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Graduate Student Opportunities in Polar Meteorology and Climatology
Graduate Student Opportunities Polar Meteorology and Climatology Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University
Graduate Student Opportunities
Polar Meteorology and Climatology
Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University
For further information, please go to: http://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu
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The Polar Meteorology Group at the Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, is looking for MS or PhD students starting Autumn 2008 to study polar meteorology and climatology. A BS and/or MS degree in meteorology or atmospheric science and interest in polar meteorology are required. Students must be highly motivated and of good academic standing. Students will be enrolled for an MS or PhD with the Atmospheric Sciences Program of the Department of Geography at Ohio State, funded through Graduate Research Associate (GRA) positions, which include competitive stipend, benefits, and tuition waiver.
Potential research topics include:
- Work with the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS), a real-time weather forecasting system for Antarctica based on the Polar WRF mesoscale model that was developed by the Polar Meteorology Group. Fieldwork in Antarctica, through direct collaboration with weather forecasters at McMurdo, is likely. This position could be for an MS or
PhD student.
- Study of cyclone activity over West Antarctica using radio occultation soundings from the recently launched COSMIC constellation of microsatellites using Polar WRF. This position is for a PhD student.
- Modeling and observational analysis of the impact of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on the climate of Antarctica. This position could be for an MS or PhD student.
- Modeling and observational analysis of the surface mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets using Polar WRF. This position could be for an MS or PhD student.
Domestic and international students are encouraged to apply. Applicants should send a CV to:
David H. Bromwich
Polar Meteorology Group
Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University
108 Scott Hall
1090 Carmack Road
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
E-mail: bromwich.1@osu.edu