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Christine A. Shields is a Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) with expertise in applying Earth System Models to Earth’s past, present and future climates. Christine focuses on Earth’s hydrological cycle in the context of climate change, with particular emphasis on atmospheric rivers (ARs), monsoons, cyclones, and extreme events, which sit at the intersection between weather and climate. She studies how weather systems connect regions around the globe, including polar climate, and is a proponent of interdisciplinary and collaborative science.
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Education/Academic qualification
Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, MS, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
External positions
Deputy Editor, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Aug 2025 → …
Associate Editor, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Jul 2024 → Aug 2025
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Response of the upper ocean to northeast Pacific atmospheric rivers under climate change
Shields, C. A., Li, H., Castruccio, F. S., Fu, D., Nardi, K., Liu, X. & Zarzycki, C., Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 603.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Rising atmospheric moisture escalates the future impact of atmospheric rivers in the Antarctic climate system
Maclennan, M. L., Winters, A. C., Shields, C. A., Thaker, R., Barthelemy, L., Codron, F. & Wille, J. D., Dec 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 1, 369.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Arctic Atmospheric Rivers in a Changing Climate and the Impacts on Sea Ice
Thaker, R., Vavrus, S. J., Shields, C. A., DuVivier, A. K., Maclennan, M., Holland, M. M. & Landrum, L., May 28 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 130, 10, e2024JD042521.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating Uncertainty and Modes of Variability for Antarctic Atmospheric Rivers
Shields, C. A., Wille, J. D., Marquardt Collow, A. B., Maclennan, M. & Gorodetskaya, I. V., Aug 28 2022, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 49, 16, e2022GL099577.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access41 Scopus citations -
Future Atmospheric Rivers and Impacts on Precipitation: Overview of the ARTMIP Tier 2 High-Resolution Global Warming Experiment
Shields, C. A., Payne, A. E., Shearer, E. J., Wehner, M. F., O’Brien, T. A., Rutz, J. J., Leung, L. R., Ralph, F. M., Marquardt Collow, A. B., Ullrich, P. A., Dong, Q., Gershunov, A., Griffith, H., Guan, B., Lora, J. M., Lu, M., McClenny, E., Nardi, K. M., Pan, M. & Qian, Y. & 6 others, , Mar 28 2023, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 50, 6, e2022GL102091.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access54 Scopus citations
Prizes
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2024 Editors citation for Excellence in Refereeing
Shields, C. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Activities
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Using machine learning to accurately identify high latitude atmospheric rivers
Shields, C. (Speaker)
May 15 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Understanding teleconnections important for atmospheric rivers in future climates
Shields, C. (Speaker)
May 6 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Using machine learning to accurately identify high latitude atmospheric rivers
Shields, C. (Speaker)
May 5 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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US CLIVAR Predictability, Predictions, and Applications Interface Panel (External organization)
Shields, C. (Member)
May 2025 → Mar 2029Activity: Membership & committees › Membership of committee (external)
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Atmospheric Rivers, Uncertainty, and Climate
Shields, C. (Speaker)
Apr 22 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
Datasets
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ARTMIP
Shields, C. (Creator), NSF NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Jun 1 2018
DOI: 10.5065/D62R3QFS, https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d651012/
Dataset
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CCSM4 T31 Preindustrial Control
Shields, C. (Creator), NSF NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research, May 23 2025
Dataset
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Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project Tier 2 High Resolution Source Data and Catalogues
McClenny, E. (Contributor), Shields, C. (Creator), Payne, A. (Contributor), Shearer, E. (Contributor), Wehner, M. (Contributor), O'Brien, T. (Contributor), Rutz, J. (Contributor), Leung, L. (Contributor), Ralph, F. (Contributor), Marquardt Collow, A. (Contributor), Ullrich, P. (Contributor), Dong, Q. (Contributor), Gershunov, A. (Contributor), Griffith, H. (Contributor), Guan, B. (Contributor), Lora, J. (Contributor), Lu, M. (Contributor), Nardi, K. (Creator), Pan, M. (Contributor), Qian, Y. (Contributor), Ramos, A. (Contributor), Shulgina, T. (Contributor), Viale, M. (Contributor), Sarangi, C. (Contributor), Tom\u00e9, R. (Contributor) & Zarzycki, C. (Contributor), NSF NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Sep 16 2022
DOI: 10.5065/VMB6-FM59
Dataset
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Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project Tier 2 Reanalysis Source Data and Catalogues
Shields, C. (Creator), Marquardt Collow, A. (Contributor), Guan, B. (Contributor), Kim, S. (Contributor), Lora, J. (Contributor), McClenny, E. (Contributor), Nardi, K. (Creator), Payne, A. (Contributor), Reid, K. (Contributor), Shearer, E. (Contributor), Tom\u00e9, R. (Contributor), Wille, J. (Contributor), Ramos, A. (Contributor), Gorodetskaya, I. (Contributor), Leung, L. (Contributor), O'Brien, T. (Contributor), Ralph, F. (Contributor), Rutz, J. (Contributor), Ullrich, P. (Contributor) & Wehner, M. (Contributor), NSF NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Sep 16 2022
DOI: 10.26024/rawv-yx53
Dataset
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Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project Tier 2 Paleo Source Data and Catalogues
Rush, W. (Contributor), Skinner, C. (Contributor), Menemenlis, S. (Contributor), Shields, C. (Creator), Ullrich, P. (Contributor), O'Brien, T. (Contributor), Brands, S. (Contributor), Guan, B. (Contributor), Mattingly, K. (Contributor), McClenny, E. (Contributor), Nardi, K. (Creator), Nellikkattil, A. (Contributor), Ramos, A. (Contributor), Reid, K. (Contributor), Shearer, E. (Contributor), Tom\u00e9, R. (Contributor), Wille, J. (Contributor), Leung, L. (Contributor), Ralph, F. (Contributor), Rutz, J. (Contributor), Wehner, M. (Contributor), Zhang, Z. (Contributor), Lu, M. (Contributor) & Quagraine, K. (Contributor), NSF NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Nov 7 2024
DOI: 10.5065/MTDW-0V06
Dataset