| 1. |
Satellite
data assimilation for mesoscale and microphysical processes,
of soil moisture, and for nowcasting. Forward model development
of retrieval methods. |
| 2. |
Numerical
modeling of moist convection, parameterization development,
and cumulus momentum transport. |
| 3. |
Moist
convective dynamics, tropical convection, factors influencing
the initiation of deep moist convection. Remote sensing of convective
weather systems. Theoretical studies of tropical weather systems. |
| 4. |
Diagnosing
micro- and mesoscale weather phenomena from remotely-sensed
(hyperspectral) data sets for the purpose of nowcasting and
evaluating hazardous weather for aviation interests. |
| 5. |
Land
surface energy and moisture fluxes. Developing remote sensing
techniques for diagnosing such fluxes using satellite remote
sensing. |
| 6. |
Modeling
interactions between the biosphere and atmosphere on time scales
of the meso- and synoptic scale. |
