Meteorology Seminar Series

Fall 2008
Held in 3140 Agronomy Hall at 4:10 p.m. unless noted

Tuesday, September 9
"Regional Climate Modeling: How and Why"
Ray Arritt
Iowa State University

Tuesday, September 16
"Weather Forecasting in Antarctica: Evaluation of Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System Forecasts"
John Cassano
University of Colorado

Tuesday, September 23
"Dew Frequency, Duration, Amount and Distribution of Corn and Soybean"
Brian Hornbuckle
Iowa State University

Tuesday, September 30
"Improved Climate Simulations of Precipitation, Cloud and Radiation Processes in ISU General Circulation Model"
Xiaoqing Wu
Iowa State University

Friday, October 10
"Atmospheric Deposition Impact on Ocean Biogeochemistry"
Adina Paytan
University of California-Santa Cruz
2020 Agronomy Hall

Tuesday, October 14
"Implementation of a Non-Hydrostatic, Adoptive-Grid Dynamics Core in the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model"
Bill Gutowski
Iowa State University

Tuesday, October 21
Tracy Twine
University of Minnesota

Tuesday, October 28
"Trends in Wind Speed Over the Last 30 Years"
Gene Takle
Iowa State University

Tuesday, November 4
"Use of Radar Rainfall Estimates in Leaf Wetness Duration Calculations for Plant Disease Management"
Tracy Rowlandson
Iowa State University

Tuesday, November 11
"The Tornado Data Collection Project"
Bill Gallus & Chris Karstens
Iowa State University
2020 Agronomy Hall

Tuesday, November 18
"Tests of the Kain-Fritcsh Parameterization without Downdraft"
Chris Anderson
Iowa State University

Tuesday, December 2
"Interannual Variation of Global Precipitation"
Mike Chen
Iowa State University

Tuesday, December 9
"Advances in Streamflow Prediction"
Kristie Franz, Scott Lincoln & Phil Butcher
Iowa State University