David W. Stahle
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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)
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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.
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- h-index: 54
- Publications: 178
- Citations: 12,290
Selected Publications
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Hydroclimatic Variability Inferred from Douglas-Fir Tree Rings in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Central Mexico (2026)
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Decoupled carbon assimilation and growth responses to aridity in temperate deciduous oaks (2026)
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Old-Growth Forests at the Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area, Arkansas (2026)
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Ecuadendro 2025: The 1st Ecuadorian Dendrochronology Conference (2025)
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Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE (2025)
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The 1991 California “Miracle March”: Precipitation Myth or Miracle? (2025)
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Lack of cold temperatures is driving recent high-summer warming in the southern Rocky Mountains (2025)
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Climatic response of <i>Juniperus monticola</i> Martinez, a multi-century alpine shrub from the high mountains of central Mexico (2024)
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Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees (2023)
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Drought and Flood Extremes on the Amazon River and in Northeast Brazil, 1790–1900 (2023)
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The Flood Risk and Water Supply Implications of Seasonal Precipitation Reconstructions in Northern California (2023)
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A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2023)
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A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2022)
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A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2022)
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Plant photorespiration reconstructed with isotopic clumping in wood methoxyl groups (2022)
Federal Grants 2 $474,515 total
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- The summer precipitation response of latewood tree‐ring chronologies in the southwestern United States
- Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016
- A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings
- Climate and the Radial Growth of Conifers in Borderland Natural Areas of Texas and Northern Mexico
- Pre‐instrumental perspectives on Arkansas River cross‐watershed flow variability
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- The summer precipitation response of latewood tree‐ring chronologies in the southwestern United States
- Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016
- A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings
- The Flood Risk and Water Supply Implications of Seasonal Precipitation Reconstructions in Northern California
- Lack of cold temperatures is driving recent high-summer warming in the southern Rocky Mountains
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
- Placing the east-west North American aridity gradient in a multi-century context
- Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016
- Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE
- A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings
- A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings
- A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings
- The 1991 California “Miracle March”: Precipitation Myth or Miracle?
- Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
- The summer precipitation response of latewood tree‐ring chronologies in the southwestern United States
- Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016
- Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016
- Modelado actual y futuro de la idoneidad de hábitat el ahuehuete ( Taxodium mucronatum Ten.): una propuesta para conservación en México
- Climatic response of <i>Juniperus monticola</i> Martinez, a multi-century alpine shrub from the high mountains of central Mexico
- Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
- Placing the east-west North American aridity gradient in a multi-century context
- Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE
- Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016
- Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE
- Modelado actual y futuro de la idoneidad de hábitat el ahuehuete ( Taxodium mucronatum Ten.): una propuesta para conservación en México
- Climate and the Radial Growth of Conifers in Borderland Natural Areas of Texas and Northern Mexico
- Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
- Placing the east-west North American aridity gradient in a multi-century context
- Climate and the Radial Growth of Conifers in Borderland Natural Areas of Texas and Northern Mexico
- Climatic response of <i>Juniperus monticola</i> Martinez, a multi-century alpine shrub from the high mountains of central Mexico
- Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE
- Pre‐instrumental perspectives on Arkansas River cross‐watershed flow variability
- Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees
- Plant photorespiration reconstructed with isotopic clumping in wood methoxyl groups
- Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees
- Plant photorespiration reconstructed with isotopic clumping in wood methoxyl groups
- Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees
- Plant photorespiration reconstructed with isotopic clumping in wood methoxyl groups
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