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Current Research

     Orographic Precipitation

NSF--Average and variability characteristics of orographic precipitation at multiple scales [02/2006 - 01/2010]
NSF--Collaborative Research: Inhibition of snowfall by pollution aerosols [12/2008 - 11/2011]
NSF--Collaborative Research: Intermittent and steady state processes in orographic precipitation [9/2009 - 8/2012]

     Marine Clouds and Precipitation

NOAA--Collaborative Research: Ship-based observations of air-sea interactions and stratocumulus cloud-aerosol-drizzle processes in VOCALS [7/2008 - 6/2012]
             VOCALS Cruise Oct-Dec 2008 shipboard data perusal

     Satellite Mission Planning

Advanced Space Technologies Research and Education Center--Optimal reconfiguration of multiple small satellites for environmental monitoring [8/2009-8/2010]

Virtual Hallway Poster Presentations

2009

Analysis of diurnal trends in stratocumulus drizzle from the VOCALS field campaign
poster by Angel Adamses
presented at 8th Annual North Carolina State University Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium in July 2009

Radar observations in drizzle cell transitions from the VOCALS field campaign
poster by Christina Aldereguia
presented at 8th Annual North Carolina State University Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium in July 2009

2008

Orographic precipitation and kinematic flow structures of winter storms in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
poster by David Stark
presented at 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology in Whistler, BC, Canada, August 2008

Identifying terrain conducive to enhanced orographic precipitation using wavelet analysis of Pacific Northwest Topography
poster by Clay McGee
presented at 7th Annual North Carolina State University Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium in July 2008

Storm structure, freezing level height, and precipitation in the US Pacific Northwest
poster by Jake Crouch
presented at 5th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology in Helsinki, Finland, June 2008

Atmospheric controls on snowfall density in the southern Appalachian mountains, USA
poster by Baker Perry
presented at Eastern Snow Conference, Fairlee, VT in May 2008

Characteristics of Mixed Precipitation Storms
poster by David Stark
presented at NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium in April 2008

Spurious Precipitation in TMI Retrievals within Marine Stratus
poster by Matthew Miller
presented at the 3rd NASA/JAXA International TRMM Science Conference, Las Vegas, NV in February 2008

Joint Variability of Airborne Passive Microwave and Ground-based Radar Observations Obtained in the TRMM KWAJEX Experiment
poster by Sandra Yuter and David Kingsmill
presented at the 3rd NASA/JAXA International TRMM Science Conference, Las Vegas, NV in February 2008

2007

Observation and Analysis of 19 Winter Storm Events in the North Carolina Mountains
poster by Casey Burleyson and Tai Bryant
presented at NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium in April 2007

Storm Structures and Precipitation Characteristics of Snow Events in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
poster by David Stark and Tai Bryant
presented at NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium in August 2007
presented at AMS Mesoscale Conference, Waterville Valley, NH in August 2007

The Mesoscale Characteristics of Tropical Oceanic Precipitation During Kelvin Waves and Mixed Rossby-Gravity Wave Events
poster by Chris Holder
presented at AMS Mesoscale Conference, Waterville Valley, NH in August 2007

The Collapse of the Ancient Akkadian Empire and Climate Change
poster by Felisha Whitehead
presented at 3rd Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium,
Greensboro, NC in November 2007 for MEA 213 Honors Project

Climate-driven Impacts on the North Carolina Coast
poster by John Boyer
presented at 3rd Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium,
Greensboro, NC in November 2007 for MEA 213 Honors Project

Joint Variability of Airborne Passive Microwave and Ground-based Radar Observations Obtained in the TRMM Kwajalein Experiment
poster by Sandra Yuter and David Kingsmill
presented at 2007 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA in December 2007

2006

Statistical Analysis of Vertical Profiles of Precipitation
poster by Casey Burleyson
presented at NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium in August 2006

The effects of equatorial Kelvin and mixed-Rossby gravity waves on the mesoscale structure of tropical oceanic convection
poster by Chris Holder
presented at 4th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology in September 2006

Microphysical and dynamical structures of winter storms in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: Comparisons between regional mesoscale model output and operatonal weather radar observations
poster by Jordan Payne
presented at 4th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology in September 2006

Master's Thesis

The Mesoscale Characteristics of Tropical Oceanic Precipitation During Kelvin and Mixed-Rossby Gravity Wave Events
Christopher T. Holder, July 2007

Three-dimensional Microphysical and Dynamical Structures of Winter Storms in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
M. Jordan Payne, August 2007

Evaluation of TRMM Satellite Retrievals and Satellite-observed Characteristics of Marine Shallow Clouds
Matthew A. Miller, November 2007

The Interaction of Moisture Fluxes and Orographic Precipitation over Northern California Associated with a Land-falling Atmospheric River
Barrett L. Smith, November 2007

Multi-season Observational Study of the Thermodynamic, Kinematic, and Precipitation Structures within Flooding and Typical Storms in the Oregon Cascades
Justin A. Crouch, August 2009

Portable Meteorological Observatory

Poga Mountain, NC Winter Season 2006-2009 observations, a collaborative effort with Dr. Baker Perry of Appalachian State University.