EV1-327,
ext.
46855
chris.fletcher@uwaterloo.ca
Chris
Fletcher
joined
the
Department
in
2010
and
was
a
Sharcnet
Research
Chair
until
2012.
His
research
program
uses
computer
models
of
the
global
climate
system
to
better
understand
climate
variability
and
change,
primarily
over
North
America
and
Europe,
on
timescales
ranging
from
seasons
to
decades
to
centuries.
His
primary
research
interest
is
in
the
role
of
the
atmospheric
circulation
in
determining
regional
patterns
of
temperature
and
precipitation
in
past,
present
and
future
climates.
His
research
group
use
state-of-the-art
computer
model
simulations
to
make
projections
of
these
expected
future
changes.
Climate
models
are
incredibly
complex
pieces
of
software,
and
run
on
some
of
the
world's
most
powerful
supercomputers.
As
such,
group
members
develop
skills
in
scientific
computing,
as
well
as
physical
climatology,
and
analysis
of
big
data.
For
more
information,
or
if
you
are
interested
in
joining
Chris'
group
as
a
research
assistant,
or
graduate
student,
please
visit
Chris
Fletcher's
research
group.
Key
Areas
of
Graduate
Supervision
Climate
modelling,
dynamics
and
change,
tropical-extratropical
teleconnections
and
seasonal-to-decadal
climate
variability,
land-ocean-atmosphere
interaction,
snow
albedo
feedback.
Recent
Courses
Taught
ENVS
278:
Advanced
Environmental
Research
Methods
(Fall
and
Winter)
GEOG
316:
Multivariate
Statistics
(Fall
only)
GEOG
408:
Earth's
Future
Climate
(Winter
only)
GEOG
652:
Climate
Prediction,
Modeling,
and
Scenarios
(Winter
only)
