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The Physical Meteorology Section

The Physical Meteorology Group studies physical and thermodynamic processes in the atmosphere, focusing especially on cloud and precipitation physics. Researchers within the group use a combination of in-situ and remote sensing observations, numerical modeling, and laboratory experiments to study processes important for cloud formation and precipitation development. They collaborate with other groups in MMM and NCAR as well as throughout the broader community to improve our understanding of these processes and their parameterization in weather and climate models.

Name Title Interests Contact
Aaron Bansemer Associate Scientist bansemer@ucar.edu
303 497 8913
Mary Barth Scientist barthm@ucar.edu
303 497 8186
Jim Dye Senior Scientist Emeritus dye@ucar.edu
303 497 8944
Wojciech Grabowski Senior Scientist Cloud physics and dynamics grabow@ucar.edu
303 497 8974
Bill Hall Associate Scientist hallb@ucar.edu
303 497 8976
Andrew Heymsfield Senior Scientist - Section Head Cloud microphysics heyms1@ucar.edu
303 497 8943
Charlie Knight Senior Scientist Cloud microphysics, ice crystal growth knightc@ucar.edu
303 497 8940
John Latham Senior Research Associate latham@ucar.edu
303 497 8182
Hugh Morrison Scientist II Cloud and climate modeling, cloud microphysics morrison@ucar.edu
303 497 8916
Carl Schmitt Associate Scientist schmittc@ucar.edu
303 497 8905
Cheng Zhou Visitor

  • Cloud observations
  • Cloud modeling
  • Laboratory studies
  • Multi-scale modeling
  • Parameterization development