10 more reasons* why an atmospheric science

student should be a part of the Geodesy group…

Contact: jhaase@purdue.edu

If you missed it, be sure to see: More than 10 reasons why you should be a student in the Geodesy and Active Tectonics group…

http://www.eas.purdue.edu/~calais/slide_show/10_reasons.html

Because GPS meteorology

is real Earth

System Science

+ atmosphere + high pressure system + ocean tides

6 cm of crustal deformation from ocean loading

Because water vapor is a key element of the climate system •Hydrological cycle

•Greenhouse effect

NOAA NESDIS GOES satellite composite upper tropospheric water vapor

Because we’re team players…

And goal oriented

…

Because it’s not rocket

science

But it could be…

CHAMP

ENVISAT

GPS

Because your tax dollars paid for it

Because you can mix

business and

pleasure

Because the meetings

are in interesting places...

But you don’t have to camp out.

Because you will meet lots of … uh…

fun people

Because it will impress the judges at the

science fair