Andrea Lang
Assistant Professor
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
University at Albany
United States of America
Biography
Lang's research focuses on understanding the role of midlatitude synoptic dynamics in the atmospheric system. Of particular interest are problems that lie at the intersection of synoptic dynamic meteorology and large scale dynamics. Currently, Lang's research examines the role of the synoptic scale (e.g. mid-latitude cyclones, ridge building and blocking, extra-tropical transition of tropical cyclones…) in troposphere-stratosphere coupling. The focus of her work is to answer questions such as, what are the specific mechanisms (if any) associated with the synoptic evolution and dynamics of tropopause jet-front systems, the tropopause, and the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS) region that promote the initiation and maintaining troposphere-stratosphere coupling in the northern hemisphere winter? The results of this research will inform medium range forecasting and prediction. Lang received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011.
Research Interest
Synoptic dynamic meteorology; weather-climate interactions; regional weather patterns; forecasting
Publications
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Lang, A. A. and J. E. Martin, 2010: The influence of rotational frontogenesis and its associated shearwise circulation on the development of an upper-level front. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136, 239-252.
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Lang, A. A. and J. E. Martin, 2012: The structure and evolution of lower stratospheric frontal zones. Part I: Examples in northwesterly and southwesterly flow. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 138, 1350-1365.
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Lang, A. A. and J. E. Martin, 2013: The structure and evolution of lower stratospheric frontal zones. Part II: The influence of tropospheric convection on lower stratospheric frontal development. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 139 (in press).
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Tripathi, Om P., et al. "Examining the predictability of the stratospheric sudden warming of January 2013 using multiple NWP systems." Monthly Weather Review 144.5 (2016): 1935-1960.
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Tripathi, Om P., et al. "The predictability of the extratropical stratosphere on monthly timeâ€scales and its impact on the skill of tropospheric forecasts." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 141.689 (2015): 987-1003.
