Clay Tabor
Associate Professor/Earth Sciences

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Increased moisture availability in the Central Andes during the Miocene Climatic Optimum
SWM George, G Jepson, B Carrapa, C Tabor, L Schoenbohm, H Nadoya, C J Howlett, M T Clementz, P G DeCelles, C B Ronemus , (2025). Increased moisture availability in the Central Andes during the Miocene Climatic Optimum, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, pp. 112732
Research Type: Journal Article
Tropical mountain ice core \delta18O: A Goldilocks indicator for global temperature change
Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Isabel Montanez, Zhengyu Liu, Yuntao Bao, Jessica Oster, Clay Tabor, M i Yan, Lonnie G Thompson, Marcus Lofverstrom, Guang J Zhang , (2023). Tropical mountain ice core \delta18O: A Goldilocks indicator for global temperature change, Science Advances, vol. 9, iss. 45, eadi6725
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Paleoclimate Changes in the Pacific Northwest Over the Past 36,000 Years From Clumped Isotope Measurements and Model Analysis
Pedro Ramirez, Jesse Bloom Bateman, Hung-I Lee, Ricardo Lopez-Maldonado, Deepshikha Upadhyay, Nicholas E Bader, Alexandrea Arnold, Andre Ellis, Gregory Jesmok, Osinachi Ajoku, Clay Tabor , (2023). Paleoclimate Changes in the Pacific Northwest Over the Past 36,000 Years From Clumped Isotope Measurements and Model Analysis, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, vol. 38, iss. 2, e2021PA004266
Research Type: Journal Article
Exploring the Effects of Organic Coating on Soot Emission at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction Event
Shixiong Hu, Charles Bardeen, Clay Tabor , (2023). Exploring the Effects of Organic Coating on Soot Emission at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction Event, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Deciphering local and regional hydroclimate resolves contradicting evidence on the Asian monsoon evolution
David McGee, Tobias Braun, Vasile Ersek, Vanessa Skiba, Annabel Wolf, Jens Fohlmeister, Amanda D French, Stefano M Bernasconi, others, Kathleen R Johnson, Michael L Griffiths , (2023). Deciphering local and regional hydroclimate resolves contradicting evidence on the Asian monsoon evolution, Nature Communications, vol. 14, iss. 1, pp. 5697
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North Atlantic meltwater during Heinrich Stadial 1 drives wetter climate with more atmospheric rivers in western North America
Clay Tabor, Cameron Wet, Sophia Macarewich, Christopher Skinner, Juan M Lora, Jessica L Oster, Isabel Monta\~nez, Marcus Lofverstrom , (2023). North Atlantic meltwater during Heinrich Stadial 1 drives wetter climate with more atmospheric rivers in western North America, Science advances, vol. 9, iss. 46, eadj2225
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Modeling Maastrichtian Ocean Biochemistry and Circulation with CESM
Nicole S Lovenduski, Clay Tabor, Cheryl S Harrison, Maya Tessler, Josh Coupe , (2023). Modeling Maastrichtian Ocean Biochemistry and Circulation with CESM, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Simulating Ultraviolet Radiation Damage of Phytoplankton at the K-Pg Boundary in CESM2-MARBL
Joshua Livingston Coupe, Maya Tessler, Nicole S Lovenduski, Shixiong Hu, Charles Bardeen, Clay Tabor, Cheryl S Harrison, Luise Gleason , (2023). Simulating Ultraviolet Radiation Damage of Phytoplankton at the K-Pg Boundary in CESM2-MARBL, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Paleoclimate changes in the Pacific Northwest over the past 36,000 years from clumped isotope measurements and model analysis
Jesse Bloom Bateman, Andre Ellis, Ricardo Lopez-Maldonado, Gregory Jesmok, Nicholas E Bader, Deepshikha Upadhyay, Hung-I Lee, Osinachi Ajoku, Pedro Ramirez, others, Alexandrea Arnold , (2023). Paleoclimate changes in the Pacific Northwest over the past 36,000 years from clumped isotope measurements and model analysis, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, vol. 38, iss. 2, e2021PA004266
Research Type: Journal Article
On the Remote Impacts of Mid-Holocene Saharan Vegetation on South American Hydroclimate: A Modeling Intercomparison
Shivangi Tiwari, Daniel T Litchmore, Ilana Wainer, others, A\_N LeGrande, H Beltrami, D Chandan, F\_S\_R Pausata, A Vernal, R\_D Ramos, M\_L Griffiths , (2023). On the Remote Impacts of Mid-Holocene Saharan Vegetation on South American Hydroclimate: A Modeling Intercomparison, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 50, iss. 12, e2022GL101974
Research Type: Journal Article
Tropical mountain ice core d 18 O: A Goldilocks indicator for global temperature change
Yuntao Bao, Jessica Leigh Oster, Clay Tabor, Isabel P Montanez, Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Mi Yan, Zhengyu Liu, Lonnie G Thompson, Guangjun Zhang, Marcus Lofverstrom , (2023). Tropical mountain ice core d 18 O: A Goldilocks indicator for global temperature change, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Simulation of the Miocene Climatic Optimum by an isotope enabled Earth system model
Hamida Ngoma Nadoya, Clay Tabor , (2023). Simulation of the Miocene Climatic Optimum by an isotope enabled Earth system model, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Decoding past Antarctic ice sheet stability using climate modeling and mineral dust
Clay Tabor, Austin Carter, Joseph Schnaubelt, Sarah M Aarons , (2023). Decoding past Antarctic ice sheet stability using climate modeling and mineral dust, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Early Eocene surface temperatures in an unprecedented high-resolution Earth system simulation
Christopher J Poulsen, Andrew Walters, Clay Tabor, Jiang Zhu, Esther C Brady, Bette L Otto-Bliesner, Ran Feng, Jessica E Tierney , (2023). Early Eocene surface temperatures in an unprecedented high-resolution Earth system simulation, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Atmospheric river contributions to ice sheet hydroclimate at the Last Glacial Maximum
Juan M Lora, Clay Tabor, Jiang Zhu, Christopher B Skinner , (2023). Atmospheric river contributions to ice sheet hydroclimate at the Last Glacial Maximum, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 50, iss. 1, e2022GL101750
Research Type: Journal Article
A tale of two annual cycles: the remarkable change in Pacific cold tongue seasonality under orbital precession
Anthony J Broccoli, John CH Chiang, Alyssa R Atwood, William Roberts, Daniel Vimont, Paul Nicknish, Clay Tabor , (2023). A tale of two annual cycles: the remarkable change in Pacific cold tongue seasonality under orbital precession, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Impact of the Mid-Holocene Green Sahara on ENSO Variability
Clay Tabor, Michael L Griffiths, Hugo Beltrami, Allegra N LeGrande, Daniel Litchmore, Anne de Vernal, Shivangi Tiwari, Ilana C Wainer, Deepak Chandan , (2023). Impact of the Mid-Holocene Green Sahara on ENSO Variability, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Proxy-Model Comparison of Temperature and \delta 18 O Values During the Pliocene
Taylor Deneau, Clay Tabor , (2023). Proxy-Model Comparison of Temperature and \delta 18 O Values During the Pliocene, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Dynamic and thermodynamic influences on precipitation in Northeast Mexico on orbital to millennial timescales
Gregory R Goldsmith, Kevin T Wright, Laura Beramendi-Orosco, Tripti Bhattacharya, Jean-Louis Lacaille-Muzquiz, Clay Tabor, Gianna Lum, Gabriela Serrato Marks, Kathleen R Johnson, David McGee , (2023). Dynamic and thermodynamic influences on precipitation in Northeast Mexico on orbital to millennial timescales, Nature Communications, vol. 14, iss. 1, pp. 2279, Nature Publishing Group UK London
Research Type: Journal Article
Holocene forcing of East Asian hydroclimate recorded in a subtropical peatland from southeastern China
Junwu Shu, Hongbin Zhang, Bingyan Zhao, Michael L Griffiths, Xianyu Huang, Shucheng Xie, Clay Tabor , (2023). Holocene forcing of East Asian hydroclimate recorded in a subtropical peatland from southeastern China, Climate Dynamics, vol. 60, iss. 4-Mar, pp. 981--993, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg
Research Type: Journal Article
Exploring changes in hydroclimate during Heinrich Stadial 1 with high resolution simulations
Colin M Zarzycki, Marcus Lofverstrom, Jessica Leigh Oster, Sophia Macarewich, Clay Tabor, Isabel P Montanez , (2023). Exploring changes in hydroclimate during Heinrich Stadial 1 with high resolution simulations, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Variability in effective moisture inferred from inclusion fluid \delta18O and \delta2H values in a central Sierra Nevada stalagmite (CA)
Clay Tabor, Hubert Vonhof, Peter K Swart, Barbara E Wortham , (2022). Variability in effective moisture inferred from inclusion fluid \delta18O and \delta2H values in a central Sierra Nevada stalagmite (CA), Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 279, pp. 107399, Pergamon
Research Type: Journal Article
Two annual cycles of the Pacific cold tongue under orbital precession
Paul A Nicknish, Alyssa R Atwood, John CH Chiang, Clay Tabor, William HG Roberts, Daniel J Vimont, Anthony J Broccoli , (2022). Two annual cycles of the Pacific cold tongue under orbital precession, Nature, vol. 611, iss. 7935, pp. 295--300, Nature Publishing Group UK London
Research Type: Journal Article
On the remote impacts of mid-Holocene Saharan vegetation on South American hydroclimate: a modelling intercomparison
Shivangi Tiwari, Clay Tabor, Deepak Chandan, Anne de Vernal, Daniel T Litchmore, Riovie D Ramos, Michael Griffiths, Hugo Beltrami, ILana Wainer, Allegra N LeGrande , (2022). On the remote impacts of mid-Holocene Saharan vegetation on South American hydroclimate: a modelling intercomparison, Authorea Preprints, Authorea
Research Type: Journal Article
Terrestrial biomarker isotope records of late Quaternary climate and source-to-sink sediment transport processes in southwestern Taiwan
Andrew T. Lin, Michael Hren, Gregory Harris, Shun-Wen Yu, Yvette Eley, Queenie Chang, Clay Tabor , (2021). Terrestrial biomarker isotope records of late Quaternary climate and source-to-sink sediment transport processes in southwestern Taiwan, American Journal of Science, vol. 321, iss. 4, pp. 393-423, American Journal of Science (AJS)
Research Type: Journal Article
A mechanistic understanding of oxygen isotopic changes in the Western United States at the Last Glacial Maximum
Marcus Lofverstrom, Cameron de Wet, Chengfei He, Colin Zarzycki, Jessica Oster, Zhengyu Liu, Alan Rhoades, Clay Tabor, Barbara Wortham , (2021). A mechanistic understanding of oxygen isotopic changes in the Western United States at the Last Glacial Maximum, Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 274, pp. 107255, Elsevier
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Water isotopic constraints on the enhancement of the mid-Holocene West African monsoon
Alexander J Thompson, Clay Tabor, Christopher J Poulsen, Christopher B Skinner , (2021). Water isotopic constraints on the enhancement of the mid-Holocene West African monsoon, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 554, pp. 116677, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
Utilizing Ice Core and Climate Model Data to Understand Seasonal West Antarctic Variability
Tyler R Jones, Paul B Goddard, Clay Tabor , (2021). Utilizing Ice Core and Climate Model Data to Understand Seasonal West Antarctic Variability, Journal of Climate, vol. 34, iss. 24, pp. 10007--10026
Research Type: Journal Article
Climate as the Great Equalizer of Continental-Scale Erosion
Peter G DeCelles, Paul Kapp, Gilby Jepson, Ran Feng, Barbara Carrapa, Jack Gillespie, Jiang Zhu, Clay Tabor , (2021). Climate as the Great Equalizer of Continental-Scale Erosion, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 48, iss. 20, e2021GL095008
Research Type: Journal Article
Past and future decline of tropical pelagic biodiversity
Derek P Tittensor, Chih-Lin Wei, Clay Tabor, Moriaki Yasuhara, Wolfgang Kiessling, Ran Feng, Michal Kucera, Mark J Costello, Timothy C Bonebrake , (2020). Past and future decline of tropical pelagic biodiversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 117, iss. 23, pp. 12891--12896, National Academy of Sciences
Research Type: Journal Article
Causes and Climatic Consequences of the Impact Winter at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary
Bette L Otto-Bliesner, Owen B Toon, Charles G Bardeen, Rolando R Garcia, Clay Tabor , (2020). Causes and Climatic Consequences of the Impact Winter at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 47, iss. 3, e60121
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Paleogeographic controls on the evolution of Late Cretaceous ocean circulation
Shannon J Haynes, Clay Tabor, Kenneth G MacLeod, Christopher J Poulsen, Jean-Baptiste Ladant, Masoud A Rostami, Ellen E Martin , (2020). Paleogeographic controls on the evolution of Late Cretaceous ocean circulation, Climate of the Past, vol. 16, iss. 3, pp. 973--1006, Copernicus GmbH
Research Type: Journal Article
Past climates inform our future
Christopher J Poulsen, Jessica E Tierney, Heather L Ford, Tripti Bhattacharya, Navjit Sagoo, Clay Tabor, Sierra V Petersen, Gordon N Inglis, Ran Feng , (2020). Past climates inform our future, Science, vol. 370, iss. 6517, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The connected isotopic water cycle in the Community Earth System Model version 1
David Noone, E Brady, David Bailey, Clay Tabor, Bette L Otto-Bliesner, Robert Tomas, Jesse Nusbaumer, T Wong, Zhengyu Liu, Samantha Stevenson , (2019). The connected isotopic water cycle in the Community Earth System Model version 1, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, vol. 11, iss. 8, pp. 2547--2566
Research Type: Journal Article
Volcanic Eruption Signatures in the Isotope-Enabled Last Millennium Ensemble
R Tomas, S Stevenson, J Nusbaumer, DC Noone, Z Liu, EC Brady, BL Otto-Bliesner, Clay Tabor , (2019). Volcanic Eruption Signatures in the Isotope-Enabled Last Millennium Ensemble, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, vol. 34, iss. 8, pp. 1534--1552
Research Type: Journal Article
Deciphering oxygen isotope records from Chinese speleothems with an isotope-enabled climate model
Clay Tabor, Jun Hu, Julien Emile-Geay, Jesse Nusbaumer, Judson Partin , (2019). Deciphering oxygen isotope records from Chinese speleothems with an isotope-enabled climate model, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Research Type: Journal Article
Climate Responses to the Splitting of a Supercontinent: Implications for the Breakup of Pangea
Bette L Otto-Bliesner, Ran Feng, Clay Tabor , (2019). Climate Responses to the Splitting of a Supercontinent: Implications for the Breakup of Pangea, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, iss. 11, pp. 6059--6068
Research Type: Journal Article
Assessing the Contributions of Comet Impact and Volcanism Towards the Climate Perturbations of the Paleocene--Eocene Thermal Maximum
Daniel E Horton, Bradley B Sageman, David Selby, Benjamin C Gill, Zeyang Liu, Lawrence ME Percival, Clay Tabor , (2019). Assessing the Contributions of Comet Impact and Volcanism Towards the Climate Perturbations of the Paleocene--Eocene Thermal Maximum, Geophysical Research Letters
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Late Cretaceous climate in the Canadian Arctic: multi-proxy constraints from Devon Island
Pincelli M Hull, James R Super, Clay Tabor, Mark Pagani, Hui Li, David M Harwood, Karen Chin , (2018). Late Cretaceous climate in the Canadian Arctic: multi-proxy constraints from Devon Island, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, vol. 504, pp. 1--22, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
Interpreting Precession-Driven \delta18O Variability in the South Asian Monsoon Region
Esther C Brady, David Noone, Clay Tabor, Tony E Wong, Jiang Zhu, Michael P Erb, Jesse Nusbaumer, Zhengyu Liu, Bette L Otto-Bliesner , (2018). Interpreting Precession-Driven \delta18O Variability in the South Asian Monsoon Region, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 123, iss. 11, pp. 5927--5946
Research Type: Journal Article
Last century warming over the Canadian Atlantic shelves linked to weak Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Zhengyu Liu, Andreas Schmittner, David Noone, Jiaxu Zhang, Jiang Zhu, Benoit Thibodeau, Christelle Not, Clay Tabor , (2018). Last century warming over the Canadian Atlantic shelves linked to weak Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 45, iss. 22, pp. 12--376
Research Type: Journal Article
Amplified Late Pliocene terrestrial warmth in northern high latitudes from greater radiative forcing and closed Arctic Ocean gateways
Ashley P Ballantyne, Bette L Otto-Bliesner, Ran Feng, Esther C Brady, Tamara L Fletcher, Clay Tabor , (2017). Amplified Late Pliocene terrestrial warmth in northern high latitudes from greater radiative forcing and closed Arctic Ocean gateways, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 466, pp. 129--138, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
Reduced ENSO variability at the LGM revealed by an isotope-enabled Earth system model
David Noone, Alexandra Jahn, Esther Brady, Jiaxu Zhang, Jiang Zhu, Robert Tomas, Zhengyu Liu, Jesse Nusbaumer, Tony Wong, Clay Tabor, Bette Otto-Bliesner , (2017). Reduced ENSO variability at the LGM revealed by an isotope-enabled Earth system model, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 44, iss. 13, pp. 6984--6992
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DeepMIP: experimental design for model simulations of the EECO, PETM, and pre-PETM
Rob DeConto, Gavin Foster, Ran Feng, Ed Gasson, David Evans, Matthew Huber, Rodrigo Caballero, Michiel Baatsen, Daniel Lunt, Yannick Donnadieu, Clay Tabor , (2017). DeepMIP: experimental design for model simulations of the EECO, PETM, and pre-PETM, Geoscientific Model Development, vol. 10, iss. 2, pp. 889--901, European Geosciences Union
Research Type: Journal Article
Temperature and salinity of the Late Cretaceous western interior seaway
Christopher J Poulsen, Nathan D Sheldon, J Mark Erickson, Kyger C Lohmann, Kelly KS Matsunaga, Sierra V Petersen, Selena Y Smith, Scott J Carpenter, Clay Tabor, Kyle W Meyer , (2016). Temperature and salinity of the Late Cretaceous western interior seaway, Geology, vol. 44, iss. 11, pp. 903--906, Geological Society of America
Research Type: Journal Article
The cause of Late Cretaceous cooling: A multimodel-proxy comparison
Nan A Rosenbloom, Christopher J Poulsen, Daniel J Lunt, Bette L Otto-Bliesner, Esther C Brady, Alexander Farnsworth, Ran Feng, Paul J Markwick, Clay Tabor , (2016). The cause of Late Cretaceous cooling: A multimodel-proxy comparison, Geology, vol. 44, iss. 11, pp. 963--966, Geological Society of America
Research Type: Journal Article
Simulating the mid-Pleistocene transition through regolith removal
Christopher J Poulsen, Clay Tabor , (2016). Simulating the mid-Pleistocene transition through regolith removal, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 434, pp. 231--240, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
Spatiotemporal variability of modern precipitation \delta18O in the central Andes and implications for paleoclimate and paleoaltimetry estimates
Clay Tabor, Richard P Fiorella, Christopher J Poulsen, Ramiro S Pillco Zola, Jason B Barnes, Todd A Ehlers , (2015). Spatiotemporal variability of modern precipitation \delta18O in the central Andes and implications for paleoclimate and paleoaltimetry estimates, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 120, iss. 10, pp. 4630--4656
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Long-term climate forcing by atmospheric oxygen concentrations
Joseph D White, Christopher J Poulsen, Clay Tabor , (2015). Long-term climate forcing by atmospheric oxygen concentrations, Science, vol. 348, iss. 6240, pp. 1238--1241, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Research Type: Journal Article
How obliquity cycles powered early Pleistocene global ice-volume variability
David Pollard, Christopher J Poulsen, Clay Tabor , (2015). How obliquity cycles powered early Pleistocene global ice-volume variability, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 42, iss. 6, pp. 1871--1879, Wiley Online Library
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Mending Milankovitch's theory: obliquity amplification by surface feedbacks
David Pollard, Clay Tabor, CJ Poulsen , (2014). Mending Milankovitch's theory: obliquity amplification by surface feedbacks, Climate of the Past, vol. 10, iss. 1, pp. 41, Copernicus GmbH
Research Type: Journal Article