Seminars: Spring 2011

Date	Speaker	Title
18 January 2011	Richard Orville Andrew Dessler Department of Atmospheric Sciences Texas A&M University	The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN): Analysis of flash data – 2001-2009 and Evaluation of convection-allowing ensemble forecasts of extreme rainfall associated with a Mesoscale vortex
25 January	NONE
1 February	Dan Vimont, Assistant Professor Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Center for Climatic Research University of Wisconsin - Madison	Meridional modes the coupled climate system
SPECIAL SEMINAR sponsored by CACE, Departments of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences 3 February	Peter Liss School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia	Marine geo-engineering: Miracle cure or snake oil? Note: location Halbouty 101
8 February	George Bryan National Center for Atmospheric Research	The maximum intensity of numerically simulated hurricanes
SPECIAL SEMINAR 10 February	Dr. Hung-Lung Huang Space Science & Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison,	Overview of Recent Advances in Infrared Imaging and Sounding Product Science and Environmental Applications
15 February	Kristen L. Corbosiero, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences University of California,	The World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN): Network overview, evaluation and its application to tropical cyclone research
22 February	Shari Yvon-Lewis Department of Oceanography Texas A&M University	Methyl bromide: Budget, trends and the oceanic response to the Montreal Protocal
1 March	Gilbert Compo, Research Scientist CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, University of Colorado NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO	Removing ENSO-related Variations from the Climate Record
Special Seminar 7 March ROOM 1209, 4 PM	Takashi Y. Nakajima, Associate Professor School of Earth and Environmental Science Tokai University	Droplet growth process of water clouds observed from earth observing satellites
8 March	Scott Miller, Research Associate, Atmospheric Sciences Reserch Center Albany University	CANCELLED
Special Seminar 10 March	Dr. Michael Douglas National Severe Storms Laboratory Norman, OK	Meteorological field programs as part of undergraduate and graduate education
22 March	Ron Gelaro, Physical Scientist NASA/GSFC	Assessing the impact of observations on numerical weather forecasts using the adjoint method
29 March	Robert Hart, Associate Professor of Meteorology Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Florida State University	Tropical cyclones, winter, and the unknown
5 April	Salil Mahajan Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN	Impacts of Direct and Semi-direct Effects of Aerosols on the Climate System
12 April	Robert Wood, Associate Professor Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington	How do aerosols impact the radiative properties of low clouds?
19 April	Thomas Birner, Assistant Professor Department of Atmospheric Sciences Colorado State University	Widening of the tropical belt and poleward contraction of the jets: diagnostics and mechanisms
25 April	Eric Saltzman, Professor Department of Earth System Science University of California, Irvine	Reactive chlorine in the marine atmosphere
SPECIAL SEMINAR 28 April	Ana Unruh-Cohen, Deputy Staff Director U.S. House of Representatives Renewables & Environment Industry, Washington D.C	Political Calculus: The role of Science in Energy and Climate Policy
SPECIAL SEMINAR 11 May	S. Lakshmivarahan School of Computer Science University of Oklahoma, Norman	Data assimilation using forward sensitivity method NOTE LOCATION: O&M 1209 1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SEMINAR 3 June Room 1209 3:45 PM	Kerry Meyer, Assistant Research Scientist Universities Space Research Association/Climate Radiation Branch NASA Goddard Flight Center,Greenbelt Maryland	Deriving cloud optical properties from space-borne solar spectral measurements

Spring 2011

Date	Speaker	Title
18 January 2011	Richard Orville Andrew Dessler Department of Atmospheric Sciences Texas A&M University	The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN): Analysis of flash data – 2001-2009 and Evaluation of convection-allowing ensemble forecasts of extreme rainfall associated with a Mesoscale vortex
25 January	NONE
1 February	Dan Vimont, Assistant Professor Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Center for Climatic Research University of Wisconsin - Madison	Meridional modes the coupled climate system
SPECIAL SEMINAR sponsored by CACE, Departments of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences 3 February	Peter Liss School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia	Marine geo-engineering: Miracle cure or snake oil? Note: location Halbouty 101
8 February	George Bryan National Center for Atmospheric Research	The maximum intensity of numerically simulated hurricanes
SPECIAL SEMINAR 10 February	Dr. Hung-Lung Huang Space Science & Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison,	Overview of Recent Advances in Infrared Imaging and Sounding Product Science and Environmental Applications
15 February	Kristen L. Corbosiero, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences University of California,	The World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN): Network overview, evaluation and its application to tropical cyclone research
22 February	Shari Yvon-Lewis Department of Oceanography Texas A&M University	Methyl bromide: Budget, trends and the oceanic response to the Montreal Protocal
1 March	Gilbert Compo, Research Scientist CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, University of Colorado NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO	Removing ENSO-related Variations from the Climate Record
Special Seminar 7 March ROOM 1209, 4 PM	Takashi Y. Nakajima, Associate Professor School of Earth and Environmental Science Tokai University	Droplet growth process of water clouds observed from earth observing satellites
8 March	Scott Miller, Research Associate, Atmospheric Sciences Reserch Center Albany University	CANCELLED
Special Seminar 10 March	Dr. Michael Douglas National Severe Storms Laboratory Norman, OK	Meteorological field programs as part of undergraduate and graduate education
22 March	Ron Gelaro, Physical Scientist NASA/GSFC	Assessing the impact of observations on numerical weather forecasts using the adjoint method
29 March	Robert Hart, Associate Professor of Meteorology Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Florida State University	Tropical cyclones, winter, and the unknown
5 April	Salil Mahajan Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN	Impacts of Direct and Semi-direct Effects of Aerosols on the Climate System
12 April	Robert Wood, Associate Professor Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington	How do aerosols impact the radiative properties of low clouds?
19 April	Thomas Birner, Assistant Professor Department of Atmospheric Sciences Colorado State University	Widening of the tropical belt and poleward contraction of the jets: diagnostics and mechanisms
25 April	Eric Saltzman, Professor Department of Earth System Science University of California, Irvine	Reactive chlorine in the marine atmosphere
SPECIAL SEMINAR 28 April	Ana Unruh-Cohen, Deputy Staff Director U.S. House of Representatives Renewables & Environment Industry, Washington D.C	Political Calculus: The role of Science in Energy and Climate Policy
SPECIAL SEMINAR 11 May	S. Lakshmivarahan School of Computer Science University of Oklahoma, Norman	Data assimilation using forward sensitivity method NOTE LOCATION: O&M 1209 1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SEMINAR 3 June Room 1209 3:45 PM	Kerry Meyer, Assistant Research Scientist Universities Space Research Association/Climate Radiation Branch NASA Goddard Flight Center,Greenbelt Maryland	Deriving cloud optical properties from space-borne solar spectral measurements

See Seminar List for recent semesters.