Faculty advisor: Dr. Oliver Frauenfeld (Texas A&M University)
Research topic: Surface-atmosphere interactions and feedbacks in the Arctic
I spent one semester my sophomore year doing literary research on land-atmosphere feedbacks to enhanced warming over the Arctic. These feedback loops are an essential and understudied part of the climate system, which need to be accounted for in model projections of future climate. I also conducted basic statistical analyses on soil temperature data to evaluate trends in Arctic soils in the past 30 years. The goal of this research was to quantify the heat exchanges between frozen soils and the atmosphere, and evaluate the contribution of land-atmosphere feedbacks to the amplified warming observed over the Arctic.
Research topic: Surface-atmosphere interactions and feedbacks in the Arctic
I spent one semester my sophomore year doing literary research on land-atmosphere feedbacks to enhanced warming over the Arctic. These feedback loops are an essential and understudied part of the climate system, which need to be accounted for in model projections of future climate. I also conducted basic statistical analyses on soil temperature data to evaluate trends in Arctic soils in the past 30 years. The goal of this research was to quantify the heat exchanges between frozen soils and the atmosphere, and evaluate the contribution of land-atmosphere feedbacks to the amplified warming observed over the Arctic.