Texas Tech Atmospheric Science Group
Welcome to the home page of the Atmospheric Science Group at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. We are part of the Geosciences Department which is in the College of Arts and Sciences. We are physically located on the 12th floor of the College of Business Administration building. Our group maintains a strong commitment to both teaching and research in Atmospheric Science.
We offer a program of study leading to the Master of Science degree in Atmospheric Science and the Ph.D. degree in Geosciences. In addition, courses in Atmospheric Science are offered at the undergraduate level to meet the general education requirements at Texas Tech University. A minor in Atmospheric Science is offered for both B.S. and B.A. students
Latest News
Dr. Christopher Weiss, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, will lead a team of 18 faculty and students for the Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiement (VORTEX2). One of the goals of this field project is to determine the thermodynamic and kinematic controls on tornadogenesis and maintenance. The project includes multiple partners from variouis universities and federal laboratories. Texas Tech will contribute two observing platforms to the VORTEX2 field phase. One is the StickNet array that will be deployed in the parth of tornado-producing storms to measure atmospheric variables. The other is the newly-constructed TTUKa mobile Doppler radar that will make measurements of the horizontal and vertical structure of tornado cyclones. The project will last for two spring seasons with the 2009 field phase running from 10 May-13June.
Calendar
- Apr 30-May 5 - Final Exams
- May 27 - 1st Summer Term Classes Begin
- Jun 27 - 1st Summer Term Ends
- July 7 - 2nd Summer Term Classes Begin
- Aug 7 - 2nd Summer Term Ends
- Aug 27 - Fall Classes Begin
- Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 42101, Lubbock, TX 79409-2101 USA
- Tel: (806)-742-3113
- Fax: (806)-742-1738
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