Robert C. Balling, Jr.
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Associate Program Director and Professor (Ph.D., GISP)
COOR 5564
(480) 522-9202
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Additional |
MAS-GIS program director, School of Geographical Sciences |
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Education: |
1979 - Ph.D. (Geography) University of Oklahoma |
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Research Interests: |
Climatology, global climate change, GIS |
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Selected Publications: |
Drezner, T. D., and R. C. Balling, Jr.. 2008. Regeneration Cycles of the Keystone Species Carnegiea gigantea are Linked to Worldwide Volcanism. Journal of Vegetation Science, 19:587-596. Ellis, A. W., T. W. Hawkins, R. C. Balling, Jr., and P. Gober. 2008. Estimating Future Runoff Levels for a Semi-Arid Fluvial System in Central Arizona. Climate Research, 35:227-239. Lee, S. J., R. C. Balling, Jr., and P. Gober. 2008. Bayesian Maximum Entropy Mapping and the Soft Data Problem in Urban Climate Research. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 98(2): 309-322. Walker, J. S., R. C. Balling, Jr., J. M. Briggs, M. Katti, P. S. Warren, and E. A. Wentz. 2008. Birds of a Feather: Interpolating Distribution Patterns of Urban Birds. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 32:19-28. Balling, R. C. Jr., and Gregory B. Goodrich. 2007. Analysis of Drought Determinants for the Colorado River Basin. Climatic Change, 82:179-194. Brommer, D., R. S. Cerveny, and R. C. Balling, Jr. 2007. Characteristics of long-duration precipitation events across the United States. Geophysical Research Letters, 34(22): L22712. Sen Roy, S., and R. C. Balling, Jr. 2007. Diurnal Variations in Summer Season Precipitation in India. International Journal of Climatology , 27:969-976. |
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GIS Experience: |
Dr. Robert Balling has been teaching graduate courses on advanced and multivariate spatial statistics for more than 25 years. He has published over 50 articles in the professional scientific literature using spatial analysis techniques. Dr. Balling has been the director of the MAS-GIS since its inception five years ago. |
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Specialities: |
Geostatistical analytical techniques and spatial analysis |