Atm Sci Thesis Defense: Obrecht on 04-07-08
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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences
Contact: Karen Ryba/Phone: 701-777-4761
April 2, 2008
Atmospheric Sciences Thesis Defense
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“A Study of Asian Dust Events Using Surface, Satellite, and Aircraft Measurements during INTEX-B”
(Grand Forks, North Dakota): The oral examination for Rebecca Obrecht, a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Atmospheric Sciences is set for Monday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. in Streibel Hall, Room 106. Obrecht’s thesis title is “A Study of Asian Dust Events Using Surface, Satellite, and Aircraft Measurements During INTEX-B”.
Abstract: Asian dust events occur frequently during the northern hemisphere spring season. Some of these events can transport dust downwind to North America within 7 days’ time and turn a regional impact into one of a much larger scale. To further quantify the transpacific transport and evolution of Asian dust to North America and assess the impact on regional climate, NASA led a field experiment called the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment Phase B (INTEX-B) during April-May 2006 over the eastern Pacific Ocean. This study documents the physical and optical properties of Asian dust, as well as its strength and evolution from its source near the Gobi desert to its sink in North America, during INTEX-B using surface, satellite and DC-8 aircraft measurements.
About Atmospheric Sciences: In addition to the Ph.D. program, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science, and an undergraduate minor program in Atmospheric Sciences. Research areas of interest include atmospheric chemistry, surface transportation meteorology, radar meteorology, climate analysis, cloud physics, radiation, ground- and satellite-based remote sensing, aviation meteorology, hydrometeorology, mesoscale meteorology, data assimilation, numerical weather prediction, and weather modification. The Atmospheric Sciences department has played a major role in research for a number of Federal and state agencies, including the DOE, NASA, NDARB, FHWA, USDA, and DOD.
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