Research Overview
Research is a major part of graduate education. In recognition of its importance, graduate student enrollment is limited to allow greater interaction between students and faculty. The faculty have a wide range of backgrounds and interests but four specialty areas can be identified as our primary research programs at present: air quality meteorology; biometeorology and micrometeorology; boundary-layer and mesoscale meteorology; and large-scale and climate dynamics.
One example of research is the Wind River Canopy Crane Research Facility (WRCCRF). It offers a unique opportunity to investigate the turbulent exchange of Carbon Dioxide and Energy over an Old-Growth Pacific Northwest Rain Forest (500 years old).
The major links below summarize recent research by the listed faculty in each general heading. The links in parentheses go directly to a research interests statement by each person.
Air Quality
- ( Anastasio, Ashbaugh, Cahill, Carroll, Chang, Cliff, Dillner, Faloona, Flocchini, Kleeman, Lee, Niemeier, Paw U, and Wexler )