Defenses for Fall 2018
![Impact of the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation on the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the Island of Luzon](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181217-Chudler.jpg)
Dec 17, 2018
MS Defense
“Impact of the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation on the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the Island of Luzon”
![On the Observed and Simulated Responses of the Extratropical Atmosphere to Surface Thermal Forcing](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181206-Wills.jpg)
Dec 06, 2018
PhD Defense
“On the Observed and Simulated Responses of the Extratropical Atmosphere to Surface Thermal Forcing”
![Intraseasonal Variability in the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the Philippines](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181114-Natoli.jpg)
Nov 14, 2018
MS Defense
“Intraseasonal Variability in the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the Philippines”
![Interactions Between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Mesoscale to Global Scale Phenomena](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181112-Toms.jpg)
Nov 12, 2018
MS Defense
“Interactions Between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Mesoscale to Global Scale Phenomena”
![Atmospheric and Air Quality Implications of C<sub>2</sub>-C<sub>5</sub> Alkane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/images/default-video.png)
Oct 23, 2018
PhD Defense
“Atmospheric and Air Quality Implications of C2-C5 Alkane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector”
![Multiple Scales of Surface-Atmosphere Coupling in an Earth System Model](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181017-Phillips.jpg)
Oct 17, 2018
PhD Defense
“Multiple Scales of Surface-Atmosphere Coupling in an Earth System Model”
![A New Post-Processing Paradigm? Improving High-Impact Weather Forecasts with Machine Learning](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181015-Herman.jpg)
Oct 15, 2018
PhD Defense
“A New Post-Processing Paradigm? Improving High-Impact Weather Forecasts with Machine Learning”
![Assessing the Impacts of Microphysical and Environmental Controls on Simulated Supercell Storms](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181011-Freeman.jpg)
Oct 11, 2018
MS Defense
“Assessing the Impacts of Microphysical and Environmental Controls on Simulated Supercell Storms”
![Estimating Spatiotemporal Trends in Wildfire Smoke Concentrations in the Western United States](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181009-Odell.jpg)
Oct 09, 2018
MS Defense
“Estimating Spatiotemporal Trends in Wildfire Smoke Concentrations in the Western United States”
![On the Environments and Dynamics of Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective Systems](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20181004-Hitchcock.jpg)
Oct 04, 2018
PhD Defense
“On the Environments and Dynamics of Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective Systems”
![Productivity and Phenology in a Process-driven Carbon Cycle Model](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/images/default-video.png)
Sep 10, 2018
MS Defense
“Productivity and Phenology in a Process-driven Carbon Cycle Model”
![Effects of Near-Source Coagulation of Biomass Burning Particles on Global Predictions of Aerosol Size Distributions and Implications for Aerosol Radiative Effects](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/images/default-video.png)
Aug 16, 2018
MS Defense
“Effects of Near-Source Coagulation of Biomass Burning Particles on Global Predictions of Aerosol Size Distributions and Implications for Aerosol Radiative Effects”