Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Susan K. Avery

October 12, 2007: Avery Named New Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution President and Director

Research Interests

Middle atmosphere dynamics; ground-based remote sensing.

Current Research Projects

Mesospheric studies using a meteor echo detection and collection system; non-migrating tides; coupling in the atmosphere through gravity waves; precipitation structure using wind profilers; hardware and software development for meteor radar systems.

Selected Publications

• Schafer, R., S.K. Avery, P. May, D. Rajopadhyaya, C. Williams, 2001: Estimation of drop size distributions from dual frequency wind profiler spectra using deconvolution and a non-linear least squares fitting technique, accepted for publication in J. of Atmos. Oceanic Tech.
• Cifelli, R., C.R. Williams, D.K. Rajopadhyaya, S.K. Avery, K.S. Gage, and P.T. May, 2000: Drop-size distribution characteristics in tropical mesoscale convective systems, Journal of Applied Meteorology, 39, 760-777.
• Ware, R.H., D.W. Fulker, S.A. Stein, D.N. Anderson, S.K. Avery, R.D. Clark, K.K. Droegemeier, J.P. Kuettner, J.B. Minster, and S. Sarooshian, Suominet, 2000: A real-time national GPS network for atmospheric research and education, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81, 677-694.
• Rajopadhyaya, D., S.K. Avery, P. May, R. Cifelli, 1999: Comparison of precipitation estimation using single and dual frequency wind profilers: Simulations and experimental results, J. of Atmos. And Oceanic Tech., 16, 165-173.
• Chang, J.L., S.K. Avery, R.A. Vincent, 1999: New narrow-beam meteor radar results at Christmas Island: Implications for diurnal wind estimation, Radio Science, 34, 179-197.

Avery is also one of the CIRES Faculty who teach at the University of Colorado at Boulder with teaching loads equivalent to those of CU faculty rostered solely in departments and programs.