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The Institute of Atmospheric Science at SDMines has a rich history of research going back to 1959, when the emphasis was on weather modification and hail damage research. Areas of scientific emphasis have broadened today to include aspects of atmospheric studies varying from air quality to convection in the atmosphere to ecosystem structure and the effects of climate on our earth’s ecosystems.

The expanded mission of the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences is to study the physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect the composition and dynamics of the earth’s atmosphere. Our research and educational programs focus on regionally relevant issues of national concern and global importance. Research conducted at the Institute is linked to undergraduate, Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree curricula that provide a fundamental understanding of the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere. Together our research and educational programs provide opportunities for students to conduct theoretical and applied research and training related to earth-atmosphere systems and their interactions.

The vision of IAS is to create opportunities for students to become colleagues with IAS faculty in the conduct of cutting edge science to determine how the Continental Earth System functions, and in the transformation of this science into products and services of value to society. IAS researchers convert observations made across scales of time and space, from atmosphere to leaf, into fluxes of heat, moisture, material and momentum. These fluxes are then incorporated into numerical models that describe the behavior of natural systems and that can predict their behavior in the future.

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A photo of the T-28 with the last crew: 
							Charlie Summers, Gary Johnson, Donna Kliche, Tom Warner, Dennis Gonguez, Andy Detwiler, Quixo Mo, and Rand Feind

 

The T-28 crew getting ready to deploy on one of the last missions of the now-retired T-28 Storm Penetrating Aircraft. The T-28 was the only storm-penetrating aircraft of its kind, specially designed to be able to penetrate and investigate severe storms. A replacement aircraft for the T-28 is being sought in the A10 Warthog.

 

 Institute of Atmospheric Sciences

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Office: (605) 394-2291 Fax: (605) 394-6061

 

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