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Current Research Projects


Principle Investigator Title Sponsor Total Award Duration (years)

K.P. Bowman

Quantitative Comparison of the Transport Circulation of the Troposphere in Observations and GCM Simulations NSF $332,416 3.0
K.P. Bowman Regional-Scale Atmospheric Transport and Air Quality in Texas TX ARC $31,943 1.0
G. R. North
K.P. Bowman
Statistical Sampling and Estimation Problems Using TRMM Data NASA-Goddard $305,074 3.4
G. R. North
K.P. Bowman
See above NASA-Goddard $3,000 3.4
D.R. Collins Gulf Coast Aerosol Research and Characteriztion Study Clinton/Deer Park UT $138,107 3.9
D.R. Collins Gulf Coast Aerosol Research and Characteriztion Study Personal Exposure UT $133,507 3.9
D.R. Collins Size Resolved Measurement of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration and Properties NSF $303,960 3.0
D.R. Collins Aircraft-Based Measurement of Aerosol Optical Properties NASA $305,758 3.0
D.R. Collins Investigation of the Production Rate and Radiative Impact of Sea Salt Aerosols DOC-NOAA $249,909 3.0
D.R. Collins Airborne Sampling of Aerosol Properties during the Dallas NAOPEX Experiment TX ARC $36,776 1.0
D.R. Collins Data Collection at Big Bend- Optical-Related Aerosol Properties TCEQ $27,000  
C.C. Epifanio   EPA UofH   2.0
C.C. Epifanio Wakes and Scale Interactions in Stratified Flows Past Topography NSF $307,287 1.0
M.T. Lemmon Investigation of Titan's Aerosols NASA Goddard $135,545 3.0
M.T. Lemmon Spatially-Resolved Polarimetry of Titan STSI $58,054 2.5
M.T. Lemmon Investigation of the Properties of Martian Atmospheric Dust and its Effect on the Illumination of the Martian Surface Cal Tech JPL $101,475 1.0
M.T. Lemmon Spatially-Resolved Spectroscopy of Uranus and Neptune STSI $9,858 2.0
M.T. Lemmon Mars Exploration Rover DOI-GEO SURVEY $21,670 0.9
M.T. Lemmon MARS Phoenix Scout Mission Phase A Cal Tech JPL $10,000 0.4
J.W.Nielsen-Gammon Medium-Range Synoptic Meteorology NSF $387,741 3.0
J.W.Nielsen-Gammon Amend 2 NOAA CIAMS $85,035 3.0
J.W.Nielsen-Gammon,
F.Zhang,
C.C. Epifanio, S.North,
R. Zhang
, Cifuentes, J.Bevan, Lucchese
Development of Joint Pollutant Air Quality Modeling Facilities and Air Monitoring Stations for Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area. U of H EPA $1,000,000 2.0
J.W.Nielsen-Gammon Analysis and Simulation of Allison (2002) over Texas UCAR (DOC-NOAA) $8,092 1.0
J.W.Nielsen-Gammon Houston-Galveston Mid-Course Review MM5 Modeling with GOES Satellite Data Assimilation TCEQ $90,000 0.8
J.W.Nielsen-Gammon Consulation for Beaumont MM5 Modeling TCEQ $18,000 0.4
G. R. North Statistical Sampling and Estimation Problems Using TRMM Data NASA-Goddard $305,074 3.3
G. R. North See above NASA-Goddard $3,000 3.3
G. R. North Detecting Multiple Forced Climate Signals DOC-NOAA $225,000 3.0
G. R. North
J.Craig Collier
A Comparison of Tropical Precipitation Rates Simulated by the NCAR Comm. Climate Model (CCMS) with Those Observed by the TRMM NASA- Goddard $70,000 3.0
R.E. Orville Cooperative Research Applied to NWS Southern Region Needs and Priorities DOC-NOAA $272,564 3.0
R.E. Orville Physical and Meteorological Characteristics Associated with Lightning Ground Flashes: The National Lightning Detection Network and the Canadian Lightning Detection Network NSF $430,502 3.0
T. T. Wilheit Physical Validation of TMI Oceanic Rainfall Retrievals NASA-Goddard $256,600 3.3
T. T. Wilheit Physical Validation of TMI Oceanic Rainfall Retrievals NASA-Goddard $119,400 3.3
T. T. Wilheit MIMR Science Team Retrieval of Ocean Surface and Atmospheric Parameters from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) on EOS NASA $1,695,129 9.9
Ping Yang Radiative Properties of Cirrus Clouds, Water Clouds and Aerosols: Model Development in Support of Univ. of Wisc-Madison U.Wiscon DOD/ONR $164,380 2.8
Ping Yang Analysis of Historical Cirrus in-Situ Data in Support of Terra, Aqua, and GIFTS Cirrus Retrieval Efforts NASA- Washington $113,977 3.0
Ping Yang Scattering and Absorption Properties of Nonspherical/Inhomogeneous Aerosols and Ice Crystals: Application to Radiative Transfer Simulation and Remote Sensing Implementation NASA- Goddard $94,991 2.0
Ping Yang Microphysical Properties of Crystalline PSC Particles Derived from Aiirborn Lidar Measurements Acquired During the SOLVE Mission U of Myld NASA $22,800 1.0
Ping Yang CALIPSO Science Support SAIC $133,483 2.0
Ping Yang Retrieve Cirrus Reflectance Using Visible and 1.38-UM Water Absorption Bands NASA-Goddard $120,000 3.0
Ping Yang Analysis of Measurement and Modeling Studies for Crystal-Face NASA-Goddard $80,000 2.0
Ping Yang Investigation of the Scattering and Radiative Properties of Ice and Mixed-Phase Clouds NSF $623,407 1.0
Fuqing Zhang   EPA UofH   2.0
Fuqing Zhang Collaborative Research: ITR-Ensemble-Based State Estmation for a Next-Generation Weather Forecasting Model NSF $295,500 4.0
Fuqing Zhang Generation of Turbulence from Gravity Waves Originating From Upper-Troposheric Jet-Front Systems DOC-NOAA $9,990 1.0
Fuqing Zhang Dynamics and Impacts of Mesoscale Gravity Waves NSF $224,834 2.0
Renyi Zhang Nox Production by Lightning and its Impact on the Chemistry of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere NASA- Goddard $270,455 4.0
Renyi Zhang Sub Contract - MIT Laboratory Investigation of Organic Aerosol Formation From aromatic Hydrocarbons DOE-OKRD $284,756 4.0
Renyi Zhang (Shared S.North, Chem) Atmospheric Oxidation Mechanism of Isoprene NSF $298,000 3.0
Renyi Zhang   EPA UofH   2.0
Renyi Zhang Chlorine Initiated Oxidated Reactions of Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compunds Relevant to Urban and Regional Air Pollution TX ARC $34,643 1.0
Renyi Zhang ARP FY 2002-Zhang THECB/ARP $47,383 1.0
Renyi Zhang Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Oxidation Reactions Welch $282,000 5.0


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