Contributions to accelerating atmospheric CO2 growth from economic activity, carbon intensity, and efficiency of natural sinks, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., doi:10.1073/pnas.0702737104, 2007. [pdf]
    • K. M. Willett, N. P. Gillett, P. D. Jones, P. W. Thorne, Attribution of observed surface humidity changes to human influence, Nature, 449, 710-712, 2007. [pdf]
    • B. D. Santer, C. Mears, F. J. Wentz, K. E. Taylor, P. J. Gleckler, T. M. L. Wigley, T. P. Barnett, J. S. Boyle, W. Brüggemann, N. P. Gillett, S. A. Klein, D. W. Pierce, P. A. Stott, W. M. Washington, M. F. Wehner, Identification of human-induced changes in atmospheric moisture content, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 104, 15248-15253, 2007. [pdf]
    • X. Zhang, F. W. Zwiers, G. C. Hegerl, F. H. Lambert, N. P. Gillett, S. Solomon, P. A. Stott, T. Nozawa, Detection of human influence on 20th century precipitation trends, Nature, 448, 461-465, 2007. [pdf]
    • C. Le Quéré, C. Rödenbeck, E. T. Buitenhuis, T. L. Conway, R. Langenfelds, A. Gomez, C. Labsucchagne, M. Ramonet, T. Nakazawa, N. Metzl, N. P. Gillett, M. Heinmann, Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink due to recent climate change, Science, 316, 1735-1738, 2007. [pdf]
    • H. Dang, N. P. Gillett, A. J. Weaver, F. W. Zwiers, Climate change detection over different land surface vegetation classes, Int. J. Climatol., 27, 211-220, 2007. [pdf]

    2006

    • M. R. Allen, N. P. Gillett, J. A. Kettleborough, G. C. Hegerl, R. Schnur, P. A. Stott, G. Boer, C. Covey, T. L. Delworth, G. S. Jones, J. F. B. Mitchell, T. P. Barnett, Quantifying anthropogenic influence on recent near-surface temperature change, Surv. Geophys., 27, 491-544, 2006. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, T. D. Kell, P. D. Jones, Regional climate impacts of the Southern Annular Mode, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23704, doi:10.1029/2006GL027721, 2006. [pdf]
    • G. C. Hegerl, T. R. Karl, M. R. Allen, N. L. Bindoff, N. P. Gillett, D. J. Karoly, X. Zhang, F. W. Zwiers, Climate change detection and attribution: Beyond mean temperature signals, J. Clim., 19, 5058-5077, 2006. [pdf]
    • B. D. Santer, T. M. L. Wigley, P. J. Gleckler, C. Bonfils, M. F. Wehner, K. AchutaRao, T. P. Barnett, J. S. Boyle, W. Bruggermann, M. Fiorino, N. P. Gillett, J. E. Hansen, P. D. Jones, S. A. Klein, G. A. Meehl, S. C. B. Raper, R. W. Reynolds, K. E. Taylor, W. M. Washington, Forced and unforced ocean temperature changes in Atlantic and Pacific tropical cylonogenesis regions, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 103(38), 13905-13910, 2006. [pdf]

    2005

    • N. P. Gillett, R. J. Allan, T. J. Ansell, Detection of external influence on sea level pressure with a multi-model ensemble, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(19), L19714, doi:10.1029/2005GL023640, 2005. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, Northern Hemisphere circulation, Nature, 437, 496, 2005. [pdf]
    • F. H. Lambert, N. P. Gillett, D. A. Stone, C. Huntingford, Attribution studies of observed land precipitation changes with nine coupled models, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(18), L18704, doi:10.1029/2005GL023654, 2005. [pdf]
    • T. Barnett, F. W. Zwiers, G. C. Hegerl, M. R. Allen, T. Crowley, N.P. Gillett, K. Hasselmann, P. Jones, B. Santer, R. Schnur, P. A. Stott, K. Taylor, S. F. B. Tett, Detecting and attributing external influences on the climate system: A review of recent advances, J. Clim., 18, 1291-1314, 2005. [pdf]

    2004

    • N. P. Gillett, B. D. Santer, A. J. Weaver, Stratospheric cooling and the troposphere, Nature, doi:10.1038/nature03209, 2004. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, A. J. Weaver, F. W. Zwiers, M. D. Flannigan, Detecting the effect of climate change on Canadian forest fires, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31(18), L18211, doi:10.1029/2004GL020876, 2004. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, M. F. Wehner, S. F. B. Tett, A. J. Weaver, Testing the linearity of the response to combined greenhouse gas and sulfate aerosol forcing, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31(14), L14201, doi:10.1029/2004GL020111, 2004. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, A. J. Weaver, F. W. Zwiers, M. F. Wehner, Detection of volcanic influence on global precipitation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31(12), L12217, doi:10.1029/2004GL020044, 2004. [pdf]
    • H. D. Matthews, A. J. Weaver, K. J. Meissner, N. P. Gillett, M. Eby, Natural and anthropogenic climate change: incorporating historical land cover change, vegetation dynamics and the global carbon cycle, Clim. Dyn., 22, 461-479, 2004. [pdf]

    2003

    • N. P. Gillett, H. F. Graf, T. J. Osborn, Climate change and the NAO. Chapter 9, The North Atlantic Oscillation, Eds. J. Hurrell, Y.Kushnir, G. Ottersen and M. Visbeck, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 193-209, 2003. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, D. W. J. Thompson, Simulation of recent Southern Hemisphere climate change, Science, 302, 273-275, 2003. [pdf]
    • M. P. Baldwin, D. W. J. Thompson, E. F. Shuckburgh, W. A. Norton, N. P. Gillett, Weather from the stratosphere? (Invited), Science, 301, 317-319, 2003. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, F. W. Zwiers, A. J. Weaver, P. A. Stott, Detection of human influence on sea level pressure, Nature, 422, 292-294, 2003. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, M. R. Allen, K. D. Williams, Modelling the atmospheric response to doubled CO2 and depleted stratospheric ozone using a stratosphere-resolving coupled GCM, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 129, 947-966, 2003. [pdf]

    2002

    • N. P. Gillett, F. W. Zwiers, A. J. Weaver, G. C. Hegerl, M. R. Allen, P. A. Stott, Detecting anthropogenic influence with a multi-model ensemble, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(20), 1970, doi:10.1029/2002GL015836, 2002. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, M. R. Allen, K. D. Williams, The role of stratospheric resolution in simulating the Arctic Oscillation response to greenhouse gases, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(10), doi:10.1029/2001GL014444, 2002. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, G. C. Hegerl, M. R. Allen, P. A. Stott, R. Schnur, Reconciling two approaches to the detection of anthropogenic influence on climate, J. Climate, 15, 326-329, 2002. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, M. R. Allen, R. E. McDonald, C. A. Senior, D. T. Shindell, G. A. Schmidt, How linear is the Arctic Oscillation response to greenhouse gases?, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D3), doi:10.1029/2001JD000589, 2002. [pdf]

    2001

    • N. P. Gillett, M. P. Baldwin, M. R. Allen, Evidence for nonlinearity in observed stratospheric circulation changes, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D8), 7891-7901, doi:10.1029/2000JD900720, 2001. [pdf]

    2000

    • N. P. Gillett, G. C. Hegerl, M. R. Allen, P. A. Stott, Implications of changes in the Northern Hemisphere circulation for the detection of anthropogenic climate change, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(7), 993-996, doi:10.1029/1999GL010981, 2000. [pdf]
    • N. P. Gillett, M. R. Allen, S. F. B. Tett, Modelled and observed variability in atmospheric vertical temperature structure, Clim. Dyn., 16, 49-61, 2000. [pdf]

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