David Nowicki – March 24
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Information Content Analysis of Combined Lidar-Polarimeter Retrievals to Improve Aerosol Remote Sensing Accuracy David Nowicki Wednesday, March 24th 2:00 pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/jdv-kpfr-gnu Aerosols are small particles suspended in the atmosphere that affect global climate change by scattering and absorbing light. Additionally, the prevalence of some toxic aerosols […]
Logan Mitchell – March 17
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Extending 4STAR Measurements and Retrievals from the 2016 ORACLES Campaign Logan Mitchell Wednesday, March 17th 2:00 pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/jdv-kpfr-gnu Aerosols play a complex role in Earth systems, cooling in certain contexts and warming in others, such that their radiative forcing remains a persistent climate modeling uncertainty. These […]
Margaret Hollis – March 10
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Global Analysis of Characteristics of Tropical Easterly Waves in MERRA-2 and Related Precipitation Margaret Hollis Wednesday, March 10th 2:00pm Join Google Meet: meet.google.com/asy-kyno-rxf Tropical easterly waves (TEWs) are important components of tropical convection and precipitation, and sometimes develop into tropical cyclones (TCs). African easterly waves (AEWs) […]
Noah Brauer – February 24
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Classification and Quantification of Ice-phase Microphysics in Eastern United States Snowfall Events Using Ground and Satellite-borne Radar Retrievals Noah Brauer Wednesday, February 24th 2:00 pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ohy-ncjo-nnp Four different snowfall events were analyzed by looking at retrievals from the GPM DPR, the WSR-88D ground radar network, and the […]
Qingyu Wang – December 2
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Local Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) mixing evaluation with single-column WRF-VPRM Qingyu Wang Wednesday, December 2nd 3:00 pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ssf-prpz-fqa Previous studies reveal column-averaged carbon dioxide (XCO2) simulations from the Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model (VPRM) coupled with WRF have regional mismatches compared to OCO-2 measurements in the contiguous US […]
Sadiksha Rai – November 4
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Assessment of Stratospheric Waves Activity Associated with the MJO During QBO Phases Sadiksha Rai Wednesday, November 4th 3:00pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ssf-prpz-fqa Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) are known to provide sources of sub-seasonal to seasonal predictability, yet their dynamics and interactions are not fully […]
Hrag Najarian – October 28
Understanding Cloud Radiative Feedbacks Within the Madden-Julian Oscillation Hrag Najarian Date: 2020/10/28 Time: 02:00 PM Location: https://meet.google.com/ssf-prpz-fqa Series: Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) has profound effects on Earth’s weather and climate, such as the midlatitude storm track, frequency of extreme rainfall events, tropical cyclone activity, and much more. However, it has […]
Elisa Murillo – October 21
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Cold vs. Warm Above-Anvil Cirrus Plumes: A Preliminary Analysis of 200 Plume Storms using GOES, GridRad, and Environmental Analyses Elisa Murillo Wednesday, October 21th 3:00pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ssf-prpz-fqa Above-anvil cirrus plumes (AACPs) in midlatitude convection are important indicators of stratospheric hydration events and […]
Madeline Clark Frank – October 14
Weather and Climate Systems Seminar Evolution of coupled tropopause polar vortices and arctic cyclones prior to very rapid sea ice loss events Madeline Clark Frank Wednesday, October 14th 3:00pm Join Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ssf-prpz-fqa Meet Real-time meetings by Google. Using your browser, share your video, desktop, and presentations with teammates and customers. meet.google.com […]
Bryony Puxley – October 7
Bryony Puxley A Climatology of Drought and Pluvial Transitions across the Southern Great Plains Location: Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ssf-prpz-fqa Date: 2020/10/07 Time: 03:00 PM Series: Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: The Southern Great Plains is a region of significant population growth over the past few decades and is a region that is heavily utilized for agriculture. The […]