Academic Background
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Doctorate
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Doctor of Philosophy, Major in Geology - Quaternary and Sedimentary Geology foci
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Masters
- Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, United States
- Masters of Science, Major in Applied Meteorology (Geosciences)
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Masters
- Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Masters of Science, Major in Geoenvironmental Studies
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Bachelors
- Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, United States
- Bachelors of Science, Major in Environmental Analysis and Planning (Geography), Minor in Biology
Professional Interests
Teaching
Climatology
Paleoclimatology
Hydrology and Ecohydrology
Geomorphology
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Biogeography
Wetland Ecosystems
Research
Hello and welcome to my page. I am a geoscientist with diverse research interests grounded in some combination of meteorology/climatology, hydrology, geomorphology, sedimentary geology, soil science, ecology/biogeography and archaeology. The path I have taken to where I am today is rather meandering (no pun intended). I completed my Ph.D. in Geology, with a focus in Quaternary and sedimentary geology, at West Virginia University in 2006.
I have primary research interests in modern and ancient climate, fluvial, glacial, lacustrine and periglacial systems. Geoarchaeology, biogeography and paleoecology are additional interests. My current research themes include: (1) Terrestrial sedimentary records of glaciation, paleoclimate, fluvial processes and responses, and landscape ecology; (2) Historic climate coupling with the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere; and (3) the use of paleoenvironmental reconstructions to better inform wetland, river and ecological restoration efforts.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Grote, T.. (2021). A synoptic climatology of rain-on-snow flooding in Mid-Atlantic Region using NCEP/NCAR Re-Analysis compositing. Physical Geography, 42 (5), 452-471.
- Grote, T.. (2019). Floodplain stratigraphy and geomorphology in formerly glaciated Northwestern Pennsylvania. Middle States Geographer, 52 (n/a), 1-13.
- Grote, T. and E. Straffin. (2019). Analysis of Late Wisconsinan ice-marginal environments in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geographer, v.17 (1), p. 17-33.
- Grote, T.. (2019). Evolution of mantled karst along the Blue Ridge-Great Valley margin, USA: An example of subsidence-related sediment accumulation and possible preservation. Acta Carsologica, 48 (3), 283-294.
- Griggs, C., D. Peteet, B. Kromer, T. Grote, and J. Southon. (2017). A tree-ring chronology and paleoclimate record for the Younger Dryas-Early Holocene transition from northeastern North America. Journal of Quaternary Science, v. 32 (3), p. 341-346.
- Grote, T.. (2017). Hydroclimatological identification of flood seasonality and generating mechanisms in the upper Allegheny River Basin. Middle States Geographer, v.50 (1), p. 74-81.
- Grote, T.. (2017). Surficial processes and stratigraphy of alluvial fans along the Blue Ridge-Great Valley border, Central Appalachians. Southeastern Geology, 52 (3), 157-177.
- Grote, T. and A. Myers. (2012). Preliminary alluvial geoarchaeology of 36FO66 (Indian Camp Run II), Forest County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Archaeologist, 82 (n/a), 32-46.
