Weather and Climate Systems

Name:     Melanie Schroers Title:    Impacts and Synoptic Patterns of Subseasonal to Seasonal Extreme Precipitation Events in the United States Location: NWC 1350 Date:     2020/02/19 Time:     3:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: Extreme precipitation can cause devastating impacts to many sectors of society and the economy, including water management, infrastructure, public health and transportation. […]

Name:     Ryan Bunker Title:    Radar Analyses of the Physics of Extreme Rainfall Events Location: NWC 5930 Date:     2019/12/4 Time:     3:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: Extreme precipitation events pose a threat to life, property, and economic growth throughout the United States and across the world. Although extensive research has focused on improving understanding of […]

Name:     Emily Tinney Title:    Convective Influence on United States Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere Composition Location: NWC 5930 Date:     2019/11/20 Time:     03:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: It has been well demonstrated that deep convective storms can alter the composition of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS). A comprehensive and quantitative understanding of this […]

Name:     Andrew Berrington Title:    How Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation Circulation Affect its Propagation? Location: NWC 5930 Date:     2019/11/13 Time:     3:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is one of the key links between global weather and climate, yet operational forecasts of the MJO continue to have shortcomings, especially pertaining to the […]

Name:     S. Marcela Lor­a-Salazar Title:    Understanding the Symbiotic Relationship Affecting Atmospheric Processes and Air Quality Location: NWC 5930 Date:     2019/11/06 Time:     3:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: In the last decades, multiple agencies have targeted AQ as an important research field due to the effect of AQ on climate change and health. For example, […]

Name:     Madeline Clark Frank Title:    Atmospheric Conditions Preceding Very Rapid Sea Ice Loss Events Location: TBD Date:     2019/10/16 Time:     3:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: As Arctic sea ice continues to decline and resources in that region become more accessible, there is a growing need to understand the dynamics of Arctic sea ice. In […]

Name:     Daniel Phoenix Title:    Simulated Impacts of Tropopause-Penetrating Convection on the Chemical Composition of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere Location: NWC 5930 Date:     2019/10/2 Time:     03:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: Tropopause-penetrating convection is capable of rapidly transporting air from the lower troposphere to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS). Since the […]

Name:     Elisa Murillo Title:    A 22-Year Hail Climatology using GridRad MESH Observations Location: NWC 5930 Date:     2019/09/18 Time:     03:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: Severe hail accounts for the vast majority of severe weather-induced property loss in the United States each year. Assessments of spatial and temporal hail fall characteristics using hail reports are […]

Weather and Climate Seminar

Broadband Radiometry during EarthCARE: An Improved Solar Radiance-to-Flux Conversion

Florian Tornow

Name:     Sara Wugofski Title:    Synoptic and Mesoscale Analysis of the 2015 Southern Great Plains Flash Pluvial Location: 5600 Date:     2019/5/1 Time:     3:00 PM Series:   Weather and Climate Systems Abstract: During May and June of 2015, the Southern Great Plains (SGP) of the United States experienced numerous heavy rainfall and flooding events. The immense amount of rainfall […]