Juan M. Lora
Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences · Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences · Yale University
Quick answer: Juan M. Lora is Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Yale University. Juan M. Lora shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
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Research interests
My research group investigates planetary climates, with a focus on hydrologic cycles such as those of Earth and Titan. This research encompasses atmospheric dynamics, paleoclimate studies, radiative transfer, atmosphere-surface interactions, some atmospheric chemistry, and many other interdisciplinary topics. We mainly use a range of numerical simulations, in combination with observational and laboratory data, with the goal of understanding the processes occurring in the atmospheres of various planets, as well as how these have changed over time.
Selected publications (since 2023)
2025
81.†Scholz, S.R. and J.M. Lora (2025). Widespread increase in atmospheric river frequency and impacts over the 20th century. AGU Advances 6, e2025AV001888.
80.Schnaubelt, J.C., C.R. Tabor, B.L. Otto-Bliesner, and J.M. Lora (2025). Atmospheric river impacts on the Greenland Ice Sheet through the Last Interglacial. AGU Advances 6, e2025AV001653.
79.†Han, S. and J.M. Lora (2025). Thermal inertia controls on Titan’s surface temperature and planetary boundary layer structure. Planetary Science Journal 6, 222.
78. Marlin, T.C., E.F. Young, K. de Kleer, M. Cordiner, †N.A. Lombardo, I. de Pater, J.M. Lora, P. Corlies, R. Cosentino, C. Nixon, S. Rodriguez, and A. Thelen (2025). Zonal winds in Titan’s middle atmosphere from a stellar occultation observed with Keck adaptive optics. Planetary
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What does Juan M. Lora research?
My research group investigates planetary climates, with a focus on hydrologic cycles such as those of Earth and Titan. This research encompasses atmospheric dynamics, paleoclimate studies, radiative transfer, atmosphere-surface interactions, some atmospheric chemistry, and many other interdisciplina
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