Measurement of wind and turbulence by means of light, sound, and radio waves
Location: Marston Hall, Room 132
Wind and turbulence are among the most obvious phenomena in the atmosphere. Observation and prediction of wind and turbulence at length scales from thousands of kilometers down to meters, and at time scales from years down to seconds, are important for a variety of purposes, including weather prediction, air-quality forecasting, the understanding of climate and climate change, agriculture, safe aviation and navigation, and the design and operation of wind turbines. --- The presentation is a "random walk" through concepts and applications of wind and turbulence measurements by means of light, sound, and radio waves.
Dr. Andreas Muschinski is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He joined the UMass faculty in the summer of 2004. Dr. Muschinski received his M.S. degree in physics in 1990 from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany and his Ph.D. (1992) and habilitation/privatdozent degree (1998) in atmospheric physics from the University of Hannover, Germany. In 1996/97, he spent a year-long scholarship at the National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO. After returning to Hannover for half a year, in 1998 he accepted a joint appointment with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado and the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory, both in Boulder, CO. He held that appointment until he came to UMass. Dr. Muschinski is the first holder of the newly established Jerome M. Paros Endowed Professorship in Measurement Sciences at the University of Massachusetts. --- Dr. Muschinski's research interests center around exploring small-scale phenomena, particularly turbulence, in the optically clear atmosphere by means of observation, theoretical analysis, and computer simulation.
