Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan

Tamara McDunn

Office:

2418 Space Research Building

Phone:

(734) 647-3755

Email:

tmcdunn@umich.edu

Education:

M.S., Atmospheric and Space Science, University of Michigan (2008)

B.S., Meteorology, Valparaiso University (2006)

 

Research:

Structure and dynamics of the middle atmosphere (~30-130 km) of Mars

Publications

McDunn, T.L., Bougher, S.W., Murphy, J., Kleinboehl, A., Forget, F., Tolson, R., Smith, M.D. (submitted). Middle-Atmosphere Polar Warming at Mars, JGR.

McDunn, T.L., Bougher, S.W., Murphy, J., Smith, M.D., Forget, F., Bertaux, J.-L., Montmessin, F. (2010). Simulating the density and thermal structure of the middle atmosphere (~80-130 km) of Mars using the MGCM-MTGCM: A comparison with MEx/SPICAM observations, Icarus, 206, p. 5-17, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.06.034.

Bougher, S.W., McDunn, T., Zoldak, K., Forbes, J. M. (2009). Solar cycle variability of Mars dayside exospheric temperatures: Model evaluation of underlying thermal balances, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L05201, doi:10.1029/2008GL036376.