Dr. WILLIS SHEM
EDUCATION:
PhD. - Earth and Atmospheric Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. - Earth and Atmospheric Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Eng - Water Resources Technology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Belgium)
Bsc - Meteorology, Nairobi University (Kenya)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1.Biosphere-Atmosphere interactions and their influence on the hydrological cycle
2.Anthropogenic forcing of climate change
3.Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
CURRENT RESEARCH
The impact of urbanization on the precipitation component of the hydrological cycle
CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
The impact of Congo Basin Deforestation on Regional Precipitation and other Climate Parameters
Investigating the relationship between urban landuse and precipitating convective systems over the Atlanta region
Abstract submited for AMS conference on urban environment in San Diego,California (Sept. 2007)
The Intensification of the Atmospheric Hydrological Cycle over the Last Century
Possible Applications of CLM3 in Water Resources Management for Large Basins in the Tropics (Case Study - Congo Basin)
The impact of deforestation on the inter-relationship between precipitation,soil moisture and meridional wind in the Congo
basin.
How the Congo Basin Deforestation and the Equatorial Monsoonal Circulation Influence the Regional Hydrological Cycle
Eighth Nile 2002 Conference -Addis Ababa Ethiopia
AMS conference (Seattle 2004, San Diego 2005)
Community Climate System of Models conference (Santa Fe, 2004)
Memberships
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union
Association of American Geographers