Yannick Peings
Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Earth System Science
Biography
Yannick Peings, Ph.D., is Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine. A climate dynamics researcher, Peings has spent over a decade studying atmospheric teleconnections, Arctic-midlatitude climate interactions, and the predictability of regional precipitation patterns, with particular focus on the southwestern United States and the role of stratospheric processes in climate variability.
Peings has published extensively in leading climate science journals, with over 30 peer-reviewed publications examining topics including Arctic sea ice impacts on atmospheric circulation, the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation's influence on weather patterns, and seasonal precipitation predictability. His research contributions include work on the Polar Amplification Model Intercomparison Project (PAMIP) and investigations of sudden stratospheric warmings and their surface climate impacts.
Peings received his Ph.D. in Physics of Climate from the University of Toulouse III, France, in 2010, following undergraduate and graduate studies in physics and atmospheric sciences. He completed postdoctoral research at the National Center of Meteorological Research in Toulouse and at UC Irvine before joining the faculty. He serves as a core member of the US CLIVAR Working Group on Arctic Change and Mid-latitude Climate, has convened sessions at major scientific conferences, and reviews for leading journals including Nature, Science, and Journal of Climate.
Return to topEducation
- B.S. in Physics, University of Pau, 2005
- M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Toulouse III, 2007
- PhD in Physics of Climate, University of Toulouse III, 2010
Areas of Expertise
- Climate Dynamics
- Arctic Sea Ice Impacts
- Stratospheric Polar Vortex Dynamics
- North Atlantic Oscillation Teleconnections
- Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Effects
- Southwest United States Precipitation
- Madden Julian Oscillation Teleconnections
- Atmospheric River Response Mechanisms
- Seasonal Forecast System Predictability
- Volcanic Eruption Climate Impacts
Recent Publications
- Arnheim, J. B., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “Contrasting Arctic amplification response in the Community Earth System Model Large Ensembles and implications for the North Atlantic region” (opens in new tab), Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 130, 2025.
- Dong, C., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “Decadal variability of the MJO and implications for southwestern United States wintertime precipitation predictability” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 52, 2025.
- Hera Guðlaugsdóttir, Yannick Peings, Davide Zanchettin, Gudrun Magnusdottir, “Stratospheric circulation response to large Northern Hemisphere high-latitude volcanic eruptions in a global climate model” (opens in new tab), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 25, pp. 3961-3980, 2025.
- Elsbury, D., Butler, A., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “Sensitivity of Easterly QBO's Boreal Winter Teleconnections and Surface Impacts to SSWs” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 37, pp. 3675–3688, 2024.
- Peings, Y., Dong, C., Magnusdottir, G., “How Do Model Biases Affect Large-Scale Teleconnections That Control Southwest U.S. Precipitation? Part II: Seasonal Models” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 38, pp. 423–444, 2024.
- Dong, C., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “How Do Forecast Model Biases Affect Large-Scale Teleconnections That Control Southwest U.S. Precipitation? Part I: S2S Models” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 37, pp. 5409–5426, 2024.
- Peings, Y., Davini, P., Magnusdottir, G., “Impact of Ural blocking on early winter climate variability under different Barents-Kara sea ice conditions” (opens in new tab), Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 128, 2023.
- Dong, C., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “Regulation of Southwestern United States Precipitation by non-ENSO Teleconnections and the Impact of the Background Flow” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 36, pp. 7415–7433, 2023.
- Liang, Y., and Coauthors, “The Weakening of the Stratospheric Polar Vortex and the Subsequent Surface Impacts as Consequences to Arctic Sea Ice Loss” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 37, pp. 309–333, 2023.
- Sena, A. C. T., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “Effect of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on the Madden Julian Oscillation teleconnections in the Southern Hemisphere” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 49, no. e2021GL096105, 2022.
- Smith, D.M., Eade, R., Andrews, M.B., “Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss” (opens in new tab), Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 727, 2022.
- Peings, Y., Y. Lim, G. Magnusdottir, “Potential Predictability of Southwest U.S. Rainfall: Role of Tropical and High-Latitude Variability” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 35, pp. 1697–1717, 2022.
- Elsbury, D., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “CMIP6 models underestimate the Holton-Tan effect” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 48, no. e2021GL094083, 2021.
- Lim, Y., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “The role of atmospheric drivers in a sudden transition of California precipitation in the 2012/13 winter” (opens in new tab), Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 126, no. e2021JD035028, 2021.
- Ma, W., Chen, G., Peings, Y., Alviz, N., “Atmospheric river response to Arctic sea ice loss in the Polar Amplification Model Intercomparison Project” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 48, no. e2021GL094883, 2021.
- Elsbury D, Peings Y, Magnusdottir G, “Variation in the Holton–Tan effect by longitude” (opens in new tab), Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 147, pp. 1767–1787, 2021.
- Peings, Y., Z. M. Labe, G. Magnusdottir, “Are 100 Ensemble Members Enough to Capture the Remote Atmospheric Response to +2°C Arctic Sea Ice Loss?” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 34, pp. 3751–3769, 2021.
- DILLON ELSBURY, YANNICK PEINGS, DAVID SAINT-MARTIN, HERVÉ DOUVILLE, GUDRUN MAGNUSDOTTIR, “Erratum: The atmospheric response to positive IPV, positive AMV, and their combination in boreal winter (Journal of Climate (2019) DOI: 32 (4193-4213) DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0422.1)” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 34, pp. 8087, 2021.
Most Cited Publications
- Cohen, J., Zhang, X., Francis, J., “Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather” (opens in new tab), Nature Climate Change, vol. 10, pp. 20–29, 2020.
- Yannick Peings, Gudrun Magnusdottir, “Response of the wintertime northern hemisphere atmospheric circulation to current and projected arctic sea ice decline: A numerical study with CAM5” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 27, pp. 244-264, 2014.
- Yannick Peings, Gudrun Magnusdottir, “Forcing of the wintertime atmospheric circulation by the multidecadal fluctuations of the North Atlantic ocean” (opens in new tab), Environmental Research Letters, vol. 9, 2014.
- Henderson, G.R., Peings, Y., Furtado, J.C., “Snow–atmosphere coupling in the Northern Hemisphere” (opens in new tab), Nature Climate Change, vol. 8, pp. 954–963, 2018.
- Julien Cattiaux, Hervé Douville, Yannick Peings, “European temperatures in CMIP5: Origins of present-day biases and future uncertainties” (opens in new tab), Climate Dynamics, vol. 41, pp. 2889-2907, 2013.
- Peings, Y., “Ural blocking as a driver of early-winter stratospheric warmings” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, pp. 5460–5468, 2019.
- Julien Cattiaux, Yannick Peings, David Saint-Martin, Nadege Trou-Kechout, Stephen J. Vavrus, “Sinuosity of midlatitude atmospheric flow in a warming world” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 43, pp. 8259-8268, 2016.
- Labe, Z. M., Peings, Y., Magnusdottir, G., “Warm Arctic, cold Siberia pattern: Role of full Arctic amplification versus sea ice loss alone” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 47, no. e2020GL088583, 2020.
- Peings, Brun, Mauvais, Douville, “How stationary is the relationship between Siberian snow and Arctic Oscillation over the 20th century?” (opens in new tab), Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 40, pp. 183-188, 2013.
- Peings, Saint-Martin, Douville, “A numerical sensitivity study of the influence of Siberian snow on the northern annular mode” (opens in new tab), Journal of Climate, vol. 25, pp. 592-607, 2012.
Contact Information
Email: ypeings@uci.edu
Address: Department of Earth System Science, Univ. of California at Irvine, CA 92697-3100
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Last updated on 7/24/2025.