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.
Theodore Scambos
Research on climate change impacts on the polar regions
Remote sensing applications to the ice sheets
Field work and field sensors in Antarctica
Science coordination for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration
Janet Machol
Research Interests:
- Improved ultraviolet and X-ray solar irradiance measurements
- Impacts of solar variability on the Earth's upper atmosphere
- Methods to retrieve exospheric density from solar observations
- Development of real-time auroral forecasts
Robert Hardesty
My research interests center around development, evaluation, and application of optical remote sensing techniques to investigate atmospheric processes. Lidar techniques can be used to investigate a broad range of phenomena, including boundary layer dynamics, winds and turbulence, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. My colleagues and I deploy lidars to obtain measurements from a variety of stationary and moving platforms, including surface vehicles, ships, aircraft, and satellites.
