Dennis P. Lettenmaier

University of California, Los Angeles — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

144h-index87.8kcitations984works4.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies(481), Climate variability and models(253), Cryospheric studies and observations(209), Hydrology and Drought Analysis(151), Climate change and permafrost(134)

Publications984 total

Evaluating Fire Indices for Fire Ignition and Spread Risk in the Western United States
2025Open Access
Monitoring reservoir storage using SWOT satellite observations and reservoir operation models
2025Open Access
Decelerating Response of Western US Runoff to Shrinking Snowpacks
Geophysical Research Letters·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Increasing atmospheric evaporative demand across the Tibetan plateau and implications for surface water resources
iScience·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Did Historical Storms Used in Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Estimation Reach Maximum Efficiency? A Large Model Ensemble Approach
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres·2024Open Access
The SWOT mission will reshape our understanding of the global terrestrial water cycle
Nature Water·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Understanding Terrestrial Water and Carbon Cycles and Their Interactions Using Integrated SMAP Soil Moisture and OCO‐2 SIF Observations and Land Surface Models
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres·2024· 1 cited
A Physically Constrained Model-Based Moisture Amplification Approach for Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Estimation
Journal of Hydrometeorology·2024· 6 cited
The Role of Antecedent Winter Soil Moisture Carryover on Spring Runoff Predictability in Snow-Influenced Western U.S. Catchments
Journal of Hydrometeorology·2024· 2 cited
Improving runoff simulation in the Western United States with Noah-MP and VIC models
Hydrology and earth system sciences·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
California’s 2023 snow deluge: Contextualizing an extreme snow year against future climate change
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Snowmelt‐Radiation Feedback Impact on Western U.S. Streamflow
Geophysical Research Letters·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Understanding Interactions between Terrestrial Water and Carbon Cycles Using Integrated SMAP Soil Moisture and OCO-2 SIF Observations and Land Surface Models
2023Open Access
Comment on egusphere-2023-2164
2023Open Access
Comment on egusphere-2023-2164
2023Open Access
A student review on egusphere-2023-2164
2023Open Access
Supplementary material to "Improving Runoff Simulation in the Western United States with Noah-MP and VIC"
2023Open Access
Improving Runoff Simulation in the Western United States with Noah-MP and VIC
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Association between wildfires and coccidioidomycosis incidence in California, 2000–2018: a synthetic control analysis
Environmental Epidemiology·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
The Increasing Role of Seasonal Rainfall in Western U.S. Summer Streamflow
Geophysical Research Letters·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Eric F. Wood(11), Alan F. Hamlet(7), Bart Nijssen(6), J. C. Adam(5), Andrew W. Wood(5), Justin Sheffield(5), Xu Liang(4), Philip W. Mote(3), Edwin P. Maurer(3), Victor Koren(3), Dag Lohmann(3), Konstantinos M. Andreadis(3), Robert M. Hirsch(2), Martyn Clark(2), Kenneth E. Mitchell(2), B. Cosgrove(2), Lifeng Luo(2), Jesse Meng(2), Ben Livneh(2), Qingyun Duan(2)