Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great.
You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.
-Nelson Mandela
Background
I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Atmospheric Science program, Department of Land, Air and Water Resourses at the University of California, Davis. I have a Master's degree in Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute of Engineering in Electrotechnology, Electronics, Computer Science, Hydraulics and Telecommunications (ENSEEIHT) in Toulouse, France.
I passed my qualifying examination in June 2006 and officially advanced to candidacy.
You can read my resume to know more about my academic achievements and professional experience.
Research
I am currently working under the direction of Professor Bryan C. Weare on the intraseasonal variability in the atmosphere related to the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) in the Tropics.
Other research interests involve large-scale and wave dynamics, general circulation of the atmosphere (especially the Brewer-Dobson circulation) and stratospheric ozone variability.
The first project I worked on involved employing the Pennsylvania State University/National Center for Atmospheric Research (PSU/NCAR) Mesoscale Model Version 5 V3 (known as MM5) to replicate the MJO using the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis and the ERA-40 Reanalysis as initial and boundary conditions.
Other interests
I am also interested in Web technologies and Web design.
Contact Information
Erwan Monier
Office Location: Hoagland Hall 236
Office Phone: (530) 752-7083
Email: emonier 'at sign goes here' ucdavis 'dot goes here' edu
Big whirls have little whirls that feed on their velocity,
and little whirls have lesser whirls and so on to viscosity.
-Lewis Fry Richardson
