 |
Phone: (520)626-4244 Website: Climate Science Applications Program http://cals.arizona.edu/climate/index.htm updated 06/2008 |
||||||||||||
|
Michael A. Crimmins received his undergraduate degree in atmospheric science from the University of Michigan, his master’s degree in geography/climatology from Western Michigan University and his doctorate in geography/climatology from the University of Arizona. Dr. Crimmins is trained as an applied climatologist and meteorologist and has ten years experience in the application of climatological methods, tools, and data for natural resource management. Watershed management was his focus for several years while working as a private sector environmental scientist. In that position, he provided expertise on hydroclimatology, urban and agricultural non-point source runoff modeling, remote sensing and GIS applications for watershed management. Dr. Crimmins is currently on the faculty of the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and is a Climate Science Extension Specialist for Arizona Cooperative Extension. In this position he provides climate science support to resource managers across Arizona by assessing information needs, synthesizing and transferring relevant research results and conducting applied research projects. His extension and research work supports resource management across multiple sectors including rangelands, forests/wildfire, and water resources as well as policy and decision makers. This work aims to support managers by increasing climate science literacy as well as developing strategies to adapt to a changing climate. He also serves as a drought monitoring expert on the Arizona Governor’s Drought Task Force and has worked with counties across Arizona to implement drought preparedness and impact monitoring plans. |
|||||||||||||
EDUCATION2004 Ph.D. (Geography/Climatology) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ APPOINTMENTS
|
|||||||||||||
PUBLICATIONSCrimmins, M.A. and T.M. Crimmins. Watching grass grow: Monitoring plant phenology using repeat digital photography. Environmental Management. Vol. 41, 949-958. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9086-6. Crimmins, T.M., M.A. Crimmins, D. Bertleson, and J. Balmat. 2007. Relationships between flowering diversity and climatic variables along an elevation gradient. International Journal of Biometeorology. Vol. 52, 353-366. DOI 10.1007/s00484-007-0130-7. Holden, Z.A., P. Morgan, M.A. Crimmins, R.K. Steinhorst, and A.M.S. Smith. 2007. Fire Season Precipitation Variability Influences Fire Extent and Severity in a Large Southwestern Wilderness Area, USA. Geophysical Research Letters. Vol. 34, L16708, doi:10.1029/2007GL030804. Crimmins, M.A., G. Zaimes, N. Haas, C. Jones, G. Garfin, and T. Crimmins. 2007. Changes on the Range: A Novel Exercise to Explore Interactions between Range Management Decision Making and Climate Change. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. 36:76-86. Garfin, G.M., M. A. Crimmins, and K.A. Jacobs, 2006. Drought, Climate Variability, and Implications for Water Supply and Management. In: Water Management Innovations for Arid Regions: Arizona Policy and Practice. (eds) Bonnie G. Colby and Katharine Jacobs. Resources for the Future Press: Washington, D.C. Morehouse, B.J., G. Christopherson, M. Crimmins, B. Orr, J.T. Overpeck, T. Swetnam, S. Yool, W. Grunberg, J. Perin, P. Johnson, S. Jensen, A. Thwaits, H. Severson, 2006. Modeling Interactions among Wildland Fire, Climate, and Society in the Context of Climate Variability and Change in the US Southwest. In: Climate Change and Variability: Consequences and Responses. (eds) Matthias Ruth, Kieran Donaghy, and Paul Kirshen. EPA/NCER: Washington D.C. Crimmins, M.A., 2006. Synoptic Climatology of Extreme Fire Weather Conditions across the Southwest United States. International Journal of Climatology. 26: 1001-1016. Crimmins, M.A. and Comrie, A.C., 2004. Wildfire-Climate Interactions across Southeast Arizona. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 13: 455-466. Crimmins, M.A., 2004. High-Resolution Climate Monitoring on a Mountain Island: The Saguaro National Park Pilot Study. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II: Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Tucson, AZ. RMRS-P-36, pp. 176-181. Crimmins, M.A. and Mau-Crimmins, T.M., 2003. Climate Variability and Plant Response at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona. In: M.P. McClaran, P.F. Ffolliott and C.B. Edminster (Editors), Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 Years (1903 to 2003) of Accomplishments and Contributions. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Tucson, AZ, pp. 111-115. Crimmins, M.A., 2003. Cloud-to-ground Lightning in Southern Michigan: 1985-1995. Great Lakes Geographer, 10: 1-10.
|
|||||||||||||
