LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology

LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology

Robert V. Rohli

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Associate Professor
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6137 ~ Fax: 225-578-4420
E-mail: garohl@lsu.edu

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1995.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Synoptic Climatology/Meteorology
Applied Climatology/Meteorology
Atmospheric Circulation Variability
Water Resources
Quantitative Methods

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Rohli, R.V., S.A. Hsu, B.M. Lofgren, and M.R. Binkley. 2004. "Bowen ratio estimates over Lake Erie." Journal of Great Lakes Research 30: 241-51.

Rohli, R.V., S.A. Hsu, B.W. Blanchard, and R.L. Fontenot. 2003. "Short-range projection of tropospheric ozone concentrations and exceedances in Baton Rouge, Louisiana." Weather and Forecasting 18: 371-83.

Rohli, R.V. and K.G. Henderson. 2002. "A Comparison of 500 mb Height Patterns Associated with Anticyclones of Pacific and Continental Origin Impacting the Central Gulf Coast, U.S.A." Physical Geography 23: 449-64.

Rohli, R.V., A.J. Vega, M.R. Binkley, S.D. Britton, H.E. Heckman, J.M. Jenkins, Y. Ono, and D.E. Sheeler. 2001. "Synoptic circulation and stream discharge in the Great Lakes Basin." Applied Geography 21: 369-85.

Rohli, R.V., A.J. Vega, M.R. Binkley, S.D. Britton, H.E. Heckman, J.M. Jenkins, Y. Ono, and D.E. Sheeler. 1999. "Surface and 700 hPa atmospheric circulation patterns for the Great Lakes Basin and eastern North America and relationship to atmospheric teleconnections." Journal of Great Lakes Research 25: 45-60.

Rohli, R.V. and K.G. Henderson. 1998. "Upper-level steering flow and continental anticyclones on the central Gulf Coast of the United States." International Journal of Climatology 18: 935-54.

Rohli, R.V. and K.G. Henderson. 1997. "Winter anticyclone changes on the central Gulf Coast of the U.S.A." International Journal of Climatology 17: 1183-93.

Vega, A.J., K.G. Henderson, and R.V. Rohl., 1995. "Comparison of monthly and intramonthly indices for the Pacific - North American teleconnection pattern." Journal of Climate 8: 2097-103.

Rohli, R.V. and J.C. Rogers. 1993. "Atmospheric teleconnections and citrus freezes in the southern United States." Physical Geography 14: 1-15.

Rogers, J.C. and R.V. Rohli. 1991. "Florida citrus freezes and polar anticyclones in the Great Plains." Journal of Climate 4: 1103-13.

SUPPORTED RESEARCH
2001-06. Forcing Mechanisms for High Tropospheric Ozone Concentrations in Louisiana. Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, Research Competitiveness Subprogram.

2004-2008. Modeling and Measuring Tropospheric Ozone Mixing Ratios in Baton Rouge. Economic Development Assistantship, Louisiana State University.

2001. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Collaborative Research Effort. National Science Foundation EPSCoR/Louisiana Board of Regents Louisiana Expertise Exchange Program (LEEP).

1993-1995. Changes in the Frequency of Polar Air Masses over the Central Gulf Coast Associated with Atmospheric Teleconnections. NASA Graduate Fellowship / Grant in Global Change Research.

COURSES TAUGHT
Physical Geography: The Atmosphere
Climatology
Meteorology
Physical Climatology
Water Resources Geography
Applied Meteorology
World Climates
Methods in Synoptic Analysis
Multivariate Statistics
Geography of the United States and Canada

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Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4105
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Fax: (225) 578-4420

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