Chris Lennard

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Chris Lennard is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Lennard has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 49 papers in Atmospheric Science and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Chris Lennard's work include Climate variability and models (49 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (40 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (15 papers). Chris Lennard is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (49 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (40 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (15 papers). Chris Lennard collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Italy. Chris Lennard's co-authors include Alessandro Dosio, Grigory Nikulin, Bruce Hewitson, Christopher Jack, Izidine Pinto, Alice Favre, Hussen Seid Endris, Hans-Jürgen Panitz, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla and Mark Tadross and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Chris Lennard

78 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): a diagnostic MIP for CMIP6

2016 300 citations William J. Gutowski, Filippo Giorgi et al. Geoscientific model development profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: an assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research 2025 ·Frontiers in Climate ·Jim Haywood, Oliviér Boucher, Chris Lennard, Trude Storelvmo, Simone Tilmes, Daniele Visioni	4
2	Necessity for a variable renewable energy forecasting hub in a changing climate and energy system in South Africa 2025 ·Theoretical and Applied Climatology ·(unknown), Chris Lennard, François Engelbrecht	1
3	Potential effects of climate change and solar radiation modification on renewable energy resources 2024 ·Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·(unknown), Ben Kravitz, Caroline Draxl, Laura Vimmerstedt, (unknown), Julie K. Lundquist, Michael Martin, Holly Jean Buck, Hailong Wang, Chris Lennard, Ling Tao	31
4	G6-1.5K-SAI: a new Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) experiment integrating recent advances in solar radiation modification studies 2024 ·Geoscientific model development ·Daniele Visioni, Alan Robock, Jim Haywood, Matthew Henry, Simone Tilmes, Douglas G. MacMartin, Ben Kravitz, Sarah J. Doherty, John C. Moore, Chris Lennard, Shingo Watanabe, Helene Muri, Ulrike Niemeier, Oliviér Boucher, Abu Syed, Temitope S. Egbebiyi, Roland Séférian, (unknown)	18
5	Research criteria towards an interdisciplinary Stratospheric Aerosol Intervention assessment 2024 ·CU Scholar (University of Colorado Boulder) ·Simone Tilmes, Karen H. Rosenlof, Daniele Visioni, Ewa Bednarz, (unknown), Wake Smith, Chris Lennard, Michael Diamond, Matthew Henry, Cheryl S. Harrison, Chelsea R. Thompson	4
6	Quantification and allocation of uncertainties of climate change impacts on hydropower potential under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming levels in the headwaters of the Benue River Basin, Cameroon 2023 ·Renewable Energy ·(unknown), Ernest Amoussou, Chris Lennard, André Lenouo, Raphaël M. Tshimanga, (unknown)	16
7	Intraseasonal and synoptic modulation of diurnal surface solar radiation over Reunion island in the South-West Indian Ocean 2023 ·Solar Energy ·C. Q. Tang, (unknown), Benjamin Pohl, Béatrice Morel, Martin Wild, Shunya Koseki, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Miloud Bessafi, Chris Lennard, (unknown), Michel Roddy Lollchund, (unknown), (unknown)	1
8	Opinion: The scientific and community-building roles of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) – past, present, and future 2023 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Daniele Visioni, Ben Kravitz, Alan Robock, Simone Tilmes, Jim Haywood, Oliviér Boucher, M. G. Lawrence, Peter Irvine, Ulrike Niemeier, Lili Xia, Gabriel Chiodo, Chris Lennard, Shingo Watanabe, John C. Moore, Helene Muri	31
9	Climate change in South Africa: Risks and opportunities for climate-resilient development in the IPCC Sixth Assessment WGII Report 2022 ·South African Journal of Science ·Gina Ziervogel, Chris Lennard, Guy F. Midgley, Mark New, Nicholas P. Simpson, Christopher H. Trisos, Luckson Zvobgo	15
10	Climate change literacy in Africa 2021 ·Nature Climate Change ·Nicholas P. Simpson, Talbot M. Andrews, Matthias Krönke, Chris Lennard, Romaric C. Odoulami, Birgitt Ouweneel, Anna Steynor, Christopher H. Trisos	59
11	Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering could lower future risk of ‘Day Zero’ level droughts in Cape Town 2020 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Romaric C. Odoulami, Mark New, Piotr Wolski, (unknown), Izidine Pinto, Chris Lennard, Helene Muri, Simone Tilmes	17
12	Projected effects of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels on the intra-seasonal rainfall characteristics over the Greater Horn of Africa 2020 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Masilin Gudoshava, Herbert Misiani, Zewdu Segele, Suman Jain, (unknown), George Otieno, Richard Anyah, (unknown), Hussen Seid Endris, (unknown), Chris Lennard, Modathir Zaroug, Emmah Mwangi, Alex Nimusiima, (unknown), Bob Alex Ogwang, Guleid Artan, (unknown)	36
13	Numerical simulation of surface solar radiation over Southern Africa. Part 2: projections of regional and global climate models 2019 ·Climate Dynamics ·C. Q. Tang, Béatrice Morel, Martin Wild, Benjamin Pohl, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Chris Lennard, Miloud Bessafi	7
14	Process-oriented assessment of RCA4 regional climate model projections over the Congo Basin under $$1.5 \ ^{\circ }{\text {C}}$$ 1.5 ∘ C and $$2 \ ^{\circ }{\text {C}}$$ 2 ∘ C global warming levels: influence of regional moisture fluxes 2019 ·Climate Dynamics ·Alain T. Tamoffo, Wilfran Moufouma‐Okia, Alessandro Dosio, Rachel James, Wilfried M. Pokam, Derbetini A. Vondou, Thierry C. Fotso‐Nguemo, G. M. Guenang, Pierre Honoré Kamsu Tamo, Grigory Nikulin, (unknown), Chris Lennard, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Haensler, Lucie A. Djiotang Tchotchou, Robert Nouayou	56
15	Process-oriented assessment of RCA4 regional climate model projections over the Congo Basin under [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] global warming levels: influence of regional moisture fluxes 2019 ·Climate Dynamics ·Alain T. Tamoffo, Wilfran Moufouma‐Okia, Alessandro Dosio, Rachel James, Wilfried M. Pokam, Derbetini A. Vondou, Thierry C. Fotso‐Nguemo, G. M. Guenang, Pierre Honoré Kamsu Tamo, Grigory Nikulin, (unknown), Chris Lennard, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Haensler, Lucie A. Djiotang Tchotchou, Robert Nouayou	1
16	Consequences of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa 2018 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Wilfried M. Pokam, (unknown), Wilfran Moufouma‐Okia, (unknown), Rachel James, Derbetini A. Vondou, Andreas Haensler, Thierry C. Fotso‐Nguemo, G. M. Guenang, Lucie A. Djiotang Tchotchou, Pierre Honoré Kamsu Tamo, (unknown), Grigory Nikulin, Chris Lennard, Alessandro Dosio	60
17	Projected climate over the Greater Horn of Africa under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming 2018 ·Environmental Research Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Modathir Zaroug, Hussen Seid Endris, Masilin Gudoshava, Herbert Misiani, Alex Nimusiima, Richard Anyah, George Otieno, Bob Alex Ogwang, Suman Jain, (unknown), Emmah Mwangi, Chris Lennard, Grigory Nikulin, Alessandro Dosio	105
18	WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): a diagnostic MIP for CMIP6 breakdown → 2016 ·Geoscientific model development ·William J. Gutowski, Filippo Giorgi, Bertrand Timbal, Anne Frigon, Daniela Jacob, Hyun‐Suk Kang, R. Krishnan, Boram Lee, Chris Lennard, Grigory Nikulin, Eleanor O’Rourke, M. Rixen, Silvina A. Solman, Tannecia S. Stephenson, Fredolin Tangang	300
19	A climatology of potential severe convective environments across South Africa 2016 ·Climate Dynamics ·Ross C. Blamey, C. A. Middleton, Chris Lennard, C. J. C. Reason	35
20	Statistical and dynamical downscaling in CORDEX-Africa: differing views on the regional climate 2013 ·EGUGA ·Bruce Hewitson, Chris Lennard, Christopher Jack, (unknown)	1

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