Research
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Interests
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Rainfall
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Tropical Climate Dynamics
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Land-Atmosphere Interactions
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Climate Diagnostics and Analysis
Current Group Members
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Juan Perez Arango (PhD Student)
ENSO Tropical Teleconnections
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Rani Wiggins (PhD Student)
Easterly waves, vertical atmospheric structure, and diurnal cycle of convection over Central America
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Kelly Burghart (PhD Student)
Tropical-extratropical teleconnections
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Lauren Hill-Beaton (MS Student)
SPCZ/double ITCZ
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Dr. Bryan Raney (Programmer/Analyst)
Group Alumni
Dr. Alexis Berg (Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-2013)
Current Position: Research Associate, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
Dr. Damianos Mantsis (Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-2014)
Current Position: Data Scientist, Information Technology Institute (Centre for Research and Technology), Greece
Dr. Kyle Clem (Postdoctoral Associate, 2017-2019)
Current Position: Research Fellow, School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Jaya Khanna (Visiting Scientist, 2018-2019)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, School of Earth & Planetary Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, India
Dr. Matt Niznik (PhD Student, 2010-2015)
Current Position: Research Associate, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University
Lalitha Kommajosyula (MS Student, 2011-2013)
Current Position:
Chi Zhang (MS Student, 2016-2019)
Current Position:
Sarah Tannenbaum (MS Student, 2016-2021)
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