Alumni
List of TTU Atmospheric Science Alumni in
Chronological Order , Alphabetical Order , or Ph.D Graduates
M.S. Graduates in Chronological Order
1978Shwe-Yi Chi
Determination of Cloud Properties from Bispectral Satellite Measurements.
May 1978
Dean R. Metcalf
Simulated Tornado Winds Fields and Damage Patterns.
August 1978
Shih-Cheng Chao
A Study of Clouds Using Satellite Radiance Data in Comparison with Rain gauge Network and Radar Observation.
May 1980
Timothy P. Marshall
Topographic Influences on Amarillo Radar Echo Climatology.
August 1980
Bruce D. Campbell
Mesoscale Dryline Features and Their Dependence on Network Density.
December 1981
Michael F. Lepage
Mesoscale Analysis of a Mid-Latitude Convective System.
December 1981
Eric Pani
Storm rainfall distributions in the Texas South Plains
May 1982
Erik N. Rasmussen
The Tulia Outbreak Storm: Mesoscale Evolution and Photogrammetric Analysis.
May 1982
Charles A. Clough
Diagnostic Modeling of Vertical Mass and Heat Fluxes in a Tropical Mesoscale Convective System.
December 1983
Martin D. Solomon
A Mesoscale Study of Texas South Plains Convective Systems.
May 1983
Richard A. Allard
A Climatology of the Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones in the Northeast Pacific During the Period 1966-1980
May 1984
Mark A. Mickelson
A Study of the Radiative and Satellite-Observed Properties of the Dewpoint Front.
August 1984
Christopher W. Ratley
Precipitation Mechanism in Summer Convective Clouds in West Texas.
December 1984
Kevin D. Scro
The Use of 2-D Imagery to Classify the Precipitation Mechanism in West Texas Convective Clouds.
August 1984
Kenneth A. Wigner
Dust Storms and Blowing Dust on the Texas South Plains.
May 1984
Paul R. Desroches
A High Resolution Radar Analysis of a Tropical Cloud Cluster.
May 1985
Robert D. Novia
Microcomputer Simulations of Mesoscale Precipitation Patterns.
May 1985
David J. Smalley
A Cloud Shading Direct Solar Radiation Model.
December 1985
John J. Waters
The Synoptic Climatology of the South Plains Dryline over the Period April-June, 1970-1979
May 1987
Terrance J. Clark
The Lubbock Tornado: An Elevated Mixed Layer Case Study.
May 1988
Robert P. Kleyla
The Derecho Storm of 28-29 July 1986
December 1988
Steven D. McCauley
Dynamic Instability in the Planetary Boundary Layer Over Arid Land.
December 1988
Peter F. Blottman
Case Study of a Tropical Cloud Cluster in the Trough of an Easterly Wave.
May 1989
Derek S. Frey
Ice Multiplication Processes Occurring in West Texas Convective Clouds.
May 1989
Joanna L. Green
Surface Pressure Patterns in Mesoscale Convective Systems.
May 1989
Jeffrey S. Sites
A Climatology of Southwest Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones (1962-63 to 1986-87).
December 1989
Joel L. Tumbiolo
Analysis of Northeast Pacific Hurricane Tico and Its Associated Heavy Rain Event of the South Plains of Texas and Oklahoma.
May 1989
Teresa M. Bals
Precipitation Structure and Airflow in a Mesoscale Convective System.
August 1990
James A. Daining
Evaluation of a Randomized Rainfall Enhancement Program Over West Texas in 1987
December 1990
Jeffrey R. Tesmer
Evolution of a Mesoscale Convective System.
December 1990
Gregory M. Zarus
Analysis of Low-Level Stability for a Thunderstorm.
December 1990
Steven D. Goldstein
Analysis of Peak Gust Versus Fastest-Mile Wind Statistics.
December 1991
Shin-Rong Lin
A One Dimensional Radiation-PBL Model.
August 1991
Mark Oberfield
An Examination of Inertial Instability in Pre-Storm.
May 1991
Scott A. Wagaman
A Numerical Model Study of African Wave Disturbances.
December 1991
Arthur L. Doggett, IV
GATE Rainfall and its Relationship to Easterly Waves.
December 1992
Martin T. Mullen
Satellite Imagery and the Dryline.
December 1992
Eric T. Peterson
Radar Analysis of a Developing Mesoscale Convective System.
December 1992
Thomas E. Warner
Landfalling Northeast Pacific Tropical Cyclones and Associated Rainfall over the South Central United States, 1900-1991
December 1992
Justin E. Weaver
Evaporation of Rainfall Below Convective Clouds.
May 1992
Ji Zao
Analysis of Low-Level Thunderstorm Winds.
August 1992
Paul A. Kucera
Intercomparison of Shipboard Radars Over the Pacific Warm Pool.
December 1993
Barry C. Lambert
Synoptic Climatology of Heavy Snow in West Texas and Western New Mexico,1955-56 to 1987-88
May 1993
George N. Mathews
A Climatological Analysis of Isentropic Fields.
December 1993
David A. Spector
Investigation of Large Tornado Outbreaks in the United States.
December 1993
Linda R. Galusha
Comparison of TOGA COARE Optical Raingauge Data with Radar Reflectivity.
December 1994
Steven P. Maloney
The Effect of Atmospheric Stability on Characteristics of Surface Layer Flows.
December 1994
J. Bryan Osborne
Diurnal Evolution of the Convectively Unstable Boundary Layer: A Computer Simulation.
August 1994
Stephanie Seely
Trajectory Study of a Mesoscale Convective System.
December 1994
Scott A. Bernier
Climatology of Blowing Dust and Triggering Mechanisms Across West Texas.
August 1995
James R. Culhane
Meteorological Conditions at a Proposed Low-level Radioactive Site Near Sierra Blanca, Texas.
August 1995
Steve J. Fano
Cold Frontal Passages Across the Texas High Plains: Characteristic Behavior and Possible Causes.
December 1995
Matthew J. Kensey
Comparison of Raingage-Recorded and Radar-Derived Rainfall Amounts.
December 1995
Patrick C. Miller
Development of an Index for Tropical Cyclone Formation for the Atlantic Basin.
December 1995
Eric R. Sawdey
Numerical Case Study of a Major Flash Flood Event.
May 1995
Wesley S. Burgett
Analysis of Level II Doppler Radar Data for an Episode of Severe Weather on 25-26 May 1994
August 1996
David R. Deighan
PBL Mesoscale Perturbations over the Western United States during Summer Months
May 1997
Joel K. Miller
Relationship between Rainfall, Temperature, and Dryland Cotton Production
August 1997
John L. Schroeder
Examination of Hurricane Boundary Layer Winds
August 1997
Stephen W. Weinbeck
Surface Layer Characteristics of Thunderstorm Winds
December 1997
Todd R. Flanagan
Hurricane Wind Fields Derived from WSR-88D
May 1998
Robert J. Boucher
Development of a New Winter Weather Forecast Technique for West Texas
August 1998
Scott J. Carpenter
Inferring Circulations from a TOGA-COARE Mesoscale Convective System Using Single Doppler Radar Data
August 1998
Andrew Jones
A Study of the Relation Between Surface Convergence and Convective Initiation Along the Dryline
December 1998
Gary D. Skwira
Monte Carlo Simulations for the United States Atlantic and Gulf Coast
December 1998
Jesse D. Kenyon
Impacts of Simulated Climate Change on West Texas
December 1998
Mark R. Conder
Estimation of Roughness Lengths through Gust Factor Analysis
August 1999
Seth R. Nagle
An Investigation into the Relationship Between ENSO and the United States Tornado Climatology
May 2000
Richard R. Brandt
An Investigation of the 8 May 1998 Event Using Satellite Derived Parameters
July 2000
Timothy E. Kasheta
Effects of Mountainous Terrain on Hurricane Boundary Layer Winds
July 2000
Dan J. Grams
A WSR-88D Data Analysis of Cyclic Tornadic Mesocyclones associated with Tropical Cyclones
August 2000
Mark D. Berteau
Forecasting Derecho Intensity Using Model Instability Parameters
December 2000
David J. Marsalek
Doppler Radar Analysis of the 11-12 August 1999 Precipitation Event During KWAJEX
May 2001
Albert E. Pietrycha
Fine-Scale Observations of Surface Boundaries Utilizing Mobile Mesonets
May 2001
Jason T. Branz
Analysis of the 30 April 2000 Supercell Event
August 2001
Sam Ng
Case Study of the Relevant Synoptic Forcing Mechanisms in the 24-25 January 2000 East Coast Snowstorm
August 2001
David B. Radell
Terrain Effects on Landfalling Tropical Cyclones: An MM5 Simulation of Super Typhoon Herb
August 2001
Catherine Spooner
An Analysis of an Oceanic Tropical Mesoscale Convective System During the Kwajealein Experiment (KWAJEX)
August 2001
Erin P. Shaw
The 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak: Radar Damage Analysis for Oklahoma County
May 2002
Kevin Manross
Identifying Rear Flank Downdraft Signatures Using WSR-88D Radar Data
August 2002
Jason Jordan
Fine-Scale Radar Studies With a New Mobile Doppler Radar
May 2003
Caleb Midgley
Multiscale Study of a Convectively Driven High Wind Event
June 2003
Kirsten Gast
A Comparison of Extreme Wind Events As Sampled in the 2002 Thunderstorm Outflow Experiment
July 2003
Maribel Martinez
Lightning Signatures in Convective Storms on the High Plains
November 2003
Felicia Evans
Visualization of Tornado Track Prediction with a GIS Base Computer Software
March 2004
Matt Grzych
Analysis of Rear-Flank Downdrafts Observed During Project ANSWERS
March 2004
Gabe Rothman
Saharan Air Layer Interaction with Hurricane Claudette (2003)
June 2004
Shawn Liebl
Initiation, Evolution and Demise of Derecho Producing Mesocale Convective Systems
June 2004
Jeff Beck
High-Resolution Dual-Doppler Analysis of the 29 May 2001 Kress, TX, Cyclic Supercell
November 2004
Ian M. Giammanco
South Plains Low Level Jet
June 2005
Brian D. Hirth
Analysis of Rear-Flank Downdraft: Evolution During Project WIRL
June 2005
Bavuudorj Ovgor (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Wind Energy Assessment of West Texas Mesonet
August 2005
Gregory Crabtree
Dustfall on the Southern High Plains of Texas
December 2005
Stephen A. Latimer
Comparison of Wind Profiler Observations and Numerical Weather Prediction Model Forecasted Winds During Severe Weather Outbreaks
December 2005
David Kook
The Effect of Rainfall Rate on Latent and Sensible Heat Fluxes in West Texas
May 2006
Michael P. Griesinger
Statistical Analysis of Variables Associated with Convective Initiation along the Dryline
July 2006
Ryan Oppermann
Low-Level Convergence and the Effects on Rainfall
June 2007
Jaret Rogers
The Association of Thunderstorm Cell Mergers with Tornado Occurrence
June 2007
M.S. Graduates in Alphabetical Order
Richard A. Allard
A Climatology of the Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones in the Northeast Pacific
During the Period 1966-1980
May 1984
Teresa M. Bals
Precipitation Structure and Airflow in a Mesoscale Convective System
August 1990
Jeff Beck
High-Resolution Dual-Doppler Analysis of the 29 May 2001 Kress, TX, Cyclic Supercell
November 2004
Scott A. Bernier
Climatology of Blowing Dust and Triggering Mechanisms Across West Texas
August 1995
Mark D. Berteau
Forecasting Derecho Intensity Using Model Instability Parameters
December 2000
Peter F. Blottman
Case Study of a Tropical Cloud Cluster in the Trough of an Easterly Wave
May 1990
Robert J. Boucher
Development of a New Winter Weather Forecast Technique for West Texas
August 1998
Richard R. Brandt
An Investigation of the 8 May 1998 Event Using Satellite Derived Parameters
July 2000
Jason T. Branz
Analysis of the 30 April 2000 Supercell Event
August 2001
Wesley S. Burgett
Analysis of Level II Doppler Radar Data for an Episode of Severe Weather on 25-26 May 1994
August 1996
Bruce D. Campbell
Mesoscale Dryline Features and Their Dependence on Network Density
December 1981
Scott J. Carpenter
Inferring Circulations from a TOGA-COARE Mesoscale Convective System Using Single Doppler Radar Data
August 1998
Shih-Cheng Chao
A Study of Clouds Using Satellite Radiance Data in Comparison with Rain gauge Network and Radar Observation
May 1980
Shwe-Yi Chi
Determination of Cloud Properties From Bispectral Satellite Measurements
May 1978
Terrance J. Clark
The Lubbock Tornado: An Elevated Mixed Layer Case Study
May 1988
Charles A. Clough
Diagnostic Modeling of Vertical Mass and Heat Fluxes in a Tropical Mesoscale Convective System
December 1983
Mark R. Conder
Estimation of Roughness Lengths through Gust Factor Analysis
August 1999
Gregory Crabtree
Dustfall on the Southern High Plains of Texas
December 2005
James R. Culhane
Meteorological Conditions at a Proposed Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site
Near Sierra Blanca, Texas
August 1995
James A. Daining
Evaluation of a Randomized Rainfall Enhancement Program Over West Texas in 1987
December 1990
David R. Deighan
PBL Mesoscale Perturbations over the Western United States during Summer Months
May 1997
Paul R. Desrochers
A High Resolution Radar Analysis of a Tropical Cloud Cluster
May 1985
Arthur L. Doggett, IV
GATE Rainfall and its Relationship to Easterly Waves
December 1992
Felicia Evans
Visualization of Tornado Track Prediction with a GIS Base Computer Software
March 2004
Steve J. Fano
Cold Frontal Passages Across the Texas High Plains: Characteristic Behavior and Possible Causes
December 1995
Todd R. Flanagan
Hurricane Wind Fields Derived from WSR-88D
May 1998
Derek S. Frey
Ice Multiplication Processes Occuring in West Texas Convective Clouds
May 1989
Linda R. Galusha
Comparison of TOGA COARE Optical Rainguage Data with Radar Reflectivity
December 1994
Kirsten Gast
A Comparison of Extreme Wind Events As Sampled in the 2002 Thunderstorm Outflow Experiment
July 2003
Ian M. Giammanco
South Plains Low Level Jet
June 2005
Steven D. Goldstein
Analysis of Peak Gust Versus Fastest-Mile Wind Statistics
December 1991
Dan J. Grams
A WSR-88D Data Analysis of Cyclic Tornadic Mesocyclones associated with Tropical Cyclones
August 2000
Michael P. Griesinger
Statistical Analysis of Variables Associated with Convective Initiation along the Dryline
July 2006
Joanna L. Green
Surface Pressure Patterns in Mesoscale Convective Systems
May 1989
Matt Grzych
Analysis of Rear-Flank Downdrafts Observed During Project ANSWERS
March 2004
Brian D. Hirth
Analysis of Rear-Flank Downdraft: Evolution During Project WIRL
June 2005
Andrew Jones
A Study of the Relation Between Surface Convergence and Convective Initiation Along the Dryline
December 1998
Jason Jordan
Fine-Scale Radar Studies With a New Mobile Doppler Radar
May 2003
Timothy E. Kasheta
Effects of Mountainous Terrain on Hurricane Boundary Layer Winds
July 2000
Matthew J. Kensey
Comparison of Rainguage-Recorded and Radar-Derived Rainfall Amounts
December 1995
Jesse D. Kenyon
Impacts of Simulated Climate Change on West Texas
December 1998
Robert P. Kleyla
The Derecho Storm of 28-29 July 1986
December 1988
David Richard Kook
The Effect of Rainfall Rate on Latent and Sensible Heat Fluxes in West Texas
May 2006
Paul A. Kucera
Intercomparison of Shipboard Radars over the Pacific Warm Pool
December 1993
Barry C. Lambert
Synoptic Climatology of Heavy Snow in West Texas and Western New Mexico, 1955-56 to 1987-88
May 1993
Stephen A. Latimer
Comparison of Wind Profiler Observations and Numerical Weather Prediction Model Forecasted Winds During Severe Weather Outbreaks
December 2005
Michael F. Lepage
Mesoscale Analysis of a Mid-Latitude Convective System
December 1981
Shawn Liebl
Initiation, Evolution and Demise of Derecho Producing Mesocale Convective Systems
June 2004
Shin-Rong Lin
A One-Dimensional Radiation-PBL Model
August 1991
Steven P. Maloney
The Effect of Atmospheric Stability on Characteristics of Surface Layer Flows
December 1994
Kevin Manross
Identifying Rear Flank Downdraft Signatures Using WSR-88D Radar Data
August 2002
David J. Marsalek
Doppler Radar Analysis of the 11-12 August 1999 Precipitation Event During KWAJEX
May 2001
Timothy P. Marshall
Topographic Influences of Amarillo Radar Echo Climatology
August 1980
Maribel Martinez
Lightning Signatures in Convective Storms on the High Plains
November 2003
George N. Mathews
A Climatological Analysis of Isentropic Fields
December 1993
Steven D. McCauley
Dynamic Instability in the Planetary Boundary Layer over Arid Land
December 1988
Dean R. Metcalf
Simulated Tornado Wind Fields and Damage Patterns
August 1978
Mark A. Mickelson
A Study of the Radiative and Satellite-Observed Properties of the Dewpoint Front
August 1984
Caleb Midgley
Multiscale Study of a Convectively Driven High Wind Event
June 2003
Joel K. Miller
Relationship between Rainfall, Temperature, and Dryland Cotton Production
August 1997
Patrick C. Miller
Development of an Index for Tropical Cyclone Formation for the Atlantic Basin
December 1995
Martin T. Mullen
Satellite Imagery and the Dryline
December 1992
Seth R. Nagle
An Investigation into the Relationship Between ENSO and the United States Tornado Climatology
May 2000
Sam Ng
Case Study of the Relevant Synoptic Forcing Mechanisms in the 24-25 January 2000 East Coast Snowstorm
August 2001
Robert D. Novia
Microcomputer Simulations of Mesoscale Precipitation Patterns
May 1985
Mark Oberfield
An Examination of Inertial Instability in Pre-Storm
May 1991
Ryan Oppermann
Low-Level Convergence and the Effects on Rainfall
June 2007
J. Bryan Osborne
Diurnal Evolution of the Convectively Unstable Boundary Layer: A Computer Simulation
August 1994
Bavuudorj Ovgor (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Wind Energy Assessment of West Texas Mesonet
August 2005
Eric A. Pani
Storm Rainfall Distributions in the Texas South Plains
May 1982
Eric T. Peterson
Radar Analysis of a Developing Mesoscale Convective System
December 1992
Albert E. Pietrycha
Fine-Scale Observations of Surface Boundaries Utilizing Mobile Mesonets
May 2001
David B. Radell
Terrain Effects on Landfalling Tropical Cyclones: An MM5 Simulation of Super Typhoon Herb
August 2001
Erik N. Rasmussen
The Tulia Outbreak Storm: Mesoscale Evolution and Photogrammetric Analysis
May 1982
Christopher W. Ratley
Precipitation Mechanism in Summer Convective Clouds in West Texas
December 1984
Jaret Rogers
The Association of Thunderstorm Cell Mergers with Tornado Occurrence
June 2007
Gabe Rothman
Saharan Air Layer Interaction with Hurricane Claudette (2003)
June 2004
Eric R. Sawdey
Numerical Case Study of a Major Flash Flood Event
May 1995
John L. Schroeder
Examination of Hurricane Boundary Layer Winds
August 1997
Kevin D. Scro
The Use of 2-D Imagery to Classify the Precipitation Mechanism in West Texas Convective Clouds
August 1984
Stephanie Seely
Trajectory Study of a Mesoscale Convective System
December 1994
Erin P. Shaw
The 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak: Radar Damage Analysis for Oklahoma County
May 2002
Jeffrey S. Sites
A Climatology of Southwest Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones (1962-63 to 1986-87)
December 1989
Gary D. Skwira
Monte Carlo Simulations for the United States Atlantic and Gulf Coast
December 1998
David J. Smalley
A Cloud Shading Direct Solar Radiation Model
December 1985
Martin D. Solomon
A Mesoscale Study of Texas South Plains Convective Systems
May 1983
David A. Spector
Investigation of Large Tornado Outbreaks in the United States
December 1993
Catherine Spooner
An Analysis of an Oceanic Tropical Mesoscale Convective System During the Kwajealein Experiment (KWAJEX)
August 2001
Jeffrey R. Tesmer
Evolution of a Mesoscale Convective System
December 1990
Joel L. Tumbiolo
Analysis of Northeast Pacific Hurricane Tico and Its Associated Heavy Rain Event of the South Plains of Texas and Oklahoma
May 1989
Scott A. Wagaman
A Numerical Model Study of African Wave Disturbances
December 1991
Thomas E. Warner
Landfalling Northeast Pacific Tropical Cyclones and Associated Rainfall over the South Central United States, 1900-1991
December 1992
John J. Waters
The Synoptic Climatology of the South Plains Dryline over the Period April-June, 1970-1979
May 1987
Justin E. Weaver
Evaporation of Rainfall Below Convective Clouds
May 1992
Stephen W. Weinbeck
Surface Layer Characteristics of Thunderstorm Winds
December 1997
Kenneth A. Wigner
Dust Storms and Blowing Dust on the Texas South Plains
May 1984
Ji Zao
Analysis of Low-Level Thunderstorm Winds
August 1992
Gregory M. Zarus
Analysis of Low-Level Stability for a Thunderstorm
December 1990
Graduated Ph.Ds in Geosciences
Eric A. Pani
The Design and Protocol of a Summertime Rainfall Enhancement Program for West Texas
G. M. Jurica, Supervisor. December 1987
Edward N. Rappaport
Mesoscale Convective Systems: Structure, Development, and Storm-Environment Interactions
C. A. Leary, Supervisor. May 1988
Arthur L. Doggett, IV
Analysis of Rainwater Flux in the IFA During TOGA COARE Using Shipboard Radar Rainfall Estimates
C.A. Leary, Supervisor. May 1996
Gary Skwira
Surface Observations of Landfalling Hurricane Rainbands: Case Studies of Hurricane Bonnie (1998) and Dennis (1999)
Richard Peterson, Supervisor. March 2003
James Robert Howard
Coastal Transition within the Boundary Layer of Tropical Cyclones at Landfall
Richard Peterson, Co-chair, Arthur L. Doggett, Co-chair. December 2004
Mark Raymond Conder
Characteristics of the Quiescent Dryline From a Case Study Perspective
Richard Peterson, Supervisor. December, 2004
Stephen W. Weinbeck
Development of West Texas Mesonet and Supporting Instrumentation
Richard Peterson, Supervisor. May, 2005
Ibrahim Sonmez
Determination of the Proper Site Spacing Density Over Texas
John Schroeder, Supervisor. August, 2005
Tanveerul Islam
Integrated Approach to Cyclone Wind ,Analysis and Disaster Planning for the Bangladesh Coast
Richard Peterson, Supervisor. December, 2006
Sylvie S. Lorsolo
Observational Study of Small-Scale Features Present in the Hurricane Boundary Layer
John Schroeder, Supervisor. December, 2006