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GSSP 2009 Alumni Final Reports

Analysis of Errors Associated with the Estimation of Smoke Emission Rates from
Satellite Fire Radiative Power Measurements over North America

Student: Karandana Dharshana, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Mentor: Dr. Charles Ichoku

Atmospheric Transport of Patagonian Dust and Its Influence on Marine Biological Activity in the South Atlantic Ocean
Student: Matthew Johnson, North Carolina State University
Mentor: Dr. Santiago Gasso

Phenology-Climate Dynamics in Response to Changes in Land and Water Use Practices in Central Asia
Student: Jahan Kariyeva, University of Arizona
Mentor: Drs. Marc Imhoff and Lahouari Bounoua

Impact of High Resolution Land Surface Initialization on Convection along the Sierra Madre Occidental
Student: Wendi Kaufeld, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mentors: Dr. Christa Peters-Lidard

Hydrologic Modeling of the Rio Grande Basin
Student: Prakash Khedun, Texas A&M
Mentors: Dr. John Bolton

Southwestern U.S. and Northwestern Mexico Dust Storm Modeling Trough Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Data: A Machine Learning Perspective
Student: Pablo Rivas-Perea, University of Texas, El Paso
Mentors: Dr. James Tilton

Contribution of Aerosol-Cloud-Vegetation Interactions to the Hydrological Cycle during the Amazonian Biomass Burning Season
Student: John TenHoeve, Stanford University
Mentors: Dr. Lorraine Remer

California Heat Waves: Are Observations Enough? How Can Models Help?
Student: Aude Valade, University of California, Davis
Mentors: Dr. Joe Santanello

Last Updated October 25, 2009 10:17 AM