Publications
Books
Working papers and manuscripts in press
Journal articles
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Shwom, R. L. and R. E. Kopp (2019). Long-term risk governance: When do societies act before crisis? Journal of Risk Research 22, 1374–1390. doi: 10.1080/13669877.2018.1476900. [SSRN version]
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Hsiang, S. M. and R. E. Kopp (2018). An economist’s guide to climate change science. Journal of Economic Perspectives 32(4), 3-32. doi:10.1257/jep.32.4.3. [NBER version]
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S. Hsiang, S., R. Kopp, A. Jina, J. Rising, M. Delgado, S. Mohan, D. J. Rasmussen, R. Muir-Wood, P. Wilson, M. Oppenheimer, K. Larsen, and T. Houser (2017). Estimating economic damage from climate change in the United States. Science 356(6345), 1362–1369. doi: 10.1126/science.aal4369. [Zenodo Data Archive] [Interactive maps] [Summary tables]
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R. E. Kopp, R. M. DeConto, D. A. Bader, R. M. Horton, C. C. Hay, S. Kulp, M. Oppenheimer, D. Pollard, and B. H. Strauss (2017). Evolving Understanding of Antarctic Ice-Sheet Physics and Ambiguity in Probabilistic Sea-Level Projections. Earth’s Future 5, 1217-1233. doi: 10.1002/2017EF000663. [Climate Lab Insights Post] [Interactive Maps]
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B. C. O’Neill, M. Oppenheimer, R. Warren, S. Hallegatte, R. E. Kopp, H. O. Pörtner, R. Scholes, J. Birkmann, W. Foden, R. Licker, K. J. Mach, P. Marbaix, M. Mastrandrea, J. Price, K. Takahashi, J.-P. van Ypersele, and G. Yohe (2017). IPCC Reasons for Concern regarding climate change risks. Nature Climate Change 7, 28–37. doi: 10.1038/nclimate3179. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, A. C. Kemp, K. Bittermann, B. P. Horton, J. P. Donnelly, W. R. Gehrels, C. C. Hay, J. X. Mitrovica, E. D. Morrow, and S. Rahmstorf (2016). Temperature-driven global sea-level variability in the Common Era. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, E1434-E1441. doi:10.1073/pnas.1517056113. [Code]
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D. J. Rasmussen, M. Meinshausen, and R. E. Kopp (2016). Probability-weighted ensembles of U.S. county-level climate projections for climate risk analysis. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 55, 2301-2322. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0302.1. [Data sets]
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R. E. Kopp, B. P. Horton, A. C. Kemp and C. Tebaldi (2015). Past and future sea-level rise along the coast of North Carolina, United States. Climatic Change 132, 693-707. doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1451-x. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, R. M. Horton, C. M. Little, J. X. Mitrovica, M. Oppenheimer, D. J. Rasmussen, B. H. Strauss, and C. Tebaldi (2014). Probabilistic 21st and 22nd century sea-level projections at a global network of tide gauge sites. Earth’s Future 2, 287–306, doi:10.1002/2014EF000239. [Journal link] [LocalizeSL: Offline localization code]
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R. E. Kopp (2013). Does the mid-Atlantic United States sea-level acceleration hot spot reflect ocean dynamic variability? Geophys. Res. Lett. 40, 3981-3985, doi:10.1002/grl.50781. [Journal Link]
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R. E. Kopp and B. K. Mignone (2013). Circumspection, reciprocity, and optimal carbon prices. Climatic Change 120, 831-843, doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0858-5. [Journal Link]
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R. E. Kopp, F. J. Simons, J. X. Mitrovica, A. C. Maloof and M. Oppenheimer (2013). A probabilistic assessment of sea level variations within the Last Interglacial stage. Geophys. J. Int. 193, 711-716, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt029. [Journal link]
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C. A. Katsman, A. Sterl, J. J. Beersma, H. W. van den Brink, J. A. Church, W. Hazeleger, R. E. Kopp, D. Kroon, J. Kwadijk, R. Lammersen, J. Lowe, M. Oppenheimer, H.-P. Plag, J. Ridley, H. von Storch, D. G. Vaughan, P. Vellinga, L. L. A. Vermeersen, R. S. W. van de Wal, and R. Weisse (2011). Exploring high-end scenarios for local sea level rise to develop flood protection strategies for a low-lying delta – the Netherlands as an example. Climatic Change 109:617-645, doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0037-5. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, J. X. Mitrovica, S. M. Griffies, J. Yin, C. C. Hay and R. J. Stouffer (2010). The impact of Greenland melt on regional sea level: a partially coupled analysis of dynamic and static equilibrium effects in idealized water-hosing experiments. Climatic Change 103, 619-625, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9935-1. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, F. J. Simons, J. X. Mitrovica, A. C. Maloof, and M. Oppenheimer (2009). Probabilistic assessment of sea level during the last interglacial stage. Nature 462, 863-867, doi:10.1038/nature08686. [Data for figure 4a-b and 5] [Supplemental Database] [Code] [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, D. Schumann, T. D. Raub, D. S. Powars, L. V. Godfrey, N. L. Swanson-Hysell, A. C. Maloof, and H. Vali (2009). An Appalachian Amazon? Magnetofossil evidence for the development of a tropical river-like system in the mid-Atlantic U.S. during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Paleoceanography 24, PA4211, doi:10.1029/2009PA001783. [Journal link]
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J. L. Kirschvink and R. E. Kopp (2008). Palaeoproterozoic ice houses and the evolution of oxygen-mediating enzymes: the case for a late origin of photosystem II. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B 363, 2755-2765, doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0024. [Journal link]
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J. L. Kirschvink, R. E. Kopp, T. D. Raub, C. T. Baumgartner, and J. W. Holt (2008). Rapid, precise, and high-sensitivity acquisition of paleomagnetic and rock magnetic data, Development of a low-noise automatic sample changing system for superconducting rock magnetometers. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 9, Q05Y01, doi:10.1029/2007GC001856. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp and J. L. Kirschvink (2008). The identification and biogeochemical interpretation of fossil magnetotactic bacteria. Earth Sci. Rev. 86, 42-61, doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2007.08.001. [Journal link]
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D. Schumann, T. D. Raub, R. E. Kopp, J-L. Guerquin-Kern, T-D. Wu, I. Rouiller, A. V. Smirnov, S. K. Sears, U. Leucken, R. Hesse, J. L. Kirschvink, and H. Vali (2008). Gigantism in Unique Biogenic Magnetite at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 105, 17648-17653, doi:10.1073/pnas.0803634105. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, T. D. Raub, D. Schumann, H. Vali, A. V. Smirnov, and J. L. Kirschvink (2007). Magnetofossil Spike During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Ferromagnetic Resonance, Rock Magnetic, and Electron Microscopy Evidence from Ancora, New Jersey, USA. Paleoceanography 22, PA4103, doi:10.1029/2007PA001473. [Journal link]
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A. C. Maloof, R. E. Kopp, J. P. Grotzinger, D. A. Fike, T. Bosak, H. Vali, P. M. Poussart, B. P. Weiss, and J. L. Kirschvink (2007). Sedimentary iron cycling and the origin and preservation of magnetization in platform carbonate muds, Andros Island, Bahamas. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 259, 581-598, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.05.021. [Journal link]
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A. Kobayashi, J. L. Kirschvink, C. Z. Nash, R. E. Kopp, D. A. Sauer, L. E. Bertani, W. F. Voorhout, and T. Taguchi (2006). Experimental observation of magnetosome chain collapse in magnetotactic bacteria: Sedimentological, paleontological, and evolutionary implications. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 245, 538-550, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.03.041. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, C. Z. Nash, A. Kobayashi, B. P. Weiss, D. A. Bazylinski, and J. L. Kirschvink (2006). Ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy for assessment of magnetic anisotropy and magnetostatic interactions: A case study of mutant magnetotactic bacteria. J. Geophys. Res. B 111, B12S25, doi:10.1029/2006JB004529. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, B. P. Weiss, A. C. Maloof, H. Vali, C. Z. Nash, and J. L. Kirschvink (2006). Chains, clumps, and strings: magnetofossil taphonomy with ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 247, 10-25, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.05.001. [Journal link]
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M. Liang, H. Hartman, R. E. Kopp, J. L. Kirschvink, and Y. L. Yung (2006). Production of hydrogen peroxide in the atmosphere of a Snowball Earth and the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103, 18896-18899, doi:10.1073/pnas.0608839103. [Journal link]
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Y. Suzuki, R. E. Kopp, et al (2006). Sclerite formation in the hydrothermal-vent “scaly-foot” gastropod – possible control of iron sulfide biomineralization by the animal. Earth Planet. Sci. Let. 242, 39-50, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.11.029. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp, J. L. Kirschvink, I. A, Hilburn, and C. Z. Nash (2005). The Paleoproterozoic Snowball Earth: A climate disaster triggered by the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102, 11131-11136, doi:10.1073/pnas.0504878102. [Journal link]
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B. P. Weiss, S. S. Kim, J. L. Kirschvink, R. E. Kopp, M. Sankaran, A. Kobayashi, and A. Komeili (2004). Ferromagnetic resonance and low-temperature magnetic tests for biogenic magnetite. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 224, 73-89, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.04.024. [Journal link]
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B. P. Weiss, S. S. Kim, J. L. Kirschvink, R. E. Kopp, M. Sankaran, A. Kobayashi, and A. Komeili (2004). Magnetic tests for magnetosome chains in Martian meteorite ALH84001. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 101, 8281-4, doi:10.1073/pnas.0402292101. [Journal link]
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R. E. Kopp and M. Humayun (2003). Kinetic model of carbonate dissolution in Martian meteorite ALH84001. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67, 3247-3256, doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01114-6. [Journal link]
Reports, book chapters, and theses
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Ferraro, C., R. Jordan, R. E. Kopp, S. L. Bond, J. Gong, C. J. Andrews, L. M. Auermuller, J. Herb, and J. McDonnell (2020). “Training Students to Improve Coastal Resilience”. In: Preparing Students for Community-Engaged Scholarship in Higher Education. Ed. by A. S. Zimmerman. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 347–360.
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W.V. Sweet, R. E. Kopp, C. P. Weaver, J. Obeysekera, R. Horton, E. R. Thieler, and C. Zervas (2017). Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States. Technical Report NOS CO-OPS 083. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [Data]
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D.F. Boesch, L.P. Atkinson, W.C. Boicourt, J.D. Boon, D.R. Cahoon, R.A. Dalrymple, T. Ezer, B.P. Horton, Z.P. Johnson, R.E. Kopp, M. Li, R.H. Moss, A. Parris, C.K. Sommerfield (2013). Updating Maryland’s Sea-level Rise Projections. Special Report of the Scientific and Technical Working Group to the Maryland Climate Change Commission. Cambridge, MD: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. [Video]
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D. R. Morrow, R. E. Kopp and M. Oppenheimer (2013). Political legitimacy in decisions about experiments in solar radiation management. In: Climate Change Geoengineering: Philosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance Frameworks. (W. C. G. Burns and A. Strauss, eds.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 146-167.
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C. Katsman, J. Church, R. Kopp, D. Kroon, M. Oppenheimer, H.-P. Plag, S. Rahmstorf, J. Ridley, H. von Storch, D. Vaugh, and R. van der Wal (2008). High-end projection for local sea level rise along the Dutch coast in 2100 and 2200. In: Exploring high-end climate change scenarios for flood protection of the Netherlands: an international scientific assessment, P. Vellinga, C. A. Katsman, A. Sterl, and J. J. Beersma, eds. Wageningen, the Netherlands: KNMI and Wageningen UR (Alterra, Earth System Science and Climate Change Group). [published in Dutch]
Journal volumes
Popular publications
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R. Kopp. Managing climate risk in Trump’s America. The Conversation, 9 November 2016.
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R. Kopp. Trump’s energy plan poses climate threat to U.S. economy. The Conversation, 23 June 2016.
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R. Kopp and B. Strauss. Rising seas a real threat to New Jersey. Newark Star Ledger, 10 July 2012.
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Ghostwriter for J. L. Kirschvink (2006). Red Earth, White Earth, Green Earth, Black Earth. Engineering & Science No. 4: 10-20.
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R. E. Kopp and J. L. Kirschvink (2004). The world’s worst climate disaster. In: Miracle Planet II: The Evolution of Our World . Tokyo: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). [published in Japanese]