← Basic Sciences Division

Atmospheric Sciences Center

Studies atmospheric dynamics and weather systems by combining observational data with numerical weather prediction (NWP) modeling, reproducing frontal theory and cyclogenesis through ensemble-forecast simulation and analyzing their links to climate variability.

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Research Fields 14

Dynamic Meteorology & Atmospheric Waves

🌀 Dynamic Meteorology & Atmospheric Waves

Dynamic meteorology in this field studies Rossby (planetary) waves, the large-scale meande…

Numerical Weather Prediction

💻 Numerical Weather Prediction

Numerical weather prediction (NWP) is the practice of forecasting the future state of the …

Synoptic Meteorology & Frontal Theory

🌦️ Synoptic Meteorology & Frontal Theory

Synoptic meteorology in this field is the diagnosis and forecasting of mid-latitude weathe…

Cloud Physics & Weather Modification

☁️ Cloud Physics & Weather Modification

Cloud physics in this field studies the microphysical processes by which supercooled cloud…

Atmospheric Radiation & Radiative Transfer

☀️ Atmospheric Radiation & Radiative Transfer

Atmospheric radiative transfer is the quantitative modeling of how solar (shortwave) and t…

Atmospheric Chemistry & Ozone

🧪 Atmospheric Chemistry & Ozone

Atmospheric chemistry in this field is the study of the photochemical reactions that gover…

Boundary Layer Meteorology & Turbulence

🌬️ Boundary Layer Meteorology & Turbulence

Boundary layer meteorology in this field is the statistical theory of turbulent exchange o…

Tropical Meteorology & Hurricanes

🌪️ Tropical Meteorology & Hurricanes

Tropical meteorology in this field studies the dynamics of deep moist convection, the Hadl…

Severe Storms & Tornado Research

🌪️ Severe Storms & Tornado Research

Severe storm research in this field is the damage-based classification of tornado intensit…

Radar Meteorology

📡 Radar Meteorology

Radar meteorology in this field is the quantitative use of weather radar reflectivity and …

Satellite Meteorology

🛰️ Satellite Meteorology

Satellite meteorology in this field is the design and application of satellite-borne imagi…

Climate Dynamics & Predictability

🦋 Climate Dynamics & Predictability

Climate dynamics and predictability in this field is the study of the nonlinear dynamical …

Paleoclimatology

🧊 Paleoclimatology

Paleoclimatology in this field reconstructs past atmospheric and climate states from geolo…

General Circulation Modeling

🌍 General Circulation Modeling

General circulation modeling in this field is the development of numerical models that sim…