WKU Meteorology

Discussion of Mid-South weather and climate and information about the WKU Meteorology program

WKU Meteorology - Discussion of Mid-South weather and climate and information about the WKU Meteorology program

My Publications

Published (* denotes WKU student)
Dixon, P. G., G. B. Goodrich, and W. H. Cooke, 2008: Using teleconnections to predict wildfires in Mississippi. Monthly Weather Review, 136(7): 2804-2811.

*Walker, J. M., *R. D. Leeper, *P. Smith, *M. L. Johns, *B. M. Biache, *W. N. Rodgers, *K. J. Batson, and G. B. Goodrich, 2008: Development of a Kentucky Snowfall Impact Scale. Focus in Geography, 50(4):15-21.

Goodrich, G. B., and A. W. Ellis, 2008: Climatic controls and hydrologic impacts of a recent Extreme Seasonal Precipitation Reversal in Arizona Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47(2):498-508.

Quiring, S. M., and G. B. Goodrich, 2008: Investigating the causes of the ongoing drought in the southwestern United States. Climate Research 36(1): 41-52.

Jones, G. V., and G. B. Goodrich, 2008: Influence of climate variability on the U.S. West Coast wine regions and wine quality in the Napa Valley. Climate Research 35(3): 241-254.

Goodrich, G. B., 2007: Multidecadal climate variability and drought in the United States. Geography Compass 1(4): 713-738.

Cooke, W., V. Anantharaj, C. Wax, J. Choi, K. Grala, M. Jolly, G.P. Dixon, J. Dyer, D.L. Evans, and G.B. Goodrich, 2007: Integrating climatic and fuels information into national fire risk decision support tools. Proceedings of the 2nd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, Destin, FL., USDA Forest Service, pp. 555-569.

Miller, J. A. and G. B. Goodrich, 2007: Regionalization and trends in winter precipitation in the northwestern USA. Climate Research 33(3): 215-227.

Balling, R. C. Jr., and G. B. Goodrich, 2007: Analysis of drought determinants for the Colorado River Basin. Climatic Change, 82(1-2): 179-194.

Goodrich, G. B., 2007: Influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on winter precipitation and drought during years of neutral ENSO in the western U.S. Weather and Forecasting, 22(1): 116-124.

Goodrich, G. B. and A. W. Ellis, 2006: Climatological drought in Arizona: An analysis of indicators for guiding the Governor’s Drought Task Force. The Professional Geographer, 58(4):460-469.

Goodrich, G. B., 2005: How well does Sky Harbor International Airport characterize winter precipitation in the Phoenix area? Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 38(1):45-57.

Dixon, P. G., D. M. Brommer, B. C. Hedquist, A. J. Kalkstein, G. B. Goodrich, J. C. Walter, C. C. Dickerson IV, S. J. Penny, and R. S. Cerveny. 2005: Heat mortality versus cold mortality: A study of conflicting databases in the United States. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86(7):937-943.

Goodrich, G. B., 2004: Influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on Arizona winter precipitation during years of neutral ENSO. Weather and Forecasting, 19(5):950-953.

Goodrich, G. B. 2004: Modulation of the winter ENSO Arizona climate signal by the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 36(2):88-94.

Roy, S.S., G. B. Goodrich, and R.C. Balling, 2003: Influence of El Niño/Southern Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, and local sea surface temperature anomalies on peak season monsoon precipitation in India. Climate Research, 25:171-178.


Works in progress

Ellis, A. W., G. B. Goodrich, and G. M. Garfin, 2008: A hydroclimatic index for examining patterns of drought in the Colorado River Basin.

*Leeper, R. D., *J. M. Walker, *P. Smith, *B. M. Biache, *M. L. Johns, *K. J. Batson, *W. N. Rodgers, and G. B. Goodrich, 2008: Teleconnective relationships to the Kentucky Snowfall Impact Scale.

Goodrich, G. B., and J. M. Walker, 2008: PDO-ENSO impact on Eastern U.S. drought.

Miller, J. A. and G. B. Goodrich, 2008: Spatial variability of the mitigation of winter drought by summer rainfall in the Pacific Northwest.

Goodrich, G. B., R. S. Mahmood, et al. 2008: Spatial distribution of Kentucky precipitation.

Walker, J. M., and G. B. Goodrich, 2008: Synoptic conditions in conjunction with ozone exceedance in Mammoth Cave National Park.

  • Bobby Coleman says:

    Dr Goodrich:

    Good Sunday evening I am glad too see your program offers a B.S DEGREE
    in meteorology hope you have a lot of students there.Your picture on your blog is very beautiful I do know this person who takes pictures in Sweet Water,Texas his name is Ryan Smith on Face book he has some great pictures

    take care
    Bobby Coleman

    October 21, 2012 at 10:04 pm

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