Ian Plummer

@iplumm.bsky.social

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PhD candidate at SUNY Albany, reconstructing Red Sea paleoclimate with corals! Either in the lab, coding, or playing pokemon. LGI 🏝️ LGM 🍎 Troy, NY He/Him https://plummquat.github.io/IanPlummer/

Time series of the number of days in which Central Park NY sees 2 inches or more of rain. There is a statistically significant increase through time.

Map of the precipitation departure from the 1980-2010 average in inches. Green represents positive anomalies, while brown represents negative anomalies. There are large positive anomalies in the NE Catskills and parts of western NY. Negative anomalies dominate the Adirondack region and downstate.

Title page of the Journal titled “Oceanography and Marine Biology” Volume 8. Published in 1971.

Time series of the monthly and annual temperatures at Suwa, Japan from 1945-2023. Each month shows a significant increase in temperature, including January and February. Annual temperatures have increased by an average of 2 degrees celsius since 1945.

Time series of the cherry blossom bloom data from 1713 to the present on top. Time series shows steady levels modulated by a roughly 16-20 year cycle followed by a rapid decline in peak bloom date from about 1950-present.

The figure on the bottom shows a wavelet analysis of the time series above, with significant power in periods around 16 years in the mid 1700s, 20 years from 1800-1875, and no significant interannual or decadal signals since the early 1900s.

Snow falling infront of a brick building

Time series of temperature at the gridcell that houses each NL West team's stadium. Diamondbacks, Rockies, and Dodgers are the top row from left to right while the Padres and Giants are the bottom row from left to right.

Time series of temperature at the gridcell that houses each NL East team's stadium. Braves, Marlins, and Mets are the top row from left to right while the Phillies and Nationals are the bottom row from left to right.

Time series of temperature at the gridcell that houses each NL Central team's stadium. Cubs, Reds, and Brewers are the top row from left to right while the Pirates and Cardinals are the bottom row from left to right.

Time series of temperature at the gridcell that houses each AL West team's stadium. Astros, Angels, and Athletics are the top row from left to right while the Mariners and Rangers are the bottom row from left to right.

Time series of temperature at the gridcell that houses each AL East team's stadium. Orioles, Red Sox, and Yankees are the top row from left to right while the Rays and Blue Jays are the bottom row from left to right.

Time series of temperature at the gridcell that houses each AL Central team's stadium. White Sox, Guardians, and Tigers are the top row from left to right while the Royals and Twins are the bottom row from left to right.

Air quality stripes for NYC. Shows that air quality (as measured by pm2.5) in NYC has drastically improved since peaking in the 1920s.

Time series of winter temperatures in Bridgehampton NY. Temperatures have increased roughly 3.5 degrees in 60 years.

Tabby cat sitting on my lap while I write a paper at a messy desk

Two scatter plots showing the change in monthly ice cover of the Great Lakes (left) and snowfall at locations that are proximal to the Great Lakes (right). Trendlines show significant decreases in ice cover in January, February, and March while there are significant increases in snowfall in December, January, and February.