Defenses for Spring 2023
![High-Dimensional Nonlinear Data Assimilation with Non-Gaussian Observation Errors for the Geosciences](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230726-hu.jpg)
Jul 26, 2023
PhD Defense
“High-Dimensional Nonlinear Data Assimilation with Non-Gaussian Observation Errors for the Geosciences”
![Errors of Opportunity: Using Neural Networks to Predict Errors in the Unified Forecast System (UFS) on S2S Timescales](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230725-cahill.jpg)
Jul 25, 2023
MS Defense
“Errors of Opportunity: Using Neural Networks to Predict Errors in the Unified Forecast System (UFS) on S2S Timescales”
![Investigating the Impact of Forced and Internal Climate Variability on Future Convective Storm Environments in Subtropical South America: A Large Ensemble Approach](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230615-chakraborty.jpg)
Jun 15, 2023
MS Defense
“Investigating the Impact of Forced and Internal Climate Variability on Future Convective Storm Environments in Subtropical South America: A Large Ensemble Approach”
![Assessing the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection on convective weather environments in the United States](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230608-glade.jpg)
Jun 08, 2023
MS Defense
“Assessing the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection on convective weather environments in the United States”
![Links between climate feedbacks and the large-scale circulation across idealized and complex general circulation models](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230530-davis.jpg)
May 30, 2023
PhD Defense
“Links between climate feedbacks and the large-scale circulation across idealized and complex general circulation models”
![The Role of Earth System Interactions in Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation and Climate](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230519-yook.jpg)
May 19, 2023
PhD Defense
“The Role of Earth System Interactions in Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation and Climate”
![Influence of Terrain on the Characteristics and Life Cycle of Convection Observed in Subtropical South America](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230508-rocque.jpg)
May 09, 2023
PhD Defense
“Influence of Terrain on the Characteristics and Life Cycle of Convection Observed in Subtropical South America”
![A Potential Vorticity Diagnosis of Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Errors](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230508-barbero.jpg)
May 08, 2023
MS Defense
“A Potential Vorticity Diagnosis of Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Errors”
![Machine-learned Gas Optics with a Focus on Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) for Improving Water Vapor Observations in the Lower Atmosphere](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230321-solanki.jpg)
Mar 21, 2023
MS Defense
“Machine-learned Gas Optics with a Focus on Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) for Improving Water Vapor Observations in the Lower Atmosphere”
![Fast 3D Radiative Transfer of Shortwave Reflectance for Synergistic Remote Sensing Applications](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230320-kelly.jpg)
Mar 20, 2023
MS Defense
“Fast 3D Radiative Transfer of Shortwave Reflectance for Synergistic Remote Sensing Applications”
![The Changing Nature of Convection Over Earth's Tropical Oceans from a Water Budget Perspective](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20220915-nathan.jpg)
Feb 28, 2023
MS Defense
“The Changing Nature of Convection Over Earth's Tropical Oceans from a Water Budget Perspective”
![Turning Day into Night: The creation, validation, and application of synthetic lunar reflectance values from the Day Night Band and Infrared Sensors for use with JPSS VIIRS and GOES ABI](http://videos.atmos.colostate.edu/thumbnails/20230215-pasillas.jpg)
Feb 15, 2023
PhD Defense
“Turning Day into Night: The creation, validation, and application of synthetic lunar reflectance values from the Day Night Band and Infrared Sensors for use with JPSS VIIRS and GOES ABI”