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De Wekker , Stephan F.J.		Research Interests

Assistant Professor; Ph.D. University of British Colombia, 2002 Boundary-layer meteorology, mountain meteorology, mesoscale modeling, land-atmosphere interactions 380A New Clark Hall 434-924-3324 dewekker@virginia.edu		Landscape heterogeneities can have pronounced effects on atmospheric boundary layer processes. Examples include a modification of the boundary layer growth and the generation of mesoscale circulations. My research focuses primarily on the investigation of these processes in hilly and mountainous terrain using a combination of field studies, data analysis, and numerical modeling techniques. I seek to apply my expertise to problems in a multi-disciplinary context such as found at the interface with ecology, atmospheric chemistry, and hydrology. Examples include the venting and regional transport of aerosols and the estimation of regional CO2 fluxes. http://people.virginia.edu/~sfd3d

Selected Recent Publications
De Wekker, S.F.J. and C.D. Whiteman, 2006: On the timescale of nocturnal boundary layer cooling in valleys, basins, and over plains. J. Appl. Meteor. Climat., 45, 813 De Wekker, S.F.J., D.G. Steyn, J.D. Fast, M.W. Rotach, and S. Zhong, 2005: The performance of RAMS in representing the convective boundary layer structure in a very steep valley. Env. Fluid Mech. 5, 35-62. De Wekker, S.F.J., D.G. Steyn, and S. Nyeki, 2004: A comparison of aerosol layer and convective boundary layer structure over a mountain range during 97. Bound.-Layer Meteor. 113, 249-271.STAAARTE Rotach, M.W, P. Calanca, R. Vogt, D.G. Steyn, G. Graziani, M. Andretta, A.Christen, S. Cieslik, R. Conolly, S.F.J. De Wekker, S. Galmarini, E. van Gorsel, J. Gurtz, E. Kadygrov, V. Kadygrov, E. Miller, B. Neininger, M. Rucker, H. Weber, A. Weiss , M. Zappa, 2004: The turbulence structure and exchange processes in an Alpine Valley: The MAP-Riviera project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 85, 1367-1385. Henne, S., M. Furger, S. Nyeki, M. Steinbacher, B. Neininger, S.F.J. De Wekker, J. Dommen, N. Spichtinger, A. Stohl, A. S. H. Prevot, 2004: Quantification of topographic venting of boundary layer air to the free troposphere. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 4, 497-509. Nyeki, S., M. Kalberer, I. Colbeck, S.F.J. De Wekker, M. Furger, H.W. Gaeggeler, M. Kossmann, M. Lugauer, D. Steyn, E. Weingartner, M. Wirth, and U. Baltensperger, 2000: Convective Boundary Layer Evolution to 4 km asl over High-Alpine Terrain: Airborne Lidar observations in the Alps. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 689-692.> Nyeki, S., S.F.J. De Wekker, D. Steyn, M. Kossmann, M. Kalberer, I. Colbeck and U. Baltensperger, 1999: Airborne lidar study of convective boundary layer development over pre-alpine terrain, J. of Aerosol Science, 30, 209-210. Kossmann, M., U. Corsmeier, S.F.J. De Wekker, F. Fiedler, R. Voegtlin, N. Kalthoff, H. Guesten, and B. Neininger, 1999. Observations of handover processes between the atmospheric boundary layer and the free troposphere over mountainous terrain. Contrib. Atmos. Phys., 72, 329-350. De Wekker, S.F.J., S. Zhong, J.D. Fast, and C.D. Whiteman, 1998: A numerical study of the thermally driven plain-to-basin wind over idealized basin topographies. J. Appl. Meteor., 37, 606-622. Doran, J.C., X. Bian, S.F.J. De Wekker, S. Edgerton, J.D. Fast, J.M. Hubbe, W.J. Shaw, C. D. Whiteman, S. Abbott, C. King, J. Leach, M. Mulhearn, C. Russell, B. Templeman, D. Wolfe, J. Archuleta, S. Elliott, A. Fernandez, D. Langley, J.T. Lee, W. Porch, L. Tellier, J. Chow, J.G. Watson, R.L. Coulter, T.J. Martin, J.D. Shannon, R. White, D. Martinez, J.L. Martinez, V. Mora, G. Sosa, G. Mercado, J.L. Pena, R. Salas, R. Petty, 1998: The IMADA-AVER Boundary Layer Experiment in the Mexico City Area. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 2497

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