As a Masters student, I was involved in a collaborative effort between the Atmospheric Science and Mechanical Engineering departments where we studied Coherent Turbulent Structures (CTS) that populate both the convective daytime boundary layer and the stably stratified boundary layer. My focus shifted towards the nocturnal boundary layer working with data collected during the Cooperative Atmospheric Surface Exchange Study conducted during the fall 1999 (CASES99). My thesis consisted of several parts, one being observations made during CASES99 and another through modeling efforts.

· CuPIDO

 

· CASES99

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

-Dr. Carl Sagan

Finishing up my Masters (spring 05), I switched gears, advisor, and project. The CUmulus Photogrammetric In-situ and Doppler Observation (CuPIDO06) field campaign occurred mid July to mid August 06 near Tucson, AZ. Studying the onset of orographic convection over the Santa Catalina mountains (Mt. Lemmon) and cumulus dynamics associate with such, CuPIDO06 seeks to answer numerous questions surrounding orographic convection and the convective boundary layer evolution over topography.

 

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