NWRA — Research Areas

Research Areas

Solar and Stellar Physics

Solar Chromosphere: Graham BarnesJohn (Juan) Fontenla, KD Leka, Charles Lindsey, Eric Wagner
Solar Flares: KD Leka, Graham Barnes, Douglas Braun, Charles Lindsey, Eric Wagner
Solar Interior: Graham Barnes, Douglas Braun, Brenda Javornik, Charles Lindsey, Joseph Werne, Martin Woodard
Solar Irradiance: John (Juan) Fontenla, Charles Lindsey, Martin Woodard
Solar Photosphere: Graham Barnes, Douglas BraunJohn (Juan) Fontenla, KD Leka, Charles Lindsey, Eric Wagner
Solar-Stellar Connections: John (Juan) Fontenla, Martin Woodard
Sun Spots and Active Regions: Graham Barnes, Douglas Braun, KD Leka, Charles Lindsey, Eric Wagner

Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Aurora, Airglow, and Energetic Particles: Laura Holt, Jeremy Thomas, Sharon Vadas
Ionospheric Modeling and Prediction: LJ Nickisch, Sergey Fridman, Mark Hausman, Dennis Knepp, Shawn Kraut, Greg Bullock, James Secan
Satellite Navigation and Communications: James Secan, LJ Nickisch, Sergey Fridman, Dennis Knepp
Space Weather: John (Juan) Fontenla, KD Leka, Sharon Vadas, Graham Barnes, James Secan
Terrestrial Effects: Jeremy Thomas, Sharon Vadas

Atmosphere and Climate

Remote Sensing: Joan AlexanderWayne Evans, Gad LevyAlison Grimsdell, Andreas Muschinski, David Ortland, Gloria Manney
Boundary Layer Processes and Turbulence: Larry Mahrt, Andreas Muschinski, Donald Delisi, Matthew PruisThomas Lund, Joseph Werne, David SchecterRichard ScottDavid Lai, Gad Levy
Aerosols, Solar Radiation and Absorption: Beate LiepertWayne Evans, Laura Holt, Cynthia TwohyYefim Kogan
Clouds, Convection, and Storm Dynamics: Cynthia Twohy, Penny Rowe, Jason NaylorBlake Rutherford, David Schecter, Joan AlexanderAlison Grimsdell, Jeremy Thomas, Gad LevyYefim Kogan
Atmospheric Waves and Tides: Joan AlexanderAlison Grimsdell, Laura Holt, Andreas Muschinski, David OrtlandRichard Scott, Gloria Manney, Sharon VadasThomas Lund, Joseph Werne, Donald Delisi, David Schecter
General Circulation and Stratospheric Dynamics: Joan Alexander, Laura Holt, Gloria ManneyAlison Grimsdell, Joseph WerneRichard Scott, Donald Delisi, David OrtlandThomas Lund
Chemistry, Transport and Climate Interactions: Gloria Manney, Joan Alexander, Cynthia Twohy
Hydrological Cycle and Climate Forcing: Gad Levy, Beate Liepert
Weather and Climate Modeling and Prediction: Beate Liepert, Joan Alexander, Laura Holt, Gloria Manney, Gad Levy

Terrestrial, Oceans, and Sea Ice

Air-Sea-Ice Interaction: Gad Levy, Larry Mahrt
Boundary-Layer Meteorology: Beate Liepert, Andreas Muschinski, Donald Delisi, Gad Levy, Larry Mahrt, Matthew Pruis
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Jeffrey EarlyJonathan Lilly, Pascale Lelong, Eric Kunze, Cimarron Wortham
Large- and Mesoscale Physical Oceanography: Jeffrey EarlyJonathan Lilly, Pascale Lelong, Gad Levy, Eric Kunze, Cimarron Wortham
Micrometeorology: Andreas Muschinski, Larry Mahrt
Nearshore Physical Oceaongraphy: Joan Oltman-ShayFiona Lo, Matthew PruisThomas Herbers
Ocean Fluxes: Gad Levy
Small-scale Physical Oceanography (e.g., turbulence): Donald Delisi, Pascale Lelong, Jeffrey Early, Eric Kunze, Cimarron Wortham
Ocean Winds: Gad Levy
Sea-ice Dynamics: Matthew Pruis, Gad Levy
Surface Gravity Waves: David Lai, Donald DelisiThomas Lund, Joan Oltman-ShayThomas Herbers

Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and Fluid Mechanics

Radio Frequency propagation: LJ Nickisch, Sergey Fridman, Mark Hausman, Dennis Knepp, Shawn Kraut, Greg Bullock, Andreas Muschinski
Radio Frequency scintillation in small-scale ionization structure: Dennis Knepp, LJ Nickisch
Solar Magnetic Fields: KD Leka, Graham Barnes
Stratified Flows: Thomas Lund, Donald Delisi, Matthew Pruis, Joseph Werne, David Schecter
Turbulence: Donald Delisi, Joseph WerneThomas Lund, Matthew PruisDavid Lai
Vortices: Donald Delisi, Matthew PruisDavid LaiThomas Lund, Joseph Werne, David Schecter

Data Assimilation and Statistical Signal Processing

Data Assimilation: Gad Levy
Statistical Signal Processing: Graham Barnes, Chad Spooner, Joan Oltman-ShayJonathan Lilly, Shawn KrautMichael Matthews

News & Events

Accolade: KD Leka, Graham Barnes, Ashley Crouch, Eric Wagner, Orion Poplawski | January 2025 | More ⇒

Federico Gasperini, Sr. Research Scientist, Boulder Office | January 2025 | More ⇒

NWRA Welcomes Lan Luan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boulder Office | January 2025 | More ⇒

Visitor: NWRA welcomes Victoria Zoeller, Graduate Student, ICM-CSIC & UPC (Spain) | December 2024 | More ⇒

Highlighted Publications

“Fingerprinting the Recovery of Antarctic Ozone” | January 2025 | More ⇒

“Higher-order gravity waves and traveling ionospheric disturbances from the polar vortex jet on 11-15 January 2016: Modeling with HIAMCM-SAMI3 and comparison with observations in the thermosphere and ionosphere” | January 2025 | More ⇒

“Two major sudden stratospheric warmings during winter 2023/2024” | January 2025 | More ⇒

“Coherent float arrays for near-inertial wave studies” | November 2024 | More ⇒

“Near-inertial energy variability in a strong mesoscale eddy field in Iceland Basin” | November 2024 | More ⇒

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