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Author:

Schrom, Robert Stephen

Title:

Radar measurements and simulations of ice crystal growth in Arctic mixed-phase clouds

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Radar
Ice crystals
Scattering
Microphysics

File:

Download dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Robert Kumjian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Johannes Verlinde, Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Outside Member
Jerry Y Harrington, Committee Member

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

Author:

Hanson, Elle Richard

Title:

Theory and Experiments Pertaining to Atmospheric Ice Crystal Growth and Surface Evolution

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

cloud ice
ice crystal
crystal growth
atmospheric ice
crystal surface evolution
experimental atmospheric science
2D nucleation

File:

Download LEHanson-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry Y Harrington, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
William Henry Brune, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Amaro-Rivera, Yolian

Title:

Investigation of Wave-Airglow Interactions in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere using Numerical Models and Observations

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

airglow
gravity waves
tides
mesosphere

File:

Download Yolian_AmaroRivera-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Julio Urbina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julio Urbina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member
John Mathews, Committee Member
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Outside Member
Tai-Yin Huang, Special Member
Fabio Vargas, Special Member

Author:

Laurencin, Chelsey

Title:

Polarimetric Radar Observations of Asymmetric Eyewall Structures in Hurricane Matthew (2016)

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

tropical cyclones
hurricanes
radar
kinematics
eyewalls
microphysics

File:

Download Laurencin_Chelsey_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Carl Didlake, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Committee Member
Xingchao Chen, Committee Member

Author:

Gutierrez, Rachel

Title:

Environmental and Radar Characteristics of Gargantuan Hail-Producing Storms

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

hail
radar
gargantuan
severe thunderstorms
environments
gargantuan hail
rotational velocities

File:

Download RachelGutierrez_Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Committee Member
Anthony Carl Didlake, Jr., Committee Member
David Jonathan Stensrud, Program Head/Chair

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

Author:

Santellanes, Sean

Title:

Environmental Conditions Associated with Horizontal Convective Rolls and Cellular Convection

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

meteorology
atmospheric science
atmospheric boundary layer

File:

Download Sean_Thesis_Edits_v12-2.pdf

Committee Members:

David Jonathan Stensrud, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ying Pan, Committee Member
George Spencer Young, Committee Member
Paul Markowski, Program Head/Chair