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Defenses for Fall 2023

Marine ice nucleating particles: sources, composition, emissions, and model parameterizations
Oct 16, 2023
PhD Defense
“Marine ice nucleating particles: sources, composition, emissions, and model parameterizations”
BY Kathryn Moore
ADVISOR Sonia Kreidenweis and Paul DeMott
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Comparing precipitation estimates, model forecasts, and random forest based predictions for excessive rainfall
Oct 13, 2023
PhD Defense
“Comparing precipitation estimates, model forecasts, and random forest based predictions for excessive rainfall”
BY Eric James
ADVISOR Russ Schumacher
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Data-driven Models for Subseasonal Cyclogenesis Forecasts in the East Pacific and North Atlantic
Oct 06, 2023
MS Defense
“Data-driven Models for Subseasonal Cyclogenesis Forecasts in the East Pacific and North Atlantic”
BY Zaibeth Carlo-Frontera
ADVISOR Elizabeth Barnes and Eric Maloney
Read Abstract
Using Laboratory and Airborne Measurements to Investigate the Role of Ice Nucleating Particles in Ice and Mixed-Phase Clouds
Sep 25, 2023
PhD Defense
“Using Laboratory and Airborne Measurements to Investigate the Role of Ice Nucleating Particles in Ice and Mixed-Phase Clouds”
BY Ryan Patnaude
ADVISOR Sonia Kreidenweis and Paul DeMott
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The Effect of Projected Sea Surface Temperature Change on MJO Activity in a Warmer Climate
Sep 22, 2023
MS Defense
“The Effect of Projected Sea Surface Temperature Change on MJO Activity in a Warmer Climate”
BY Amanda Bowden
ADVISOR Eric Maloney
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Diagnosing the Angular Momentum Fluxes that Drive the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
Sep 12, 2023
MS Defense
“Diagnosing the Angular Momentum Fluxes that Drive the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation”
BY Ann Casey Hughes
ADVISOR David Randall
Read Abstract
Cold Pool Train Dynamics and Transport
Sep 08, 2023
MS Defense
“Cold Pool Train Dynamics and Transport”
BY Christine Neumaier
ADVISOR Susan van den Heever and Leah Grant
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Inorganic Gas-Aerosol Partitioning in and around Animal Feeding Operation Plumes in Northeastern Colorado in Late Summer 2021
Sep 05, 2023
MS Defense
“Inorganic Gas-Aerosol Partitioning in and around Animal Feeding Operation Plumes in Northeastern Colorado in Late Summer 2021”
BY En Li
ADVISOR Jeffrey Pierce and Emily Fischer
Read Abstract
Changes in the Snowpack of the Upper Colorado River Basin in a Warmer Future Climate
Aug 23, 2023
MS Defense
“Changes in the Snowpack of the Upper Colorado River Basin in a Warmer Future Climate”
BY Lexi Sherman
ADVISOR Kristen Rasmussen
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The influence of prescribed burning on springtime PM2.5 concentrations in eastern Kansas
Aug 18, 2023
MS Defense
“The influence of prescribed burning on springtime PM2.5 concentrations in eastern Kansas”
BY Olivia Sablan
ADVISOR Emily Fischer and Jeffrey Pierce
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When is the Unpredictable (slightly more) Predictable? An Assessment of Opportunities for Skillful Decadal Climate Prediction Using Explainable Neural Networks
Aug 10, 2023
PhD Defense
“When is the Unpredictable (slightly more) Predictable? An Assessment of Opportunities for Skillful Decadal Climate Prediction Using Explainable Neural Networks”
BY Emily Gordon
ADVISOR Elizabeth Barnes
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GREMLIN: GOES Radar Estimation via Machine Learning to Inform NWP
Aug 02, 2023
PhD Defense
“GREMLIN: GOES Radar Estimation via Machine Learning to Inform NWP”
BY Kyle Hilburn
ADVISOR Steven Miller
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