Dagmar Budikova, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography

Department of Geography-Geology

Director, Institute for Geospatial Analysis & Mapping (GEOMAP)

Administrative Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences

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:  Fall 2008

Research Focus:  Physical Climatology; Interannual & Decadal Climate Variability (i.e. ENSO, NAO, AO, PDO);  Climate Variability of the Pacific/North American Region and the Arctic; Climate Change

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  (Spring 2009)                      

GEO 341 - Climate and Global Environmental Change

GEO 488.04 - Statistics for Geologists

GEO 304 - GIS Applications  (2000-2007)

Selected Publications in Climatology:

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 Niño 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:

The role of Arctic sea ice in global climate:  A review.

A comparative study of the 1993 and 2008 Midwest floods: Geography, intensity, and contributing factors.

Geography & chronology of the 2008 Midwest floods. (with Strope, S, and Knapp, G.)

Hydroclimatic and meteorological aspects of the 2008 Midwest floods. (with Strope, S. and others)

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

Weather and climate links:

• Latest weather conditions over U.S. and the Mid-west

• Midwest Climate Watch

• U.S. Drought Monitor

• Latest Sea Surface Temperature conditions for our oceans

• Latest seasonal climate forecasts issued by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)

• Cryosphere Today (Arctic Climate Research at the University of Illinois)

University sites:

• Illinois State University (ISU)

• ISU College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

• ISU CAS IT