Address: |
University of Colorado/CIRES |
Telephone: | (303) 497-6115 |
Fax: | (303) 497-6449 |
Email: | compo@colorado.edu, gilbert.p.compo@noaa.gov |
Citizenship: | USA |
1997 | Ph. D., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO: Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences. Title: Modulation of East Asian Pressure Surges. Advisors: Dr. Peter J. Webster and Dr. George N. Kiladis. |
1994 | M.S. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO: Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences. Advisors: Dr. Peter J. Webster and Dr. George N. Kiladis. |
1994 | Certificate. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO: Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
1992 | B.S. Duke University, Durham, NC: Physics. |
2015-present | Senior Research Scientist, CIRES, University of Colorado. |
2008-2015 | Research Scientist III, CIRES, University of Colorado. | 2001-2008 | Research Scientist II, CIRES, University of Colorado. |
1998-2001 | Research Scientist I, CIRES, University of Colorado. |
1992-1997 | Graduate Research Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Tropical-Midlatitude interaction. Low frequency tropical modulation of high frequency atmospheric variability. Methodology of wavelet analysis. |
Fall 1995 | Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Physical Processes in Atmospheres and Oceans. |
Fall 1994 | Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Physical Processes in Atmospheres and Oceans. |
1992 | Student Research Assistant, Duke University, Durham, NC. Non-Newtonian fluids in Couette-Taylor flow. |
1990-1991 | Student Research Assistant, Duke University, Durham, NC. Relaxation in viscous liquids and glasses. |
2017 | CIRES Gold Medal Award for the 20th Century Reanalysis Project. Citation: For creating the 20th Century Reanalysis, the pioneering reconstruction of global weather and extremes using only surface pressure observations. |
2017 | CIRES Outstanding Performance Award for Science and Engineering. |
2013 | Cover article of Geophysical Research Letters: Compo et al. 2013. |
2012 | NOAA Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program, Research towards the next generation of NOAA Climate Reanalyses. P.I.: A. Kumar, local P.I.: G.P. Compo, co-PIs: J.S. Whitaker, P.D. Sardeshmukh, R.Vose. 3 years, $2M award. |
2012 | NOAA Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program, Improving the Prognostic Ozone Parameterization in the NCEP GFS and CFS for Climate Reanalysis and Operational Forecasts. P.I.: G.P. Compo, co-PIs: J.S. Whitaker, P.D. Sardeshmukh, C. Long, S. Moorthi, S. Lu, J.P. McCormack. 4 years, $602K award. |
2011 | US Dept. of Energy, Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models (EaSM) Collaborative Proposal Type 1, Developing and Implementing Ocean-Atmosphere Reanalyses for Climate Applications (OARCA), $443K, 9/2011-8/2014, P.I.: G.P. Compo, co-PI: P.D. Sardeshmukh, senior personnel: J.S. Whitaker. Collaborative with NSF EaSM proposal of same title, PI: B. Giese, co-PI: H. Seidel. |
2011 | US Dept. of Energy, Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models (EaSM)Type 1, New approaches for understanding the statistics of daily weather extremes in a changing climate, $447K, 9/2011- 8/2014, PI: P.D. Sardeshmukh, co-PI: G.P. Compo. |
2011 | Wired magazine, Transcending Time: Great Long-Term Datasets: 20th Century Reanalysis Project |
2011 | High Performance Computing Innovation Excellence Award, International Data Corporation |
2009 | US Dept of Energy Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment, Surface Input Reanalysis for Climate Applications (SIRCA) 1850-2011. PI: G.P. Compo, Co-PIs: J.S. Whitaker and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 1 year, (2.1 million hours ) |
2006 | Cover article of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Compo et al. 2006. |
2007 | US Dept of Energy Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment, The 20th Century Reanalysis Project. PI: G.P. Compo, Co-PIs: J.S. Whitaker and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2 years, 20.6 million units (4.9 million hours) |
2004 | NOAA Clivar-Pacific, Predictability of Northern Hemisphere Stormtracks on Seasonal to Decadal Scales. PI: P.D. Sardeshmukh, Co-PI: G.P. Compo. 3 years, $210K award. |
2004 | Bull. Amer. Soc. Papers to Note at the Annual Meeting: Predictability of Extratropical Stormtracks. |
2002 | NOAA OAR Outstanding Scientific Paper, 2001: Sardeshmukh, Compo, and Penland, J. Climate. |
2001 | CIRES, Innovative Research Program, Feasibility of Reanalysis before the radiosonde era, $26,430 award. |
2000 | NOAA Clivar-Pacific, Change of variability and extreme event risks in ENSO years. PI: P.D. Sardeshmukh, Co-PIs: G.P. Compo and C. Penland. 3 years, $282,924 award. |
1993-1995 | University Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder. |
1988-1992 | Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholarship, full tuition scholarship at Duke University. |
1997-present | American Meteorological Society, Member. |
1993-1997 | American Meteorological Society, Student Member. |
2005-present | American Geophysical Union, Member. |
2013-present | Citizen Science Project: Oldweather.org, Team member. |
2010-present | Advancing Reanalysis website, Reanalyses.org, Co-founder. |
2003-present | GCOS AOPC/OOPC Working Group on Surface Pressure, Co-Convenor. |
1997-present | Wavelet Analysis email support, Co_provider. |
2007-2015 | GCOS/WCRP Working Group on Observational Data Sets for Reanalysis, Member. |
2013-2016 | NOAA Climate Reanalysis Task Force, Lead. |
2001-2003 | GCOS AOPC/OOPC Working Group on Surface Pressure, Member. |
Rohrer, M., S. Brönnimann, O. Martius, C.C. Raible, M. Wild, and G.P. Compo, 2018: Representation of Extratropical Cyclones, Blocking Anticyclones, and Alpine Circulation Types in Multiple Reanalyses and Model Simulations. J. Climate, 31, 3009-3031,doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0350.1.
Fujiwara, M., J.S. Wright, G.L. Manney, L.J. Gray, J. Anstey, T. Birner, S. Davis, E.P. Gerber, V.L. Harvey, M.I. Hegglin, C.R. Homeyer, J.A. Knox, K. Krüger, A. Lambert, C.S. Long, P. Martineau, A. Molod, B.M. Monge-Sanz, M.L. Santee, S. Tegtmeier, S. Chabrillat, D.G.H. Tan, D.R. Jackson, S. Polavarapu, G.P. Compo, R. Dragani, W. Ebisuzaki, Y. Harada, C. Kobayashi, W. McCarty, K. Onogi, S. Pawson, A. Simmons, K. Wargan, J.S. Whitaker, and C.-Z. Zou, 2017: Introduction to the SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP) and overview of the reanalysis systems. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 1417-1452, doi:10.5194/acp-17-1417-2017.
Wegmann, M., S. Brönnimann, and G.P. Compo, 2017: Tropospheric circulation during the early twentieth century Arctic warming. Cli. Dyn., 48, 2405-2418, doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3212-6.
Giese, B.S., H.F. Seidel, G.P. Compo, and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2016: An ensemble of ocean reanalyses for 1815-2013 with sparse observational input. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121, 6891-6910, doi:10.1002/2016JC012079.
Turney, C.S.M., R.T. Jones, D. Lister, P. Jones, A.N. Williams, A. Hogg, Z. A. Thomas, G.P. Compo, X. Yin, C.J. Fogwill, 2016: Anomalous mid-twentieth century atmospheric circulation change over the South Atlantic compared to the last 6000 years. Env. Res. Lett., 11, 064009, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/6/064009.
Stickler, A., S. Storz, R. Wartenburger, H. Hersbach, G.P. Compo, P. Poli, D. Dee, and S. Broennimann, 2015: Upper-air observations from the German Atlantic Expedition (1925-27) and comparison with the Twentieth Century and ERA-20C reanalyses. Meteorol. Zeit., 24, 525-544, doi:10.1127/metz/2015/0683.
Brönnimann, S., A. M. Fischer, E. Rozanov, P. Poli, G.P. Compo, P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2015: Southward shift of the northern tropical belt from 1945 to 1980. Nature Geo., 8, 969-974, doi:10.1038/NGEO2568.
Sardeshmukh, P.D., G.P. Compo, and C. Penland, 2015: Need for caution in interpreting extreme weather statistics. J. Climate, 28, 9166-9187, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0020.1.
Brugnara, Y., R. Auchmann, S. Brönnimann, R. J. Allan,I. Auer, M. Barriendos, H. Bergström, J. Bhend, R. Brázdil, G. P. Compo, R. C. Cornes, F. Dominguez-Castro, A. F. V. van Engelen,J. Filipiak, J. Holopainen, S. Jourdain, M. Kunz, M., J. Luterbacher, M. Maugeri, L. Mercalli, A. Moberg, C. J. Mock, G. Pichard,L. Řezníčková , G. van der Schrier, V. Slonosky, Z. Ustrnul, M. A. Valente, A. Wypych, and X. Yin, 2015: A collection of sub-daily pressure and temperature observations for the early instrumental period with a focus on the "year without a summer" 1816, Clim. Past, 11, 1027-1047, doi:10.5194/cp-11-1027-2015.
Stucki, P., S. Brönnimann, O. Martius, C. Welker, R. Rickli, S. Dierer, D. N. Bresch, G. P. Compo, P. D. Sardeshmukh, 2015: Dynamical downscaling and loss modeling for the reconstruction of historical weather extremes and their impacts - A severe foehn storm in 1925. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 96, 1233-1241, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00041.1.
Cram, T.A., G. P. Compo, X. Yin, R. J. Allan, C. McColl, R. S. Vose, J.S. Whitaker, N. Matsui, L. Ashcroft, R. Auchmann, P. Bessemoulin, T. Brandsma, P. Brohan, M. Brunet, J. Comeaux, R. Crouthamel, B. E. Gleason, Jr., P. Y. Groisman, H. Hersbach, P. D. Jones, T. Jonsson, S. Jourdain, G. Kelly, K. R. Knapp, A. Kruger, H. Kubota, G. Lentini, A. Lorrey, N. Lott, S. J. Lubker, J. Luterbacher, G. J. Marshall, M. Maugeri, C. J. Mock, H. Y. Mok, O. Nordli, M. J. Rodwell, T. F. Ross, D. Schuster, L. Srnec, M. A. Valente, Z. Vizi, X. L. Wang, N. Westcott, J. S. Woollen, S. J. Worley, 2015: The International Surface Pressure Databank version 2. Geoscience Data J., 2, 31-46. doi:10.1002/gdj3.25.
Müller, W.A., D. Matei, M. Bersch, J.H. Jungclaus, H. Haak, K. Lohmann, G.P. Compo, P.D. Sardeshmukh, and J. Marotzke, 2015: A twentieth-century reanalysis forced ocean model to reconstruct the North Atlantic climate variation during the 1920s. Cli. Dyn., 44, 1935-1955, doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2267-5.
Cox, C. J., V. P. Walden, G. P. Compo, P. M. Rowe, M. D. Shupe, and K. Steffen, 2014: Downwelling longwave flux over Summit, Greenland 2010-2012: Analysis of surface-based observations and evaluation of ERA-Interim using wavelets. J. Geophys. Res., 119, 12317-12337, doi:10.1002/2014JD021975.
Purevjav, G., R. C. Balling, R. S. Cerveny, R. Allan, G. P. Compo, P. Jones, T. C. Peterson, M. Brunet, F. Driouech, J. L. Stella, B. M. Svoma, D. Krahenbuhl, R. S. Vose, X. Yin, 2015: The Tosontsengel Mongolia world record sea-level pressure extreme: spatial analysis of elevation bias in adjustment-to-sea-level pressures. Int. J. Climatology, 35, 2968-2977, doi:10.1002/joc.418610.1002/joc.4186.
Smith, C.A., G.P. Compo, and D.K. Hooper, 2014: Web-based Reanalysis Intercomparison Tools (WRIT) for analysis and comparison of reanalyses and other datasets. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 95, 1671-1678, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00192.1.
Sandeep, S., F. Stordal, P.D. Sardeshmukh, and G.P. Compo, 2014: Pacific Walker Circulation variability in coupled and uncoupled climate models. Cli. Dyn., 43, 103-117, doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2135-3.
Neff, W., G.P. Compo, F.M. Ralph, and M.D. Shupe, 2014: Continental heat anomalies and the extreme melting of the Greenland ice surface in 2012 and 1889. J. Geophys. Res., 119, 6520-6536, doi:10.1002/2014JD021470.
Wang, X.L., Y. Feng, G.P. Compo, F.W. Zwiers, R.J. Allan, V.R. Swail, and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2014: Is the storminess in the Twentieth Century Reanalysis really inconsistent with observations? A reply to the comment by Krueger et al. (2013b). Cli. Dyn., 42, 1113-1125, doi:10.1007/s00382-013-1828-3.
Wang, X.L., Y. Feng, G.P. Compo, V.R. Swail, F.W. Zwiers, R.J. Allan, and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2013: Trends and low frequency variability of extra-tropical cyclone activity in the ensemble of Twentieth Century Reanalysis. Cli. Dyn., 40, 2775-2800, doi:10.1007/s00382-012-1450-9.
Compo, G.P., P.D. Sardeshmukh, J.S. Whitaker, P. Brohan, P.D. Jones, and C. McColl, 2013: Independent confirmation of global land warming without the use of station temperatures. Geophys. Res. Letters, 40, 3170-3174, doi:10.1002/grl.50425.
Wang, X.L., Y. Feng, G.P. Compo, F.W. Zwiers, R.J. Allan, V.R. Swail, and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2013: Is the storminess in the Twentieth Century Reanalysis really inconsistent with observations? A reply to the comment by Krueger et al. (2013b). Cli. Dyn., in press, doi:10.1007/s00382-013-1828-3.
Brönnimann, S., and G.P. Compo, 2012: Ozone highs and associated flow features in the first half of the twentieth century in different data sets. Meteorol. Zeit., 21, 49-59, doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0284.
Brönnimann, S., O. Martius, H. von Waldow, C. Welker, J. Luterbacher, G.P. Compo, P.D. Sardeshmukh, and T. Usbeck, 2012: Extreme winds at northern mid-latitudes since 1871. Meteorol. Zeit., 21, 13-27, doi: 10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0337.
Brönnimann, S., A.N. Grant, G.P. Compo, T. Ewen, T. Griesser, and A.M. Fischer, 2011: A multi-data set comparison of the vertical structure of temperature variability and change over the Arctic during the past 100 years. Cli. Dyn., 39, 1577-1598, doi:10.1007/s00382-012-1291-6.
Allan, R., P. Brohan, G.P. Compo, R. Stone, J. Luterbacher, and S. Brönnimann, 2011: The International Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE) initiative. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 92, 1421-1425. doi: 10.1175/2011BAMS3218.1
Dee, D., P. Berrisford, M. G. Bosilovich, M. Chelliah , G. Compo, A. Ebita, P. D. Jones, S. Kobayashi, A. Kumar, G. Rutledge, S. Saha , H. Sato, A. Simmons, C. Smith, R. Vose, 2011: The use of reanalysis data for monitoring the state of the climate [in State of the Climate 2010]. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 92 ( 6 ) , S34-S35, doi: 10.1175/1520-0477-92.6.S1.
Wang, X.L., H. Wan, F.W. Zwiers, V.R. Swail, G.P. Compo, R.J. Allan, R.S. Vose, and X. Yin, 2011: Trends and low-frequency variability of storminess over western Europe, 1878-2007. Clim. Dyn., 37, 2355-2371, doi:10.1007/s00382-011-1107-0.
Brönnimann, S., G.P. Compo, R. Spadin, R. Allan, and W. Adam, 2011: Early ship-based upper-air data and comparison with the Twentieth Century Reanalysis. Clim. Past, 7, 265-276, doi:10.5194/cp-7-265-2011.
Allan, R.J., G.P. Compo, and J. Carton, 2011: Recovery of Global Surface Weather Observations for Historical Reanalyses and International Users, Eos Trans. AGU, 92, doi:10.1029/2011EO180008.
Compo, G.P., J.S. Whitaker, P.D. Sardeshmukh, N. Matsui, R.J. Allan, X. Yin, B.E. Gleason, R.S. Vose, G. Rutledge, P. Bessemoulin, S. Brönnimann, M. Brunet, R.I. Crouthamel, A.N. Grant, P.Y. Groisman, P.D. Jones, M. Kruk, A.C. Kruger, G.J. Marshall, M. Maugeri, H.Y. Mok, Ø. Nordli, T.F. Ross, R.M. Trigo, X.L. Wang, S.D. Woodruff, and S.J. Worley, 2011: The Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project. Quarterly J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 1-28. DOI: 10.1002/qj.776.
Stickler, A., A.N. Grant, T. Ewen, T.F. Ross, R.S. Vose, J. Comeaux, P. Bessemoulin, K. Jylha, W.K. Adam, P. Jeannet, A. Nagurny, A.M. Sterin, R. Allan, G.P. Compo, T. Griesser, and S. Brönnimann, 2010: The Comprehensive Historical Upper Air Network (CHUAN). Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 91, 741-751, DOI: 10.1175/2009BAMS2852.1. AMS copyright
Compo, G.P., and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2010: Removing ENSO-related variations from the climate record. J. Climate, 23, 1957-1978. DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2735.1. AMS copyright
Giese, B.S., G.P. Compo, N.C. Slowey, P.D. Sardeshmukh, J.A. Carton, S. Ray, and J.S. Whitaker, 2010: The 1918/1919 El Nino. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 91, 177-183, DOI: 10.1175/2009BAMS2903.1. AMS copyright
Whitaker, J.S., G.P.Compo, and J.-N. Thepaut, 2009: A comparison of variational and ensemble-based data assimilation systems for reanalysis of sparse observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 1991-1999. AMS copyright
Compo, G.P., and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2009: Oceanic influences on recent continental warming. Climate Dynamics, 32, 333-342, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0448-9. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
Watkins, L., R.M. Neupauer, and G.P. Compo, 2009: Wavelet analysis and filtering to identify dominant orientations of permeability anisotropy. Mathematical Geosciences, 41, 643-659.
Compo, G.P., J.S. Whitaker, and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2006: Feasibility of a 100 year reanalysis using only surface pressure data. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 87, 175-190. AMS copyright
Brönnimann,S., G.P. Compo, P.D. Sardeshmukh, R. Jenne, and A. Sterin, 2005: New approaches for extending the Twentieth Century climate record. Eos,86,1,2-6. AGU copyright
Compo, G.P., and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2004: Storm Track predictability on seasonal and decadal scales. J. Climate, 17, 3701-3720. AMS copyright
Whitaker, J.S., G.P. Compo, X. Wei, and T.M. Hamill, 2004: Reanalysis without radiosondes using ensemble data assimilation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 1190-1200.AMS copyright
Newman, M., G.P. Compo, and M.A. Alexander, 2003: ENSO-forced variability of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. J. Climate, 16, 3853-3857.AMS copyright
Loschnigg, J., G.A. Meehl, P.J. Webster, J.M. Arblaster, and G.P. Compo, 2003: The Asian Monsoon, the Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation, and the Indian Ocean Zonal Mode in the NCAR CSM. J. Climate, 16, 1617-1642.AMS copyright
Compo, G.P., P.D. Sardeshmukh, and C. Penland, 2001: Changes of subseasonal variability associated with El Niño. J. Climate, 14, 3356-3374. AMS copyright
Sardeshmukh, P.D., G.P. Compo, and C. Penland, 2000: Changes of probability associated with El Niño. J. Climate, 13, 4268-4286. AMS copyright
Compo, G.P., G.N. Kiladis, and P.J. Webster, 1999: East Asian winter Monsoon pressure surges and their relationship to Tropical variability. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 125, 29-54. RMS copyright
Torrence, C. and G. P. Compo, 1998: A practical guide to wavelet analysis. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 61-78. AMS copyright
Meehl, G.A., G.N. Kiladis, K.M. Weickmann, M. Wheeler, D.S. Gutzler, and G.P. Compo, 1996: Modulation of equatorial subseasonal convective episodes by Tropical-extratropical interaction in the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions. J. of Geophys. Res., 101, 15033-15049. AGU copyright