Matthew Toohey, University of Saskatchewan

Research

aerosol climate climate modelling climate sensitivity radiative forcing stratosphere volcanic eruptions

Latest papers

Lunar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of medieval volcanism.
Nature · 2023
A re-appraisal of the ENSO response to volcanism with paleoclimate data assimilation.
Nature communications · 2022
Global temperature modes shed light on the Holocene temperature conundrum.
Nature communications · 2020

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Developing methods and tools for the science applications of the new Canadian satellite high-altitude aerosols, water vapour and clouds (HAWC)
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$234,455
Stratospheric aerosol, volcanic eruptions and climate
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$175,000
Stratospheric aerosol, volcanic eruptions and climate
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Lunar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of medieval volcanism.

Guillet S, Corona C, Oppenheimer C, Lavigne F, Khodri M, Ludlow F, Sigl M, Toohey M, Atkins PS, Yang Z, Muranaka T, Horikawa N, Stoffel M

Nature2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05751-z PMID: 37020006

02

A re-appraisal of the ENSO response to volcanism with paleoclimate data assimilation.

Zhu F, Emile-Geay J, Anchukaitis KJ, Hakim GJ, Wittenberg AT, Morales MS, Toohey M, King J

Nature communications2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28210-1 PMID: 35136047

03

Global temperature modes shed light on the Holocene temperature conundrum.

Bader J, Jungclaus J, Krivova N, Lorenz S, Maycock A, Raddatz T, Schmidt H, Toohey M, Wu CJ, Claussen M

Nature communications2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18478-6 PMID: 32948766

Developing methods and tools for the science applications of the new Canadian satellite high-altitude aerosols, water vapour and clouds (HAWC)

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Huang, Yi Y

Keywords: aerosol; climate change; climate feedback; climate modelling; cloud; earth observing satellite; extreme weather; radiative forcing; water vapour; weather prediction

$234,455

Stratospheric aerosol, volcanic eruptions and climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Toohey, Matthew

Keywords: climate; aerosol; stratosphere; volcanic eruptions; climate modelling; radiative forcing; climate sensitivity

$175,000

Stratospheric aerosol, volcanic eruptions and climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Toohey, Matthew

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: aerosol Dear Professor Toohey, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Lunar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of medieval volcanism." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Stratospheric aerosol, volcanic eruptions and climate" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]