Topic: Atmospheric Sciences
Rosenstiel School professor recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Cassandra Gaston, an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, was recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida as a Rising Star in Science for her research in climate, air quality, and biogeochemical impacts of African dust on the Caribbean and the Americas.
Evaluating the flow of information for high-impact weather events
For the past three years, undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School have investigated how information on devastating landfalling hurricanes is created, shared, and used within a complete warning system.
El Niño Southern Oscillation caused spike in 2023 temperatures, new study found
Researchers modeled climate to understand what contributed to the rapid warming of the planet last year
NOAA awards grant to enhance decision-ready climate projections for diverse stakeholders
University of Miami scientists will lead a four-year, first-of-its-kind collaborative project.
Hurricane hunters, the true storm chasers
A pilot’s initiative to track the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that decimated the Florida Keys marked the beginning of the era of today’s legendary hurricane hunters.
Investigating the genesis of hurricanes
Quinton Lawton, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, studies the way in which Kelvin waves can influence the formation of tropical cyclones.
New study provides enhanced understanding of tropical atmospheric waves
Findings has critical implications for predicting extreme weather events such as hurricanes and heavy rainfall
Demystifying the complex nature of Arctic clouds
A team of University of Miami scientists and others recently spent weeks in the Arctic region studying marine cold-air outbreaks and how the clouds they produce can lead to extreme weather events and may be interacting with the rapidly warming Arctic.
