Ronnie Leeper

Works (25)

Updated: June 16th, 2025 08:18

2025 article

Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment

Gwon, Y., Ji, Y., Berman, J. D., Abadi, A. M., Leeper, R. D., Rennie, J., & Bell, J. E. (2025, January 29). Environmental Research Health.

By: Y. Gwon *, Y. Ji *, J. Berman *, A. Abadi *, R. Leeper n, J. Rennie*, J. Bell *

author keywords: respiratory mortality; severe EDDI drought; overall risk; adverse effects; disparities
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change and Health Impacts
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 12, 2025

2025 article

The Influence of Drought on Heat Wave Intensity, Duration, and Exposure

Leeper, R. D., Harrington, T., Palecki, M. A., DePolt, K., Scott, E., Runkle, J., & Diamond, H. J. (2025, April 25). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Vol. 64, pp. 425–438.

By: R. Leeper n, T. Harrington *, M. Palecki *, K. DePolt *, E. Scott n, J. Runkle n , H. Diamond *

author keywords: Drought; Heat wave; Soil moisture
topics (OpenAlex): Thermoregulation and physiological responses
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: June 9, 2025

2024 article

Impacts of compounding drought and heatwave events on child mental health: insights from a spatial clustering analysis

Sewell, K., Paul, S., Polt, K. D., Sugg, M. M., Leeper, R. D., Rao, D., & Runkle, J. D. (2024, January 2). Discover Mental Health, Vol. 4.

By: K. Sewell n, S. Paul *, K. Polt  n, M. Sugg *, R. Leeper n, D. Rao  n, J. Runkle n 

Contributors: K. Sewell n, S. Paul *, K. De Polt  n, M. Sugg *, R. Leeper n, D. Rao  n, J. Runkle n 

author keywords: Heatwave; Drought; Pediatric mental health; Suicide; Mood disorders; Compounding climate hazards
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change and Health Impacts; Health disparities and outcomes; Air Quality and Health Impacts
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 8, 2024

2023 article

On the Detection of Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Extremes

Leeper, R. D., Palecki, M. A., Watts, M., & Diamond, H. (2023, September 25). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.

By: R. Leeper n, M. Palecki *, M. Watts  n & H. Diamond *

author keywords: Drought; Extreme events; Soil moisture; Satellite observations
topics (OpenAlex): Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing; Climate variability and models; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 18, 2023

2023 article

The effect of heterogeneous severe drought on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the Northern Rockies and Plains of the United States

Gwon, Y., Ji, Y., Abadi, A. M., Rau, A., Berman, J. D., Leeper, R. D., … Bell, J. E. (2023, December 6). The Science of The Total Environment.

By: Y. Gwon *, Y. Ji *, A. Abadi *, A. Rau *, J. Berman *, R. Leeper n, J. Rennie *, R. Nagaya*, J. Bell *

author keywords: All -cause mortality; Cardiovascular mortality; Climate change; Drought; Risk ratio; Power prior
MeSH headings : Humans; United States / epidemiology; Droughts; Climate Change; Knowledge; Odds Ratio; Cardiovascular Diseases
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change and Health Impacts; Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Global Health Care Issues
TL;DR: The results showed that a model with properly accounted for heterogeneous exposure pattern had greater risk ratios if statistically significant; a mid-term (6-month) severe drought had higher risk ratios compared to longer-term (12-month) drought; and different severe droughts affect populations in a different way. (via Semantic Scholar)
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 16, 2024

2022 article

Characterizing U.S. drought over the past 20 years using the U.S. drought monitor

Leeper, R. D., Bilotta, R., Petersen, B., Stiles, C. J., Heim, R., Fuchs, B., … Ansari, S. (2022, April 16). International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 4.

By: R. Leeper n, R. Bilotta*, B. Petersen*, C. Stiles *, R. Heim*, B. Fuchs *, O. Prat n , M. Palecki *, S. Ansari*

topics (OpenAlex): Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Climate variability and models; Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 10, 2022

2022 article

Examining spatiotemporal trends of drought in the conterminous United States using self-organizing maps

Moreno, C., Sugg, J., Runkle, J., Leeper, R. D., Perry, L. B., & Sugg, M. (2022, February 14). Physical Geography, Vol. 43, pp. 680–699.

By: C. Moreno*, J. Sugg*, J. Runkle n , R. Leeper n, L. Perry * & M. Sugg *

Contributors: C. Moreno*, J. Sugg*, J. Runkle n , R. Leeper n, L. Perry * & M. Sugg *

author keywords: Drought; self-organizing maps; climatic extremes; spatial analysis; Drought; PDSI
topics (OpenAlex): Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Climate variability and models; Tree-ring climate responses
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 7, 2022

2021 article

An Investigation of NEXRAD-Based Quantitative Precipitation Estimates in Alaska

Nelson, B. R., Prat, O. P., & Leeper, R. D. (2021, August 12). Remote Sensing, Vol. 8.

By: B. Nelson *, O. Prat n  & R. Leeper n

author keywords: NEXRAD; Alaska; precipitation
topics (OpenAlex): Precipitation Measurement and Analysis; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Cryospheric studies and observations
TL;DR: National Weather Service precipitation products that are produced from the seven NEXRAD radar sites in Alaska are investigated and the DPA data shows somewhat better performance in the mixed precipitation phase, which suggests that the NWS Precipitation Processing Subsystem (PPS) is tuned to the climatology as it relates to precipitation in Alaska. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 7, 2021

2021 article

Evaluation of Air and Soil Temperatures for Determining the Onset of Growing Season

Leeper, R. D., Matthews, J. L., Cesarini, M. S., & Bell, J. E. (2021, August 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences.

By: R. Leeper n, J. Matthews n, M. Cesarini * & J. Bell*

author keywords: growing season; soil temperature; NDVI
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Remote Sensing in Agriculture; Climate variability and models
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 13, 2021

2021 article

Global evaluation of gridded satellite precipitation products from the NOAA Climate Data Record program

Prat, O. P., Nelson, B. R., Nickl, E., & Leeper, R. D. (2021, June 28). Journal of Hydrometeorology, Vol. 9.

By: O. Prat n , B. Nelson *, E. Nickl* & R. Leeper n

author keywords: Atmosphere; Climate records; Hydrometeorology; Precipitation; Rainfall; Remote sensing; Satellite observations
topics (OpenAlex): Precipitation Measurement and Analysis; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Climate variability and models
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 28, 2022

2021 article

Using Ancillary Information from Radar-based Observations and Rain Gauges to Identify Error and Bias

Nelson, B. R., Prat, O. P., & Leeper, R. (2021, March 22). Journal of Hydrometeorology, Vol. 5.

By: B. Nelson *, O. Prat n  & R. Leeper n

author keywords: Precipitation; Radars; Radar observations
topics (OpenAlex): Precipitation Measurement and Analysis; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 10, 2021

2020 article

A scoping review of drought impacts on health and society in North America

Sugg, M., Runkle, J., Leeper, R., Bagli, H., Golden, A., Handwerger, L. H., … Woolard, S. (2020, September 21). Climatic Change, Vol. 162, pp. 1177–1195.

By: M. Sugg *, J. Runkle n , R. Leeper n, H. Bagli *, A. Golden *, L. Handwerger*, T. Magee*, C. Moreno* ...

Contributors: M. Sugg *, J. Runkle n , R. Leeper n, H. Bagli *, A. Golden *, L. Handwerger*, T. Magee*, C. Moreno* ...

author keywords: Drought impacts; North America; Scoping Review
topics (OpenAlex): Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Climate Change and Health Impacts; Climate variability and models
TL;DR: The societal implications of drought are explored and knowledge gaps for future drought-society studies are identified to establish community-wide consensus on the identification of relevant hydrological indicators that best describe an adverse outcome. (via Semantic Scholar)
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 12, 2020

2020 article

Quality Control and Processing of Cooperative Observer Program Hourly Precipitation Data

Lawrimore, J. H., Wuertz, D., Wilson, A., Stevens, S., Menne, M., Korzeniewski, B., … Trunk, T. (2020, August 1). Journal of Hydrometeorology.

By: J. Lawrimore *, D. Wuertz*, A. Wilson *, S. Stevens n, M. Menne *, B. Korzeniewski*, M. Palecki *, R. Leeper n, T. Trunk*

topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 4, 2021

2020 article

Short-term effects of specific humidity and temperature on COVID-19 morbidity in select US cities

Runkle, J. D., Sugg, M. M., Leeper, R. D., Rao, Y., Matthews, J. L., & Rennie, J. J. (2020, June 9). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 740, p. 140093.

By: J. Runkle n , M. Sugg *, R. Leeper n, Y. Rao n , J. Matthews n & J. Rennie n

Contributors: J. Runkle n , M. Sugg *, R. Leeper n, Y. Rao n , J. Matthews n & J. Rennie n

author keywords: COVID-19 morbidity; Distributed lag non-linear model; Time-stratified case-crossover; Weather; Seasonality
MeSH headings : Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Cities; Coronavirus Infections / mortality; Humans; Humidity; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral / mortality; SARS-CoV-2; Temperature
topics (OpenAlex): COVID-19 epidemiological studies; Climate Change and Health Impacts; Infection Control and Ventilation
TL;DR: The results suggest that weather should be considered in infectious disease modeling efforts and future work is needed over a longer time period and across different locations to clearly establish the weather-COVID19 relationship. (via Semantic Scholar)
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 14, 2020

2019 article

A Description and Evaluation of U.S. Climate Reference Network Standardized Soil Moisture Dataset

Leeper, R. D., Bell, J. E., & Palecki, M. A. (2019, April 15). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.

By: R. Leeper n, J. Bell n & M. Palecki *

author keywords: Drought; Hydrology; Soil moisture; Algorithms
topics (OpenAlex): Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing; Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Climate variability and models
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 1, 2019

2019 article

Impacts of Small-Scale Urban Encroachment on Air Temperature Observations

Leeper, R. D., Kochendorfer, J., Henderson, T. A., & Palecki, M. A. (2019, May 2). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.

By: R. Leeper n, J. Kochendorfer  n, T. Henderson n & M. Palecki  n

author keywords: Instrumentation; sensors; Surface observations; Urban meteorology
topics (OpenAlex): Urban Heat Island Mitigation; Wind and Air Flow Studies; Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 1, 2019

2017 article

The quantification and correction of wind-induced precipitation measurement errors

Kochendorfer, J., Rasmussen, R., Wolff, M., Baker, B., Hall, M. E., Meyers, T., … Leeper, R. (2017, April 12). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.

By: J. Kochendorfer *, R. Rasmussen*, M. Wolff *, B. Baker *, M. Hall *, T. Meyers *, S. Landolt*, A. Jachcik* ...

topics (OpenAlex): Precipitation Measurement and Analysis; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Climate variability and models
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

An Evaluation of the North American Regional Reanalysis Simulated Soil Moisture Conditions during the 2011–13 Drought Period

Leeper, R. D., Bell, J. E., Vines, C., & Palecki, M. (2016, November 8). Journal of Hydrometeorology.

By: R. Leeper n, J. Bell n, C. Vines* & M. Palecki *

topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

The Relationship between the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) and Southeastern New England Snowfall

Klotzbach, P. J., Oliver, E. C. J., Leeper, R. D., & Schreck, C. J. (2016, February 19). Monthly Weather Review.

By: P. Klotzbach *, E. Oliver *, R. Leeper n & C. Schreck n

author keywords: Snowfall; Snow; Atm/Ocean Structure/ Phenomena; Madden-Julian oscillation; Extratropical cyclones
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Atmospheric sensitivity to roughness length in a regional atmospheric model over the Ohio–Tennessee River Valley

Quintanar, A. I., Mahmood, R., Suarez, A., & Leeper, R. (2015, November 5). Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics.

By: A. Quintanar *, R. Mahmood *, A. Suarez* & R. Leeper*

topics (OpenAlex): Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Climate variability and models; Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Evaluation of the 2012 Drought with a Newly Established National Soil Monitoring Network

Bell, J. E., Leeper, R. D., Palecki, M. A., Coopersmith, E., Wilson, T., Bilotta, R., & Embler, S. (2015, October 30). Vadose Zone Journal.

By: J. Bell n, R. Leeper n, M. Palecki *, E. Coopersmith *, T. Wilson*, R. Bilotta*, S. Embler*

topics (OpenAlex): Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing; Climate variability and models
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Evaporation from weighing precipitation gauges: impacts on automated gauge measurements and quality assurance methods

Leeper, R. D., & Kochendorfer, J. (2015, June 4). Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

By: R. Leeper n & J. Kochendorfer *

topics (OpenAlex): Precipitation Measurement and Analysis; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Climate variability and models
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Methods to Calculate Precipitation from Weighing-Bucket Gauges with Redundant Depth Measurements

Leeper, R. D., Palecki, M. A., & Davis, E. (2015, April 15). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

By: R. Leeper n, M. Palecki * & E. Davis*

topics (OpenAlex): Precipitation Measurement and Analysis; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Observational Perspectives from U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) and Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) Network: Temperature and Precipitation Comparison

Leeper, R. D., Rennie, J., & Palecki, M. A. (2015, February 24). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

By: R. Leeper n, J. Rennie n & M. Palecki *

topics (OpenAlex): Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Climate variability and models; Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

article

Exploring the use of standardized soil moisture as a drought indicator

Leeper, R. D., Petersen, B., Palecki, M. A., & Diamond, H. NOAA Institutional Repository.

By: R. Leeper n, B. Petersen*, M. Palecki * & H. Diamond *

author keywords: Drought; Soil moisture; Surface observations; Agriculture; Decision support
topics (OpenAlex): Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Climate variability and models; Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 20, 2021

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