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Last published 2026
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David W. Stahle

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: United States Geological Survey (2019); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2004); University of Arizona (2004); Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1998); Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (2003–2015); William & Mary (1998); University of the Ozarks (2016); University of Arkansas System (2003); Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias (2024); Arca (Japan) (1982); Instituto de Geociencias (2018); Arkansas Archeological Survey (1982); Columbia University (2003); Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2002–2014)

Faculty Researcher

54 h-index 178 pubs 12,290 cited

  • Humans
  • Trees
  • Disasters
  • Mexico
  • History, 16th Century
  • Climate
  • Global Warming
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • History, 17th Century
  • Seasons
  • Climate Change
  • Droughts
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
  • Fresh Water
  • Mortality

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

David W. Stahle's research focuses on reconstructing and analyzing past climate variability, particularly droughts and precipitation patterns, using tree-ring data. He has investigated long-term aridity gradients across North America and placed regional climate variations in a multi-century context. His work also explores the relationship between climate and ecological factors, such as the habitat suitability for specific plant species in Mexico.

Stahle has received significant federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for collaborative research projects. One award of $276,385 supports work on precipitation and streamflow reconstruction in the Amazon River Basin, while another of $198,130 funds research into medieval to modern climate variability and climate change in the Great Plains. His scholarship is recognized by a high h-index of 54 and over 12,000 citations across more than 170 publications. He collaborates with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ian M. Howard, Daniela Granato‐Souza, Malcolm K. Cleaveland, and Jon P.S. Webb.

Metrics

  • h-index: 54
  • Publications: 178
  • Citations: 12,290

Selected Publications

  • Hydroclimatic Variability Inferred from Douglas-Fir Tree Rings in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Central Mexico (2026)
    Atmosphere DOI OpenAlex
  • Decoupled carbon assimilation and growth responses to aridity in temperate deciduous oaks (2026)
    Science Advances 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Old-Growth Forests at the Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area, Arkansas (2026)
  • Ecuadendro 2025: The 1st Ecuadorian Dendrochronology Conference (2025)
    Tree-Ring Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE (2025)
    Geophysical Research Letters 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The 1991 California “Miracle March”: Precipitation Myth or Miracle? (2025)
  • Lack of cold temperatures is driving recent high-summer warming in the southern Rocky Mountains (2025)
    International Journal of Biometeorology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Climatic response of <i>Juniperus monticola</i> Martinez, a multi-century alpine shrub from the high mountains of central Mexico (2024)
  • Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees (2023)
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drought and Flood Extremes on the Amazon River and in Northeast Brazil, 1790–1900 (2023)
    Journal of Climate 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Flood Risk and Water Supply Implications of Seasonal Precipitation Reconstructions in Northern California (2023)
    San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2023)
    Journal of Hydrometeorology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2022)
    Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
  • A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2022)
    Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
  • Plant photorespiration reconstructed with isotopic clumping in wood methoxyl groups (2022)
    Goldschmidt2022 abstracts DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $474,515 total

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