Dagmar Budikova, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography

Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University

Director, Institute for Geospatial Analysis & Mapping (GEOMAP)

West Lakes Division AAG Regional Councilor (2009-2012)

 

Mailing Address:  206 Felmley Hall of Science, Normal, Illinois 61790-4400

Telephone:  1-309-438-7643,  Fax:  1-309-438-5310 email

Department Office:  FHA 430 

Office Hours:  By appointment

 

Research Foci: 

Physical Climatology; Hydroclimatology; Interannual & Decadal climate variability (i.e. ENSO, NAO, AO, PDO) and change.  Regional foci: Midwestern United States, Arctic, and the Pacific/North American region.

 

Teaching experience:

GEO 138 - Quantitative Reasoning in the Geosciences

GEO 211 - Earth's Dynamic Weather

GEO 238 - Quantitative Methods in Geography I

GEO 308 - Quantitative Methods in Geography II  (Fall 2009)                      

GEO 341 - Climate and Global Environmental Change

GEO 488.04 - Statistics for Geologists

GEO 304 - GIS Applications  (2000-2007)

 

Selected Publications in Climatology:

Coleman, JSM, and Budikova, D.  (in review).  Atmospheric Aspects of the 2008 Midwest Floods:  A Repeat of 1993? International Journal of Climatology.

 

Budikova, D.  2009.  Role of Arctic Sea Ice in Global Atmospheric Circulation:  A review. Global and Planetary Change. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.04.001

 

Budikova, D.  2008.  Impact of the Arctic Oscillation on Eastern US precipitation during ENSO winters.  Climate Research. 37: 3-16.

 

Budikova, D.  2006. Albedo.  Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Mryka Hall-Beyer and John G. Van Hoesen. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment.

 

Budikova, D. 2005.   Interaction between the Pacific Decadal and Arctic Oscillations:  Implications on winter surface air temperature across the United States.  Climate Research.  29: 199-208.

 

Budikova, D., and L. C. Nkemdirim. 2005. Relative changes in consistency of winter surface air temperature during ENSO events across western Canada.  The Canadian Geographer.  49: 81-99. 

 

Budikova, D., and L. C. Nkemdirim. 2003. Annual cycle of El Niņo teleconnections across western Canada.  Physical Geography. 24: 1-25. 

 

Nkemdirim, L. C., and Budikova, D. 2001.  Trends in sea level pressure across western Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research:  Atmospheres. 106.  No. D11.  p. 11,801- 11,815.

 

Climate Research in Progress:

Geography & chronology of the 2008 Midwest floods. (with Strope, SA)

 

Hydroclimatic aspects of the 2008 Midwest floods. (with Strope, SA and Coleman, JSM)

 

Sea ice conditions in the Bering and Beaufort seas and climate of the North Americas. (with Earls, J.) 

 

 

 

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