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Dr.
Richard Anyah
Assistant Professor
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Education |Professional Experience | Research Intersts | Research Grants | Publications | Invited Presentations |
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| Education |
| Ph.D. |
Atmospheric Science |
North Carolina State University 2005 |
| M.S. |
Atmospheric Science |
University of Nairobi/North Carolina State University 2001 |
| B.S. |
Meteorology |
University of Nairobi 1997 |
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| Professional Experience |
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Assistant Professor, Atmospheric Science: Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. August, 2008-Present. |
Research Associate, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, August 1, 2007 – 31 July, 2008. |
UCAR Visiting Scientist: Microscale and Mesoscale Modeling (MMM) Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Sept. 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008. |
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Environmental Sciences,
Rutgers University, September 2005 – August 2006. |
Graduate Research Assistant, Climate System Dynamics and Modeling Laboratory, North Carolina State University, August 2001 – August 2005. |
Associate Research Scientist, WMO/IGAD Drought Monitoring Center for Eastern and Central Africa, Nairobi, September, 2000 – August, 2001. |
Lecturer (Mathematics), Kenya National Polytechnic, November 2000 – May, 2001. |
| Research Interests |
| Land surface-atmosphere interfaces and interactions using coupled regional models |
| Physical and dynamical mechanisms associated with the variability and change of continental and regional hydro-climates |
| Regional impacts, vulnerability and adaptation mechanisms to climate change using dynamical downscaling techniques |
| Climate-Human-Ecosystem interactions |
| Current or Recent Research Grants |
Modeling climate variability and change of the Greater Horn of Africa, National Science Foundation (NSF), PI: $382,601; October 2008 - September 2010 |
| UCAR Africa Initiative on NWP Demonstration in Africa, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) sub-award with NC State University, Co-PI: $57,393; Sept. 2007-June 2008 |
| Selected Publications |
Anyah, R.O., C. Weaver, Y. Fan, Miguez-Macho Gonzalo, and A. Robock, 2008: Incorporating Water Table Dynamics in Climate Modeling, Part III:
Simulated Groundwater Influence on Coupled Land-Atmosphere Variability. J. Geophys. Res., 113, doi: 10.1029/2007JD009087. |
Anyah, R. O., F. H. M. Semazzi and Lian Xie, 2008: Hydrodynamic characteristics of Lake Victoria based on idealized 3D Lake Model Simulations. Under Review; Special Issue of International Journal of Climatology. |
Anyah, R. O., and F. H. M. Semazzi, 2007: Variability of East African rainfall based on multi-year RegCM3 model simulations. International Journal of Climatology: 27, 357-371. |
Anyah, R. O., and F. H. M. Semazzi, 2006: NCAR-AGCM ensemble simulations of the variability of the Greater Horn of Africa climate, Special Issue, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 86, 39-62.
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Anyah, R. O., F. H. M. Semazzi and Lian Xie, 2006: Simulated physical mechanisms associated with multi-scale climate variability over Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa, Monthly Weather Review: 134,3588-3609.
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| Invited Presentations |
| Anyah, R.O: Impact of groundwater reservoir on simulated extreme hydroclimatic conditions. International Conference on Groundwater and Climate in Africa. Speke Commonwealth Resort Center Munyonyo. Kampala, Uganda June 24-28, 2008. |
| Anyah, R.O: Factors associated with recent droughts in eastern Africa. Conference on Monitoring and Modeling of the African Droughts. International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy: 2-6 June, 2008. |
| Anyah, R. O: Developing regional climate change scenarios for impacts assessments and adaptation strategies in the water sector in Egypt: WMO Project on Climate change Adaptations in the water sector in Egypt, First National Kick-off Workshop. Water Resources Center, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Cairo, Egypt 13-15April, 2008. |
| Anyah, R. O: Impact of groundwater reservoir on the simulated land surface-atmosphere coupled variability. Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 20March, 2008. |
| Anyah, R. O: Impact of groundwater reservoir on the simulated land surface-atmosphere coupled variability. Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 31January, 2008. |
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Dr. Richard Anyah
Assistant Professor
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
The University of Connecticut
U-4087, 1376 Storrs Road
Storrs, CT 06269-4087
Tel: (860) 486-5861
Fax: (860) 486-5408
Email:Richard.Anyah@uconn.edu
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