Dr. Megan C. Kirchmeier-Young

Research Scientist

Research on climate extremes

Current research and/or projects

Activities that contribute to the understanding of the state, trends, variability, extremes, and future projections of climate at both global and regional scales.

Climate change detection and attribution at global and regional scales
Analysis and attribution of extreme events

Professional activities / interests

Co-author, Canada's Changing Climate Report, Ch. 4 (Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Across Canada)

Co-author, Canada's Changing Climate Report, Ch. 5 (Changes in Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Across Canada)

Education and awards

Ph.D. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015)

B.S. Meteorology, University of Oklahoma (2010)

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Roger Daley Post-Doctoral Publication Award

American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowship

Key publications

Kirchmeier-Young, M. C., N. P. Gillett, F. W. Zwiers, A. J. Cannon, and F. S. Anslow, 2019: Attribution of the inuence of human-induced climate change on an extreme fire season. Earth's Future, 7, 2-10. DOI:10.1029/2018EF001050.

Kirchmeier-Young, M. C., F. W. Zwiers, N. P. Gillett, and A. J. Cannon, 2017: Attributing extreme fire risk in western Canada to human emissions. Climatic Change, 114, 365-379. DOI:10.1007/s10584-017-2030-0.

Gagne, M.-E., M. C. Kirchmeier-Young, N. P. Gillett, J. C. Fyfe, 2017: Arctic sea ice response to the eruptions of Agung, El Chichon and Pinatubo. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 8071-8078. DOI:10.1002/2017JD027038

Kirchmeier-Young, M. C., F. W. Zwiers, and N. P. Gillett, 2017: Attribution of extreme events in Arctic sea ice extent. J. Climate., 30, 553-571. DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0412.1

Kirchmeier-Young, M. C., D. J. Lorenz, and D. J. Vimont, 2016: Extreme event verification for probabilistic downscaling. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 55, 2411-2430. DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0043.1

Kirchmeier, M. C., D. J. Lorenz, and D. J. Vimont, 2014: Statistical downscaling of daily wind speed variations. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 53, 660-675. DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0230.1