a few words about the aoes dept and climate dynamics phd barry klinger, april 2010 sac cola visit
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July (2008), Merger of
Climate DynamicsDepartment
Geologists (inenvironmental ScienceAnd Policy Department)
…Gave Birth To A New Creation…
6 full-time faculty,Including 4 tenure-stream,2 term
George Mason University/COLAClimate Dynamics PhD
Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences
Understanding and PredictingClimate and its Variability
www.aoes.gmu.edu
•Some key research components: Atmospheric Dynamics Physical Oceanography Land-Air Interactions Predictability Climate Modeling
Climate Dynamics PhD - Overview
•Started as concentration of Computational Sciences and Informatics PhD•Separate program since Fall 2003
Climate Dynamics PhD - Overview
•Started as concentration of Computational Sciences and Informatics PhD•Separate program since Fall 2003
•Mission to help train the next generation of scientists in climate dynamics and related fields•Builds on the great strengths in numerical modeling and predictability studies of GMU/COLA scientists•Students take classes at GMU, collaborate with scientists at both GMU and COLA
Climate Dynamics PhD - Overview
•Started as concentration of Computational Sciences and Informatics PhD•Separate program since Fall 2003
•Mission to help train the next generation of scientists in climate dynamics and related fields•Builds on the great strengths in numerical modeling and predictability studies of GMU/COLA scientists•Students take classes at GMU, collaborate with scientists at both GMU and COLA
•11 graduates from 2003-04 to 2008-09•Student enrollment 13-19 in recent years
PhD Program in Climate Dynamics
Faculty [Name (Ph.D. Institution), Research Focus], Spring 2010:
J. Shukla (M.I.T.) Climate variability and predictabilityZ. Boybeyi* (N Carolina State) Mesoscale, natural hazards, air qualityT. DelSole (Harvard) Atmospheric dynamicsB. Doty Computing for geophysical research; GrADSB. Huang (Univ. of MD) Coupled ocean-atmospheric systemE. Jin (Seoul) Predictability of ocean-atmosphere-land systemJ. Kinter (Princeton) Climate variabilityB. Klinger (M.I.T.) Large-scale ocean circulation and climateV. Krishnamurthy (M.I.T.) Monsoons; nonlinear dynamicsJ. Lu (Dalhousie) Atmosphere-ocean dynamics; climate change dynamicsE. Schneider (Harvard) Mechanisms of climate mean and variabilityP. Schopf (Princeton) Oceanography, ocean modeling, climate dynamics D. Straus (Cornell) Atmospheric dynamics; chaotic and forced variability
*GMU only.
Climate Dynamics Students and Advisors, Spring 2010(Currently 18 students)
Arsenault, K. HouserBucher, G. DelSoleChen, H. SchneiderColfescu, I. SchneiderCruz, C. KlingerFeng, X. HouserHazra, A. KrishnamurthyJang, Y. StrausJia, L. DelSoleKrishnamurthy, L. KrishnamurthyLaJoie, E. DelSoleLi, J. HuangNarapusetty, B. Schopf (First Place poster presentation, AMS Annual Meeting 2009)Nattala, J. KinterPalipane, E. LuStofferahn, E. BoybeyiSwenson, E. Straus (East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Fellowship, 2009)Xu, L. Shukla
Some recent thesis topics:
Jang: Interannual variability of Indian summer monsoon
Li: SST diurnal variability and its influence on the tropical atmospheric intraseasonal variability
Feng: Identifying the predictability of water cycle by detecting and attributing variability and change
Narapusetty: Impact of Tropical Instability Waves on Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Cruz: Global Circulation Variability Induced by Southern Ocean Winds
Achuthavarier: Role of the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the Indian Summer Monsoon Variability
Pan: The Influence of Mean Climate on the ENSO Simulation and Predictability
Fan: Low Frequency Climate Variability in the North Atlantic: Stochastic Forcing and Coupled Response
Where do our graduates go?
D. Achuthavarier (2009) COLAX. Pan (2009) NOAA NCEPM. Fan (2008) NESDIS NOAAD. Jin (2008) RSMAS, U. Miami, currently U. MarylandK. Pegion (2007) CIRES/ESRLL. Feudale (2006) ICTP, TriesteR. Burgman (2006) RSMAS, U. MiamiS. Bates (2006) U. Washington, currently NCARY. Vikhliaev (2005) U. Maryland Baltimore CountyW. Anderson (2004) GFDLM. Manganello (2004) COLA
Curriculum Overview
Core Climate Science Requirements
Introduction to the Physical Climate SystemIntroduction to Atmospheric DynamicsPhysical and Dynamical OceanographyLand-Climate InteractionsSeminar (1 hour, repeated for 3 semesters)
Core Computational Methods Requirements
Numerical MethodsFoundations of Computational SciencesNumerical Simulation of Weather and Climate
Selected Electives
Geophysical Fluid DynamicsAtmosphere-Ocean InteractionsPredictability of Weather and ClimateGeneral Circulation of the AtmosphereOcean General Circulation Statistical Methods in Climate ResearchData Assimilation and Advanced Statistical MethodsAnthropogenic Climate Change
High Performance ComputingThe Mathematics of the Finite Element MethodWavelet TheoryObservations of the Earth and its ClimateEarth Observing/Remote Sensing Data Systems
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