Linda Mearns

Linda Mearns
Born1949
DiedJanuary 23, 2025(2025-01-23) (aged 75)
Scientific career
FieldsClimatology and geography

Linda Opal Mearns (1949 – 23 January 2025) was an American geographer and climate scientist specializing in climate change assessment science. Mearns was a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Mearns is the director of NCAR's Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program (WCIASP) and head of the Regional Integrated Sciences Collective (RISC). Mearns was a lead principal investigator for the North American Regional Climate Change Program (NARCCAP).