Dr. David R. Legates

David R. Legates is Associate Professor in Climatology in the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Delaware.  In addition to teaching at Louisiana State University, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Virginia, Dr. Legates has served as chief research scientist in a variety of commercial venues, including the Southern Regional Climate Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Center for Computational Geosciences in Norman, Oklahoma.  He is the recipient of numerous professional and scientific awards and has authored or co-authored over two hundred articles, monographs, book chapters, proceedings papers and encyclopedia entries as well as computer programs and datasets for climate modeling.

Select Works

• "Global Warming and the Hydrological Cycle," Dr. David R. Legates, April 16, 2004
• "Precipitation and the Enhanced Hydrological Cycle," Dr. David R. Legates, April 12, 2004
• "Global Warming Smear Targets," Dr. David R. Legates, August 26, 2003
• "Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal," Dr. Willie Soon, Dr. Sallie Baliunas, Sherwood B. Idso, Craig Idso and Dr. David R. Legates, April 11, 2003
• "Climate Forecasts, Global Warming and the National Assessment," Dr. David R. Legates, January 23, 2001
• "Climate Models and the National Assessment," Dr. David R. Legates, November 10, 2000