Visitor Directory

Name	Affiliation	Host	Research	Dates
Carlos Ordóñez Garcia	Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Rolando Garcia	Carlos Ordóñez Garcia will familiarize himself with the running of the latest version of WACCM (v.6). He will interact with the WACCM group to diagnose and understand the parameterization of sulfate aerosols. He will collaborate with Rolando Garcia in setting...Read more	Aug 2017 to Sep 2017
Francisco J. Gordillo-Vazquez	Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia	Anne Smith	Dr. Francisco J. Gordillo Vázquez will be working on studies of atmospheric electricity using WACCM. In particular he will be including different parameterization of lightning in WACCM while performing many numerical experiments to investigate the possible global influence of Blue Jets,...Read more	Aug 2017 to Oct 2017
Francisco J. Perez-Invernon	Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia	Anne Smith	Francisco Perez-Invernon will be working closely with his advisor Francisco J. Gordillo-Vazquez on the parameterization of lightning in WACCM and possible global influence of Blue Jets.Read more	Aug 2017 to Oct 2017
Jennie Thomas	LATMOS	Louisa Emmons	Dr. Jennie Thomas plans to work with members of the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling (ACOM) Lab on understanding the processes that control the Arctic ozone budget, including the contribution from fires and natural emissions in the region.Read more	Jul 2017
Daniel Gilford	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	William Randel	Daniel Gilford is a PhD student working with Susan Solomon on stratospheric water vapor and radiative forcing. We will be working together on analysis of satellite data and model output looking at correlated variations in temperature and ozone near the...Read more	Jul 2017 to Aug 2017
Iris Dekker	Ultrecht University	Helen Worden	Iris Dekker is working on her PhD research using MOPITT and IASI satellite data and the WRF model. A visit to NCAR this summer would provide unique expertise in these areas. She will be extending her method of estimating...Read more	Jul 2017
Natalia Calvo	Universidad Compulutense de Madrid	Rolando Garcia	Dr. Natalia Calvo will be collaborating with Dr. Roalando Garcia on analysis of climage change and ozone recover in WACCM.Read more	Jul 2017 to Sep 2017
Valeria Donets	Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), University of Miami	Laura Pan	Valeria will be working to finalize a CONTRAST data analysis paper in collaboration with ACOM scientists. She will also begin a new project to investigate the vertical transport of reactive species into the tropical tropopause layer (TTL), using CONTRAST, ATTREX,...Read more	Jul 2017 to Aug 2017
Alfonso Saiz-Lopez	Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, CSIC	Jean-Francois Lamarque	Dr. Alfonso Saiz-Lopez will be working with a set of high resolution simulations to assess the role of halogenated compounds on oxidant budgets at coastal locations.Read more	Jun 2017 to Jul 2017
Cathy Clerbaux	Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS)	David Edwards	Dr. Cathy Clerbaux will be working with the ACRESP group on satellite remote sensing science for trace gases. Specifically, work is ongoing comparing and contrasting carbon monoxide retrievals from Terra/MOPITT and Metop/IASI. Dr. Clerbaux will also be collaborating on studies...Read more	Jun 2017
Ed Gerber	New York University	William Randel	Dr. Ed Gerber works on modeling studies of large-scale circulation and transport. He will collaborate with Dr. William Randel and others in the Satellite and Remote Sensing group on studies of the tropical tropopause layer and Brewer-Dobson circulation.Read more	Jun 2017
Lorenzo Polvani	Columbia University	Dan Marsh	Dr. Lorenzo Polvani will be involved in analyzing the WACCM model runs that were produced as part of the Chemistry Climate Model initiative, as well as the vast model output generated by the CESM Large Ensemble project. On the stratospheric...Read more	Jun 2017 to Aug 2017
Margot Clyne	University of British Columbia	Jean-Francois Lamarque	Margot Clyne visited last year and participated in the evaluation of the WACCM simulations for VolMIP. She will continue to do so, and finalize a publication summarizing a multi-model intercomparison analysis.Read more	Jun 2017 to Aug 2017
Marta Abalos	Universidad Complutense de Madrid	William Randel	Marta will collaborate with Dr. William Randel and others in his group to continue work on analysis of large-scale transport and circulation using observations and WACCM model diagnostics.Read more	May 2017 to Aug 2017
Sofia Chelpon	City College of New York	Laura Pan	Sofia Chelpon is an ASP Graduate Student Visitor from the City College of New York. During her visit, she will be working with Dr. Laura Pan and other ACOM scientists who are part of the CONTRAST campaign. Her interest is...Read more	May 2017 to Aug 2017
Olga Tweedy	Johns Hopkins University	William Randel	Olga Tweedy is an ASP Graduate Student Visitor from Johns Hopkins University. Her thesis research involves analysis of variability in the stratospheric Brewer-Dobson circulation, in particular, the mechanisms causing the large annual cycle in upwelling in the tropical lower stratosphere....Read more	May 2017 to Aug 2017
Anja Schmidt	University of Leeds	Mike Mills	Anja Schmidt will collaborate with the WACCM group in developing prognostic treatments of volcanic aerosols in WACCM. Together, we will use WACCM to study impacts of recent and historical volcanic eruptions on climate and chemistry. She will collaborate with Bette...Read more	May 2017 to Jun 2017
Jenny Fisher	University of Wollongong	Louisa Emmons	...Read more	Apr 2017
Damian Murphy	Australian Antarctic Division	Anne Smith	...Read more	Mar 2017 to Apr 2017
Mauro Morichetti	University of Polytechnic of Marche	Mary Barth	Mauro Morichetti will spend 6 months at NCAR/ACOM conducting a WRF-Chem study on air quality or aerosol-cloud interactions. The aerosol-cloud interactions study will likely involve scientists from MMM (Hugh Morrison) and RAL (Greg Thompson, Trude Eidhammer). This visit will be...Read more	Mar 2017 to Sep 2017
Ryan Neely	University of Leeds	Mike Mills	Ryan Neely will continue work on a volcanic eruption emissions database for prognostic aerosol studies in CESM(WACCM). Having previously extended the database back to 1850, he will extend this further back in time to the year 850, and will draft...Read more	Feb 2017
Randall Chiu	University of Colorado	Geoff Tyndall	Randall Chiu will study the oxidation mechanisms of unsaturated aldehydes (alkenals) in the atmosphere. These compounds are potentially produced in the atmosphere, particularly in remote marine troposphere. Their oxidation could provide a source of glyoxal, which we will attempt to...Read more	Feb 2017 to Aug 2017
Boris Mifka	University of Rijeka	Christine Wiedinmyer	Boris was chosen as a 2017 ASP Graduate Visitor. After completing the WRF and WRF-chem tutorials, he will stay to work with WRF-chem modelers in ACOM to set up simulations of Croatia and the Adriatic region for a time period...Read more	Jan 2017 to Apr 2017
Juan Antonio Añel Cabanelas	Universidade de Vigo	Rolando Garcia	Discuss high-vertical resolution simulations carried out at U. of Vigo by the visitor, and compare with results from the 110L version of WACCM5.Read more	Nov 2016
Erin Dawkins	NASA	Dan Marsh	Dr. Erin Dawkins will learn how to run the NCAR Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM), including how to run WACCM with the metal chemistry modules. Dr. Dawkins' visit will strengthen collaborations between the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere (ITM) research group at NASA...Read more	Oct 2016 to Nov 2016