Robert Nicholas Graduate Research Assistant Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington office: 722 ATG Building phone:  206-685-9523 email:  rnicholas@atmos.washington.edu Curriculum vitae [PDF 117k] Research I work with David Battisti exploring patterns and causes of severe drought in the Rio Yaqui watershed of northwestern Mexico.  We collaborate with a Stanford-based interdisciplinary team conducting a long-term study of sustainable development in the Yaqui Valley.  Here's an abstract [PDF 40k] and a recent presentation [PDF 331k] outlining my work. Links and Resources Climate Diagnostics Center: Climate Indices, Linear Correlations King County Metro: BusView, Trip Planner Lamont-Dougherty Earth Observatory: ENSO summary, Ingrid, IRI Live Linux CDs: Knoppix, Quantian, Ubuntu National Weather: University of Wyoming Surface Mapper NOAA: drought monitor, Climate Prediction Center Seattle Weather: 24-hour forecast, radar, 4-km MM5 University of Washington: Atmospheric Sciences, My UW, Program on Climate Change, Tropospiel Selected links related to climate change and global warming are here. This page last modified 11 May 2006.