1. Land and Ocean Contributions to United States Summertime Precipitation Variability Open Access Author: Sala, Christopher Title: Land and Ocean Contributions to United States Summertime Precipitation Variability Graduate Program: Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Keywords: Midwest United StatesSoutheast United StatesPrecipitationNorth Atlantic Subtropical HighWave TrainsGreat Plains Low-Level JetAsia–North America TeleconnectionSummer File: Download Sala_Dissertation_Final_V2.pdf Committee Members: Sukyoung Lee, Major Field MemberPengfei Zhang, Major Field MemberShujie Wang, Outside Unit & Field MemberLaifang Li, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorPaul Markowski, Program Head/Chair