The overall direction of this research is toward increased understanding of interactive processes in the Earth's physical environment and the development of a more coherent picture of its sensitivities to natural and anthropogenic change. The carbon dioxide greenhouse effect is a continuing source of research problems, and one of the most pressing problems is how to determine the onset of a theoretically predicted warming. Both of these topics receive considerable attention from CIRES researchers.
Joel Johnson
Joel is a PhD Candidate in Geophysics, working with Dr. Kristy Tiampo. In his free time, Joel enjoys reading, looking at rocks, playing disc golf, and learning new languages.
Ralph Milliff
Ralph F. Milliff is as CIRES researcher interested in understanding Earth's atmosphere-ocean systems on both regional and global scales. He utilizes a large variety of data including Earth-observing satellite data as well as in-situ data, for example. He uses various process models and mathematical methodolgies including Bayesian Hierarhical Models.
He came to CIRES as a Visting Fellow in 2012, working with Baylor Fox-Kemper and Prashant Sardeshmukh.
