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October 28, 2022
Syun-Ichi Akasofu is an expert in aurora physics, solar physics, geophysics, and magnetosphere.
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October 28, 2022
Uses a hierarchy of models and observational data to study large-scale dynamics of climate. Climate dynamics, atmospheric large-scale circulation, permafrost.
October 28, 2022
Tom Ballinger is an expert in Arctic weather and climate. His research examines high-latitude atmospheric circulation variability and change, and its impacts on the climate of Alaska and Greenland. He also studies interactions between Arctic sea ice and the atmosphere at local to large scales.
October 28, 2022
Uma Bhatt is an expert in climate change, climate variability, meteorology, air-sea ice interaction, atmosphere, atmospheric sciences, climatology, cryosphere, hydrometeorology, physical oceanography, physics of global warming, remote sensing application, and tundra vegetation.
October 28, 2022
Peter Bieniek is an expert in Alaska climatology, climate variability and change, dynamical downscaling, and regional climate.
October 28, 2022
Design and operation of laser radar (lidar) systems at the Lidar Research Laboratory at Poker Flat Research Range. He has conducted studies on the ozone hole, the meteorology of the stratosphere and mesosphere, fluid dynamics of waves and turbulence, noctilucent clouds, volcanic plume tracking, forest fires, and fisheries. Remote sensing.
October 28, 2022
The aurora and how space weather events perturb Earth’s upper atmosphere.
October 28, 2022
Focuses on comparative magnetospheric physics with emphasis on numerical simulation of space plasmas. The solar wind’s interaction with the magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, comets, Pluto, and the plasma interaction at Io, and developed models to study the flow of mass and energy. Magnetospheric physics, numerical simulation.
October 28, 2022
Atmospheric boundary layer composition, dynamics, meteorology and turbulence, as well as surface-atmosphere exchanges and their connection to the atmospheric boundary layer flow and coupling to mesoscale, regional and large scale models using remote sensing platforms.
October 28, 2022
Expertise in physics, remote sensing, and synthetic aperture radar.
October 28, 2022
The interface between Earth’s upper atmosphere and space, characterizing the energy input of aurora into the upper atmosphere and the effects of auroral energy input on the neutral atmosphere, using ground-based observations to estimate the rate of energy input from auroral electron precipitation over extended areas.
October 28, 2022
Jingqiu Mao studies biosphere-atmosphere interactions, arctic urban air pollution, biomass burning emission and chemistry, fundamental chemical mechanisms, secondary organic aerosol formation, chemistry-climate interactions, and remote sensing of atmospheric trace gases.
October 28, 2022
Human and natural impacts on weather, climate and air quality at various spatial and temporal scales. Atmospheric sciences, meteorology, hydrology, geophysics, air quality and mesoscale modeling, impact of land-use and land-cover changes on weather, and air quality. Wind energy. Data mining. Remote sensing.
October 28, 2022
Studies the physical processes associated with the aurora and sprites (upper atmosphere lightning).
October 28, 2022
Investigates Arctic radical chemistry through field measurements of trace gases and reactive radicals. Developing and deploying spectroscopic instruments, including laser-based instruments using cavity ring-down spectroscopy and passive optical absorption instruments.
October 28, 2022
Rick Thoman is an expert in Alaska climate and weather. He produces reliable Alaska climate change information and graphics describing Alaska’s changing environment. His work spans the bridge between climate modeling, Alaska communities and media.
October 28, 2022
Space systems engineering, radar remote sensing, small satellites. Design and development of small satellites and radar systems for Earth observing science.
October 28, 2022
John Walsh is an expert in Arctic climate, weather, climate change adaptation and sea ice. He specializes in climate modeling, addressing regional vulnerabilities, downscaling models and more.
October 28, 2022
Peter Webley studies remote sensing of natural hazards, dispersion modeling of aerosols, satellite detection methodologies, the application of unmanned aircraft systems for geoscience research and operational support, scenario planning for natural hazard assessment and risk mitigation, 3-D visualization of aerosol modeling, business development, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship.
October 28, 2022
Zhang studies the structure and dynamics of the Earth’s dayside magnetosphere including the magnetosheath, magnetopause, boundary layer and cusp; energetic particle acceleration by magnetic reconnection; diffusion region physics; the interaction of interplanetary shocks with the Earth’s bow shock, magnetosphere, and the global effects resulting from the interaction; and foreshock phenomena such as Hot Flow Anomalies foreshock cavities and their geoeffects.
October 28, 2022
Arctic climate change and variability; atmospheric dynamics; atmosphere-sea ice-ocean interactions; Arctic-lower latitudes linkages; cyclone/storm dynamics; extreme climate, weather, and hydrological events; climate change simulation and projection; high-resolution climate and weather modeling.
October 28, 2023
Rick Lader is an expert in regional climate modeling and extreme event analysis in Alaska.