Profile
Jens Oberheide
Physics and Astronomy
Professor
Graduate Program Coordinator
864-656-5163
Kinard Lab 103 [Office]
Educational Background
Habilitation, Physics, University of Wuppertal, Germany, 2007
Ph.D., Physics, University of Wuppertal, Germany, 2000
M.S. (Diploma), Physics, University of Hannover, Germany, 1996
Profile/About Me
I received my M.S. (Dipl.-Phys.) 1996 from the University of Hannover in Germany and my Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) 2000 from the University of Wuppertal in Germany. I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado (2001-2003) before returning to University of Wuppertal where I obtained my lecture qualification in 2007 ("Habilitation", assistant professor equivalent). I joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Clemson University in March 2010.
Research Interests
My research interests include the dynamics of Earth's mesosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system; the forcing and vertical propagation of tides, planetary waves, and gravity waves including their effects on chemistry and electrodynamics; geospace environment coupling to the atmosphere below and to solar activity; comparative aeronomy; long-term trends in the upper atmosphere; utilization of satellite and ground-based remote sensing data to resolve variability and vertical coupling processes in the atmosphere; and the validation of middle and upper atmosphere models. I am a specialist in satellite data analysis and conduct physics-based empirical modeling of atmospheric tides in the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere.
Courses Taught
Graduate core classes: Classical Mechanics, Statistical Thermodynamics
Graduate electives: Atmospheric Dynamics, Measurement Techniques in Aeronomy, Atmospheric Tides & Planetary Waves, Intro to Research
UG core classes: Classical Mechanics, Thermodynamics
UG electives: Atmospheric Physics, Intro to Research, Physics of Weather (GenEd), Physics of Global Climate Change (GenEd)
Selected Publications
90+ peer-reviewed publications. See links below for up-to-date list and H-index.
Links
Google Scholar
Web of Science Researcher ID: C-6156-2011
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