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Kim Wood

  • Associate Professor, Hydrology / Atmospheric Sciences
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • (520) 621-2139
  • John W. Harshbarger Building, Rm. 122
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • kimwood@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
    • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
    • Evaluating the impacts of eastern North Pacific tropical cyclones on North America utilizing remotely sensed and reanalysis data
  • M.S. Atmospheric Sciences
    • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • B.S. Physics
    • Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Work Experience

  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2023 - Ongoing)
  • Mississippi State University (2022 - 2023)
  • Mississippi State University (2015 - 2022)
  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2012 - 2015)

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Courses

2025-26 Courses

  • Communications in Hydrogeo I
    HWRS 565A (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ATMO 920 (Spring 2025)
  • Research
    ATMO 900 (Spring 2025)
  • Tropical Meteorology
    ATMO 580 (Spring 2025)
  • Weather Forecasting II
    ATMO 474B (Spring 2025)
  • Weather Forecasting II
    ATMO 574B (Spring 2025)
  • Current Topics: Hydrology/Atmo
    HWRS 495A (Fall 2024)
  • Dissertation
    ATMO 920 (Fall 2024)
  • Research
    ATMO 900 (Fall 2024)
  • Topics in Hydrology+Atmo Sci
    HWRS 595A (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Independent Study
    HWRS 699 (Spring 2024)
  • Research
    ATMO 900 (Spring 2024)
  • Weather Forecasting II
    ATMO 474B (Spring 2024)
  • Weather Forecasting II
    ATMO 574B (Spring 2024)

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Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

  • Hoffman, J. S., McNulty, S. G., Brown, C., Dello, K. D., Knox, P. N., Lascurain, A., Mickalonis, C., Mitchum, G. T., Rivers, I. L., Schaefer, M., Smith, G. P., Camp, J. S., & Wood, K. M. (2023). Southeast. In Fifth National Climate Assessment(p. 22). U.S. Global Change Research Program.

Journals/Publications

  • Diamond, H. J., Schreck, C. J., Allgood, A., Becker, E. J., Blake, E. S., Bringas, F. G., Camargo, S. J., Chen, L., Coelho, C. A., Fauchereau, N., Fogarty, C., Goldenberg, S. B., Goni, G., Harnos, D. S., He, Q., Hu, Z., Klotzbach, P. J., Knaff, J. A., Kumar, A., , L???Heureux, M., et al. (2023). The Tropics. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(9), S207 - S270.
  • Stackhouse, S. D., Zick, S. E., Matyas, C. J., Wood, K. M., Hazelton, A. T., & Alaka, G. J. (2023). Evaluation of Experimental High-Resolution Model Forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Using Object-Based Metrics. Weather and Forecasting, 38(10), 2111 - 2134.
  • Wood, K., Yanase, W., Beven, J., Camargo, S. J., Courtney, J. B., Fogarty, C., Fukuda, J., Kitabatake, N., Kucas, M., McTaggart-Cowan, R., Reboita, M. S., & Riboldi, J. (2023). Phase transitions between tropical, subtropical, and extratropical cyclones: A review from IWTC-10. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 12(4), 294-308.
  • Wood, K. M., Rodríguez-Herrera, O. G., Ritchie, E. A., Piñeros, M. F., Hernández, I. A., & Tyo, J. S. (2015).

    Tropical Cyclogenesis Detection in the North Pacific Using the Deviation Angle Variance Technique

    . Weather and Forecasting, 30(6), 1663-1672. doi:10.1175/waf-d-14-00113.1
  • Ritchie, E. A., Wood, K. M., Rodríguez-Herrera, O. G., Piñeros, M. F., & Tyo, J. S. (2014).

    Satellite-Derived Tropical Cyclone Intensity in the North Pacific Ocean Using the Deviation-Angle Variance Technique

    . Weather and Forecasting, 29(3), 505-516. doi:10.1175/waf-d-13-00133.1
  • Wood, K. M., & Ritchie, E. A. (2014).

    A 40-Year Climatology of Extratropical Transition in the Eastern North Pacific

    . Journal of Climate, 27(15), 5999-6015. doi:10.1175/jcli-d-13-00645.1
  • Wood, K. M., & Ritchie, E. A. (2013).

    An Updated Climatology of Tropical Cyclone Impacts on the Southwestern United States

    . Monthly Weather Review, 141(12), 4322-4336. doi:10.1175/mwr-d-13-00078.1
  • Wood, K. M., & Ritchie, E. A. (2012).

    The Unusual Behavior and Precipitation Pattern Associated with Tropical Storm Ignacio (1997)

    . Monthly Weather Review, 140(10), 3347-3360. doi:10.1175/mwr-d-11-00284.1
  • Ritchie, E. A., Wood, K. M., Gutzler, D. S., & White, S. R. (2011).

    The Influence of Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclone Remnants on the Southwestern United States

    . Monthly Weather Review, 139(1), 192-210. doi:10.1175/2010mwr3389.1

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