Research Interests
My research interests lie at the intersections of our atmosphere and other fields such as human health, hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology, just to name a few.
Interdisciplinary science is the key to future research that is vital and innovative, and I aim to integrate fields and use my expertise to answer new and important science questions.
Some of my research interests include:
Interdisciplinary science is the key to future research that is vital and innovative, and I aim to integrate fields and use my expertise to answer new and important science questions.
Some of my research interests include:
- Air Quality
- Dust Storms
- High Impact Weather
- Regional Climate Impacts
- Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions
- Human Influences on Weather and Climate
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Hahnenberger, M. and Perry, K.D. Chemical comparison of dust and soil from the Sevier Dry Lake, UT, USA. In preparation for Atmospheric Environment.
- Hahnenberger, M. and Nicoll, K., 2014. Geomorphic and land use characteristics of dust sources in the eastern Great Basin of Utah, U.S.A. Geomorphology, 204, 657-672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.09.013
- Hahnenberger, M., 2014: Dust storms in the eastern Great Basin of Utah, U.S.A. Ph.D. Dissertation, Dept. Of Atmospheric Science, University of Utah, 153 pp.
- Hahnenberger, M. and K. Nicoll, 2012. Meteorological characteristics of dust storm events in the Eastern Great Basin of Utah, U.S.A. Atmospheric Environment, 60, 601-612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.029
- Hahnenberger, M., 2008: Topographic effects on nighttime cooling in a basin and plain atmosphere. M.S. Thesis, Dept. Of Meteorology, University of Utah, 85 pp.
- Whiteman, C. D., A. Muschinski, S. Zhong, D. Fritts, S. W. Hoch, M. Hahnenberger, W. Yao, V. Hohreiter, M. Behn, Y. Cheon, C. B. Clements, T. W. Horst, W. O. J. Brown, and S. P. Oncley, 2008: METCRAX 2006 - Meteorological experiments in Arizona's Meteor Crater. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89, 1665-1680.
- Bell, T. L., D. Rosenfeld, K.-M. Kim, J.-M. Yoo, M.-I. Lee, and M. Hahnenberger, 2008: Midweek increase in U.S. summer rain and storm heights suggests air pollution invigorates rainstorms. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D02209, doi:10.1029/2007JD008623.
Conference Presentations
- Hahnenberger, M., 2014:Dust storms in the eastern Great Basin. Presented, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, Building Future Faculty Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2-5 Apr.
- Hahnenberger, M., 2013: Mountain Microclimates: Field observations for science learning. Presented, 24th Utah Environmental Education Conference, Alta Ski Resort, Alta, UT, 24-26 Oct.
- Hahnenberger, M., 2012: Weather in the West. Presented, 23rd Utah Environmental Education Conference, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City, UT, 4-6 Oct.
- Hahnenberger, M., K. Nicoll, and K. D. Perry, 2011: Meteorological and physical characteristics of dust transport events in the Eastern Great Basin of Utah, U.S.A. Presented, 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 Dec., U14A-07. (Available online: http://vimeo.com/33303991)
- Hahnenberger, M. and K. D. Perry, 2010: Atmospheric dust transport in the Great Basin. Presented, 4th Graduate Climate Conference: University of Washington, Pack Forest Conference Center, WA, 15-17 Oct., PB7.
- Hahnenberger, M. and K. D. Perry, 2010: Atmospheric dust transport in the Great Basin. Presented, Natural Resource Needs Related to Climate Change in the Great Basin & Mojave Desert: Research, Adaptation, Mitigation, Las Vegas, NV, 20-22 Apr., P44. (Available online: http://www.wr.usgs.gov/workshops/ccw2010/posters/P44_Hahnenberger_DustPoster_v3.pdf)
- Hahnenberger, M., C. D. Whiteman, S. W. Hoch, 2009. Topographic Amplification Factor in a Closed Basin. Presented, 5th Spring Runoff Conference and 14th Intermountain Meteorology Workshop, Climate Change and the Intermountain West: Downscaling the Future; Logan, UT, 2-3 April, 2009; Session B2.
- Hahnenberger, M., C. D. Whiteman, 2008: Topographic effects on nighttime cooling in a basin and plain atmosphere. Presented, 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Whistler, BC, 11-15 Aug., 8B.2.
- Hahnenberger, M., C. D. Whiteman, 2007: Comparison of stable boundary layer evolution in a small basin and over the surrounding plain. Presented, 29th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology, Chambery, France, 4-8 Jun., F.3.
- Hahnenberger, M., C. D. Whiteman, 2006: The role of near-surface temperature data sets in Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) analyses. Presented, 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Santa Fe, NM, 28 Aug.-1 Sep., P 1.12.
- Hahnenberger, M., C. D. Whiteman, 2006: METCRAX – The Meteor Crater Experiment: An upcoming Study of Cold Air Pools and Seiches in Arizona's Meteor Crater. Presented, 5th Student Conference, Amer. Meter. Soc., Atlanta, GA, 28-29 Jan.
- Hahnenberger, M., C. D. Whiteman, A. Muschinski, S. Zhong, and D. Fritts, 2005: The Meteor Crater Experiment: An Upcoming Study of Cold Air Pools and Seiches in Arizona's Meteor Crater. Presented, 12th Workshop on Weather Prediction in the Intermountain West, DRI, Reno, NV, 3 Nov., IV.3.
- Bell, T, M. Hahnenberger, 2005: TRMM evidence of a “weekend effect” for U.S. rainfall. Presented, 19th Conf. on Hydrology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Diego, CA, 13 Jan., 2.2.
- Hahnenberger, M., J. Galvez, and M. Douglas, 2004: Summertime precipitation variability and atmospheric circulation over the South American Altiplano. Presented, 3rd Student Conference, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Seattle, WA, 10 Jan., P 1.21.