DoctorMarwan Katurji

I specialize in surface-atmosphere interactions, and have undertaken numerous research projects throughout New Zealand, the United States and Antarctica. My research interest is around modelling, simulating, measuring and analyzing atmospheric phenomena, and I use advanced field measurement and numerical modeling techniques to tackle my research objectives.

I am particularly interested in coherent turbulent structures (CTS) within the first 1km of our atmosphere above ground level (also called the atmospheric boundary-layer). CTS are a unique fabric of turbulence that controls the spatial variability of temperature and moisture across our landscape. I conduct laboratory and field experiments using state of the art in situ, aerial, remote sensing measurement systems, and also high resolution numerical weather simulations to develop a better understanding of these coherent turbulence structures.

My research interests include:
Land-atmospheric interaction physics
Mountain meteorology
Agricultural meteorology
Micro-meteorology
Atmopsheric boundary layers and turbulence
Coherent turbulent structures
Regional climate dynamics
Micro-climates
Regional Climate Modelling
Limited area modelling
Large eddy simulations
Turbulence