Nir Y. Krakauer

research

I study the earth's water and carbon cycles, particularly the effects of global warming and other human impacts.

I work on monitoring water resources, droughts and floods from earth-observing satellites and on improving forecasts using machine learning as part of NOAA-CESSRST, for which I served as Acting Distinguished Research Scientist. I work with colleagues at NASA-GISS to better understand the impact of plants, soil moisture, and groundwater on weather and climate.

Past projects have included: (1) Work with NYCDEP, funded by NASA's Applied Sciences Program, to understand the water budget of the watersheds that supply water to New York City in order to improve ability to predict supplies in droughts and under climate change. (2) Biodiversity and climate hazard mapping and pilot adaptation strategies for smallholders in Nepal, funded by the USAID IPM Innovation Lab and Climate-Livestock CRSP. (3) Improving seasonal forecasts of temperature and precipitation through dynamic modeling and application of information theory, funded by NOAA's Climate Program Office under the Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) Program.

With Dr. Jesse C. Krakauer, I developed a Body Shape Index and Hip Index to study how body measurements relate to health and longevity.

If you're a current or prospective CUNY student interested in pursuing a research project with me, please e-mail me at the address above.

I'm a member of the ASCE Committee on Adaptation to a Changing Climate and have participated in the NOAA MAPP Climate Prediction Task Force (and a NOAA Climate Challenge). I directed the technical divisions of the American Solar Energy Society.

I'm an editor for the journals Advances in Civil Engineering, Applied Sciences, Climate, Land, Open Geosciences, Frontiers in Environmental Science, Scientific Reports and PLOS ONE. Special issues edited include ones on Mediterrenean climate, heatwaves, and geostatistics.

My Caltech Ph.D. work focused on (1) the distribution of gas (primarily carbon dioxide) molecules and isotopes that results from mixing in the atmosphere and ocean and (2) the effect of climate change on forests and ocean circulation. (View my dissertation.) As a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow from 2006-2008 with Inez Fung in Berkeley, I worked in the Keck Hydrowatch Project, which tested sensor networks to provide new insights into forest water flow.

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NY Krakauer (2024), Extending the blended generalized extreme value distribution, Discover Civil Engineering, 1, 97, doi: 10.1007/s44290-024-00102-x (Preprint)
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Z Tian, Y Fu, T Zhou, C Yi, E Kutter, Q Zhang, NY Krakauer (2024), Estimating forest gross primary production using machine learning, light use efficiency model, and global eddy covariance data, Forests, 15(9), 1615, doi: 10.3390/f15091615
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Q Zhang, C Yi, G Destouni, G Wohlfahrt, Y Kuzyakov, R Li, E Kutter, D Chen, M Rietkerk, S Manzoni, Z Tian, G Hendrey, W Fang, NY Krakauer, G Hugelius, J Jarsjo, J Han, S Xu (2024), Water limitation regulates positive feedback of increased ecosystem respiration, Nature Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02501-w
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I Shafran, NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer, A Goshen, Y Gerber (2024), The predictive ability of ABSI compared to BMI for mortality and frailty among older adults, Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1305330
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R Addou, K Obda, NY Krakauer, M Hanchane, R Kessabi, B El Khazzan, IE Achir (2024), Statistical analysis for the detection of change points and the evaluation of monthly mean temperature trends of the Moulouya basin (Morocco), Advances in Meteorology, 2024: 5027669, doi: 10.1155/2024/5027669
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M Ahmed, GH Dars, S Ahmed, NY Krakauer (2023), Analyzing drought trends over Sindh Province, Pakistan, Natural Hazards, doi: 10.1007/s11069-023-06082-y
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C Agonafir, T Lakhankar, R Khanbilvardi, NY Krakauer, D Radell, N Devineni (2023), A review of recent advances in urban flood research, Water Security, doi: 10.1016/j.wasec.2023.100141
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L Belkhiri, NY Krakauer (2023), Quantifying the effect of climate variability on seasonal precipitation using Bayesian clustering approach in Kebir Rhumel Basin, Algeria, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, doi: 10.1007/s00477-023-02488-z
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M Hanchane, R Kessabi, NY Krakauer, A Sadiki, JE Kassioui, I Aboubi (2023), Performance evaluation of TerraClimate monthly rainfall data after bias correction in the Fes-Meknes region (Morocco), Climate, 11(6): 120, doi: 10.3390/cli11060120
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M Belmahi, M Hanchane, NY Krakauer, R Kessabi, H Bouayad, A Mahjoub, D Zouhri (2023), Analysis of relationship between grain yield and NDVI from MODIS in the Fez-Meknes region, Morocco, Remote Sensing, 15(11): 2707, doi: 10.3390/rs15112707
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D Nagayama, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, T Sugiura, Y Watanabe, K Shimizu, A Saiki, K Suzuki, K Fujishiro, K Shirai (2023), Cumulative cigarette consumption is associated with Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) mediated by abdominal obesity assessed by a body shape index (ABSI): A cross-sectional study, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, doi: 10.5551/jat.64221
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M Achite, G Ceribasi, A Wałęga, AI Ceyhunlu, N Elshaboury, NY Krakauer, T Hartani, T Caloiero, S Gul (2023), Analysis of monthly average precipitation of Wadi Ouahrane basin in Algeria by using the ITRA, ITPAM, and TPS methods, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195: 606, doi: 10.1007/s10661-023-11236-3
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R Addou, M Hanchane, NY Krakauer, R Kessabi, K Obda, M Souab, IE Achir (2023), Wavelet analysis for studying rainfall variability and regionalizing data: An applied study of the Moulouya watershed in Morocco, Applied Sciences, 13(6): 3841, doi: 10.3390/app13063841
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Z Tian, C Yi, Y Fu, E Kutter, NY Krakauer, W Fang, Q Zhang, H Luo (2023), Fusion of multiple models for improving gross primary production estimation with eddy covariance data based on machine learning, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128(3): e2022JG007122, doi: 10.1029/2022JG007122
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AD Kjaergaard, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, A Teumer, TW Winkler, C Ellervik (2023), Allometric body shape indices, type 2 diabetes and kidney function: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, doi: 10.1111/dom.15037
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NY Krakauer (2023), Amplification of extreme hot temperatures over recent decades, Climate, 11(2): 42, doi: 10.3390/cli11020042
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R Kessabi, M Hanchane, T Caloiero, G Pellicone, R Addou, NY Krakauer (2023), Analyzing spatial trends of precipitation using gridded data in the Fez-Meknes region, Morocco, Hydrology, 10(2): 37, doi: 10.3390/hydrology10020037
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R Addou, M Hanchane, K Obda, NY Krakauer, B El Khazzan, R Kessabi, H Achiban (2022), Monthly precipitation over northern Middle Atlas, eastern Morocco: Homogenization and trends, Applied Sciences, 12(23): 12496, doi: 10.3390/app122312496
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R Kessabi, M Hanchane, NY Krakauer, I Aboubi, J El Kassioui, B El Khazzan (2022), Annual, seasonal, and monthly rainfall trend analysis through non-parametric tests in the Sebou River Basin (SRB), northern Morocco, Climate, 10(11): 170, doi: 10.3390/cli10110170
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2022), Diet composition, anthropometrics, and mortality risk, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19): 12885, doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912885
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C Agonafir, T Lakhankar, R Khanbilvardi, NY Krakauer, D Radell, N Devineni (2022), A machine learning approach to evaluate the spatial variability of New York City's 311 street flooding complaints, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 97: 101854, doi: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2022.101854
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T Mesbahzadeh, MM Miglietta, F Soleimani Sardoo, NY Krakauer, M Hasheminejad (2022), Regional analysis of dust day duration in Central Iran, Applied Sciences, 12(12): 6248, doi: 10.3390/app12126248
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F Soleimani Sardoo, T Mesbahzadeh, A Salajeghe, G Zehtabian, A Ranjbar, MM Miglietta, NY Krakauer (2022), Antecedent soil moisture conditions influenced vertical dust flux: A case study in Iran using WRF-Chem Model, Land, 11(6): 819, doi: 10.3390/land11060819
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R Kessabi, M Hanchane, JA Guijarro, NY Krakauer, R Addou, A Sadiki, M Belmahi (2022), Homogenization and trends analysis of monthly precipitation series in the Fez-Meknes region, Morocco, Climate, 10(5): 64, doi: 10.3390/cli10050064
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M Achite, M Jehanzaib, MT Sattari, AK Toubal, N Elshaboury, A Wałęga, NY Krakauer, J-Y Yoo, T-W Kim (2022), Modern techniques to modeling reference evapotranspiration in a semiarid area based on ANN and GEP models, Water, 14(8): 1210, doi: 10.3390/w14081210
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M Achite, O Bazrafshan, Z Azhdari, A Wałęga, NY Krakauer, T Caloiero (2022), Forecasting of SPI and SRI using multiplicative ARIMA under climate variability in a Mediterranean region: Wadi Ouahrane basin, Algeria, Climate, 10(3): 36, doi: 10.3390/cli10030036
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M Achite, O Bazrafshan, A Wałęga, Z Azhdari, NY Krakauer, T Caloiero (2022), Meteorological and hydrological drought risk assessment using multi-dimensional copulas in the Wadi Ouahrane Basin in Algeria, Water, 14(4): 653, doi: 10.3390/w14040653
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M Achite, A Wałęga, AK Toubal, H Mansour, NY Krakauer (2021), Spatiotemporal characteristics and trends of meteorological droughts in the Wadi Mina basin, northwest Algeria, Water, 13(21): 3103, doi: 10.3390/w13213103
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W Fang, C Yi, D Chen, P Xu, G Hendrey, NY Krakauer, K Jensen, S Gao, Z Lin, G Lam, Q Zhang, T Zhou (2021), Hotter and drier climate made the Mediterranean Europe and Northern Africa region a shrubbier landscape, Oecologia, doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-05041-3
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SK Mishra, S Rupper, S Kapnick, K Casey, HG Chan, E Ciraci, U Haritashya, J Hayse, JS Kargel, RB Kayastha, NY Krakauer, SV Kumar, RB Lammers, V Maggioni, SA Margulis, M Olson, B Osmanoglu, Y Qian, S McLarty, K Rittger, DR Rounce, D Shean, I Velicogna, TD Veselka, A Arendt (2021), Grand challenges of hydrologic modeling for food-energy-water nexus security in High Mountain Asia, Frontiers in Water, doi: 10.3389/frwa.2021.728156
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2021), Association of X-ray absorptiometry body composition measurements with basic anthropometrics and mortality hazard, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15): 7297, doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157927
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Press release

HS Ferreira, ML Soares, NY Krakauer, EA Santos, JC Krakauer, TC Uchôa, TR Santos, LA dos Anjos (2021), What is the best anthropometric predictor for identifying higher risk for cardiovascular diseases in afro-descendant Brazilian women? A cross-sectional population-based study, American Journal of Human Biology, e23652, doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23652
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F Bahrami, A Ranjbar Saadatabadi, NY Krakauer, T Mesbahzadeh, F Soleimani Sardoo (2021), Synoptic-dynamic patterns affecting Iran's autumn precipitation during ENSO phase transitions, Climate, 9(7): 106, doi: 10.3390/cli9070106
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EI Herrera Estrella, A Stoeth, NY Krakauer, N Devineni (2021), Quantifying vegetation response to environmental changes on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Environmental Research Communications, 3(6): 065003, doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ac0bd1
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M Achite, NY Krakauer, A Wałęga, T Caloiero (2021), Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Dry and Wet Spells in the Wadi Cheliff Basin, Algeria, Atmosphere, 12(6): 798, doi: 10.3390/atmos12060798
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M Achite, T Caloiero, A Wałęga, NY Krakauer, T Hartani (2021), Analysis of the spatiotemporal annual rainfall variability in the Wadi Cheliff basin (Algeria) over the period 1970 to 2018, Water, 13(11): 1477, doi: 10.3390/w13111477
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A Corbatón-Anchuelo, JC Krakauer, I Serrano-García, NY Krakauer, MT Martínez-Larrad, M Serrano-Ríos (2021), A body shape index (ABSI) and hip index (HI) adjust waist and hip circumferences for body mass index, but only ABSI predicts high cardiovascular risk in the Spanish Caucasian population, Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 19(6): 352-357, doi: 10.1089/met.2020.0129
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V Kolluru, NY Krakauer, E Sharifi, H Ramesh (2020), Evaluating the performance of secondary precipitation products through statistical and hydrological modeling in a mountainous tropical basin of India, Advances in Meteorology, 2020: 8859185, doi: 10.1155/2020/8859185
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S Anoop, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, A Misra (2020), A body shape index significantly predicts MRI-defined abdominal adipose tissue depots in non-obese Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus, BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 8: e001324, doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001324
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2020), Association of body shape index (ABSI) with hand grip strength, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18): 6797, doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186797
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T Mesbahzadeh, A Salajeghe, F Soleimani Sardoo, G Zehtabian, A Ranjbar, NY Krakauer, MM Miglietta, M Mirakbari (2020), Climatology of dust days in the Central Plateau of Iran, Natural Hazards, 104(2): 1801-1817, doi: 10.1007/s11069-020-04248-6
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S Armal, N Devineni, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi (2020), Simulating precipitation in the Northeast United States using a climate-informed K-nearest neighbour algorithm, Hydrological Processes, 34(20): 3966-3980, doi: 10.1002/hyp.13853
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T Mesbahzadeh, A Salajeghe, F Soleimani Sardoo, G Zehtabian, A Ranjbar, MM Miglietta, S Karami, NY Krakauer (2020), Spatial-temporal variation characteristics of vertical dust flux simulated by WRF-Chem model with GOCART and AFWA dust emission schemes (case study: Central Plateau of Iran), Applied Sciences, 10(13): 4536, doi: 10.3390/app10134536
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NY Krakauer, BI Cook, MJ Puma (2020), Effect of irrigation on humid heat extremes, Environmental Research Letters, 15(9): 094010, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab9ecf
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T Mesbahzadeh, M Mirakbari, MM Saravi, FS Sardoo, NY Krakauer (2020), Joint modeling of severe dust storm events in arid and hyper arid regions based on copula theory: A case study in the Yazd province, Iran, Climate, 8(5): 64, doi: 10.3390/cli8050064
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J Chiu, S Paredes-Mesa, T Lakhankar, P Romanov, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi, R Ferraro (2020), Intercomparison and validation of MIRS, MSPPS, and IMS snow cover products, Advances in Meteorology, 2020: 4532478, doi: 10.1155/2020/4532478
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M Mirakbari, T Mesbahzadeh, FS Sardoo, MM Miglietta, NY Krakauer, N Alipour (2020), Observed and projected trends of extreme precipitation and maximum temperature during 1992–2100 in Isfahan province, Iran using REMO model and copula theory, Natural Resource Modeling, 33: e12254, doi: 10.1111/nrm.12254
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F Naz, GH Dars, K Ansari, S Jamro, NY Krakauer (2020), Drought trends in Balochistan, Water, 12(2): 470, doi: 10.3390/w12020470
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S Jamro, FZ Channa, GH Dars, K Ansari, NY Krakauer (2020), Exploring the evolution of drought characteristics in Balochistan, Pakistan, Applied Sciences, 10(3): 913, doi: 10.3390/app10030913
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NY Krakauer (2019), Temperature trends and prediction skill in NMME seasonal forecasts, Climate Dynamics, 53(12): 7201-7213, doi: 10.1007/s00382-017-3657-2
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S Jamro, GH Dars, K Ansari, NY Krakauer (2019), Spatio-temporal variability of drought in Pakistan using Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index, Applied Sciences, 9(21): 4588, doi: 10.3390/app9214588
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NY Krakauer, T Lakhankar, GH Dars (2019), Precipitation trends over the Indus basin, Climate, 7(10): 116, doi: 10.3390/cli7100116
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NY Krakauer, T Lakhankar, D Hudson (2019), Trends in drought over the Northeast United States, Water, 11(9): 1834, doi: 10.3390/w11091834
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NY Krakauer (2019), Year-ahead predictability of South Asian Summer Monsoon precipitation, Environmental Research Letters, 14(4): 044006, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab006a
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Supplement (200 KB)
Press release

F Gallè, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, G Valerio, G Liguori (2019), Can an exercise-based educational and motivational intervention be durably effective in changing compliance to physical activity and anthropometric risk in people with type 2 diabetes? A follow-up study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(5):701, doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050701
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R Upreti, AK Shrestha, KM Tripathi, B Shrestha, NY Krakauer, NR Devkota, PK Jha, P Thapa (2019), Effect of fruit thinning and defoliation on yield and quality of papaya (Carica papaya) cv. Red Lady in Chitwan, Acta Scientific Agriculture, 3(4):130-136
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R Hoermann, MNT Fui, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, M Grossmann (2019), A body shape index (ABSI) reflects body composition changes in response to testosterone treatment in obese men, International Journal of Obesity, 43: 2210-2216, doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0311-y
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2018), Anthropometrics, metabolic syndrome, and mortality hazard, Journal of Obesity, 2018:9241904, doi: 10.1155/2018/9241904
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F Gomez-Peralta, C Abreu, M Cruz-Bravo, E Alcarria, G Gutierrez-Buey, NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2018), Relationship between "a body shape index (ABSI)" and body composition in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 10:21, doi: 10.1186/s13098-018-0323-8
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2018), Untangling waist circumference and hip circumference from body mass index with a body shape index, hip index, and anthropometric risk indicator, Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 16(4):160-165, doi: 10.1089/met.2017.0166
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NY Krakauer (2018), Shifting hardiness zones: trends in annual minimum temperature, Climate, 6(1): 15, doi: 10.3390/cli6010015
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V Consalvo, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, A Canero, M Romano, V Salsano (2018), ABSI (A Body Shape Index) and ARI (Anthropometric Risk Indicator) in bariatric surgery. First application on a bariatric cohort and possible clinical use, Obesity Surgery, doi: 10.1007/s11695-018-3117-z
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C Mameli, NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer, A Bosetti, CM Ferrari, N Moiana, L Schneider, B Borsani, T Genoni, G Zuccotti (2018), The association between a body shape index and cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents, PLoS ONE, 13(1): e0190426, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190426
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B Asadieh, NY Krakauer (2017), Global change in streamflow extremes under climate change over the 21st century, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21(11): 5863-5874, doi: 10.5194/hess-21-5863-2017
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DR Luitel, M Siwakoti, PK Jha, AK Jha, NY Krakauer (2017), Climate, distribution and cropping pattern of finger millet in Nepal: a review. International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 3(5):3854-3868
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E Andujar, NY Krakauer, C Yi, F Kogan (2017), Ecosystem drought response timescales from thermal emission versus shortwave remote sensing. Advances in Meteorology, 2017:8434020, doi: 10.1155/2017/8434020
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DR Luitel, M Siwakoti, PK Jha, AK Jha, NY Krakauer (2017), An overview: distribution, production and diversity of local landraces of buckwheat in Nepal. Advances in Agriculture, 2017:2738045, doi: 10.1155/2017/2738045
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A Bhattacharjee, JD Anadón, DJ Lohman, T Doleck, T Lakhankar, BB Shrestha, P Thapa, D Devkota, S Tiwari, A Jha, M Siwakoti, NR Devkota, PK Jha, NY Krakauer (2017), The Impact of climate change on biodiversity in Nepal: current knowledge, lacunae, and opportunities. Climate, 5(4):80, doi: 10.3390/cli5040080
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RA Mandal, PK Jha, NY Krakauer, A Jha, T Lakhankar (2017), Assessing cost effective management options of Eichhornia crassipes in ecotourism Ramsar sites, Nepal. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems, 7(2):79-83
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S Bertoli, A Leone, NY Krakauer, G Bedogni, A Vanzulli, VI Redaelli, R De Amicis, L Vignati, JC Krakauer, A Battezzati (2017), Association of Body Shape Index (ABSI) with cardio-metabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study of 6081 Caucasian adults. PLoS ONE, 12(9): e0185013, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185013
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NY Krakauer, T Lakhankar, JD Anadón (2017), Mapping and attributing Normalized Difference Vegetation Index trends for Nepal. Remote Sensing, 9(10):986, doi: 10.3390/rs9100986
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NY Krakauer, DS Cohan (2017), Interannual variability and seasonal predictability of wind and solar resources. Resources, 6(3): 29, doi: 10.3390/resources6030029
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C Mameli, JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer, A Bosetti, CM Ferrari, L Schneider, B Borsani, S Arrigoni, E Pendezza, GV Zuccotti (2017), Effects of a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention in overweight and obese children and adolescents: 11 years of experience. PLoS ONE, 12(7): e0181095, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181095
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NY Krakauer, MJ Puma, BI Cook, P Gentine, L Nazarenko (2016), Ocean-atmosphere interactions modulate irrigation's climate impacts, Earth System Dynamics, 7(4): 863-876, doi: 10.5194/esd-7-863-2016
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B Asadieh, NY Krakauer (2016), Impacts of changes in precipitation amount and distribution on water resources studied using a model rainwater harvesting system, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 52(6): 1450-1471, doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12472
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2016), An Anthropometric Risk Index based on combining height, weight, waist, and hip measurements, Journal of Obesity 2016: 8094275, doi: 10.1155/2016/8094275
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Anthropometric Risk Index Calculator

RA Mandal, NY Krakauer, A Jha, T Lakhankar, MP Sharma, PK Jha (2016), Effect of seasonal variables on cow milk production of smallholders at Voltar, Gorusinghe and Jholpe villages in Nepal, Wayamba Journal of Animal Science, 8: 1467645923
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D Rife, NY Krakauer, DS Cohan, JC Collier (2016), A new kind of drought: U.S. record low windiness in 2015, Earthzine
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NY Krakauer (2016), SeFo: A package for generating probabilistic forecasts from NMME predictive ensembles, Journal of Open Research Software, 4(1): e19, doi: 10.5334/jors.112
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DS Cohan, NY Krakauer, JJ Corbett, R Zhang, AR Halberstadt, LY Parks (2016), Could cuts in sulfur from coal and ships help explain the 2015 spurt in Northern Hemisphere temperatures?, Earthzine
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B Asadieh, NY Krakauer, BM Fekete (2016), Historical trends in mean and extreme runoff and streamflow based on observations and climate models, Water, 8(5): 189, doi: 10.3390/w8050189
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IC Pérez Hoyos, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi (2016) Estimating the probability of vegetation to be groundwater dependent based on the evaluation of tree models, Environments, 3(2): 9, doi: 10.3390/environments3020009
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H Aizenman, MD Grossberg, NY Krakauer, I Gladkova (2016) Ensemble forecasts: probabilistic seasonal forecasts based on a model ensemble, Climate, 4(2): 19, doi: 10.3390/cli4020019
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IC Pérez Hoyos, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi, RA Armstrong (2016) A review of advances in the identification and characterization of groundwater dependent ecosystems using geospatial technologies, Geosciences, 6(2): 17, doi: 10.3390/geosciences6020017
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JC Krakauer, NY Krakauer (2016) Combining body mass and shape indices in clinical practice, Case Reports in Medicine, 2016: 1526175, doi: 10.1155/2016/1526175
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AK Jha, R Malla, M Sharma, J Panthi, T Lakhankar, NY Krakauer, SM Pradhanang, P Dahal, ML Shrestha (2016) Impact of irrigation method on water use efficiency and productivity of fodder crops in Nepal, Climate, 4(1): 4, doi: 10.3390/cli4010004
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P Dahal, NS Shrestha, ML Shrestha, NY Krakauer, J Panthi, SM Pradhanang, A Jha, T Lakhankar (2016), Drought risk assessment in central Nepal: temporal and spatial analysis, Natural Hazards, 80(3): 1913-1932, doi: 10.1007/s11069-015-2055-5
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MP Sharma, NY Krakauer, AK Jha, T Lakhankar, J Panthi (2015), Climate change impacts on livestock in Gandaki River Basin of Nepal, Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 13:5-13.
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J Panthi, S Aryal, P Dahal, P Bhandari, NY Krakauer, VP Pandey (2015), Livelihood vulnerability approach to assessing climate change impacts on mixed agro-livestock smallholders around the Gandaki River Basin in Nepal, Regional Environmental Change, doi: 10.1007/s10113-015-0833-y
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NY Krakauer, SM Pradhanang, J Panthi, T Lakhankar, AK Jha (2015), Probabilistic precipitation estimation with a satellite product, Climate, 3(2): 329-348, doi: 10.3390/cli3020329
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UB Pradhanag, SM Pradhanang, A Sthapit, NY Krakauer, AK Jha, T Lakhankar (2015), National livestock policy of Nepal: needs and opportunities, Agriculture, 5(1): 103-131, doi: 10.3390/agriculture5010103
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J Panthi, P Dahal, ML Shrestha, S Aryal, NY Krakauer, SM Pradhanang, T Lakhankar, AK Jha, M Sharma, R Karki (2015), Spatial and temporal variability of rainfall in the Gandaki River Basin of Nepal Himalaya, Climate, 3(1): 210-226, doi: 10.3390/cli3010210
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KB Tesfagiorgis, SE Mahani, NY Krakauer, H Norouzi, R Khanbilvardi (2015) Evaluation of radar precipitation estimates near gap regions: a case study in the Colorado River basin, Remote Sensing Letters, 6(2):165-174, doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2015.1015655
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NY Krakauer, N Devineni (2015), Up-to-date probabilistic temperature climatologies, Environmental Research Letters, 10(2): 024014, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/2/024014
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ERL highlight note

B Asadieh, NY Krakauer (2015), Global trends in extreme precipitation: climate models versus observations, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19(2): 877-891, doi: 10.5194/hess-19-877-2015
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2014), Expansion of waist circumference in medical literature: Potential clinical application of a body shape index, Journal of Obesity and Weight Loss Therapy, 4(2):216. doi: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000216
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S Wei, C Yi, G Hendrey, T Eaton, G Rustic, S Wang, H Liu, NY Krakauer, W Wang, AR Desai, L Montagnani, KTP U, M Falk, A Black, C Bernhofer, T Grünwald, T Laurila, A Cescatti, E Moors, R Bracho, R Valentini (2014), Data-based perfect-deficit approach to understanding climate extremes and forest carbon assimilation capacity, Environmental Research Letters, 9(6):065002. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/6/065002
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NY Krakauer (2014), Economic growth assumptions in climate and energy policy, Sustainability, 6(3):1448-1461. doi: 10.3390/su6031448
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M Temimi, T Lakhankar, X Zhan, MH Cosh, NY Krakauer, A Fares, V Kelly, R Khanbilvardi, L Kumassi (2014), Soil moisture retrieval using ground-based L-band passive microwave observations in northeastern USA, Vadose Zone Research, 13(3). doi: 10.2136/vzj2013.06.0101
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NY Krakauer, H Li, Y Fan (2014), Groundwater flow across spatial scales: importance for climate modeling, Environmental Research Letters, 9(3):034003. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/034003
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blog post

NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2014), Dynamic association of mortality hazard with body shape, PLoS ONE, 9(2):e88793. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088793
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press release; MedicalResearch; Laboratory Equipment; Prevention

NY Krakauer, BM Fekete (2014), Are climate model simulations useful for forecasting precipitation trends? Hindcast and synthetic-data experiments, Environmental Research Letters, 9(2):024009. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/2/024009
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J Muñoz, J Infante, T Lakhankar, R Khanbilvardi, P Romanov, NY Krakauer, A Powell (2013), Synergistic use of remote sensing for snow cover and snow water equivalent estimation, British Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 3(4):612-627. doi: 10.9734/BJECC/2013/7699
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NY Krakauer, SM Pradhanang, T Lakhankar, AK Jha (2013), Satellite products for precipitation estimation in mountain regions: A case study for Nepal, Remote Sensing, 5(8):4107-4123. doi: 10.3390/rs5084107
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Livestock-Climate CRSP press release

NY Krakauer, MJ Puma, BI Cook (2013), Impacts of soil-aquifer heat and water fluxes on simulated global climate, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(5): 1963-1974, doi: 10.5194/hess-17-1963-2013
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T Lakhankar, J Muñoz, P Romanov, AM Powell, NY Krakauer, W Rossow, R Khanbilvardi (2013), CREST-Snow Field Experiment: analysis of snowpack properties using multi-frequency microwave remote sensing data, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(2): 783-793, doi: 10.5194/hess-17-783-2013
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NY Krakauer, MD Grossberg, I Gladkova, H Aizenman (2013), Information content of seasonal forecasts in a changing climate, Advances in Meteorology, 480210, doi: 10.1155/2013/480210
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NY Krakauer (2012), Estimating climate trends: Application to United States plant hardiness zones, Advances in Meteorology, 404876, doi: 10.1155/2012/404876
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A hardiness zone change calculator; Hardiness zones at weather stations
press release; NOAA press release; New York Times; Washington Post; Michigan Radio; Science Books & Films blog; Watchdog Earth blog; Millbrook Independent; Seattle Times; Climate Central

NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2012), A new Body Shape Index predicts mortality hazard independently of Body Mass Index, PLoS ONE, 7(7): e39504, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039504
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A Body Shape Index Calculator
PLoS ONE press release; CCNY press release; ABC News; Los Angeles Times; The Scientist; Medical Daily; Jezebel; Frugivore; Houston Chronicle; More magazine; Fox 26 Houston; Washington Post

A Rahman, K Khan, NY Krakauer, L Roytman, F Kogan (2012), Using AVHRR-based vegetation health indices for estimation of potato yield in Bangladesh, Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2(3): 111, doi: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000111
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A Rahman, K Khan, NY Krakauer, L Roytman, F Kogan (2012), Use of remote sensing data for estimation of aman rice yield, International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2(1): 101-107, doi: 10.5923/j.ijaf.20120201.16
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K Tesfagiorgis, S Mahani, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi (2011), Bias correction of satellite rainfall estimates using a radar-gauge product – a case study in Oklahoma (USA), Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15(8): 2631-2647, doi: 10.5194/hess-15-2631-2011
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NY Krakauer, M Temimi (2011), Stream recession curves and storage variability in small watersheds, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15(7): 2377-2389, doi: 10.5194/hess-15-2377-2011
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BI Cook, MJ Puma, NY Krakauer (2011), Irrigation induced surface cooling in the context of modern and increased greenhouse gas forcing, Climate Dynamics, 37(7-8):1587-1600, doi: 10.1007/s00382-010-0932-x
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Nature Climate Change Research Highlights story; Columbia Earth Institute blog post (by Lakis Polycarpou)

A Rahman, NY Krakauer, L Roytman, M Goldberg, F Kogan (2010), Application of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)-based vegetation health indices for estimation of malaria cases, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 82(6), 1004-1009, doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0201
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NY Krakauer, BI Cook, MJ Puma (2010), Contribution of soil moisture feedback to hydroclimatic variability, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 14(3), 505-520, doi: 10.5194/hess-14-505-2010
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T Lakhankar, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi (2009), Applications of microwave remote sensing of soil moisture for agricultural applications, International Journal of Terraspace Science and Engineering, 2(1), 81-91
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A Rahman, L Roytman, NY Krakauer, M Nizamuddin, M Goldberg (2009), Use of vegetation health data for estimation of aus rice yield in Bangladesh, Sensors, 9, 2968-2975, doi: 10.3390/s90402968
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NY Krakauer, I Fung (2008), Mapping and attribution of change in streamflow in the coterminous United States, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1111-1120, doi: 10.5194/hess-12-1111-2008
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FH Lambert, A Stine, NY Krakauer, JCH Chiang (2008), How much will precipitation increase with global warming?, Eos 89(21): 193-194, doi: 10.1029/2007ES001938
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R Salve, NY Krakauer, MB Kowalsky, S Finsterle (2008), A qualitative assessment of microclimatic perturbations in a tunnel, International Journal of Climatology, 28: 2081-2087, doi: 10.1002/joc.1697
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Z Yang, RA Washenfelder, G Keppel-Aleks, NY Krakauer, JT Randerson, PP Tans, C Sweeney, PO Wennberg (2007), New constraints on Northern Hemisphere growing season net flux, Geophysical Research Letters 34, L12807, doi: 10.1029/2007GL029742
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DY Hsueh, NY Krakauer, JT Randerson, X Xu, SE Trumbore, JR Southon (2007), Regional patterns of radiocarbon and fossil fuel-derived CO₂ in surface air across North America, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L02816, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027032
PDF (200 KB); AGU press release, UC press release; Notice in Natural History

NY Krakauer, JT Randerson, FW Primeau, N Gruber, D Menemenlis (2006), Carbon isotope evidence for the latitudinal distribution and wind speed dependence of the air-sea gas transfer velocity, Tellus B, 58(5), 390-417, doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00223.x
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LF Robinson, JF Adkins, DP Fernandez, DS Burnett, S-L Wang, AC Gagnon, NY Krakauer (2006), Primary U distribution in scleractinian corals and its implications for U series dating, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 7, Q05022, doi: 10.1029/2005GC001138
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P Suntharalingam, JT Randerson, NY Krakauer, DJ Jacob, JA Logan (2005), The influence of reduced-carbon emissions and oxidation on the distribution of atmospheric CO₂: Implications for inversion analyses, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19(4), 4003, doi: 10.1029/2005GB002466
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NY Krakauer, T Schneider, JT Randerson, SC Olsen (2004), Using generalized cross-validation to select parameters in inversions for regional carbon fluxes, Geophysical Research Letters 31, L19108, doi: 10.1029/2004020323
PDF (120 KB); Supplement (PDF, 60 KB)

NY Krakauer, JT Randerson (2003), Do volcanic eruptions enhance or diminish net primary production? Evidence from tree rings,
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17(4), 1118, doi: 10.1029/2003GB002076
PDF (1.2 MB); Supplementary figures (PDF, 220 KB)

preprints

books

Committee on Adaptation to a Changing Climate (2015), Adapting Infrastructure and Civil Engineering Practice to a Changing Climate, American Society of Civil Engineers, doi: 10.1061/9780784479193, ISBN: 978-0-7844-7919-3 (contributing author)

book chapters

NY Krakauer (2023), Emerging opportunities in low-frequency variability of renewable resources: a 7-year update, in Proceedings of the 52nd American Solar Energy Society National Solar Conference 2023: Transforming the Energy Landscape for All (Eds. D Renné, C Rixham, L Reddington), pp. 55-60, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-39147-7_7
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2018), The new anthropometrics and abdominal obesity: a body shape index, hip index, and anthropometric risk index, Chapter 2 in Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Abdominal Obesity (2nd Edition, Ed. R Watson), pp. 38-46, Academic Press, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-816093-0.00002-1
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JC Turnbull, H Graven, NY Krakauer (2016), Radiocarbon in the atmosphere, in Radiocarbon and Climate Change: Mechanisms, Applications and Laboratory Techniques (Eds. EAG Schuur, E Druffel, SE Trumbore), Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-25643-6_4
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IC Perez Hoyos, NY Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi (2015), Random forest for identification and characterization of groundwater dependent ecosystems, in Water Resources Management VIII (Ed. CA Brebbia) (WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Vol. 196), WIT Press, doi: 10.2495/WRM150081
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NY Krakauer (2014), Stakeholder-driven research for climate adaptation in New York City, in New Trends in Earth Science Outreach and Engagement: The Nature of Communication (Eds. J Drake, Y Kontar, G Rife), pp. 195-207, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01821-8_14
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R Khanbilvardi, T Lakhankar, NY Krakauer, R Nazari, A Powell (2014), Remote sensing data and information for hydrological monitoring and modeling, in Handbook of Engineering Hydrology (Ed. S Eslamian), CRC Press, doi: 10.1201/b16683-25
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NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2014), A new body shape index predicts mortality hazard independently of body mass index (reprint of article), Chapter 5 in Obesity Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Ed. RS Ahima), pp. 101-125, Apple Academic Press, doi: 10.1201/b16443-6

letters

NY Krakauer, JC Krakauer (2024), Frailty in older adults, New England Journal of Medicine/i>, 391(18): 1758, doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2411327

S Houweling, B Badawy, DF Baker, S Basu, D Belikov, P Bergamaschi, P Bousquet, G Broquet, T Butler, JG Canadell, J Chen, F Chevallier, P Ciais, GJ Collatz, S Denning, R Engelen, IG Enting, ML Fischer, A Fraser, C Gerbig, M Gloor, AR Jacobson, DBA Jones, M Heimann, A Khalil, T Kaminski, PS Kasibhatla, NY Krakauer, M Krol, T Maki, S Maksyutov, A Manning, A Meesters, JB Miller, PI Palmer, P Patra, W Peters, P Peylin, Z Poussi, MJ Prather, JT Randerson, T Röckmann, C Rödenbeck, JL Sarmiento, DS Schimel, M Scholze, A Schuh, P Suntharalingam, T Takahashi, J Turnbull, L Yurganov, A Vermeulen (2012), Iconic CO₂ time series at risk, Science, 307(6098): 1038-1040, doi: 10.1126/science.337.6098.1038-b
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meeting reports