David W. Stahle Data-verified

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Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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54 h-index 177 pubs 12,186 cited

Biography and Research Information

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David W. Stahle's research focuses on reconstructing and analyzing past climate variations, particularly droughts and precipitation patterns, using tree-ring data. His work contributes to understanding long-term climate dynamics and their implications for environmental and societal issues. He has investigated aridity gradients across North America and explored megadroughts within the Common Era and the Anthropocene.

Stahle has served as Principal Investigator on two NSF grants. One award of $276,385 supports collaborative research on precipitation and streamflow reconstruction and analysis in the Amazon River Basin. Another NSF grant, totaling $198,130, funds collaborative research examining climate variability and change in the Great Plains from the Medieval period to modern times.

His publication record includes studies on the summer precipitation response in the southwestern United States, the fidelity of tree-ring chronologies in representing climate variations in South America, and reconstructions of heavy precipitation in California. Stahle's scholarship has been recognized with a designation as a highly cited researcher, evidenced by an h-index of 54 and over 12,000 citations across 174 publications. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ian M. Howard and Daniela Granato‐Souza.

Metrics

  • h-index: 54
  • Publications: 177
  • Citations: 12,186

Selected Publications

  • Old-Growth Forests at the Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area, Arkansas (2026)
  • Ecuadendro 2025: The 1st Ecuadorian Dendrochronology Conference (2025)
  • Disruption of Drought Teleconnections Between ENSO‐Influenced Regions Around 1700 CE (2025)
    2 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)
    2 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)
    14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drought and Flood Extremes on the Amazon River and in Northeast Brazil, 1790–1900 (2023)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Flood Risk and Water Supply Implications of Seasonal Precipitation Reconstructions in Northern California (2023)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2023)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2022)
  • A 440-Year Reconstruction of Heavy Precipitation in California from Blue Oak Tree Rings (2022)
  • Plant photorespiration reconstructed with isotopic clumping in wood methoxyl groups (2022)
  • Pre‐instrumental perspectives on Arkansas River cross‐watershed flow variability (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Natural monuments <b>Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees</b> <i>Jared Farmer</i> Basic Books, 2022. 448 pp. (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $474,515 total

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