Dr. Richard Peterson

Professor Emeritus

Atmospheric Science

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

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

Atmospheric Science

Address

Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone
806.742.3102