Dr. Carol Anne Clayson, Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Boulder 1995

(850) 644-0922     http://cook.met.fsu.edu/

Associate Professor of Meteorology

Professor Clayson's current primary interest is focused on atmosphere-ocean interaction, with an emphasis on turbulence and boundary layer processes. Current projects include research involving air-sea fluxes, both in understanding the physics of the interfacial layers at the atmosphere-ocean interface, and in techniques for determining these fluxes from satellite observations. Her group is currently working on new techniques for retrievals of near-surface properties from space, as well as improved retrievals of sea surface temperature with a focus on aerosols and diurnal variability. Dr. Clayson is also working on new techniques including wavelets as applied to our understanding of feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere across multiple time and space scales. She has developed and uses a variety of coupled and stand-alone atmosphere and ocean models for use in these investigations, as well as satellite data and in situ observations.

Selected Publications

• Clayson, C.A. and D. Weitlich, 2005: Interannual variability of tropical Pacific diurnal sea surface temperature warming and nighttime cooling. Geophys. Res. Lett., (accepted).
• Clayson, C.A. and D. Weitlich, 2005: Variability of tropical diurnal sea surface temperature. J. Climate, (submitted).
• Krishnamurti, T.N., A. Chakraborty, R. Krishnamurti, W.K. Dewar, and C.A. Clayson, 2005: Seasonal prediction of sea surface temperature anomalies using a suite of 13 coupled atmosphere-ocean models. J. Climate, (submitted).
• Carniel, S., M. Sclavo, L.H. Kantha, and C.A. Clayson, 2005: Surface gravity waves and mixing in the upper ocean. Il Nuovo Cimento, (accepted). 
• Clayson, C.A., and M.Luneva, 2005: Studies of deep convection in the Sea of Japan using a numerical ocean model. Part I: Perconditioning. J. Phys. Oceanogr., (submitted).
• Clayson, C.A., and M.Luneva, 2005: Studies of deep convection in the Sea of Japan using a numerical ocean model. Part II: Frontal processes and water transformation. J. Phys. Oceanogr., (submitted).
• Clayson, C.A., and M. Luneva, 2004: Deep convection in the Sea of Japan: A modeling perspective. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L17303, doi:10.1029/2004GL020497.
• Kantha, L.H., and C.A. Clayson, 2003: On the effect of surface gravity waves on mixing in an oceanic mixed layer model. Ocean Modeling, 6, 101-124.
• Clayson, C. A., and A. Chen, 2002: Sensitivity of a coupled single-column model in the tropics to treatment of the interfacial parameterizations. J. Climate, 15, 1805-1831.
• Clayson, C.A., B. Strahl, and J. Schrage, 2002: 2-3 day convective variability in the tropical western Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 529-548.