About Me

Caitlin Crossett joined UNC Asheville’s Department of Atmospheric Science in 2023. Caitlin is trained as an atmospheric scientist but has always sought out interdisciplinary education and research that seek to bring together unique perspectives to solve problems. Caitlin’s research interests lie broadly in hydroclimatic variability, spanning the spectrum from heavy precipitation to drought. She’s most interested in not only understanding each individually but also the intersection between the two during compound extreme events (i.e., heavy precipitation occurring during drought conditions). Caitlin also has experience studying lake-effect snow, mesoscale convective systems, and cold-air damming events. Outside of the classroom you can find Caitlin hiking with her dog (doing their best to avoid bears), playing volleyball, doing yoga, or pretending to do work at a coffee shop.

Education

• Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2022, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
• M.S., Mathematical Sciences, 2017, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• B.S., Geoscience, 2015, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York

Recent Publications

• Crossett, C.C., L-A. L. Dupigny-Giroux, K. E. Kunkel, A. K. Betts, and A. Bomblies, 2023: Synoptic-typing of multi-duration, heavy precipitation records in the Northeastern United States: 1895–2017. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 62, 721–736, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0091.1.
• Crossett, C. C., G. A. Hodgkins, H. Menk, L-A. L. Dupigny-Giroux, R. Dudley, M. Lemcke-Stampone, and J. Hammond, 2023: Groundwater Recharge in Northern New England: Meteorological Drivers and Relations with Low Stream flows. Hydrological Processes, 37, e14832, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14832.
• Crossett, C. C., A. K. Betts, L-A. L. Dupigny-Giroux, and A. Bomblies, 2020: Evaluation of Daily Precipitation from the ERA5 Global Reanalysis against GHCN Observations in the Northeastern United States. Climate, 8(12), 148, https://doi.org/10.3390/cli8120148.