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vapor profile<BR>
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Deadline May 22nd 2009<BR>
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Applicants are invited for a PhD student position in the Meteorology<BR>
Program of the Wind Energy Division at Risoe¸ DTU. The Meteorology<BR>
Program is aimed at basic research in the fields of boundary layer<BR>
meteorology, assessment of wind resources for power generation and of<BR>
wind loads on turbines and various other structures.<BR>
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The Ph.D. student will be employed in a research project concerning<BR>
the hydrological cycle and surface energy balance and their dependence<BR>
on land use and climate. He/she will work with a version of the<BR>
Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (ARW-WRF),<BR>
which will include a detailed treatment of the effects of vegetation<BR>
on the boundary layer. Model results will be validated against<BR>
water-vapor profiles from satellite and radiosonde data as well as<BR>
boundary-layer wind speed data from remote sensing platforms. The<BR>
study area is the island of Zealand, Denmark. The study should<BR>
quantify feed-back effects from the atmosphere to the land surface on<BR>
annual basis and during extreme dry/wet conditions. Furthermore the<BR>
study will involve evaluation of how land use changes will affect<BR>
different aspects of the hydrological cycle and the boundary layer<BR>
structure.<BR>
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Candidates should hold a master degree in meteorology/physics/<BR>
engineering/hydrology or similar educational level, and are expected<BR>
to have theoretical background in boundary layer<BR>
meteorology. Knowledge on mesoscale modeling and data analysis of<BR>
atmospheric observations and satellite Earth observations are an<BR>
advantage. We favor an open-minded and result-oriented person.<BR>
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If you need further information concerning this position, please see<BR>
<a href="http://www.risoe.dk/Job_career.aspx">http://www.risoe.dk/Job_career.aspx</a> or contact Ebba Dellwik by email<BR>
(<a href="ebde@risoe.dtu.dk">ebde@risoe.dtu.dk</a>) or phone (+ 45 4677 5032).<BR>
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Andrea N. Hahmann<BR>
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Phone direct +45 4677 5471<BR>
<a href="andrea.n.hahmann@risoe.dk">andrea.n.hahmann@risoe.dk</a><BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Bold">Wind energy Division<BR>
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy<BR>
Technical University of Denmark – DT</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">U<BR>
Building 114, P.O. Box 49<BR>
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark<BR>
Tel +45 4677 5471<BR>
Fax +45 4677 5083<BR>
www.risoe.dtu.dk<BR>
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