Atmospheric Sciences Research Center

Transform Atmospheric Science Research Into Innovative Solutions

As a faculty member, researcher or student with ASRC, you will transform your research into innovative solutions through technology transfer and collaboration with state, federal and industry partners. Your work will advance the well-being of New York State’s citizens and increase economic development in the state. Our faculty members prepare tomorrow’s experts for careers in academia, government and industry.

With ASRC, you are part of one of the largest and most prominent coalitions of atmospheric science experts in the country, including xCITE Lab, the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, the NYS Mesonet and the Center of Excellence in Weather and Climate Analytics.

Research: Renewable Energy

ASRC Partners with DOE to Enhance Offshore Wind Research Buoys

ASRC tech Jason Covert at Lake George on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (photo by Patrick Dodson)

ASRC researchers are leading a project with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to tap into the underutilized renewable energy source of off-shore wind with a buoy-based flux measurement system.

The “flux-lidar” buoy will provide continuous data every 15 to 30 minutes on a number of atmospheric surface fluxes such as heat, momentum and moisture, while also observing wind speed and direction profiles at heights of several kilometers above sea surface. Both undergraduate and graduate student researchers are supporting the project.

ASRC Research

Student Spotlight

Elizabeth McCabe

I am seeking my PhD.

What is your area of specialty/focus?
My research focuses on the boundary layer, specifically the sea breeze circulation and the frequently associated low-level jet in the offshore region of the New York Bight and along coastal Long Island.

What influenced you to study atmospheric sciences?
Learning to sail is when I first became interested in the wind. Knowing the wind speed and direction is integral to sailing, and I was fascinated by being able to connect what I learned about weather in the classroom to being out of on the water.

ASRC Student Spotlight

ASRC Research at Whiteface Mountain

ASRC Research Associate Sara Lance and graduate student Christopher Lawrence study what clouds are doing to the chemical composition of aerosols at the Whiteface Mountain Field Station.