Amy C Clement

Amy C Clement is a Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami. Her research focuses on climate variability, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and the role of external forcings in driving climate patterns. She leads studies on the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV), tropical climate dynamics, and cloud feedback mechanisms. Clement’s work integrates climate modeling with paleoclimate data to explore historical and future climate trends.

Key research interests include the AMV’s influence on hurricanes, the impact of volcanic forcing on multidecadal variability, and the interplay between ocean circulation and atmospheric dynamics. Her team uses advanced climate models to investigate phenomena like El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Recent studies highlight the dominance of external forcings over ocean dynamics in driving AMV.

Clements’ grants include projects on hyperlocal climate projections for South Florida and community-driven resilience strategies for climate stressors. She collaborates on interdisciplinary initiatives linking climate science with societal adaptation, such as the Resilient 305 initiative. Her lab emphasizes model-data synergy, employing observational datasets like coral records and satellite data to validate simulations.

Notable achievements include groundbreaking papers on positive low-level cloud feedbacks (2009), AMV’s external forcing origins (2015), and tropical Pacific climate sensitivity (2011). She advises on climate literacy and policy, bridging scientific insights with public understanding through engaged scholarship.