On the Web
Check out the State Climate Office Web site, http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/, a primary source for North Carolina weather and climate data. Check out the Atmospheric Sciences Web site, http://meaculpa.nrrc.ncsu.edu/, for the latest Doppler Radar and satellite imagery.

Agricultural Meteorology

Dr. Katharine B. Perry
professor of horticultural science and
assistant dean for administration, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
(919) 515-3537
katie_perry@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/ftp/kbp/resume.html
Agricultural meteorology. Frost protection of horticultural crops. Heat-unit modeling for harvest prediction.

Atmospheric Monitoring/Acid Rain

Dr. Viney P. Aneja
research professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences
(919) 515-7808
viney_aneja@ncsu.edu
Air quality engineering; monitoring, analysis and modeling of atmospheric trace gases; pollutant transport, transformation and deposition; ozone; air toxins; climate change; pollution control. Assists N.C. counties in air quality modeling; advises state and federal officials and the private sector.

Dr. Vinod K. "Vin" Saxena
professor of meteorology
(919) 515-7290
vin_saxena@ncsu.edu
Physics and chemistry of clouds, precipitation and atmospheric aerosols; air quality and acidic deposition; greenhouse warming and climate change.

Dr. Sethu Raman
professor of meteorology and state climatologist
(919) 515-1440 or 515-3056
sethu_raman@ncsu.edu
www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu
Mesoscale dynamics, N.C. climatology and environment, numerical weather forecasting, air pollution, hurricanes, monsoons and coastal meteorology.

Biogeochemistry

Dr. Neal E. Blair
associate professor of marine, earth and
(919) 515-7883
neal_blair@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/meas/faculty/blair/blaircv.html
The global carbon cycle; The fate of organic matter in coastal environments; the biological production of natural gas (methane); offshore drilling in N.C.

Climate

Dr. Fredrick H.M. Semazzi
associate professor of marine, earth and
atmospheric sciences and of mathematics
(919) 515-1434
fred_semazzi@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/meas/faculty/semazzi/semazzi.html
Climate modeling, atmospheric computer simulation, climate of Africa; can discuss application of computer models to generate future climate scenarios in the event of sea-surface temperature/vegetation cover changes.

Severe Storms/Tornadoes

Dr. Steve Koch
associate professor of meteorology
(919) 515-1439
steve_koch@ncsu.edu
Mesometeorology. Severe storms, radar meteorology, and weather forecasting. Specializes in prediction of and methods for detecting tornadoes and other severe weather. Strong collaborations with the National Weather Service.

Dr. Allen J. Riordan
associate professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences;
coordinator, Southeast Consortium for Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
(919) 515-7973
al_riordan@ncsu.edu
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes in the Southeast. Regional winter weather. General information on hurricanes.