Atmospheric Physics

Experimental, modeling, and theoretical studies of climate and dynamics from the cryosphere to the middle atmosphere. Remote sensing of atmospheres of Earth and Mars. Abstracts from seminars and FAQ's on climate change.

Pages describing the research activities, and employment opportunities (including PhD) within the Group. Work within the group covers micrometeorolgy, cloud microphysics and chemistry, aerosol science, and radiative transfer.

The CCMC website provides the space weather research community with model runs on request, visualization and analysis tools, validation and metrics information, and experimental real-time model runs and coupled model runs.

Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances (SID) resulting from solar flares being measured from a France station. Real time data and station descriptions.

Current riometer instruments in production and choices in selecting an instrument for various research projects.

Here you will be introduced to research data and digital camera images of lower atmospheric plasma orbs gathered over a three year period from our isolated research site in Gulf Breeze, Florida.

OSIRIS data, presentations and system status from the atmospheric research group at the Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies.

Global research results using solar irradiance and atmospheric radiation measurement equipment. Contributions to various space experiments.

Realtime data and archive of ionospheric parameters above Irkutsk and Norilsk (Russia) - electron and ion temperatures, plasma drift, electron density. Data obtained by Irkutsk Incoherent Scatter Radar and DigiSondes.

Plans, organizes, and conducts atmospheric and related research programs in collaboration with universities.

An online database of upper atmosphere, weather, and model data.

The CERES Ocean Validation Experiment (COVE) provides continuous radiation measurements at the Chesapeake Lighthouse for validation of The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) and other satellite products associated with NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS).

GENSPECT is a line-by-line radiative transfer code to calculate gas absorption and emissivity, emission and transmission for a wide range of atmospheric gases. GENSPECT has an online web interface is available as a MATLAB toolbox.

Find out about the Michigan Tech atmospheric sciences graduate degree interdisciplinary research program.

Photo visual spectacles produced by light playing on water drops, dust and ice crystals in the atmosphere. Explanations applying atmospheric physics, images and downloadable freeware to simulate them.