Craig Ramseyer
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA
24061
Dr. Ramseyer holds a Bachelor of Science in Geographic Science degree from James Madison University, and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Geography from the University of Georgia. Dr. Ramseyer is a native of southwest Virginia having spent much of his childhood in Abingdon. In 2016, he joined the faculty in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at Salisbury University as an Assistant Professor where he remained until joining the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech in August 2019.
Dr. Ramseyer’s primary area of research focuses on tropical rainfall, particularly in the Caribbean, and how climate change is likely to change drought and flooding. His other published research has examined weather impacts on football player mortality, climate change impacts on severe convective environments, and moisture impacts on Greenland ice melt. His publications have appeared in Climate Dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, International Journal of Climatology, and Science of the Total Environment. He is an active member of the American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, and the American Association of Geographers.
Areas of Expertise:
- Climate Modeling
- Hydroclimatology
- Tropical Climatology
- AI/ML applications in atmospheric science
Education:
- Ph.D. - University of Georgia, 2016
- M.S. - University of Georgia, 2011
- B.S. - James Madison University, 2009
- Introduction to Meteorology (GEOG 1514)
- Study Abroad to New Zealand (GEOG 3954)
- Synoptic Meteorology (GEOG 4504)
- Climate Data Analysis and Programming (GEOG 4574)
- Julia Finkhausar. 2024. M.S. The influence of the North Atlantic subtropical high on atmospheric rivers over the eastern United States.
Professor(s): Craig Ramseyer - Tyler Gingrich. 2022. M.S. Synoptic-Scale Atmospheric Conditions Associated with Flash Drought Initiation in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Professor(s): Craig Ramseyer - Parker Henry. 2022. M.S. Using Self-Organizing Maps to Identify Changes in Winter Seasonal Temperature Trends in the Southeastern U.S..
Professor(s): Craig Ramseyer - Tyler Stanfield. 2022. M.S. A Climatological Analysis of Upper-Level Velocity Potential Fields Using Global Weather Reanalysis, 1958-2020.
Professor(s): Craig Ramseyer
Dynamics of socio-environmental factors driving resilience of coastal fisheries: integrating feedbacks between livelihoods, human behavior, climate, and fish ecology
Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Fernando Goncalves (Co-PI), Holly Kindsvater (PI), Willandia Chaves (Co-PI), Gavin Fay (Co-PI), and Craig Ramseyer (Co-PI)
Amount Total: $1,793,583
2024-2029
Understanding the Mechanisms Leading to Early Warning of Meteorological and Hydrological Drought in the U.S. Caribbean.
Sponsor: NOAA Climate Program Office.
Investigator(s): Ramseyer, C.A. (co-PI)
Amount Total: $507,198; Virginia Tech $154,367
2020-2023
Future Precipitation Variability in the El Yunque National Forest.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation: Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Site
Investigator(s): Ramseyer, C.A. (Senior Personnel).
Amount: $5000
2017–2018
- Stanfield, T. J., & Ramseyer, C. A. (2024). A Climatological Analysis of Upper‐Level Velocity Potential Using Global Weather Reanalysis, 1959–2020. International Journal of Climatology.
https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8659 - Moraes, F. D., Ramseyer, C., Miller, P. W., & Trepanier, J. C. (2024). Advances in tropical climatology–a review. Physical Geography, 1-35.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2024.2313778 - Miller, P. W., & Ramseyer, C. (2024). The relationship between the Saharan air layer, convective environmental conditions, and precipitation in Puerto Rico. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129(1), e2023JD039681.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039681 - Ramseyer, C. A., & Miller, P. W. (2023). Atmospheric flash drought in the Caribbean. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24(12), 2177-2189.
https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-22-0226.1 - Mercado-Díaz, J. A., Holupchinski, E., Álvarez-Berríos, N., Gould, W. A., Miller, P., Mote, T., Ramseyer, C.A., & González, G. (2023). Fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration among drought-related initiatives in the Caribbean. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(6), E1146-E1153.
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0054.1 - Moraes, F. D., Ramseyer, C., & Gamble, D. (2023). The effects of projected climate change on crop water availability in the US Caribbean. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 14(4), 1176-1191.
https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2023.398 - Ramseyer, C. A., Stanfield, T. J., Van Tol, Z., Gingrich, T., Henry, P., Forister, P., ... & Sauda, S. S. (2022). Identifying Eastern US atmospheric river types and evaluating historical trends. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127(17), e2021JD036198.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036198 - Ramseyer, C. A., & Teale, N. (2021). On the emerging global relevance of atmospheric rivers and impacts on landscapes and water resources. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 45(6), 965-978.
https://doi.org/10.1177/030913332110588 - Miller, P. W., & Ramseyer, C. A. (2020). Did the climate forecast system anticipate the 2015 Caribbean drought?. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 21(6), 1245-1258.
https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-19-0284.1 - Ramseyer, C. A., Miller, P. W., & Mote, T. L. (2019). Future precipitation variability during the early rainfall season in the El Yunque National Forest. Science of the Total Environment, 661, 326-336.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.167 - Miller, P. W., Mote, T. L., & Ramseyer, C. A. (2019). An empirical study of the relationship between seasonal precipitation and thermodynamic environment in Puerto Rico. Weather and Forecasting, 34(2), 277-288.
https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-18-0127.1 - Miller, P. W., Mote, T. L., Ramseyer, C. A., Van Beusekom, A. E., Scholl, M., & González, G. (2018). A 42 year inference of cloud base height trends in the Luquillo Mountains of northeastern Puerto Rico. Climate Research, 76(1), 87-94.
https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01529 - Ramseyer, C. A., & Mote, T. L. (2018). Analysing regional climate forcing on historical precipitation variability in Northeast Puerto Rico. International Journal of Climatology, 38, e224-e236.
https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5364 - Mote, T. L., Ramseyer, C. A., & Miller, P. W. (2017). The Saharan air layer as an early rainfall season suppressant in the eastern Caribbean: The 2015 Puerto Rico drought. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(20), 10-966.
https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD026911 - Ramseyer, C. A., & Mote, T. L. (2016). Atmospheric controls on Puerto Rico precipitation using artificial neural networks. Climate dynamics, 47, 2515-2526.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-016-2980-3 - Mattingly, K. S., Ramseyer, C. A., Rosen, J. J., Mote, T. L., & Muthyala, R. (2016). Increasing water vapor transport to the Greenland Ice Sheet revealed using self‐organizing maps. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(17), 9250-9258.
https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070424