Tim Myers

Atmospheric Science

Associate Research Scientist

Contact Information

(307) 766-3245tmyers12@uwyo.edu

Engineering Building

Education

  • Ph.D., Earth Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 2015
  • M.S., Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 2011
  • B.S., Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, 2009

 

Research Interests

Dr. Myers studies clouds and their role in the climate system, with a focus on low clouds, boundary-layer processes, and cloud feedbacks. His work also examines how clouds shape Earth’s energy budget, surface–atmosphere interactions, and climate sensitivity and variability.

Selected Publications

  • Prabhakaran, P., T. A. Myers, F. Hoffmann, and G. Feingold, 2025: Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in Marine Low-Clouds in a Warmer Climate. EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2935.
  • Myers, T. A., J. M. Wilczak, B. J. Butterworth, L. Bianco, B. Adler, J. J. Gristey, J. Sedlar, and D. D. Turner, 2025: Dependence of Boundary Layer Variability and HRRRv4 Model Performance on Cloudiness Over a Mid-latitude Heterogeneous Land Surface: Results from CHEESEHEAD19. ESS Open Archive [preprint], https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.175408228.87136314/v1.
  • Myers, T. A., M. D. Zelinka, and S. A. Klein, 2023: Observational Constraints on the Cloud Feedback Pattern Effect. J. Climate, 36(18), 6533–6545, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0862.1.
  • Myers, T. A., R. C. Scott, M. D. Zelinka, S. A. Klein, J. R. Norris, and P. Caldwell, 2021: Observational constraints on low cloud feedback reduce uncertainty of climate sensitivity. Nature Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01039-0.
  • Myers, T. A., C. R. Mechoso, G. V. Cesana, M. J. DeFlorio, and D. E. Waliser, 2018: Cloud feedback key to marine heatwave off Baja California. Geophys. Res. Lett., https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078242.
  • Myers, T. A., and J. R. Norris, 2013: Observational evidence that enhanced subsidence reduces subtropical marine boundary layer cloudiness. J. Climate, 26, 7507–7524, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00736.1.