Jonathan Kahl

Professor, School of Freshwater Sciences

Web: Personal Website

Educational Degrees

PhD in Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
MS in Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
BA in Psychology, Universtiy of Michigan

Research Areas

Air pollution meteorology
Long-range atmospheric transport
Air trajectory modeling
Enhancing science education using technology

Selected Service and Projects

Director, UWM Atmospheric Science Study Abroad in Mexico: Air Pollution and Ancient Cultures. Beginning in 2010, this unique program is offered every January during the UWinteriM mini-semester.
Offers the 40-50 hour course Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution at a Mexican university each summer.
Author of seven children's books about meteorology including The National Audubon Society First Field Guide to Weather (Scholastic, 1998).

Selected Publications

Lang, V.A., and Kahl, J.D.W., 2022. Minimal PM2.5 Impact Observed in Communities Near Large, Recurring, Non-Independence Day Festivals with Fireworks Displays. Air, 1, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3390/air1010001.

Fever, S.K., Kahl, J.D.W., Kalkbrenner, A.E., Cerón Bretón, R.M., and Cerón Bretón, J.G., 2022. A New Combined Air Quality and Heat Index in Relation to Mortality in Monterrey, Mexico. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 3299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063299.

Kahl, J. D. W, B. R. Selbig, A. R. Harris, 2021: Meteorologically stratified gust factors for forecasting peak wind gusts across the United States. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102 (9), doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0013.1.

Kahl, J. D. W., 2020: Forecasting peak wind gusts using meteorologically-stratified gust factors and MOS guidance. Weather and Forecasting, 35(3), 1129-1143. doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-20-0045.1.

Kahl, J.D.W., and H. L. Chapman, 2018: Atmospheric stability characterization using the Pasquill method: A critical evaluation. Atmospheric Environment, 187, 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.05.058.