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Atmospheric & Climate Sciences
Atmospheric Biosphere Interactions
Research on biosphere-atmosphere interactions includes both experimental and modeling studies on topics such as the emissions of trace gases from the biosphere, atmospheric deposition of gas and particle phase species, and boundary layer meteorology.
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CLaSP research includes the modeling of gas, aqueous and aerosol tropospheric chemistry at the regional and global levels, stratospheric chemistry, high-resolution air quality modeling, and the theoretical modeling of atmospheric chemical reactions.
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We study the atmospheric motions, assess their governing equations, investigate the complex interplay between the scales, study ocean dynamics, and model the general circulation of the atmosphere and employ Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) techniques.
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Climate, Climate Modeling & Climate Change
Climate research at CLaSP is rapidly growing and covers a broad range of topics, including global and regional climate modeling for present-day and future climate scenarios, the development of new dynamical cores and adaptive grids, the integration of satellite products into climate models, the improvement of physical processes in climate models, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, ice-atmosphere interactions, and chemistry-climate interactions.
Learn MoreClouds & Precipitation
Research at CLaSP examines cloud processes on scales that range from tens of meters to thousands of kilometers. We examine cloud structure and dynamics, convection, cloud microphysics and cloud-aerosol interactions, as well as the response of both tropical and extratropical clouds and precipitation to a warming climate.
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Numerical Methods & Scientific Computing
We investigate modern numerical techniques that are suitable for weather and climate models, remote sensing and statistical applications.
Learn MorePaleoclimate
The primary goal of paleoclimate research at CLaSP is understanding the geologic record of Earth's climate history by using a variety of tools, including a hierarchy of climate models, to explore the causes and consequences of past climate change.
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Planetary Atmospheres
Research on planetary atmospheres includes using the measurements from various spacecraft missions of the upper atmospheres and ionospheres of solar system planets and moons to characterize the structure and dynamics of the atmospheric environments and to compare them to one another.
Learn MoreRadiative Transfer, Remote Sensing & Instrumentation
Our research addresses (1) testing modeled climate feedbacks using satellite and GPS radio data, (2) comparisons of radiative fluxes and cloud radiative forcings with satellite data and Atmospheric General Circulation Models and (3) radiative effects of ice clouds on atmospheric transport processes.
Learn MoreStatistical Methods & Data Assimilation
Research involves both the development of new data assimilation techniques, as well as use of proven statistical methods. We evaluate models, produce optimally merged model and observation datasets, and prepare for future satellite platforms.
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