Dr. Michael L. Larsen – Research Overview

The research program I am developing at UNK is comprised of a wide variety of individual projects. Loosely, most of them can be grouped under the broad heading of “atmospheric microphysics and physical meteorology”, but the projects may not initially seem to have a lot to do with each other. Below, I give links to a brief description and introduction to some of my current major research interests. Please do not hesitate to write if you have any questions or interest – I would welcome student interest on these or other projects.

Current Project List (in no particular order):

1. Measuring and Quantifying Number Fluctuations of Environmental Aerosol Particles, Cloud Drops, and Raindrops

2. Radiative Transfer Through Statistically Correlated Random Media (Cloudy Atmospheres)

3. Effects of Finite Sampling and Dead-Time on Statistical Inference

4. Z-R Relationships in Radar Meteorology

5. Accounting for Natural Variability in Airborne Pathogen Risk Estimation

6. Simulating Discrete Spatial Systems with Known Properties via Simple Computational Techniques

7. Accounting for Devations from Perfect Spatial Randomness in Coagulation and Collisional Growth

8. Examining the Behavior of Passive and Pseduo-Passive Scalars in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

(Associated Description Coming Soon)

Pictures of the Cloud, Radiative Transfer, Aerosol, and Precipitation Physics Lab (CRAPLAB)

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