James A. Miller
Associate Professor
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (Climatology), 2007 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona National Science Foundation Doctoral Fellow in Urban Ecology, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, 2003-2007
Dissertation:
Local and Regional Climate Change in the Mojave Desert, USA
Master of Arts in Geography, 2001 University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Interdisciplinary Certificate in Environmental Policy
Thesis:
Climatology of Northern Hemisphere Snow in the Second Phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-II)
Bachelor of Science, Meteorology, 1999 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Minor: Mathematics
Research Interests
Hydroclimatology
- Climatology and Variability of Extreme Precipitation Events- Western North American Climate Change Impacts- Teleconnection Indices and Precipitation Variability
Boundary Layer Climatology
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Urban Heat Islands and Urban Effects on Precipitation- Land Cover Change Impacts on Surface Energy Balance- Air Quality and Human Health Impacts
Urban Planning and Sustainability
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Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
- Urban Parks and Open Space
- Urban Ecology
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses
GEOG 110: Intro to the Natural Environment
GEOG 300B: Geographic MethodsGEOG 323: Weather and Climate
GEOG 329: Cities and Nature
GEOG 332: United States and Canada
GEOG 350: Nature and Society
GEOG 422: Global Climate Change
GEOG 424: Desert Landscapes
GEOG 427: Mountain Environments
GEOG 483: Mountain Field Geography
Graduate Courses
GEOG 520: Seminar in Physical Geography
Publications
Miller, J.A. 2011. Day-of-week variation of rainfall and PM10 in Death Valley National Park. The California Geographer, 51, 1-18.
Miller, J.A. 2011. Urban and regional temperature trends in Las Vegas and southern Nevada. Journal of the Arizona Nevada Academy of Sciences, 43, 27-39.
Miller, J.A., Goodrich, G.B., 2007. Regionalization of Pacific Northwest precipitation: spatial patterns and temporal trends. Climate Research, 33, 215-227. Atkinson-Palombo, C.,
Miller, J.A., Balling, R.C., 2006. Seasonal Variation in the “Weekend Effect” for Ozone in Phoenix, Arizona, Atmospheric Environment, 40, 7644-7658.
Miller, J.A., 2006. The bioclimatic environment of a rapidly expanding desert metropolis. Preprints from the 6th International Conference on Urban Climate, Göteborg, Sweden. June 12-16, 2006.
Miller, J.A., Hartz, D.A., Hedquist, B.C., and Atkinson-Palombo, C. 2006. The role of vegetation, sky-view factor, and density on the microclimate of Tempe, Arizona, USA. Preprints from the 6th International Conference on Urban Climate, Göteborg, Sweden. June 12-16, 2006. Frei, A., Brown, R.,
Miller, J.A., and Robinson D., 2005. Snow mass over North America: Observations and results from the second phase of the AtmosphericModel Intercomparison Project (AMIP-2)." Journal of Hydrometeorology, 6, 681-695. Frei, A.,
Miller, J.A., and Robinson D., 2003. Improved simulations of Snow Extent in the Second Phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-2). Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 108(D12), 4369, doi:10.1029/2002JD003030.
Presentations
Miller, J.A. 2014. Does summer monsoon intensity affect autumn climate in the southwestern United States? 77th Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. Tucson, AZ. September 24-27, 2014.
Miller, J.A. 2012. Urban effects on daily temperature variability. Eighth International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-8). Dublin, Ireland. August 6-10, 2012.
Miller, J.A. 2011. Field-based mountain meteorological research in the Sierra Nevada. 15th Annual All Points of the Compass Conference, Department of Geography, California State University-Fullerton. November 18, 2011.
Miller, J.A. 2011. The effect of summer monsoon intensity on autumn climate in the Southwestern United States. 107th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA. April 12-16, 2011.
Miller, J.A. 2011. Urban and regional temperature trends in southern Nevada. 14th Annual All Points of the Compass Conference, Department of Geography, California State University-Fullerton. February 25, 2011
Miller, J.A. 2008. Sensitivity of the spatial synoptic classification (SSC) categorization to changes in surface weather observations. Advances in Weather and Circulation Type Classifications & Applications (COST 733 Mid-term Conference). Krakow, Poland. October 22-25, 2008.
Miller, J.A. 2008. The combined role of ENSO and the NAO on winter precipitation and summer drought in the southwestern United States. 17th Conference on Applied Climatology, American Meteorological Society. Whistler, BC. August 11-15, 2008.
Miller, J.A. 2008. Modulation of the El-Niño Southern Oscillation by the North Atlantic Oscillation in the southwestern United States. 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Boston, MA. April 15-19, 2008.
Miller, J.A. 2007. Effect of long-term changes in atmospheric circulation on the summer climate of the Mojave Desert. 12th Annual All Points of the Compass Conference, Department of Geography, California State University-Fullerton. November 9, 2007.
Miller, J.A. 2007. Effect of long-term synoptic variability on summer temperatures in the Mojave Desert. 70th Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. Long Beach, CA. October 17-20, 2007.
Miller, J.A. 2006. The bioclimatic environment of a rapidly expanding desert metropolis. Sixth International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-6). Göteborg, Sweden. June 12-16, 2006.
Miller, J.A..
A synoptic climatology of extreme heat stress events in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Sixth International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-6). Göteborg, Sweden. June 12-16, 2006.
Miller, J.A., Hartz, D.A., Hedquist, B.C., and Atkinson-Palombo, C. 2006. The role of vegetation, sky-view factor, and density on the microclimate of Tempe, Arizona, USA. Sixth International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-6). Göteborg, Sweden. June 12-16, 2006.
Goodrich, G.B., Jones, G.V., and Miller, J.A. 2006. Influences of climate variability on the U.S. West Coast wine regions and wine quality in the Napa Valley. 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Chicago, IL. March 7-11, 2006.
Jones, G.V., Goodrich, G.B., and Miller, J.A. 2006. Wine quality trends and influences for the Napa Valley. 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Chicago, IL. March 7-11, 2006.
Miller, J.A. 2006. The changing bioclimate of Las Vegas, NV. Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment. Atlanta, GA. January 29 - February 3, 2006.
Atkinson-Palombo, C., Miller, J.A., Balling, R.C. 2005. Seasonal Variation in the “Weekend Effect” for Ozone in Phoenix, Arizona. Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. Phoenix, AZ. October 12-16, 2005.
Frei, A., Brown, R., Derksen, C., Gong, G., Miller, J.A., and Robinson, D. 2005. Simulations of North American snow cover by AGCMs and AOGCs. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Snow Conference. Waterloo, ON. June 8-10, 2005.
Miller, J.A. 2005. Intraweekly variability of Las Vegas, Nevada climate. 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Denver, CO. April 4-9, 2005.
Frei, A., Brown, R., Miller, J.A., and Robinson, D. 2005. Snow mass over North America: observations and results from the second phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-2). 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Denver, CO. April 4-9, 2005.
Miller, J.A. 2005. Intraweekly variability of precipitation downwind of Las Vegas, Nevada. 6th Annual Graduates in Earth, Life, and Social Science Symposium. Tempe, AZ. February 11, 2005.
Miller, J.A. 2004. The Role of Teleconnections in Rocky Mountain Springtime Warming. 2004 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA. December 13-17, 2004.
Miller, J.A. 2004. Synoptic and Temporal Characteristics of the Las Vegas Urban Heat Island. Fifth Symposium on the Urban Environment. Vancouver, BC. August 22-26, 2004.
Miller, J.A. 2004. Urban Climates of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada: Temporal Trends and Synoptic Analysis. 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Philadelphia, PA. March 14-19, 2004.
Frei, A., Miller, J.A., Robinson, D., Brown, R., Mote, T., and Grundstein, A. 2003. Snow Covered Area and Water Equivalent Simulations in AMIP-2. 99th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New Orleans, LA. March 5-8, 2003.
Miller, J.A. and Frei, A. 2003. Global Circulation Models: Hemispheric Snow Cover and SWE. 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. Los Angeles, CA. February 10-14, 2003.
Frei, A. and Miller, J.M. 2002. Evaluation of AMIP-II Snow Cover Simulations. Workshop for the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project. Toulouse, France. November 11-15, 2002.
Miller, J.A. and Frei, A. 2002. Northern Great Plains Snow Extent and SWE: Comparison of Station Data and GCM Results. 98th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA. March 19-24, 2002.
Miller, J.A. 2001.
Evaluation of snow cover in the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-II) Using Visible Satellite Data. 97th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New York, NY. February 27-March 3, 2001.
Miller, J.A. 2000. Synoptic Climatology of Rocky Mountain Snowfall in the Second Phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project. 9th Conference on Mountain Meteorology. Aspen, CO. August 7-11, 2000.
Invited Lectures and Guest Panels
Miller, J.A. 2013. Comparison of interannual precipitation variability in the Western United States from two gridded climate datasets. Invited guest symposium given to Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, October 17, 2013.
Miller, J.A. 2012. Regional Climate Change in the World's Desert Environments. Invited guest symposium given to Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, November 2, 2012.
Miller, J.A. 2012. Climate change in the hottest places on earth. Invited guest presentation given to the Los Angeles Geographical Society, Los Angeles City College, April 6, 2012.
Miller, J.A. 2011. Guest Panelist, “Climate change: Not that simple” California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. November 15, 2011.
Miller, J.A. 2008. Guest Panelist, “The Climate Project.” Hosted by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez at California State University, Fullerton. March 18, 2008.
Service
Elected chair of the university-wide graduate program in Environmental Studies, November 2013.
Elected to the Academic Senate, May 2014.
College of Humanities and Social Science Curriculum Committee, Spring Semester 2014.
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