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Appendix D: Committee Biographies
Appendix D: Committee Biographies
Pages 122-127
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Much of his work has centered on the relationship between sea-air interaction in the tropics and global precipitation variability, with particular emphasis on the El Niño phenomenon of the tropical Pacific. He is interested in the nature and predictability of the various components of the hydrologic cycle over continental regions, particularly North America and as it relates to the understanding and prediction of seasonal precipitation anomalies (droughts, wet periods)
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123 APPENDIX D ing NRL's 3D-VAR analysis (NAVDAS) produced significantly improved forecast skill.
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Her professional service includes program chair for the 12th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Conference on Air-Sea Interactions in 2003 and membership on a number of committees and working groups, including the AMS Committee on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; AMS Board of Meteorological and Oceanographic Education in Universities; NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
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Dr. Stephens's research activities focus on atmospheric radiation and on the application of remote sensing in climate research, with particular emphasis on understanding the role of hydrological processes in climate change.
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Dr. Stephens is a former member of the NRC Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, the Climate Research Committee, and the Committee on Earth Sciences.
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127 APPENDIX D received an M.Sc. in geography from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D.
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