I am an Associate Research Scientist at Yale University in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. My research seeks a generalized understanding of climate, weather, and atmospheric dynamics across all temporal and spatial scales, with the goal of interpreting the weather-climate system as a single instance from a continuum of possible climates. I view a planet’s paleoclimate (or future climate) as sliding along this continuum. My research philosophy is that by studying one climate, I improve our knowledge of all possible climates.
I serve as Associate Editor for Geophysical Research Letters. I am a Participating Scientist on NASA’s Curiosity Rover (Mars Science Laboratory), an Associate Scientist on Dragonfly, and a Collaborator on the Mars Climate Sounder.
Contact me at michael[at]battalio[dot]com.