Peter Bieniek's picture
Peter
Bieniek
Research Associate
Email 
pbieniek [at] alaska.edu
Phone 
907-474-5813
Affiliations 
UAF International Arctic Research Center
Biography 

Peter Bieniek is an expert in Alaska climatology, climate variability and change, dynamical downscaling, and regional climate.

Publications

Lader, R., J. E. Walsh, U. S. Bhatt, and P. A. Bieniek. 2019. Anticipated changes to the snow season in Alaska: Elevation dependency, timing and extremes.. International Journal of Climatology. 10.1002/joc.6201.
Bieniek, P., Bhatt, U.S., Walsh, J.E., Lader, R., Griffith, B. Roach, J. K., Thoman R. L. 2018. Full Access Assessment of Alaska rain-on-snow events using dynamical downscaling. American Meteorological Society. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0276.1.
Bieniek, P., Bhatt, U., Walsh, J., Lader, R., Griffith B., Roach, J., Thoman, R. 2018. Assessment of Alaska Rain-on-Snow Events Using Dynamical Downscaling. American Meteorological Society. 57. 1847-1863. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0276.1 .
Bieniek, P., Bhatt, U., Walsh, J., Lader, R., Griffith B., Roach, J., and Thoman, R. 2018. Assessment of Alaska Rain-on-Snow Events Using Dynamical Downscaling. American Meteorological Society. 10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0276.1.
Fischer, R., Walsh, J.E., Euskirchen, E.S. and Bieniek, P.A. 2018. Regional Climate Model Simulation of Surface Moisture Flux Variations in Northern Terrestrial Regions. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences. 8. 29-54.
Walsh, J.E., Bhatt, U.S., Littell, J., Leonawicz, M., Lindgren, M., Bieniek, P.A. 2018. Downscaling of climate model output for Alaskan stakeholders. Environmental Modelling and Software. 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.03.021.
Bieniek, P. A., and Walsh, J. E. 2017. Atmospheric circulation patterns associated with monthly and daily temperature and precipitation extremes in Alaska. International Journal of Climatology. doi:10.1002/joc.4994.
Kienholz, C., Hock, R., Truffer, M., Bieniek, P., and Lader R. 2017. Mass Balance Evolution of Black Rapids Glacier, Alaska, 1980–2100, and Its Implications for Surge Recurrence. Frontiers in Earth Science. 5. 56. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2017.00056.
Lader, R., Walsh, J. E., Bhatt, U.S., and Bieniek, P. A. 2017. Projections of Twenty-First-Century Climate Extremes for Alaska via Dynamical Downscaling and Quantile Mapping. American Meteorological Society. 56. 2393-2409. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0415.1.
Bieniek, P.A., Bhatt, U.S., Walsh, J.E., Rupp, T.S., Zhang, J., Krieger, J.R., and Lader, R.T. 2016. Dynamical downscaling of ERA-Interim temperature and precipitation for Alaska. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 7. 245-259. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0153.1.
Bieniek, P.A., Bhatt, U.S., Walker, D.A., Raynolds, M.K., Comiso, J.C., Epstein, H.E., Pinzon, J.E., Tucker, C.J., Thoman, R.L., Tran, H., Mölders, N., Steele, M., Zhang, J., and Ermold, W. 2016. Climate drivers linked to changing seasonality of Alaska coastal tundra vegetation productivity. Earth Interactions. 19(19). 635-654. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0153.1.
Lader, R., U.S. Bhatt, J.E. Walsh, T. S. Rupp, P.A. Bieniek 2016. Two-Meter Temperature and Precipitation from Atmospheric Reanalysis Evaluated for Alaska. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 55(4). 901-922. doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0162.1.
Bieniek, A. P., U. S. Bhatt, D. A. Walker, M. K. Raynolds, J. C. Comiso, H. E. Epstein, J. E. Pinzon, C. J. Tucker, R. L. Thoman, H. Tran, N. Mölders, M. Steele, J. Zhang, and W. Ermold 2015. Climate Drivers Linked to Changing Seasonality of Alaska Coastal Tundra Vegetation Productivity. Earth Interactions. 19(19). 1-29. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/EI-D-15-0013.1.
Bieniek, P., J. E. Walsh, R. L. Thoman, U. S. and Bhatt 2014. Using climate divisions to analyze variations and trends in Alaska temperature and precipitation. Journal of Climate.