Colucci, Stephen John
Professor
Stephen J. Colucci is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. His research and teaching are in the general area of atmospheric science, with the goal of learning more and informing students about weather systems and processes.
research
research and scholarship focus
- My research concerns the dynamics of large scale midlatitude weather systems such as cyclonic storm systems and anticyclonic fair weather systems. Lately I have been interested in the role of the stratosphere in the lifecycles of these systems.
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Contribute toward a better understanding of processes governing the behavior of large-scale weather systems in the atmosphere over the earth's middle latitudes.
- Improved forecasts of these systems and their associated weather conditions
- Anticyclonic (high-pressure) weather systems both at the earth's surface and in the middle troposphere where they may participate in blocking flow regimes
- Processes controlling the interannual and intraseasonal variability of cyclonic winter storms near the east coast of North America
primary investigator of
research areas
- climatology and forecasting | research concentration area (Engineering)
international geographic focus
- North America | continent
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Atmospheric Science | graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
I teach advanced undergraduates and graduate students interested in atmospheric science, particularly in the processes that determine the weather. In my courses I use simple mathematical models to explain the observed structure and behavior of the atmosphere, illustrated with analyses of actual weather systems and with computational diagnoses of weather data.
teaches
- EAS 4510 - Synoptic Meteorology II (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 4960 - Internship Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 4970 - Individual Study in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 4980 - Teaching Experience in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 4990 - Undergraduate Research in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 8500 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 9500 - Graduate-Level Dissertation Research in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 9510 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ASTRO 7652 - Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 4960 - Internship Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 4970 - Individual Study in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 4980 - Teaching Experience in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 4990 - Undergraduate Research in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 6520 - Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 8500 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 9500 - Graduate-Level Dissertation Research in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 9510 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research in Atmospheric Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 4510 - Synoptic Meteorology II (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Director of Graduate Studies in Atmospheric Science, 1998-2001
- Director of Undergraduate Studies in Atmospheric Science, 2001-2004
background
educational background
- B. S., 1976: Atmospheric Science and Mathematics, The University at Albany
- M. S., 1979: Atmospheric Science, The University at Albany
- Ph. D., 1982: Atmospheric Science, The University at Albany
professional background
- Cornell University, 1989-present
- Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, 1988-89
- Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 1982-88
awards and distinctions
- Father James Macelwane Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS), 1976
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Dong, L., and S. J. Colucci, 2007: Interpreting the opposition between two block-onset forcing mechanisms. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 64, 2091 -2104.
- Dong, L., and S. J. Colucci, 2005: The role of deformation and potential vorticity in Southern Hemisphere blocking onsets. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62, 4043-4056.
- Saez de Adana, F. J., and S. J. Colucci, 2005: Southern Hemisphere blocking onsets associated with upper-tropospheric divergence anomalies. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62, 1614- 1625.
- Saez de Adana, F. J., and S. J. Colucci, 2005: Southern Hemisphere blocking onsets associated with upper-tropospheric divergence anomalies. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62, 1614-1625.
- Dong, L., and S. J. Colucci, 2005: The role of deformation and potential vorticity in Southern Hemisphere blocking onsets. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62, 4043-4056.
- Chan, A.C., S. J. Colucci and A. T. DeGaetano, 2003: Predicting east coast winter storm frequencies from midtropospheric geopotential height patterns.Weather and Forecasting, 18, 1177-1191.
- Chan, A.C., S. J. Colucci and A. T. DeGaetano, 2003: Predicting East Coast winter storm frequencies from midtropospheric geopotential height patterns. Weather and Forecasting, 18, 1177-1191.
- Colucci, S. J., 2003: Anticyclones. In: Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Ed. J. R. Holton, Academic Press, p. 142- 146.
- Watson, J. S., and S. J. Colucci, 2002: Evaluation of ensemble predictions of blocking in the NCEP Global
Keywords: atmospheric science, large scale atmospheric dynamics, large-scale atmospheric dynamics, weather analysis and forecasting