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Research Results

1998 Student Research

During the 1998 Summer Institute, ICP participants (college and high school students and faculty) completed abstracts and papers of their research. Several of these are presented below:

Papers

El Niño and Winter Storms in Observations and the GISS GCM: Connections, Correlations, and Chaos - A. Estrella

Abstracts

Forcings and Chaos: Validation of the SI97 Version of the GISS General Circulation Model

  • Can Computer Models Simulate Real World Climate Accurately? - R. Andujar and U. Kenis
  • Testing the GISS GCM's predictability - S. Wallace

Oceans: Evaluation of the Trenberth Mechanism for Displacement of the Jet Stream Pattern During ENSO Events and Ensuing Weather Anomalies

  • ENSO and Anomalous Weather in Eastern North America - M. Fox
  • Reliability of Climate Models in Determining ENSO - D. Louis
  • El Niño and Abnormal Weather: Exploring Connections - R. Rodriguez
  • Dependence of Atmospheric Behaviour on Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies - M. Wittman

Radiation: Atmospheric Remote Sensing

  • The Effect of Aerosols on Urban Climate Change - R. Cross
  • Developing and Testing a Hand-held Sunphotometer - B. Curran
  • Constructing Hand-held Sunphotometers - K. Finnerty
  • The Sunphotometer Project - R. Gandolfo
  • Improving the Design of the Hand-held Sunphotometer - C. Fleming

Clouds: Clouds Over Storm Lifecycles

  • Displaying Cloud Data for Easy Interpretation - J. Alburquerque
  • The Role of Clouds in Midlatitude Storms - A. Audry
  • Is There a Relationship Between Cloud Properties and Storm Strength in Tropical Storms? - J. Clavijo
  • The Significance of Clouds Produced by Midlatitude Storms - S. De La Oz
  • Do Stronger Storms Occur Under Conditions Similar to Global Warming - C. Petersen and J. Tolentino

Impacts: Climate Change in the Northeastern United States and Caribbean: Implications for Energy and Water Resources

  • The Influence of Global Warming on Water Consumption in New York City - C. Giannetti
  • The Influence of Global Warming on Water Supply in New York City - J. Hunt
  • Present and Future Climate: Effects of CO2 and Natural Variability in New York - A. Seivwright

Methane: Global Methane Inventory

  • The Growth Rate of Atmosphere Methane Concentrations is Decreasing - H. Augenbraun, T. Smith, and E. Matthews

Aerosol Emissions: Trends in Tropospheric Aerosol Forcing 1950-1990

  • Exploring the Trend in NOx Emissions - S. Colasanti
  • Estimating the Global Effects of Anthropogenic Aerosols, 1950-1990 Through the Use of Emissions Inventories - B. Lewis
  • The Implications of a Comparison Between Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Oxide Emissions - C. St. Prix
  • Sulfur and Black Carbon Aerosol Emissions From Fossil Fuel Use, 1950-1990: How Have the Optical Properties of Anthropogenic Aerosols Changed? - S. Colasanti, T. Ferede, T. Jones, B. Lewis, A. Luckett, C. St. Prix, and I. Tegen

Pollen: The Manhattan Pollen Signature and its Relationship to Weather

  • The Manhattan Pollen Signature and its Correlation to Humidity and Temperature - K. Chance
  • How Does Climate Variability Affect Pollen Production? - W. Gononsky
  • The Manhattan Pollen Signature and its Relationship to Weather - M. Guzman