Ian M. Howard Data-verified

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Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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35 h-index 190 pubs 5,659 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ian M. Howard's research focuses on reconstructing past climate and environmental conditions through the analysis of natural archives, particularly tree rings and historical records. His work has involved developing long-term climate reconstructions, including a 440-year record of heavy precipitation in California and a study on the summer precipitation response of tree rings in the southwestern United States. Howard has also investigated drought patterns over North America and hurricane impacts in the Caribbean using historical documents. His publications explore the relationship between climate and the growth of conifers in borderland regions of Texas and Mexico, as well as historical variability in Arkansas River watershed flow. Howard collaborates extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including David W. Stahle and Malcolm K. Cleaveland, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 35
  • Publications: 190
  • Citations: 5,659

Selected Publications

  • The 1991 California “Miracle March”: Precipitation Myth or Miracle? (2025)
  • Hurricane Impacts on Land in the Central and Eastern Caribbean Since 1494 CE From Written Records (2023)
    7 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)
    7 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)
  • Pre‐instrumental perspectives on Arkansas River cross‐watershed flow variability (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Climate and the Radial Growth of Conifers in Borderland Natural Areas of Texas and Northern Mexico (2022)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drought Relief and Reversal over North America from 1500 to 2016 (2021)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The summer precipitation response of latewood tree‐ring chronologies in the southwestern United States (2021)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex

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