School of Meteorology (Defense)

Master’s Thesis Defense Evolution of Cloud Organization Within Observed Rainfall Events during the DYNAMO/AMIE Field Campaign  Theresa Lincheck Friday, July 12th, 2024 NWC 5930 / 10:00 am If unable to attend in person Join Zoom: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/98217144644?pwd=bnE2R3c4TzMyY0xWeWpIVVVubTExQT09 Abstract: Tropical convective organization is important for the modulation of the climate on a range of spatial-temporal scales, however […]

PhD Defense Expert-Guided Machine Learning for Meteorological Predictions Across Spatio-Temporal Scales  Amanda Burke Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 Zoom / 12:00 pm https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/94120953482?pwd=w0hj5XwYsWb5mTsxuoeE6FrysEbKO8.1 Abstract: In satellite imagery, above-anvil cirrus plumes (plumes) serve as critical indicators of impending severe weather, often appearing 30 minutes before reported events. Their real-time identification is particularly valuable in radar-deficient regions, where […]

Thesis Defense Subgrid Scale Modeling of Turbulence and Cloud Microphysics Interactions  Claire Doyle Friday, June 21st, 2024 NWC 5600 / 10:00 am Abstract: Clouds have a significant but uncertain impact on Earth’s climatological and hydrological cycles. In particular, the warm rain process has considerable inconsistencies between current theories and observations. One hypothesis to explain this […]

Thesis Defense Examining the Characteristics and Evolution of Temperature Whiplash Events in the US Southern Plains  Katie Giannakopoulos Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 NWC 5600 | 10:00 AM If unable to attend in person: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/92547506259?pwd=85Nv1rLbAxDmHpbdIPaVNy5i2V6vb3.1  Meeting ID: 925 4750 6259  Passcode: 22202516    Abstract: Rapid extreme temperature swings, termed “temperature whiplashes”, can lead to significant and […]

Thesis Defense Tropopause Polar Vortex Linkages to Arctic and Midlatitude Phenomena  Tomer Burg Friday, May 30th, 2024 12:30 pm / NWC 5600 Abstract: Tropopause polar vortices (TPVs) are coherent, closed tropopause-based vortices that spend at least 60% of their lifetime poleward of 65° latitude. TPVs are most common in the Arctic, where they are often […]

Masters Thesis Defense Optimization and Validation of MAIA Aerosol Retrieval Using POLDER Observations  Benting Chen Monday, May 13th  NWC 1350 / 9:00 AM If unable to attend in person Join Zoom:   https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/98689896271?pwd=WGpBZkt2VUU0SzRYZDMvaHBJS2QvZz09    Abstract: NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) is a satellite-borne multi-angle polarimeter (MAP) instrument aims at investigating the human health effects caused […]

Master’s Thesis Defense impacts of multi-scale predictors on random forest based probabilistic forecasts of severe weather hazards  Friday, April 26th, 2024  NWC 1313 / 1:00 pm  If unable to attend in person Join Zoom:   https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/7757213580?pwd=MWUwMkhlZ1BmRjlXbnVraVFUSjFMZz09  Abstract: Machine learning (ML) algorithms utilized for post-processing of convection-allowing model/ensemble (CAM/CAE) output has been a major area of research […]

Master’s Thesis Defense Explainable Frontal Boundary Predictions for Applications in Operational Environments Andrew Justin Wednesday, April 24, 2024 NWC 5720 / 3:00 pm Abstract: Frontal boundaries drive many high-impact weather events around the globe. Identifying fronts through various thermodynamic fields increases predictability of hazardous weather phenomena. Frontal analysis is still primarily done by human forecasters, […]