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I'm now in my fifth year of grad school at UC
Santa Barbara's Geography department, pursuing a PhD. My dissertation research
focuses on measuring subpixel fire sizes and temperatures to improve global
monitoring and understanding of fires. Results from this research could help to reduce some hazards
that fires pose to property and health, and improve scientific understanding of gas and
aerosol emissions, ecosystem disturbance, and land-cover change due to fires.
I've been awarded a NASA Earth System Science Fellowship to support this
research.
I've also done some research on applying
remote sensing of aerosols to improve forecasts of fog
and visibility. My Master's thesis, completed in June 2005, explored this
concept using data from several AERONET and ASOS stations in California.
My broader interests include everything
(that's why I'm studying geography). I particularly like cirrus clouds, good music,
teaching, and sitting outside on nice days.
I have a page of links to weather products so you can
see when it will be a nice day to sit outside, and
MODIS images centered
on UCSB from nice days in the past.
See the UC Santa Barbara Geography
Department's ranking,
according to PhDs.org and the National Research Council |
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MY RECENT PHOTO GALLERIES:
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Ted's travels in
Alaska, Yukon Territory, and British Columbia
In addition to my photos, some geographic comparisons describe these areas
well: Denali National Park and Preserve is larger than Massachusetts; Yukon
Territory is larger than California, but has a population of only ~30,000
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Coastal Fog and
Stratus in Southern California
Fog is fun to watch: it rolls and spins in turbulent eddies, drifting
silently across the landscape, swirling around topography, often evaporating as
quickly and mysteriously as it arrives. |
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The University of Washington
This is the most beautiful university campus I've ever seen. I was
accepted to the graduate program in geography at the University of Washington, along with several other universities, but
I chose UC Santa Barbara
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OTHER CREATIONS: |
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The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
I created this in Photoshop. I've always liked that saying about how "The
sun never sets on the British Empire," which probably made the most sense
when the British Empire controlled at least one colony in all twenty-four
time zones on Earth. However, to be more accurate, that really means that
the sun is ALWAYS setting on the British Empire. I managed to tile that
entire landscape using the albums of only five prolific bands: The Who, Pink
Floyd, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Rolling Stones. I own almost every
album pictured above, along with over 2,500 other CDs, not one of which is from
mp3.
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Petri
(a cat)
I also like drawing.
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GEOGRAPHY AND FIRE:
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I grew up in San
Diego, spending the first eighteen years of my life in a community called
"Scripps Ranch." The "Cedar Fire" of October, 2003, spread through Scripps
Ranch, destroying over 300 homes. Here are hundreds of photos taken by Scripps
Ranch residents during, and after, the fire:
http://www.scrippsranch.org/special/fire_address_list.asp
http://www.scrippsranch.org/special/fire_gallery.asp
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Ted uses and
recommends the following equipment:
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Amplifiers by Ampeg:
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Bass guitars by
Carvin
and Jackson:
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Ted's Carvin bass:
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Home-audio and components by Denon, JBL, and Polk Audio: |
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