Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1999

Areas of Interest
Physical climatology
Microclimatology
Solar radiation
Aerosols and climate
Air Pollution

Recent Publications
Carbone, Gregory J. and _____ (2004). "Interactive Exercises for an Introductory Weather and Climate Course", Journal of Geography. (Forthcoming).

_____. 2003. "Comparison of aerosol and climate variability over Germany and South Africa", in Climates in Transition, L.C. Nkemdirim, ed., International Geographical Union, Washington, D.C., Minuteman Press, 1-8.

_____. 2003. "The geography and climatology of aerosols", Progress in Physical Geography, 27(4), 502-547.

_____. 2003. "Trends in solar radiation over Germany and an assessment of the role of aerosols and sunshine duration", Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 76(1-2), 47-63.

_____, and Apurva Goyal. (2003). "Comparison of aerosol and climate variability over Germany and South Africa", International Journal of Climatology, 23(8), 921-941.

_____. 2002. "An aerosol climatology for Germany", Proceedings, 12th Joint Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Association, 37-38. 20-24 May 2002, Norfolk VA.

_____. 2001. "Estimating clear-sky beam irradiation from sunshine duration." Solar Energy 71(4): 217-224.

_____. 2001. "Estimating atmospheric turbidity from climate data." Atmospheric Environment35(1): 125-134.

_____ and Cort J. Willmott. 2001. "Seasonal and interannual variability in atmospheric turbidity over South Africa, International Journal of Climatology," 21(5): 579-591.

Scheunemeyer, John H. and _____. 2000. "Uncertainty estimation for regional resource assessment — an application to coal." Mathematical Geology 32(5): 521-541.

_____ et al. 1999. National Coal Resource Assessment, 1999 resource assessment of selected Tertiary coal beds and zones in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A (published on CD-ROM). Co-author on Chapters PN, PG, PH, PD, PA, PC, WN, HN, and GN.

Grants and Awards
National Science Foundation Grant (Geography and Regional Science Program) with Scott Sheridan, Kent State University. 2004-2006. For "Climatic influences on the spatial and temporal variability of aerosols over North America." $99,971.

USC School of the Environment Sustainable Universities Initiative grant, for 'Integrating campus meteorological and air quality data in environmental courses'. Co-PI with Greg Carbone, Department of Geography, USC. Amount: $3,000. 4 April 2002 - 30 April 2003.

USC Research and Productive Scholarship award, for 'Weather Map Comprehension'. Co-PI with Gary Allen, Department of Psychology, USC. Amount: $7,000. 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2003.

National Science Foundation/Association of American Geographers Travel Grant for the International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Durban South Africa, 4-7 August 2002. 'Comparison of aerosol and climate variability over Germany and South Africa'. Amount: $1,750

National Science Foundation (Geography and Regional Science Program) Grant. 2001-2003. For "An aerosol climatology for Western Europe," $84,999.

CLASS (College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Support) Award, College of Liberal Arts, USC.2001. For "An aerosol climatology for Western Europe." $5,000.

National Science Foundation (Geography and Regional Science Program, with Cort Willmott) Grant. 1998-2000. For "Seasonal and Interannual Variability in Atmospheric Turbidity with an Emphasis on the Southern Hemisphere." $59,495.