The Theoretical, Computational Atmospheric Physics Group

Group Leader and Principal Investigator:

Dr. Tai-Yin Huang

NSF RUI : "Wave-Induced Nonlinear Response of Chemically Active Species and Associated Airglow Emissions in a Shear Flow"
NSF Grant # ATM-0406585

Undergraduate Research Assistants:

Steven Troxell

Project 1 : "The effects of sprites on the OH emissions"
Project 2 : On Thunderclouds' Role as Giant Batteries in Global Circuits"

Delford Hesner

Project 1 : "Investigation of Thunderstorms Utilizing Satellite Imaging and Observation"
Project 2 : "Investigation of Temperature Inversion Layer Observed in the ALOHA-93 Campaign" n of the Temperature Inversion Layer Observed in MLT Region During the ALOHA-93 Campaign"

Jason Fritz

Project 1: “ On the OH nightglow emission at Sprite temperatures in the MLT region”
Project 2 : "Thunderstorms"

Results presented in the Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) meeting in Santa Fe in 2005.

 

Thien Hoang

Project 1 : “ The secular variations of OH nightglow emission induced by gravity wave forcing”
Project 2 : "Lightning"

Results presented in the Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) meeting in Santa Fe in 2005.

 

Bonnie Hanner

Project 1: “ Investigation of the Temperature Inversion Layer Observed in the MLT Region During the ALOHA-93 Campaign”

Results presented in the Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) meeting in Santa Fe in 2005.

 

Kevin Abdo

Project 1 : “ The wave-induced non-periodic response of minor species in the MLT region”
Project 2 : "Sprites, blue jets and elves"

Results presented in the Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) meeting in Santa Fe in 2005.

 

From left: Jason Fritz, Dr. Huang, Kevin Abdo, and Thien Hoang