
AOS Research Staff Profile
Thomas Frölicher

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Address: 314 Sayre
Phone: (609) 258-2904
Email: tfrolich at princeton.edu
Research Field
General Interest: Carbon cycle-climate modeling; Variability in the carbon cycle from regional to global scales; Ocean acidification; Past and future climate change
Publications:
Articles submitted
20. Cheung, W. W., J. Fernandes, T. L. Frölicher, J. L. Sarmiento, D. Zeller, D. Pauly, Overfishing exacerbates impacts of global warming and deoxygenation on world fisheries.
19. Raupach, M. R., M. Gloor, J. L. Sarmiento, J. G. Canadell, T. L. Frölicher, T. Gasser, R. A. Houghton, C. L. LeQuere, C. M. Trudinger, Diagnosis and attribution of observed changes in the global carbon cycle over the last 50 years.
Articles in Refereed Journals
18. Fernandes, J., W. W. Cheung, S. Jennings, M. Butenschoen, L. de Mora, T. L. Frölicher, M. Barange, A. Grant, Modeling the effects of climate change on the distribution and production of marine fishes: accounting for trophic interactions in a dynamic bioclimate envelope model. Global Change Biology, accepted.
17. Frölicher, T. L., F. Joos, C. C. Raible, J. L. Sarmiento, 2013, Atmospheric CO2 response to volcanic eruptions: The role of ENSO, season, and variability. Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 27, 239-251, [PDF].
16. Cocco, V., F. Joos, M. Steinacher, T. L. Frölicher, L. Bopp, J. Dunne, M. Gehlen, C. Heinze, J. Orr, A. Oschlies, B. Schneider, J. Segschneider, J. Tjiputra., 2013, Oxygen and indicators of stress for marine life in multi-model global warming projections. Biogeosciences, 10, 1849-1868 [PDF]
15. Joos, F., R. Roth, J. S. Fuglestvedt, G. P. Peters, I. G. Enting, W. von Bloh, V. Brovkin, E. J. Burke, M. Eby, N. R. Edwards, T. Friedrich, T. L. Frölicher, P. R. Halloran, P. B. Holden, C. Jones, T. Kleinen, F. Mackenzie, K. Matsumoto, M. Meinshausen, G.-K. Plattner, A. Reisinger, J. Segschneider, G. Shaffer, M. Steinacher, K. Strassmann, K. Tanaka, A. Timmermann, A. J. Weaver, 2013, Carbon dioxide and climate impulse response functions for the computation of greenhouse gas metrics: A multi-model analysis. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2793-2825 [PDF], Suppl. Information [PDF]
14. Jones, M. C., S. R. Dye, J. A. Fernandes, T. L. Frölicher, J. K. Pinnegar, R. Warren, W. W. L. Cheung, 2013, Predicting the impact of climate change on threatened species in UK waters. PLoS ONE, 8(1) [PDF].
13. Cheung, W. W. L., J. L. Sarmiento, J. Dunne, T. L. Frölicher, V. Lam, M. L. Deng Palomares, R. Watson, D. Pauly, 2013, Shrinking of fishes exacerbates impacts of global ocean changes on marine ecosystems. Nature Climate Change, 3, 254-258 [PDF]
12. Winton, M, S. M. Griffies, B. Samuels, J. L. Sarmiento, T. L. Frölicher, 2013, Connecting changing ocean circulation with changing climate. J. of Climate, 26, 2268-2278 [PDF].
11. Keller, K. M., F. Joos, C. C. Raible, V. Cocco, T. L. Frölicher, J. P. Dunne, M. Gehlen, T. Roy, L. Bopp, J. C. Orr, J. Tjiputra, C. Heinze, J. Segschneider, N. Metzl. 2012, Variability of the Ocean Carbon Cycle in Response to the North Atlantic Oscillation. Tellus B, 64, 18738 [PDF].
10. Gruber, N., C. Hauri, Z. Lachkar, D. Loher, T. L. Frölicher, G.-K. Plattner, 2012, Rapid progression of ocean acidification in the California Current System. Science, 337(6091), 220-223, doi: 10.1126/science.1216773 [PDF], Suppl. Information [PDF], Related NewsFocus [PDF]
9. Frölicher, T. L., F. Joos, C. C. Raible, 2011, Sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 and climate to explosive volcanic eruptions. Biogeosciences. 8, 2317-2339, doi: 10.5194/bg-8-2317-2011. [PDF]
8. Joos, F., T. L. Frölicher, M. Steinacher, G.-K. Plattner, 2011, Impact of climate change mitigation on ocean acidification projections, in Ocean Acidification, edited by J.-P. Gattuso and L. Hansson, Cambridge Univ. Press. [PDF]
7. Roy, T., L. Bopp, M. Gehlen, B. Schneider, P. Cadule, T. L. Frölicher, J. Segschneider, J. Tjiputra, C. Heinze, F. Joos, 2011, Regional impacts of climate change and atmospheric CO2 on future ocean carbon uptake: A multi-model linear feedback analysis. J. of Climate, 24, 2300-2318, doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3787.1 [PDF]
6. Frölicher, T. L., F. Joos, 2010, Reversible and irreversible impacts of greenhouse gas emissions in multi-century projections with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model. Climate Dyn. 35, 7-8, 1439-1459, doi: 10.1007/s00382-009-0727-0. [PDF]
5. Steinacher, M., F. Joos, T. L. Frölicher, L. Bopp, P. Cadule, S.C. Doney, M. Gehlen, B. Schneider, J. Segschneider, 2010, Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis. Biogeosciences.7, 979-1005. [PDF] (chosen for Nature Research Highlights HTML)
4. Frölicher, T. L. , F. Joos, G.-K. Plattner, M. Steinacher, S. C. Doney, 2009, Natural variability and anthropogenic trends in oceanic oxygen in a coupled carbon cycle-climate model ensemble. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 23, GB1003, doi:10.1029/2008GB003316. [PDF]
3. Gattuso, J.-P., L. Hansson, J. Bijma, H. Elderfield, P. Burkill, T. Tyrrell, M. Edwards, S. Widdicombe, U. Riebesell, M. Steinacher, F. Joos, T. L. Frölicher, C. Turley, K. Boot, K.-M. Davidson, D. Laffoley, P. Saugier, 2009, European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA): objectives, products and scientific highlights. Oceanography 22/4, 190-201. [PDF]
2. Steinacher, M., F. Joos, T. L. Frölicher, G.-K. Plattner, S. C. Doney, 2009, Imminent ocean acidification projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model. Biogeosciences 6, 515-533. [PDF]
1. Schneider, B., L. Bopp, M. Gehlen, J. Segschneider, T. L. Frölicher, P. Cadule, P. Friedlingstein, S.C. Doney, M. J. Behrenfeld, F. Joos, 2008, Climate-induced interannual variability of marine primary and export production in three global coupled climate carbon cycle models. Biogeosciences 5/2, 597-614. [PDF]
Ph.D. Thesis
Frölicher, T. L., 2009, Ensemble modeling of the coupled carbon cycle-climate system. PhD thesis, 180 pp., Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern.
Diploma Thesis
Frölicher, T. L., 2004, Niederschlagsvalidierung über dem Alpenraum. Diploma thesis, 91 pp., Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich.
Articles without Peer Review
Steinacher, M., T. L. Frölicher, F. Joos, 2009, Imminent and irreversible ocean acidification, SOLAS Newsletter 9, 6-7. [PDF]
Frölicher, T. L. , C. Häberli, 2005, DAQUAMAP redo. MAP Newsletter 20. [PDF]

