| (she/her) |
| University of Leeds |
| Current Position | Professor of Meteorology and Climate |
| [email protected] | |
| Department(s) | School of Earth and Environment, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science |
| ECR | No |
| YES.DTN Core Themes | Atmosphere and Climate |
| Profile(s) | Cathryn Birch (0000-0001-9384-2810) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Weather and climate extremes
- Tropical meteorology
- Convection-permitting models
- Climate impacts (flooding, health)
- Weather and flood forecasting
Recent Key Papers
- Jackson, L.S., Birch, C.E., Chagnaud, G. et al. Daily rainfall variability controls humid heatwaves in the global tropics and subtropics. Nat Comm 16, 3461 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58694-6
- Maybee B, Birch CE, Böing SJ, Willis T, Speight L, Porson AN, Pilling C, Shelton KL, Trigg MA. 2024. FOREWARNS: development and multifaceted verification of enhanced regional-scale surface water flood forecasts. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 1415-1436 24.4 https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1415-2024
- Peatman SC, Schwendike J, Birch CE, Marsham JH, Matthews AJ, Yang G-Y. 2021. A Local-to-Large Scale View of Maritime Continent Rainfall: Control by ENSO, MJO, and Equatorial Waves. Journal of Climate. 8933-8953 34.22 https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0263.1