Kenneth Bowman
David Bullock Harris Professor of Geosciences
Atmospheric dynamics, stratospheric ozone, climate dynamics, satellite meteorology
Research
Atmospheric transport and mixing
Dynamics and chemistry of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
Climate dynamics
Satellite meteorology
Statistical climatology
Graduate Student and Postdoc Opportunities
Dr. Bowman and Co-Investigator Dr. Anita Rapp are seeking two graduate students and a postdoctoral research associate to work as part of the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere DCOTSS science team (see below). The project will use a wide range of observational systems and models to address a number of critical science questions about dynamical and chemical connections between the troposphere and stratosphere.
Interested students should contact Dr. Bowman or Dr. Rapp. Information on applying for admission to the graduate program at Texas A&M can be found here.
Dr. Bowman is the Principal Investigator for a new five-year NASA Earth Venture Suborbital (EVS-3) project that will begin in 2019. The DCOTSS project will use the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft to investigate the impact of overshooting convection on the chemistry and dynamics of the summer stratosphere over the United States.
Participating universities and government organizations include Texas A&M University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Langley Research Center, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Texas A&M
Selected Publications
Cooney, J. W. *, K. P. Bowman, C. R. Homeyer, and T. M. Fenske Ten Year Analysis of Tropopause-Overshooting Convection Using GridRad Data, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 123, 329-343,
Smith, J. B., D. M. Wilmouth, K. M. Bedka, K. P. Bowman, C. R. Homeyer, J. A. Dykema, M. R. Sargent, C. E. Clapp, S. S. Leroy, D. S. Sayres, J. M. Dean-Day, T. P. Bui, and J. G. Anderson, 2017. A case study of convectively sourced water vapor observed in the overworld stratosphere over the United States J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 17, 9529-9554,
Anderson, J. G., D. K. Weisenstein, K. P. Bowman, C. R. Homeyer, J. B. Smith, D. M. Wilmouth, D. S. Sayres, J, E. Klobas, S. S. Leroy, J. A. Dykema, and S. C. Wofsy, 2017. Stratospheric ozone over the United States in summer linked to observations of convection and temperature via chlorine and bromine catalysis PNAS., 114, 25, E4905-E4913,
Solomon, D. L.*,
Siu, L. W.*,
Pan, L. L.,
Education
Ph.D. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Princeton University, 1984
