Colin Raymond
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I am currently a 5th-year Ph.D. student at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. My research centers on better understanding how meteorology and geography combine to produce climate extremes (especially heat) at local and regional scales. To accomplish this, I employ a variety of approaches ranging from analysis of observational data to validation of global climate models and custom runs of regional climate models. My interests also include combining societal constraints with climate information to develop effective strategies for impacts assessments, policies, and educational and outreach activities.
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Research Projects
-Author of a comprehensive review of the meteorology and impacts of extreme heat (with Radley Horton, Justin Mankin, Corey Lesk, and Ethan Coffel). Published as
Horton, R. M., Mankin, J. S., Lesk, C., Coffel, E., and Raymond, C. (2016). A review of recent advances in research on extreme heat events. Curr. Clim. Change Rep., 2, 242-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-016-0042-x
-Lead author of an analysis of patterns and mechanisms contributing to extremes of wet-bulb temperature in different regions of the United States (with Deepti Singh and Radley Horton). Published as
Raymond, C., Singh, D., and Horton, R. M. (2017). Spatiotemporal patterns and synoptics of extreme wet-bulb temperature in the contiguous United States. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017jd027140
-Lead chapter author of a review of the meteorology and impacts of extreme heat for an impacts- and policy-oriented audience (with Dim Coumou, Tim Foreman, Andrew King, Kai Kornhuber, Corey Lesk, Camilo Mora, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Simone Russo, and Sem Vijverberg). In press as
Raymond, C., Coumou, D., Foreman, T., King, A., Kornhuber, K., Lesk, C., Mora, C., Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S., Russo, S., and Vijverberg, S. (2019). Projections and hazards of future extreme heat. Oxford Univ. Press.
-Lead author of a quantification of the moderation of extreme heat along the eastern-US coastline by sea breezes, and of the effect of model biases relating to this moderation on projections of future extreme heat (with Justin Mankin, in revision at Geophys. Res. Lett.).
-Lead author of an assessment of the highest global heat-humidity combinations in the observational record, the results of which imply that existing projections need significant upward revision (with Tom Matthews and Radley Horton, in review at Sci. Adv.).
Horton, R. M., Mankin, J. S., Lesk, C., Coffel, E., and Raymond, C. (2016). A review of recent advances in research on extreme heat events. Curr. Clim. Change Rep., 2, 242-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-016-0042-x
-Lead author of an analysis of patterns and mechanisms contributing to extremes of wet-bulb temperature in different regions of the United States (with Deepti Singh and Radley Horton). Published as
Raymond, C., Singh, D., and Horton, R. M. (2017). Spatiotemporal patterns and synoptics of extreme wet-bulb temperature in the contiguous United States. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017jd027140
-Lead chapter author of a review of the meteorology and impacts of extreme heat for an impacts- and policy-oriented audience (with Dim Coumou, Tim Foreman, Andrew King, Kai Kornhuber, Corey Lesk, Camilo Mora, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Simone Russo, and Sem Vijverberg). In press as
Raymond, C., Coumou, D., Foreman, T., King, A., Kornhuber, K., Lesk, C., Mora, C., Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S., Russo, S., and Vijverberg, S. (2019). Projections and hazards of future extreme heat. Oxford Univ. Press.
-Lead author of a quantification of the moderation of extreme heat along the eastern-US coastline by sea breezes, and of the effect of model biases relating to this moderation on projections of future extreme heat (with Justin Mankin, in revision at Geophys. Res. Lett.).
-Lead author of an assessment of the highest global heat-humidity combinations in the observational record, the results of which imply that existing projections need significant upward revision (with Tom Matthews and Radley Horton, in review at Sci. Adv.).
Interdisciplinary Activities
-Co-lead organizer of the "Workshop on Correlated Extremes", a ~175-person event held at Columbia University in May 2019. Our goal was to weave together multiple physical- and social-science perspectives on correlated climate extremes -- an emerging topic spanning meteorology, climatology, natural hazards, and policy/finance -- and to help build research networks and shape research directions in this area. More information is available at our website. Recordings of all talks are available on Youtube.
-Session chair of "Correlated climate extremes: drivers, mechanisms, and risks" session at AGU 2019.
-Session chair of "Extreme heat events: processes, impacts, and adaptation" session at EGU 2019.