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Julie Edwards

Postdoctoral Fellow

UCSB

Biography

I am currently a postdoc at the University of California, Santa Barbara Landscapes of Change Lab. I recently completed my PhD in the Past Landscapes Lab at the University of Arizona in the School of Geography and Development and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. My research focuses on high-latitude climate variability, extreme events, and the climatic effects associated with large volcanic eruptions. I use a wide range of data and tools (tree rings, historical observations, climate model simulations, and proxy systems modeling to name a few) and specialize in high-resolution, and multivariate analyses from quantitative wood anatomy.

Interests

  • Paleoclimate
  • Climate Modeling
  • Climate Extremes

Education

  • PhD in Geography, 2024

    University of Arizona

  • MA in Geography, 2020

    University of Arizona

  • BA in Geography & Envir. Studies, 2015

    UCLA

Research Pillars

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Climate Extremes

Reconstructing compound events and hydroclimate extremes in western North America.

Internal Variability & External Forcing

Pre-industrial climate variability and external forcing in climate models and tree-ring proxy data.

Quantitative Wood Anatomy

Mechanistic links between climate and tree growth at sub-annual resolution.

Collaborative Research

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Featured Publications

(2025). Resolution and Frequency-Dependent Climate Signals in an Arctic Tree-Ring Temperature Reconstruction of the Last Millennium. Geophysical Research Letters.

Project DOI

(2025). Multiple elevation-dependent climate signals from quantitative wood anatomical measurements of Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine.. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.

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(2025). Refining past climate records with wood anatomy . Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

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(2022). The Origin of Tree-Ring Reconstructed Summer Cooling in Northern Europe During the 18th Century Eruption of Laki. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.

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(2020). Intra-annual climate anomalies in northwestern North America following the 1783-1784 CE Laki eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

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