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Defenses for Spring 2015

Estimating Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds from Oil and Natural Gas Operations in the Piceance Basin
Jul 16, 2015
MS Defense
“Estimating Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds from Oil and Natural Gas Operations in the Piceance Basin”
BY Landan MacDonald
ADVISOR Jeff Pierce, co-advisor: Jeff Collett
Wake Vortices and Tropical Cyclogenesis Downstream of Sumatra over the Indian Ocean
Jun 26, 2015
MS Defense
“Wake Vortices and Tropical Cyclogenesis Downstream of Sumatra over the Indian Ocean”
BY Caitlin Fine
ADVISOR Richard Johnson
Uncertainties in Global Aerosols and Climate Effects Due to Biofuel Emissions
May 14, 2015
MS Defense
“Uncertainties in Global Aerosols and Climate Effects Due to Biofuel Emissions”
BY Jack Kodros
ADVISOR Jeff Pierce
Cumulus Moistening, the Diurnal Cycle, and Large-Scale Tropical Dynamics
May 08, 2015
PhD Defense
“Cumulus Moistening, the Diurnal Cycle, and Large-Scale Tropical Dynamics”
BY James Ruppert
ADVISOR Richard Johnson
Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Numerical Methods for the Rotating Shallow Water Equations
May 07, 2015
PhD Defense
“Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Numerical Methods for the Rotating Shallow Water Equations”
BY Chris Eldred
ADVISOR David Randall
Balanced and Transient Aspects of the Intertropical Convergence Zone
May 06, 2015
PhD Defense
“Balanced and Transient Aspects of the Intertropical Convergence Zone”
BY Alex Gonzalez
ADVISOR Wayne Schubert
Toward an Improved Understanding of the Synoptic and Mesoscale Dynamics Governing Nocturnal Heavy-Rain-Producing Mesoscale Convective Systems
Apr 21, 2015
PhD Defense
“Toward an Improved Understanding of the Synoptic and Mesoscale Dynamics Governing Nocturnal Heavy-Rain-Producing Mesoscale Convective Systems”
BY John Peters
ADVISOR Russ Schumacher
Vertical and Horizontal Mixing in the Tropical Tropopause Layer
Apr 15, 2015
MS Defense
“Vertical and Horizontal Mixing in the Tropical Tropopause Layer”
BY Sasha Glanville
ADVISOR Thomas Birner
Time-Filtered Inverse Modeling of Land-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange
Apr 03, 2015
MS Defense
“Time-Filtered Inverse Modeling of Land-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange”
BY Nick Geyer
ADVISOR Scott Denning
On the Observed Relationships Between Variability in Sea Surface Temperatures and the Atmospheric Circulation in the Northern Hemisphere
Apr 03, 2015
MS Defense
“On the Observed Relationships Between Variability in Sea Surface Temperatures and the Atmospheric Circulation in the Northern Hemisphere”
BY Samantha Wills
ADVISOR David Thompson
Tropical Tropopause Layer Variability Associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation during DYNAMO
Mar 27, 2015
MS Defense
“Tropical Tropopause Layer Variability Associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation during DYNAMO”
BY Erin Dagg
ADVISOR Thomas Birner and Richard Johnson
The Spatial and Temporal Properties of Precipitation Uncertainty Structures over Tropical Oceans
Mar 13, 2015
MS Defense
“The Spatial and Temporal Properties of Precipitation Uncertainty Structures over Tropical Oceans”
BY Jianbo Liu
ADVISOR Chris Kummerow
The Validation of Emission Rate Estimation Methods
Jan 29, 2015
MS Defense
“The Validation of Emission Rate Estimation Methods”
BY Bradley Wells
ADVISOR Jeff Collett and Jeff Pierce