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Defenses for Fall 2016

Towards Understanding the Role of Natural Variability in Climate Change
Dec 09, 2016
MS Defense
“Towards Understanding the Role of Natural Variability in Climate Change”
BY Jingyuan Li
ADVISOR David Thompson
Impacts of Assimilating Vertical Velocity, Latent Heat, or Hydrometer Water Contents Retrieved from a Single Reflectivity Data Set
Dec 07, 2016
MS Defense
“Impacts of Assimilating Vertical Velocity, Latent Heat, or Hydrometer Water Contents Retrieved from a Single Reflectivity Data Set”
BY Yoonjin Lee
ADVISOR Chris Kummerow and Dr. Zupanski
Vertically Resolved Weak Temperature Gradient Analysis of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Dec 05, 2016
PhD Defense
“Vertically Resolved Weak Temperature Gradient Analysis of the Madden-Julian Oscillation”
BY Brandon Wolding
ADVISOR Eric Maloney
Observations and Simulations of the Interactions Between Clouds, Radiation, and Precipitation
Oct 31, 2016
MS Defense
“Observations and Simulations of the Interactions Between Clouds, Radiation, and Precipitation”
BY Alexandra Naegele
ADVISOR David Randall
Impact of Drought on Grassland Productivity Across the Wet-Dry Gradient in the U.S.
Great Plains in 2010-2012
Oct 18, 2016
MS Defense
“Impact of Drought on Grassland Productivity Across the Wet-Dry Gradient in the U.S. Great Plains in 2010-2012”
BY Renee Curry
ADVISOR Scott Denning
Exploring the Sky: Investigating Discourse Dynamics in an Atmospheric Science Educational Outreach Program
Oct 12, 2016
PhD Defense
“Exploring the Sky: Investigating Discourse Dynamics in an Atmospheric Science Educational Outreach Program”
BY Kathryn Boyd
ADVISOR Thomas Birner and Meena Balgopal
A Social-Ecological Approach to Managing Agricultural Ammonia Emissions and Nitrogen Deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park
Oct 10, 2016
PhD Defense
“A Social-Ecological Approach to Managing Agricultural Ammonia Emissions and Nitrogen Deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park”
BY Aaron Pina
ADVISOR Scott Denning and Dennis Ojima
Using Operational HMS Smoke Observations to Gain Insights on North American Smoke Transport and Implications for Air Quality
Oct 03, 2016
MS Defense
“Using Operational HMS Smoke Observations to Gain Insights on North American Smoke Transport and Implications for Air Quality”
BY Steven Brey
ADVISOR Emily Fischer
Blending Model Output with Satellite-Based and In-Situ Observations to Produce High-Resolution Estimates of Population Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
Sep 08, 2016
MS Defense
“Blending Model Output with Satellite-Based and In-Situ Observations to Produce High-Resolution Estimates of Population Exposure to Wildfire Smoke”
BY Will Lassman
ADVISOR Jeff Pierce
The Hydrometeorological Sustainability of Miscanthus x Giganteus as a Biofuel Crop in the U.S. Midwest
Sep 08, 2016
PhD Defense
“The Hydrometeorological Sustainability of Miscanthus x Giganteus as a Biofuel Crop in the U.S. Midwest”
BY Gavin Roy
ADVISOR Chris Kummerow
On Quasi-Periodic Baroclinic Variability in Extratropical Circulation
Aug 24, 2016
MS Defense
“On Quasi-Periodic Baroclinic Variability in Extratropical Circulation”
BY Brian Crow
ADVISOR David Thompson