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Dr. Gannet Hallar Director, Storm Peak Laboratory 720-771-9490 Gannet.Hallar@dri.edu |
Anthropogenic effects on climate; radiative effect and microphysical properties of tropopause cirrus; aerosol optical properties and the vertical distribution of aerosols; cloud and aerosol interactions. |
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Dr. John Hallett Research Professor 775-674-7013 John.Hallett@dri.edu |
Cloud physics; cloud electrification; optical and physical properties of aerosols; ice growth microphysics; characterization of aircraft contrails and low temperature clouds. |
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Dr. S. Kent Hoekman Research Professor 775-674-7065 Kent.Hoekman@dri.edu |
Air quality impacts of vehicle emissions; impacts of advanced-technology vehicles and fuels upon emissions and energy usage; environmental impacts of conventional and alternative energy resources; the role of science in shaping environmental public policy. |
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Dr. James Hudson Research Professor 775-674-7020 Jim.Hudson@dri.edu |
Measurement and characterization of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN); impacts of anthropogenic activities upon CCN; relationships between CCN and cloud albedo, precipitation efficiency, and other climate impacts. |
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Mr. Arlen Huggins Associate Research Scientist 775-674-7140 Arlen.Huggins@dri.edu |
Radar meteorology; quantitative precipitation estimation using radar; quantitative precipitation forecasting; orographic cloud and precipitation processes; ground-based remote sensing of orographic cloud structure; impacts of cloud seeding on orographic and convective clouds; transport and dispersion of aerosols in complex terrain. |
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Dr. Michael Kaplan Associate Research Professor 775-674-7051 Mike.Kaplan@dri.edu |
Synoptic scale, mesoscale and microscale meteorological analyses, numerical simulations and forecasting. Primary interests in mesoscale dynamics including aviation meteorology, extreme precipitation events, fire meteorology, transport processes and severe convective storms. All forms of real data numerical modeling and numerical weather prediction. |
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Dr. Ilias Kavouras Assistant Research Professor 702-862-5362 Ilias.Kavouras@dri.edu |
Urban air pollution with emphasis in particulate matter (PM), ozone and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their atmospheric chemistry, indoor air quality, air pollution health effects, receptor modeling, design and development of sampling methods. |
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Mr. Grant Kelly Staff Computer Scientist 775-674-7164 Grant.Kelly@dri.edu |
ACIS and other climate data systems, relational database design and programming, dynamic web page design and implementation, Internet security and standards, UNIX/Linux and open-source software, scientific visualization. |
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Mr. Steve Kohl Associate Research Scientist 775-674-7056 Steve.Kohl@dri.edu |
Analysis of particulate samples collected on filter media including x-ray fluorescence, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, ion chromatography, colorimetry, atomic absorption, and thermal methods; data validation, interpretation and quality assurance; field sampling equipment deployment and maintenance. |
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Dr. Darko Koracin Research Professor 775-674-7091 Darko.Koracin@dri.edu |
Regional, mesoscale, urban, and microscale atmospheric, dispersion, and air-quality modeling; development, application, and evaluation of numerical models; simulations of airflows and dispersion processes in complex terrain; development of the Lagrangian random particle dispersion model; real-time forecasting; four-dimensional data assimilation techniques; turbulence and radiation in the cloudy atmospheric boundary layer; coastal dynamics; air-sea interaction; cloudiness and fog. |
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Dr. Hampden Kuhns Research Professor 775-674-7111 Hampden.Kuhns@dri.edu |
Extractive and remote sensing of gases and particles from engine exhaust; measurement of spatial distribution of road dust emissions; reconciliation of fugitive dust emissions with air quality models; development of regional emissions inventories; secondary inorganic aerosol measurement and modeling; receptor modeling of visibility impairment; real time measurement of gases and particles; automation of data acquisition, processing, and analysis. |
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Dr. John Lewis Adjunct Research Professor 775-674-7077 John.Lewis@dri.edu |
Research has been evenly divided between weather analysis (especially over the Gulf of Mexico), dynamic data assimilation (variational methods), and the history of science. The textbook Dynamic Data Assimilation (Lewis, Lakshmivarahan, and Dhall) is in press, at Cambridge University Press. |
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Dr. Douglas Lowenthal Associate Research Professor 775-674-7047 Doug.Lowenthal@dri.edu |
Aerosol effects on cloud microphysics, albedo, and precipitation; light extinction measurements and modeling; trace chemistry and receptor modeling of aerosol sources on urban, regional, and global scales. |
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Dr. Menachem Luria Affiliate Faculty 775-674-7047 Menachem.Luria@dri.edu |
Atmospheric chemistry and air quality. Chemistry of power plant and urban plumes as well as the interaction between reactive halogen species and ozone in the troposphere. Planning, field-work and data analysis of major air quality studies including SOS (Southern Oxidant Study, 1993-2001), CCOS (Central California Ozone Study, 2000-2001), Dead Sea Valley Ozone Study (1997-2001) and East Mediterranean Air Pollution transport study (1994-1998). |
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Mr. Greg McCurdy Associate Research Climate Application Specialist 775-674-7165 Greg.McCurdy@dri.edu |
Installation, assembly, programming, operation and maintenance of data systems, in various operating environments; weather and climate information sources such as RAWS, NWS, SNOTEL, AGRIMET, NVDOE, McIDAS, and ALERT; DROT (DOMSAT Receive Only Terminal), which receives weather platform messages transmitted via GOES satellite and other data telemetry methods. |
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Ms. Dorothy Miller Database Manager 775-674-7010 Dorothy.Miller@dri.edu |
Maintain Climate Center historical databases, update some of the Climate Center webpages. Maintain accounting records and process invoices/receipts. Provide unique data for special data requests. |
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Dr. David Mitchell Associate Research Professor 775-674-7039 Dave.Mitchell@dri.edu |
Evolution of particle size distributions in wintertime frontal and cirrus clouds; radiative properties of cirrus clouds; development and testing of new remote sensing methods retrieving ice cloud effective size, water path, and photon tunneling amount; aerosol particle effects on cloud microphysics, albedo and solid precipitation; scavenging of gases and aerosols by cloud and precipitation particles; moisture source and mechanism of the Mexican monsoon. |
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Dr. Hans Moosmuller Research Professor 775-674-7063 Hans.Moosmuller@dri.edu |
Development of instruments for characterizing optical aerosol properties such as extinction and its scattering and absorption components. Use of such instruments to characterize both PM emissions and ambient aerosols, aiming towards a better understanding of radiative transfer and visibility degradation. |
