David Reusch 
EESI Research Associate
David B. Reusch
Ph.D., Geosciences,The Pennsylvania State University, 2003
M.Sc., Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 1997
M.Sc., Computer Science, University of New Hampshire, 1995
Research Associate, EMS Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Contact
Department of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
517 Deike Bldg University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-9319
Fax: (814) 863-7823
email: dbr@geosc.psu.edu
Additional information at: www.geosc.psu.edu/~dbr
Research Interests
Artificial neural network (ANN) applications in the geosciences, meteorology and climatology, including use of self-organizing maps (SOMs) to understand data variability
Polar meteorology and climatology (North Atlantic Oscillation, Antarctic climate)
Ice cores as recorders of (paleo)climate (glaciochemistry, physical properties, dating)
Climate modeling and climate change (global and regional, past and future)
Sea ice and climate
Current Projects
"Collaborative Research: A synthesis of rapid meltwater and ice discharge changes: large forcings from the ice with impacts on global sea level and North Atlantic freshwater budgets" Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, R.B. Alley, D.B. Reusch, B.R. Parizek, J. Box, S. Das, M. Fahnestock, I. Joughin, and M. Truffer
"SGER: Artificial neural networks: a new landscape characterization toolbox", Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2005-2006, A.D. Huerta and D.B. Reusch
"Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core", Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, R.B. Alley, D.B. Reusch, D.E. Voigt, and K.M. Cuffey.
"Collaborative Research: Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (2006-2009)", Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, D.B. Reusch, C. Stearns and M. Lazzarra.
ANT 06-36618: "Observations, Reanalyses and Ice Cores: A Synthesis of West Antarctic Climate", Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 7/1/2007-6/30/2010, D.B. Reusch.
Funding Completed
"Relating West Antarctic Ice Cores to Climate with Artificial Neural Networks", Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 05/2001-04/2004, R.B. Alley and R.G. Crane.
"SGER: North Atlantic Climate Variability from a Nonlinear Perspective", Division of Atmospheric Sciences, National Science Foundation, 07/2004-06/2005, D.B. Reusch and R.B. Alley
Recent Publications
Reusch, D.B., and R.B. Alley, Antarctic sea ice: a self-organizing map-based perspective, Annals of Glaciology, in press.
Reusch, D.B., R.B. Alley, and B.C. Hewitson, North Atlantic climate variability from a self-organizing map perspective, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D02104, doi:10.1029/2006JD007460, 2007.
Reusch, D.B., R.B. Alley, and B.C. Hewitson, Relative performance of self-organizing maps and principal component analysis in pattern extraction from synthetic climatological data, Polar Geography, 29, 227-251, 2005.
Reusch, D.B., B.C. Hewitson and R.B. Alley, Towards Ice Core-based Synoptic Reconstructions of West Antarctic Climate with Artificial Neural Networks, International Journal of Climatology, 25 (5), 581-610, do: 10.1002/joc.1143, 2005.
Reusch, D.B., and R.B. Alley, A 15-Year West Antarctic Climatology from Six Automatic-Weather-Station Temperature and Pressure Records, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2003JD004178, 2004.
Recent Presentations
Reusch, D.B., J.R. McConnell, and R.B. Alley, Ice Cores and Self-organizing Maps: A Study of Recent Climate in Greenland (Abstract), Eos Transactions of the AGU, 87 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., U43B-0862, 2006.
Reusch, D.B., Nonlinear visualization of geophysical datasets with self-organizing maps (Abstract), Abstracts with Programs, 38 (7), 326, Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.
Reusch, D.B. and R.B. Alley, Antarctic Sea Ice: A Self-organizing Map-based Perspective (Abstract), International Symposium on Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change, International Glaciological Society, Cambridge, UK, 2006.
Reusch, D.B., and A.M. Larson, Seismic data classification and artificial neural networks: can software replace eyeballs? (Abstract), Eos Transactions of the AGU, 87 (36), Joint Assem. Suppl., S21A-08, JA870, 2006.
Reusch, D.B., Antarctic Sea Ice-atmosphere Interactions: A Self-organizing Map-based Perspective, Eos Transactions of the AGU, 86 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., C218-1106, F438, 2005.
Huerta, A.D. and D.B. Reusch, Quantitative Analysis of Glaciated Landscapes, EOS Transactions of the AGU, 86 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., C51B-0298, F474, 2005.
Hargreaves, G., K. McGwire, K. Taylor, R.B. Alley, T.K. Dupont and D.B. Reusch, Digital Imaging of Ice Cores: Early Results, Eos Transactions of the AGU, 86 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., T23C-0566, F1732, 2005.
Reusch, D.B., Self-organizing maps in review: Recent applications in Polar (paleo)climatology, Twelfth Annual West Antarctic Ice Sheet Workshop, Sterling, VA, 2005.
Reusch, D.B., Self-organizing maps in review:Recent applications in polar (paleo)climatology, PAGES 2nd Open Science Meeting, Bejing, China, 2005.
Reusch, D.B. and R.B. Alley, North Atlantic variability and self-organizing maps, Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), Beijing, China, 2005.
Reusch, D.B. Recent high-latitude climate variability from a nonlinear perspective, Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) User's Workshop, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, 2005.
Reusch, D.B., and R.B. Alley, North Atlantic Variability and Self-Organizing Maps: Early Results, in 8th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, San Diego, CA, 2005.
Reusch, D.B., Recent high-latitude climate variability from a nonlinear perspective, CliC-SCAR - ICPM Workshop on Recent High Latitude Climate Change, IARC, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2004.
Reusch, D.B., R.B. Alley, and P.A. Mayewski, West Antarctic Ice Core Chemistry and Self-Organizing Maps: A First Look, Eleventh Annual West Antarctic Ice Sheet Workshop, Sterling, VA, 2004.
Reusch, D.B., Nonlinear Paleoclimatology: Reconstructions in West Antarctica, Workshop on Antarctic Climate Variability: History, Causes and Impacts, Cambridge, UK, 2004.
Reusch, D.B., R.B. Alley and B.C. Hewitson, Nonlinear Paleoclimatology: Reconstructions in West Antarctica, Terra Nostra: Abstracts from XXVII SCAR Open Science Conference, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany, 2004.
Reusch, D.B. and R.B. Alley, Nonlinear Paleoclimatology: Reconstructions in West Antarctica,
in CLIVAR 2004: 1st International CLIVAR Science Conference, World Climate Research Program, Baltimore, MD, 2004.