My name is Martina Bramberger and I’m a scientist at NCAR. My research interests include atmospheric dynamics, global modeling of middle atmosphere circulation, gravity waves and clear air turbulence in aviation. I’m especially interested in improving longterm and sub-seasonal to seasonal predictions by bringing together observations and modeling. I enjoy improving the middle atmosphere circulation in CAM7/WACCM7 and analyzing gravity waves with a diverse set of measurements including ground-based and airborne lidar, radar, balloon-borne, aircraft in situ, airglow and, space-born COSMIC 2 and AIRS observations. Currently I’m leading the Whole Atmosphere development of CAM7 and WACCM7, and am a Co-Chair of the Whole Atmosphere Working Group at NCAR.
Publications
My first publication was on the propagation of mountain waves from the surface up to the mesosphere/lower thermosphere. During my PhD I analyzed how propagating waves impact avionic systems of high-flying aircraft and investigated clear-air turbulence forecasting methods for waves from convection in a numerical weather forecasting system. My current focus is on the development of CAM7/WACCM7 middle atmosphere, the impact of increasing vertical resolution in global circulation models and tropical waves, their impact on large-scale circulation and their parameterization in global climate models.
Campaigns
I’ve attended several field campaigns during my career, focusing on mountain waves, predictability of mesoscale circulations and tropical waves. The platforms used range from aircraft to super pressure balloons.
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