Office: PHSC, Room 233
Office Hours: TBA, or
by appointment
( email is the best way to contact me)
Phone: (530) 898-6369 , Fax: (530) 898-5234
Campus Zip: 0205
E-mail: taylgr@shasta.csuchico.edu
Fall 2007 Course Schedule and Information
Education
Ph.D., Geophysics, 1987, University of Washington
M.S., Astronomy, 1981, University of Washington
B.S., Physics, 1976, Montana State University
Other Professional Activity
Scientist I, Climate Modeling Section, Climate and Global Dynamics
Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Oil Field Engineer, Schlumberger Well Services
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Astronomy (Geos 105)
Concepts in the Physical Sciences (Geos 141)
Observational Astronomy (Geos 305)
Geologic Hazards (GEOS 355)
Physical Meterology (Geos 400)
Environmental Systems Modeling I, II (Geos 530, 531)
Applied Geophysics (Geos 545)
Graduate Seminar (Geos 600, 601)
Research Interests: Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry
(mostly related to deep convection in the troposphere and global climate) ;
Shallow subsurface geophysics; Atmospheric/Hydrologic modeling ( land surface processes in coupled
climate models)
Some Publications:
Taylor, G.R., S. Kreidenweis and Y. Zhang, 1997: The Effects of Clouds
on Aerosol and Chemical Species
Production and Distribution: I. Cloud Model Dynamics and Microphysics.
J. Geophys. Res.,
102,
23851-23865.
Kreidenweis, S., Y. Zhang, and G. Taylor, 1997: The Effects of Clouds
on Aerosol and Chemical Species
Production and Distribution: II. Chemistry Model Description and
Sensitivity Analysis,
J. Geophys. Res.,
102,
23867-23882.
Zhang, Y., S. Kreidenweis, and G. Taylor, 1998: The Effects of Clouds
on Aerosol and Chemical Species
Production and Distribution: III. Aerosol Model Description and
Sensitivity Analysis,
Journal of the Atmos. Science,
55,
921-939.
