Iowa State University

Iowa State University

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences

Got a question or comment?
Contact us at 515-294-4477 (geology) or 515-294-4758 (meteorology)
geology@iastate.edu
meteorology@iastate.edu

Carl Jacobson
Chair
Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
253 Science I
Ames, Iowa 50011

FAX: 515-294-6049

William Gallus
Professor-in-Charge
Meteorology Program
3010 Agronomy Hall
515-294-2270


William Gallus Research Projects

Active Research Projects

  1. Gallus, W. A., Jr., C. Cervato, and T. Greenbowe, 2006-2008: Development of cutting edge geoscience virtual reality applications for classroom instruction and pedagogical evaluation of the impact on learning of VR technology. NSF
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    Link to application download
  2. Gallus, W. A., Jr., and M. Segal, 2006-2008: Evaluating the predictability of mesoscale circulations, morphologies, and rainfall evolution for warm season convective systems using near-cloud resolving grid resolution. NSF
  3. Gallus, W. A., Jr., and M. Olsen, 2006-2008: Model investigations of Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere water vapor and transport into the stratosphere. NASA
  4. Sarkar, P. P, F. Haan, and W. A. Gallus, Jr., 2002-2006: Study of tornadoes and their effect on built structures considering system morphology. NSF
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    Ames Tribune Article
  5. Sarkar, P. P, F. Haan, H. Hu, W. A. Gallus, Jr., V. Dayal, and E. S. Takle, 2006-2007: Reducing wind-induced damages from storms. NOAA

Recent Projects

  1. Eta ensemble forecasts of elevated nocturnal convection (with R. Arritt and C. Anderson; Iowa State University)
  2. A novel technique for summer regional rainfall prediction: numerical prediction model and neural network hybridization (with Ph.D. student Isidora Jankov, and M. Segal and E. Bartlett; Iowa State University)
  3. Verification and application of Iowa Environmental Mesonet Data (with former MS student, Eric Aligo, and T.-C. Chen, D. Todey, R. Arritt, and Z. Pan; Iowa State University)
  4. Evaluation of weather forecasting services for the Iowa Department of Transportation (with S. Andrle and D. Kroeger, CTRE)
  5. Roadway Frost Prediction System and Winter Weather Index (with former M.S. student Brad Temeyer, and E. Takle; Iowa State University
  6. Impact of improved initialization on warm-season mesoscale rainfall prediction in a nonhydrostatic Eta model (with former M.S. student Isidora Jankov, and M. Segal and R. Arritt, Iowa State University)
  7. Improved frost forecasting through coupled artificial neural network time series prediction techniques and a frost deposition model. (with former MS student, Brad Temeyer, and E. Bartlett and E. Takle; Iowa State University)