Colorado State University Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research (CG/AR)
Abstract
The Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research at Colorado State University continued this quarter with five research themes: Hydrometeorology; Clouds, Icing and Aerosols; Urban and Boundary Layer Environment; Remote Sensing of Battlespace Parameters; and Technology Transfer. In this quarter, six refereed papers were accepted or submitted by CG/AR researchers and supported students. Eleven graduate students were supported. Interactions between CG/AR scientists and DoD-affiliated personnel continued as usual, including discussions with representatives of ARL/BED, ERDC, CRREL and AFWA. Cross-cutting research to understand the distribution and behavior of water vapor in gaseous, solid and liquid forms in the atmosphere continued. The analysis of aircraft observations from the CLEX experiments was finalized, with clear impacts on aircraft icing hazards and DoD modeling approaches. CG/AR research on the vertical distribution of cloud water and ice showed further connections between aerosol distribution, cloud microphysics, and mesoscale weather systems. Satellite-sensed water vapor and cloud vertical hydrometeor profiles were investigated to attack the traditionally difficult problem of estimating cloud base in data-denied regions, a topic of particular interest to UAV operators. Several encouraging relationships were discovered. Two inexpensive passive microwave radiometers, fabricated at CSU, were deployed in a field experiment to retrieve water vapor distribution at very high spatial resolution. The environment near and within Earth s surface can be better characterized in an acoustic, aerosol and soil moisture sense due to CG/AR-sponsored research conducted this quarter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA582092
Entities
People
- T. H. Vonder Haar
Organizations
- Colorado State University