Verica Savic-Jovcic, Ph.D.

research @ UCLA, 2000 - 2008

Research topics:

  • Airborne Wind Measurement
  • Divergence and Vorticity Estimates from Airborne Wind Data
  • Drizzle Effects on the Dynamics of the Stratocumulus-Topped Boundary Layers
  • Pockets of Open Cells (POCs)

Publications and Presentations:

PhD Thesis Proposal:
(Fall 2004)

Large-Eddy-Simulation Study of the Effect of Drizzle on the Dynamics of the Stratocumulus-Topped Boundary Layers (proposal.pdf)
Committee: B. Stevens, J. McWilliams, R. Fovell and S. Margulis

Departmental Seminar:
(Fall 2006)

On the Drizzling STBL in LES (talk.pdf)
Committee: B. Stevens, J. McWilliams, R. Fovell and S. Margulis

PhD Dissertation:
(Winter 2008)

On the Mesoscale Structure and Dynamics of the Precipitating Stratocumulus (dissertation.pdf)
Committee: B. Stevens, J. McWilliams, R. Fovell and S. Margulis

Decomposition of zonal wind component along the circular path

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