Thompson Lecture Series 2009
Background:
In 1998 ASP established the "Thompson Lecture Series," named in honor of Phil Thompson who founded the Advanced Study Program and was NCAR's first associate director. Under this program, prominent scientists are brought to NCAR for short visits that promote interaction between them and the postdoctoral fellows and other junior scientists at NCAR. In addition to presenting formal lectures, the Thompson Lecturers listen to briefings on the research being conducted by ASP Fellows and comment and provide advice on those research projects. They also meet with groups of scientists to discuss some more general topics, provide career advice, and offer their perspectives on scientific trends and priorities.
Second Lecturer of the 2009 Thompson Lecture Series
Jean-Dominique Creutin
Jean-Dominique Creutin is Director of Envirhônalp, a regional consortium of universities for environmental sciences in France and the President of the SCOA National Committee of the National Council of Astrophysicists and Physicists as well as "Directeur de Recherche" at the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) in Grenoble, France. His career has been focusing on rain variability in time and space: observation, atmospheric causes and hydrologic and social consequences. In Europe, he was a pioneer in radar hydrology and in considering rain variability in hydrologic modeling. In the last 5 years, he has been leading the way to integrate hydro-meteorological research with social implications. In addition to numerous publications in scientific journals, he has been a member of several scientific organizations and committees: American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, British Hydrological Society, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, WMO Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. He also served as an associate editor of the Journal of Hydrology (1998-2006) and has been involved as an expert in several international programs: CEC Framework IV Research Programme, Australian Research Council Large Research Grants Program, British National Environmental Research Council. Jean-Dominique's CV
Tuesday November 17th - Thursday November 19th 2009
Lecture 1. Flash-floods, Scales and Human Vulnerability
11:00 a.m. Tuesday November 17th, 2009. Mesa Lab, Main Seminar Room
Lecture 2. Orography, Shallow Banded Convection and Rainfall Climatology in the Mediterranean Area
11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18th, 2009. Mesa Lab Main Seminar Room
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