Defenses for Fall 2015
![A Comparison of Observed and Modeled Inter-Annual Variability and Trends in Cloud Liquid Water Path](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151210-Manaster.jpg)
Dec 10, 2015
MS Defense
“A Comparison of Observed and Modeled Inter-Annual Variability and Trends in Cloud Liquid Water Path”
![Tropical Warm Pool Rainfall Variability and Impact on Ocean Mixed Layer Depth throughout the MJO](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151209-Thompson.jpg)
Dec 09, 2015
PhD Defense
“Tropical Warm Pool Rainfall Variability and Impact on Ocean Mixed Layer Depth throughout the MJO”
![Observations of Acyl Peroxy Nitrates During the Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Experiment (Frappe)](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151209-Zaragoza.jpg)
Dec 09, 2015
MS Defense
“Observations of Acyl Peroxy Nitrates During the Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Experiment (Frappe)”
![The Simultaneous Influence of Thermodynamics and Aerosols on Deep Convection and Lightning](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151120-Stolz.jpg)
Nov 20, 2015
PhD Defense
“The Simultaneous Influence of Thermodynamics and Aerosols on Deep Convection and Lightning”
![Using Convection-Allowing Ensembles to Understand the Predictability of Extreme Rainfall](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/images/default-video.png)
Nov 20, 2015
MS Defense
“Using Convection-Allowing Ensembles to Understand the Predictability of Extreme Rainfall”
![The Response of a Simulated Mesoscale Convective System to Increased Aerosol Pollution](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151119-Clavner.jpg)
Nov 19, 2015
PhD Defense
“The Response of a Simulated Mesoscale Convective System to Increased Aerosol Pollution”
![Examination of the Potential Impacts of Dust and Pollution Aerosol Acting as Cloud Nucleating Aerosol on Water Resources in the Colorado River Basin](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151118-Jha.jpg)
Nov 18, 2015
PhD Defense
“Examination of the Potential Impacts of Dust and Pollution Aerosol Acting as Cloud Nucleating Aerosol on Water Resources in the Colorado River Basin”
![Model Post-Processing for the Extremes: Improving Forecasts of Locally Extreme Rainfall](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151116-Herman.jpg)
Nov 16, 2015
MS Defense
“Model Post-Processing for the Extremes: Improving Forecasts of Locally Extreme Rainfall”
![Exploring Post-Cold Frontal Moisture Transport in an Idealized Extratropical Cyclone Study](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151110-Sheffield.jpg)
Nov 10, 2015
PhD Defense
“Exploring Post-Cold Frontal Moisture Transport in an Idealized Extratropical Cyclone Study”
![A Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of Warm-Phase Microphysical Processes](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151029-Igel.jpg)
Oct 29, 2015
PhD Defense
“A Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of Warm-Phase Microphysical Processes”
![Seasonal Sensitivity of the Eddy-Driven Jet to Tropospheric Heating in an Idealized Atmospheric General Circulation Model](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151028-McGraw.jpg)
Oct 28, 2015
MS Defense
“Seasonal Sensitivity of the Eddy-Driven Jet to Tropospheric Heating in an Idealized Atmospheric General Circulation Model”
![Initiation and Intensification of East Pacific Easterly Waves](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20151014-Rydbeck.jpg)
Oct 14, 2015
PhD Defense
“Initiation and Intensification of East Pacific Easterly Waves”
![Characterizing Ammonia Centrations and Deposition in the United States](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/images/default-video.png)
Aug 31, 2015
PhD Defense
“Characterizing Ammonia Centrations and Deposition in the United States”