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Member Since 1992
Greg M. McFarquhar
Director, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations
Professional Experience
Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations
Director
2017 - Present
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
Director
2017 - 2017
BP Ameica
Professor
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Education
University of Toronto
Doctorate
1993
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2020
Citation
For fundamental advances in understanding of cloud properties and processes, leading to their improved representation in weather and climate models
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Member
Global Environmental Change Fellows Committee
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Atmospheric Sciences Canvassing Committee
Publications
Dependence of Cloud Macrophysical Properties and Phase Distributions on Environmental Conditions Ove...

The accurate representation of Cold Air Outbreaks (CAOs) and affiliated mixed‐phase boundary layer (BL) clouds in models is challenging. How ...

June 22, 2024
AGU Abstracts
In-flight Observation and Intercomparison of Atmospheric Electrical Discharges and Cloud Microphysical Properties in Coastal Convective Updrafts
AGU IMPACT: 2023 STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENTS FLASH PRESENTATIONS IV
union sessions | 22 january 2024
Zachary Milani, Leonid Nichman, Kenny Bala, Cuong ...
Atmospheric lightning strikes are caused by the buildup and separation of electrical charges within the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and grou...
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Latent and Kinetic Energy Trend Changes in Extratropical Cyclones from 1940-2020: Results from ERA-5 Reanalysis
EXTRATROPICAL LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY III POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Andrew Dzambo, Anne Sledd, Greg M. McFarquhar, Tri...
Baroclinic or extratropical cyclones (ETCs) transport heat and moisture to higher latitudes, making them critical to understand as Earths climate evol...
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The dependence of intense updrafts on environmental conditions and their impact on cloud microphysical properties observed during ESCAPE
CLOUDS, PRECIPITATION, AEROSOL, AND AIR QUALITY IN THE COASTAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Saurabh Patil , Greg M. McFarquhar, Pavlos Kollias...
Convective clouds play a key role in redistributing moisture, aerosols, momentum, and energy within the troposphere. The life cycle of convective clou...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2026
Member
Atmospheric Sciences Canvassing Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Global Environmental Change Fellows Committee
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