Melissa Breeden
Subseasonal to Seasonal Predictability and Prediction RA
- Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
- B.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013
Research Interests
Dr. Breeden received her B.S. (2013) and Ph.D. (2018) in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied the dynamics of North Pacific blocking onset using piecewise tendency diagnosis and linear inverse modeling. She was awarded the NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2019, where she studied the impact of climate processes on stratosphere-to-troposphere ozone transport over North America with Dr. Amy Butler and Dr. Karen Rosenlof in the NOAA Chemical Sciences Division. In 2021 she joined CIRES and the NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory as a research scientist studying the subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction and predictability of hydroclimate.
Current Research
I study the prediction and predictability of hydroclimate on subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) timescales using machine learning techniques for two applications - famine early warning and fire weather. As part of this work, I have developed experimental subseasonal forecast guidance products for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network to support forward-looking scenario development. I am currently studying the S2S predictability of fire weather, including diagnosing sources of fire weather predictability and developing experimental guidance products.
Research Categories
Atmosphere, Climate and WeatherHonors and Awards
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