- kahl@uwm.edu
- 414-251-9215
- Great Lakes Research Facility 3003B
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.