Course Overview
All candidates must submit a thesis or manuscript which has been judged by the student's committee to be acceptable for publication in an appropriate scientific journal, and present the results in a formal departmental seminar or at a national or international scientific meeting. The program is highly quantitative, it is required for applicants to have a strong background in physics and calculus. Active research in the following areas: Atmospheric Chemistry & Aerosols, Changes in Hydrologic Extremes Under a Warmer Climate, Climate & Global Change, COSMOS Soil Moisture Measurement, Improving Monsoon Predictability, Integrated Evaluations and Applications of the NASA MERRA Reanalysis DataLand Processes in the NCAR CCSM Land Processes in the NCEP Weather Forecasting Model, Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity, Radiation & Remote Sensing, Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones, Weather Analysis & Predictability