My research has provided fundamental contributions to the understanding of atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) processes
in complex landscapes and how this surface complexity affects the variability of the ABL in space and time.
My contributions have come from extensive studies of the ABL using a combination of observational, theoretical, and numerical modeling tools.
In many cases, I start with the design and execution of hypothesis-driven field experiments that are followed by theoretical and numerical modeling studies.
In some other cases, theoretical and numerical modeling studies precede, rather than follow, field experiments.
My current research emphasizes the atmosphere over mountains, but I am also addressing the atmosphere over other
landscapes such as flat and inhomogeneous, urban, and coastal areas. I focus on ABL processes at spatial scales
of a few kilometers (local scale) to tens of kilometers (mesoscale) and temporal scales of hours to days.
These local and mesoscale processes are highly relevant for applied, interdisciplinary studies that form an important part of my research agenda.
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LIDAR
LIDAR mounted within a tow-trailer for mobile atmospheric profiling using scanning angles between 60° and 75°.
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UAV-Based Measurements
Recent work ([1]
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leveraged the versatility of multirotor craft to sample the atmosphere.
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Convective Boundary Layer
Our research is particularly interested in planetary boundary layer over complex terrain.
See this review for a more in-depth exploration.