M.S. in Meteorology, 1967, University of Wisconsin Graduate Advisor: Dr. Eberhard Wahl

PhD in meteorology, 1977, University of Wisconsin Graduate Advisor: Dr. Heinz H. Lettau

TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS:

Introduction to Weather and Climate, Atmospheric Dynamics, Satellite Meteorology, Fundamentals of Meteorology I

Research includes the evolution of near-shore (coastal) frontal systems along the mid-Atlantic coast in winter, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the southeast United States, and working with the National Weather Service to improve severe storm warnings.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Riordan, A. J., J. Thomas Anderson, and S. Chiswell, 1995: Small-Scale Structure of a Coastal Front as Revealed by Dual-Doppler Radar. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 622-640.

Riordan, A. J. and Lin Y-L., 1992: Mesoscale Wind Signatures along the Carolina Coast. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 2786-2797.

Riordan, A. J., 1990: Examination of the mesoscale features of the GALE coastal front of 24-25 January, 1986. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 258-282.

Riordan, A. J., J. M. Davis, and R. B. Kiess: 1986: The morning inversion near the ground and its daytime transition at two rural sites in the Carolinas. J. Clim. and Appl. Meteor., 25, 239-256.

Riordan, A. J., S. Sethu Raman, J. M. Davis, and S. Viessman, 1985: Measurements in the marine boundary layer near a coastal front. Geophys. Res. Lett., 12, 681-684.