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John
W. Diercks, Ph.D. Department of Meteorology 620 Walker Building University Park, PA 16802 Telephone (814) 863-6089 E-mail: diercks@ems.psu.edu Click HERE for Dr. Diercks' Home Page!
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Teaching Interests: Mesoscale processes in the atmosphere and physical oceanography.
Dr. Diercks works with undergraduate students in furthering their understanding
of the atmospheric processes which produce life-threatening severe weather.
Students analyze recent severe weather cases using sophisticated computer
tools and then report their findings in the format of a paper submitted
to a professional meteorological journal.
Selected Publications:
Diercks, J.W., R.C. Weir, and M.K. Kopper, 1982: Forecast verification and reconnaissance data for Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclones (July 1980 through June 1982). Naval Oceanography Command Center/Joint Typhoon Warning Center Technical Note 82-1, 77 pp.
Huntley, J.E., and J.W. Diercks, 1981: The occurrence of vertical tilt in tropical cyclones. Monthly Weather Review, 109, 1689-1700.
Dunnavan, G.M., and J.W. Diercks, 1980: An analysis of super typhoon tip (October 1979). Monthly Weather Review, 108, 1915-1923.
Diercks, J.W., and R.A. Anthes, 1976: A study of spiral bands in a linear model of a cyclonic vortex. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 33, 1714-1729.
Diercks, J.W., and R.A. Anthes, 1976: Diagnostic studies of spiral rainbands in a nonlinear hurricane model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 33, 959-975.
Barnum, D.C., and J.W. Diercks,
1969: The AWS Winter Trajectory Program. Journal of Applied Meteorology,
8, 3-14.