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The atmospheric research group is part
of the <a
target="new"
href="http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz">Department of Physics
&
Astronomy</a> and <A target="new"
HREF="http://www.ucar.canterbury.ac.nz/">Centre for
Atmospheric
Research</a> at the <a target="new"
href="http://www.canterbury.ac.nz">University of
Canterbury</a>.
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We have a broad range of interests and
are active in
probing and modelling many aspects of the atmosphere from
ground-level up to 120 km.
We have three academics in the group.
The group also has two post-doctoral fellows and 12 graduate
students. Our research interests can broadly be summarized:
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the dynamics of the troposphere and
stratosphere using in-situ and ST radar measurements
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Radio wave Scaterring and propagation in
the Atmosphere and the effects of Atmospheric turbulence
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<LI>
the structure and dynamics of the
mesosphere and lower thermosphere using
meteor radar techniques (<A
TARGET="NEW" HREF="/people/J.Baggaley.html">Professor
Jack Baggaley</A>, <A
target="new" HREF="/people/S.Marsh.html">Dr Steven
Marsh</A>).</LI>
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the orbital characteristics of meteors
and planetary astronomy
(<A TARGET="NEW"
HREF="/people/J.Baggaley.html">Professor Jack Baggaley</A>,
<A
target="new"
HREF="/people/D.Galligan.html">Dr David
Galligan</A>).</li>
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climate modelling (<A
TARGET="NEW" HREF="/people/D.Heuff.html">Dr
Darlene Heuff</A>).</LI>
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remote sensing and in-situ sampling of
atmospheric aerosol and the role
of aerosol in climate.</LI>
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<A TARGET="NEW"
HREF="/people/B.Bennett.html">Dr Bob Bennett</A> and <A
TARGET="NEW" HREF="/people/G.Fraser.html">Dr
Grahame Fraser</A> are senior
fellows attached to this group
whose interests revolve around radar
physics and the use of radars in various
problems relating to the dynamics of the
atmosphere.
<P>To support these research
interests we have radar facilities at <A
HREF="research.html#bfradars">Birdlings
Flat</A> (near Christchurch) and
<A HREF="research.html#sbradars">Scott
Base</A> (Antarctica). <A
TARGET="NEW" HREF="/people/G.Plank.html">Graeme
Plank</A> manages the Birdling
Flat facility and coordinates our Antarctic
research programme. More details of our
research programme can be found
<A
HREF="research.html">here</A>. We also have a recent <A
HREF="atmos_publications.html">list
of publications.</A>
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<address>This page is maintained by <a
href="mailto:d.galligan@phys.canterbury.ac.nz">David
Galligan</a></address>
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