Texas Tech University

Dr. Richard Peterson

Professor Emeritus
Atmospheric Science

Email: richard.peterson@ttu.edu

Phone: (806) 834-3418

Fax: (806) 742-1738

Office:
 1115 Media and Communication

Address: Department of Geosciences, Mail Stop 1053, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053

Dr. Richard Peterson

Education

  • B.S. Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1963
  • M.S. Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, 1964
  • Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1971

Research

  • Dynamic meteorology as applied to mesoscale high wind phenomena.
  • Atmospheric Vortices
  • Boundary Layer Meteorology
  • Dynamics of Severe Storms
  • Duststorms
  • History of Meteorology
  • Wind Engineering