Andrew W. Ellis, Associate Professor, awellis@vt.edu
Office: 111 Major Williams Hall
Phone: 540-231-8049
At Virginia Tech Since: 2011
Education: Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Interests:

  • Hydroclimatology
  • Climate Variability and Change
  • Drought
  • Water Resources

Classes Recently Taught:

  • Dynamic Meteorology I and II

Recent Publications:

  • Cerveny, R.S., K. DeBiasse, M.B. Pace, A.W. Ellis, R.C. Balling Jr. 2011. Revitalization of  Namias’ Climatological Isentropic Analysis: Detection and Evaluation of Monsoonal, Severe Storm, Drought, and Flood Events. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, In Press (November 2011 Issue).
  • Gober, P.A., C.W. Kirkwood, R.B. Balling Jr., A.W. Ellis, S. Deitrick. 2010. Water Planning Under Climatic Uncertainty in Phoenix: Why We Need a New Paradigm. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 100, 356-372. DOI: 10.1080/00045601003595420.
  • Svoma, B.M., R.C. Balling Jr., A.W. Ellis. 2010. Analysis of Soil Moisture Trends in the Salt River Watershed of Central Arizona. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 102, 159-169. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0255-1.
  • Ellis, A.W., G.B. Goodrich, G.M. Garfin. 2010. A Hydroclimatic Index for Examining Patterns of Drought in the Colorado River Basin. International Journal of Climatology, 30, 236-255.
  • Hawkins, T.W., A.W. Ellis. 2009. The Dependency of Streamflow on Antecedent Subsurface Moisture in an Arid Climate. Journal of Arid Environments, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.07.003.
  • Barton, N.P., A.W. Ellis. 2008. Variability in the Wintertime Position and Strength of the North Pacific Jet Stream as Represented by Re-analysis Data. International Journal of Climatology, DOI:10.1002/joc.1750, 12 pp.
  • Ellis, A.W., T.W. Hawkins, R.C. Balling Jr., P.A. Gober. 2008. Estimating Future Runoff Levels for a Semi-Arid Fluvial System in Central Arizona, USA. Climate Research, 35, 227-239.
  • Goodrich, G.B., A.W. Ellis. 2008. Climatic Controls and Hydrologic Impacts of a Recent Extreme Seasonal Precipitation Reversal in Arizona, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47, 498-508.