The Atmospheric Lidar Research Group at Chico State is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers currently focused on the development and application of the Raman-shifted Eye-safe Aerosol Lidar (REAL).
upcoming events
CLEO: 2012, San Jose, CA, 6-11 May 2012.
GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, CA, 14-17 May 2012.
Poster deadline: February 2, 2012 23:59 PDT
16th ISARS 2012, Boulder, CO, 5-8 June 2012.
Abstract deadline: 2 March 2012
26th ILRC, Porto Heli, Greece, 25 - 29 June 2012.
4-page paper deadline: March 1, 2012
American Meteorological Society (AMS), Boston, MA, 8-13 July 2012.
Abstract Submission Deadline: 5 April 2012
9th ISTP, L'Aquila, Italy, 3-7 September 2012.
Deadline for short abstract submission: 1 March 2012
Group news
Students and staff in the lidar group presented 5 posters at the CSU Chico 8th Annual Poster session on Friday, April 20th.
- Denton Scott on a
Control System for the REAL.
Abstract
(Winner of a People's Choice Award!) - Liz Jachens and Tyson Randall on Fine-scale atmospheric gravity waves. Abstract
- Chris Mauzey on Real-time computation of vector wind fields using GPUs. Abstract
- Jim Schafer and Rex Belli on Remote sensing of atmospheric convective boundary layer heights. Abstract
- Alan Rhoades and Greg Taylor on Installation of the WRF model on the Chico State Physics Server. Abstract
A manuscript summarizing the primary research results of NSF AGS 0924407 was accepted for publication in the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology on 12 April 2012.
The CSU Chico Physics Dept. is looking for a lecturer for the fall 2012 semester. Contact Prof. Chris Gaffney at cgaffney@csuchico.edu for more information.