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1. Understanding the oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds in the Amazon rainforest: field observations and model results

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Open Access
Author:
Wei, Dandan
Title:
Understanding the oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds in the Amazon rainforest: field observations and model results
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
Biogenic organic compounds
Amazon rainforest
Ozone
Isoprene
atmospheric oxidation
hydroxyl radicals
turbulent mixing
File:
Download Penn_State_University_Thesis_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose D. Fuentes, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose D. Fuentes, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William H. Brune, Committee Member
Thomas Lauvaux, Committee Member
Miriam Freedman maf43@psu.edu, Outside Member
John Orlando, Special Member

2. Using Dual-Polarization Radar Information to Investigate Clear-Air Atmospheric Phenomena

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Open Access
Author:
Banghoff, John
Title:
Using Dual-Polarization Radar Information to Investigate Clear-Air Atmospheric Phenomena
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
Radar
Meteorology
Boundary Layer
Remote Sensing
Dual-Polarization Radar
Horizontal Convective Rolls
Cellular Convection
Clear-Air
File:
Download Banghoff_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
David Jonathan Stensrud, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Spencer Young, Committee Member

3. Processes Contributing to Tornadogenesis Failure in the 26 May 2010 Supercell near Prospect Valley, CO

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Open Access
Author:
Murdzek, Shawn
Title:
Processes Contributing to Tornadogenesis Failure in the 26 May 2010 Supercell near Prospect Valley, CO
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
supercell dynamics
VORTEX2
supercell thunderstorms
observational case study
tornadogenesis failure
File:
Download Murdzek_MS_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Committee Member

4. The Distribution of Atmospheric Ice Particle Shapes and Their Observations

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Open Access
Author:
Dunnavan, Edwin Lee
Title:
The Distribution of Atmospheric Ice Particle Shapes and Their Observations
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
Ice
snow
H-functions
Clouds
Microphysics
NWP
Aggregation
In-situ observations
Ice particle shapes
File:
Download Dunnavan_PhD_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Jerry Y. Harrington, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerry Y. Harrington, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Johannes Verlinde, Committee Member
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Outside Member
Greg M. McFarquhar, Special Member

5. Passive Microwave Forward Modeling and Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation within a Regional-Scale Tropical Cyclone Model

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Open Access
Author:
Sieron, Scott Buku
Title:
Passive Microwave Forward Modeling and Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation within a Regional-Scale Tropical Cyclone Model
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM)
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)
hurricanes
tropical cyclones
data assimilation
microwave
infrared
satellite
File:
Download Sieron_PhDThesis_Revised2.pdf
Committee Members:
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Committee Member
Xingchao Chen, Committee Member
Jia Li, Outside Member
David Jonathan Stensrud, Program Head/Chair