Defenses for Spring 2022
![Morphology, Lifecycles, and Environmental Sensitivities of Tropical Trimodal Convection](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/images/default-video.png)
Jul 19, 2022
PhD Defense
“Morphology, Lifecycles, and Environmental Sensitivities of Tropical Trimodal Convection”
![Examining the Impacts of Convective Environments on Storms Using Observations and Numerical Models](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220623-freeman.jpg)
Jun 23, 2022
PhD Defense
“Examining the Impacts of Convective Environments on Storms Using Observations and Numerical Models”
![Impact of Forced and Internal Climate Variability on Changes in Convective Environments over the Eastern United States](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220621-franke.jpg)
Jun 21, 2022
MS Defense
“Impact of Forced and Internal Climate Variability on Changes in Convective Environments over the Eastern United States”
![Earth, Humans, and Metals: Investigating the role of iron and other metals in the atmospheric, oceanic, and energy systems](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220613-rathod.jpg)
Jun 13, 2022
PhD Defense
“Earth, Humans, and Metals: Investigating the role of iron and other metals in the atmospheric, oceanic, and energy systems”
![CSU-MLP GEFS Day-1 'First-Guess' Excessive Rainfall Forecasts: Aggregate Evaluation and Synoptic Regimes of Best- and Worst-Performing Forecasts](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220516-Escobedo.jpg)
May 16, 2022
MS Defense
“CSU-MLP GEFS Day-1 'First-Guess' Excessive Rainfall Forecasts: Aggregate Evaluation and Synoptic Regimes of Best- and Worst-Performing Forecasts”
![Probing the Vertical Profile of New Particle Formation and Growth in the Planetary Boundary Layer Using a Column Model with Surface- and Aircraft-based Observations](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220506-odonnell.jpg)
May 09, 2022
MS Defense
“Probing the Vertical Profile of New Particle Formation and Growth in the Planetary Boundary Layer Using a Column Model with Surface- and Aircraft-based Observations”
![Ensemble-Based Analyses of Liminal Extreme Rainfall Events Near Taiwan and Northern Colorado](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220422-cole.jpg)
Apr 22, 2022
MS Defense
“Ensemble-Based Analyses of Liminal Extreme Rainfall Events Near Taiwan and Northern Colorado”
![Investigation of Relationships Between Tropical Cyclone Structure and Intensity Change](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220418-casas.jpg)
Apr 18, 2022
PhD Defense
“Investigation of Relationships Between Tropical Cyclone Structure and Intensity Change”
![Impacts of oil and natural gas development and other sources on volatile organic compound concentrations in Broomfield, Colorado](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220328-lachemayer.jpg)
Mar 28, 2022
MS Defense
“Impacts of oil and natural gas development and other sources on volatile organic compound concentrations in Broomfield, Colorado”
![Intraseasonal Variability in the Tropical Island Diurnal Cycle](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220328-natoli.jpg)
Mar 28, 2022
PhD Defense
“Intraseasonal Variability in the Tropical Island Diurnal Cycle”
![Aerosol size distribution changes in FIREX-AQ biomass burning plumes: the role of plume concentration on coagulation and OA condensation/evaporation](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220324-june.jpg)
Mar 24, 2022
MS Defense
“Aerosol size distribution changes in FIREX-AQ biomass burning plumes: the role of plume concentration on coagulation and OA condensation/evaporation”
![Surface Heat Fluxes and MJO Propagation Through the Maritime Continent](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220311-hudson.jpg)
Mar 11, 2022
MS Defense
“Surface Heat Fluxes and MJO Propagation Through the Maritime Continent”
![Composition of Fine Particles in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Implications for Sources and Visibility Impacts](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220302-naimie.jpg)
Mar 02, 2022
MS Defense
“Composition of Fine Particles in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Implications for Sources and Visibility Impacts”
![The Contribution of Clouds to Global Surface Temperature Variability on Monthly to Decadal Timescales](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220228-boehm.jpg)
Feb 28, 2022
MS Defense
“The Contribution of Clouds to Global Surface Temperature Variability on Monthly to Decadal Timescales”
![Understanding and Quantifying the Uncertainties in Satellite Warm Rain Retrievals](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220225-Schulte.jpg)
Feb 25, 2022
PhD Defense
“Understanding and Quantifying the Uncertainties in Satellite Warm Rain Retrievals”
![Assessing the State Dependency of Infrared Satellite Precipitation Retrieval Errors](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220210-Goldenstern.jpg)
Feb 10, 2022
MS Defense
“Assessing the State Dependency of Infrared Satellite Precipitation Retrieval Errors”