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Buoy and satellite observation of wind induced surface heat exchange in the intraseasonal oscillation over West Pacific and Indian Ocean

Creator:: Araligidad, Nilesh
Abstract:: The importance of wind-driven latent heat fluxes for supporting tropical intraseasonal precipitation variability is analyzed. Tropical intraseasonal variability in the west pacific and Indian ocean is analyzed for northern and southern hemisphere summer during 1999-2005 using satellite and buoy observations. A composite analysis of QuikSCAT ocean vector winds and TRMM...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Indian Ocean Abstract approved: Eric Maloney The importance of wind-driven latent heat fluxes for

Overestimation of cloud cover in the MODIS cloud product

Creator:: Schuetz, Andrea M.
Abstract:: The operational processing of MODIS imagery to produce the MOD06 cloud product is based on the assumption that cloudy 1-km pixels are overcast. This assumption is examined using a partly cloudy pixel retrieval scheme, which allows for fractional cloud cover within the 1-km pixels. Cloud flags attached to 250-m MODIS...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would not have been the same without them. I thank my committee members, Drs. Eric Maloney, Eric

Response of marine stratus to successive polluting events by ships

Creator:: Sechrist, B.
Abstract:: Ship tracks have proven to be an ideal laboratory for studying the response of marine stratocumulus to an increase in aerosol pollution. Here the response of already polluted marine stratocumulus to further pollution was examined by studying the clouds where two ship tracks cross. 78 crossings of ship tracks were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: follow it. I would like to thank my committee members – Karen Shell, Eric Skyllingstad, and Mark

Diurnal and subdiurnal variability in the Mars Pathfinder Presidential meteorology sessions

Creator:: Bennett, Scott
Abstract:: The Mars Pathfinder (MPF) arrived on the Martian surface on 4 July 1997 to become only the third successful landed mission to Mars, recording surface meteorological data intermittently over a period of 83 Martian days ("sols"). The in situ observations made by the MPF meteorology (MET) experiment were recorded at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: advisor . Eric Skyllingstad, Atmospheric Sciences . Bill Bogley, Mathematics, as Graduate Council

Relationship between tropical Atlantic Sea surface temperature variability and southern Indian Ocean tropical cyclones

Creator:: DeBlander, Evan F.
Abstract:: Recent studies have found that equatorial Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) variability may be influencing tropical Indian Ocean climate (Kucharski 2009, Wang 2009). Due to the economic and social impact of tropical cyclones, it is important to investigate how an Atlantic-Indian Ocean connection may be affecting tropical cyclone behavior in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to thank my committee members - Eric Skyllingstad, Simon de Szoeke, and Roger Graham - for their

Biases in droplet radii and optical depths of marine stratocumulus retrieved from MODIS imagery

Creator:: Boeke, Robyn C.
Abstract:: The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment established that the effect of clouds on climate contributes the largest uncertainty in predicting the future climate. Satellite observations provide an opportunity for learning about the behavior of clouds. This thesis seeks to assess the accuracy of cloud properties retrieved from multispectral...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank Drs. Eric Skyllingstad, Karen Shell, and Jeff Nason for serving on my committee, as well as NASA

Effects of solar heating on the indirect effect of aerosols as deduced from observations of ship tracks

Creator:: Christensen, Matthew W.
Abstract:: One kilometer Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) observations for Terra (morning) and Aqua (afternoon) satellites were used to follow the morning to afternoon evolution of marine stratocumulus clouds that were affected by ship stack exhaust. The observations covered the summer months of 2002-2003 and August 2007 for marine layers off...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Tahnk spell check.” I thank my committee members, Drs. Mike Unsworth, Eric Skyllingstad, and

Comparison of radiative feedback variability over multiple time scales in climate model and reanalysis data

Creator:: Dalton, Meghan M.
Abstract:: In a steady state, the Earth's absorbed solar radiation (ASR) balances the outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) at the top of the atmosphere (TOA). In response to a radiative forcing, that is, an external perturbation to the top of the atmosphere energy balance, the Earth's climate system adjusts until reaching a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: = λ0 + λL, where λ0 is the Planck feedback and is also essentially constant between models (So- den

Linking dynamics of the near-surface flow to deeper boundary layer forcing in the nocturnal boundary layer

Creator:: Smoot, Alexander R.
Abstract:: Weak-wind flow in the nocturnal boundary is one of the most poorly understood problems in the field of meteorology. The understanding of weak-wind flows is essential for the improvement of regulatory dispersion models which are currently rendered invalid under weak-wind conditions and stable stratification. Recently there have been increased efforts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: completing my thesis research. I also owe my degree to Dr. Eric Skyllingstad, Dr. Simon de Szoeke, and Dr

Development of a synoptic map-pattern climatology to supplement current weather forecasting methods

Creator:: Frey, Melissa D. (Melissa Dawn)
Abstract:: Many meteorologists rely heavily on their experience of past weather events to supplement their forecasting tools, such as using past experience to help decide between conflicting numerical weather prediction models. Experiential knowledge is an important piece of forecasting, however it is highly subjective and variable from one forecaster to another....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: am very thankful. Thanks to Drs. Chris Daly, Eric Skyllingstad and Todd Palmer for serving on

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Buoy and satellite observation of wind induced surface heat exchange in the intraseasonal oscillation over West Pacific and Indian Ocean

Overestimation of cloud cover in the MODIS cloud product

Response of marine stratus to successive polluting events by ships

Diurnal and subdiurnal variability in the Mars Pathfinder Presidential meteorology sessions

Relationship between tropical Atlantic Sea surface temperature variability and southern Indian Ocean tropical cyclones

Biases in droplet radii and optical depths of marine stratocumulus retrieved from MODIS imagery

Effects of solar heating on the indirect effect of aerosols as deduced from observations of ship tracks

Comparison of radiative feedback variability over multiple time scales in climate model and reanalysis data

Linking dynamics of the near-surface flow to deeper boundary layer forcing in the nocturnal boundary layer

Development of a synoptic map-pattern climatology to supplement current weather forecasting methods

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