B.S., Meteorology, 1997, North Carolina State University

M.S., Atmospheric Science, 2000, North Carolina State University

Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, 2006, North Carolina State University


EXTENSION AND RESEARCH AREAS:
Climate services, local and regional climatology, weather and climate applications, observational sensors and systems, data management.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Boyles, R., S. Raman, and A. Sims (2006). Sensitivity of mesoscale precipitation dynamics to surface soil and vegetation contrasts over the Carolina Sandhills. Pure and Applied Geophysics, (in press).

Childs, Peter, Jr., Sethu Raman, and Ryan Boyles (2006): High resolution numerical simulations of Hurricane Isabel (2003) over North Carolina, Natural Hazards (in press)

Holder, C., R. Boyles, P. Robinson, S. Raman, and G. Fishel (2006). Calculating a daily normal temperature range that reflects daily temperature variability. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol 87, pp 769-774.

Holder, C., R. Boyles, A. Syed, D. Niyogi, and S. Raman (2006). Comparison of collocated automated (NCECONet) and manual (COOP) climate observations in North Carolina. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 23, pp 671-682.

Childs, P., A.L.Qureshi, S. Raman, K. Alapaty, R. Ellis, R. Boyles, and D. Niyogi (2006): Simulation of convective initiation during IHOP_2002 using the flux-adjusting surface data assimilation system (FASDAS), Monthly Weather Review, 134, 134-148.

Robinson, P (2005). North Carolina Weather and Climate, University of North Carolina Press in Association with the State Climate Office of North Carolina (Ryan Boyles, graphics). 237 pp.

Raman, S., A. Sims, R. Ellis, and R. Boyles (2005). Numerical simulation of mesoscale circulations in a region of contrasting soil types. Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 162, pp 1698-1714.

Boyles, R.P., C. Holder, and S. Raman (2004). North Carolina Climate: A summary of climate normals and averages at 18 agricultural research stations, NC Agricultural Research Service Technical Bulletin 322, 92 pp.

Boyles, R. P. and S. Raman (2003). Analysis of climate trends in North Carolina (1949-1998), Environment International, Vol 29, pp 263 – 275.