Publications 

Journal Articles 

Crosman, E., Ward, A.M., Bieda, S., Pal, S., Gittinger, M., Vepuri, H., Lindley, 2023. Engaging Undergraduate Students in Collaborative Field Research with the National Weather Service: The SCORCHER Study, Bulletin of American Meteorology Society. In press, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0113.1

Schuyler, T., Clark, N.E., Lee, T.R., Pal, S., 2023. A Kriging-based Approach for Scaling sUAS -Collected Meteorological Data to Grid Sizes of Operational Weather Forecasting Models. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Pal, S., Clark, N.E., Anand, M., Hamel, M., 2023. A lidar-based study of horizontal and vertical transport of aerosols and associated boundary layer thermodynamics under contrasting synoptic conditions over a semi-arid site. Journal Manuscript, Science of the Total Environment (In review)

Contributions in Conference/Workshop/Symposium

Pal, S., 2023. THE HEAT IS ON within the ScIC: Science IS Cool, Virtual Conference for science teachers (ScIC Live at CAST22 event), A mission to inspire science teachers through community support and a passion for the power of education, April 5, 2023. organized by PocketLab, CA, US 

Pal, S., 2023. Heat island and heat advection within and around small sized cities. Invited talk  at McCool Academy (Middle School in Lubbock) within the TTU College Connect - K-12 outreach program organized by the TTU PASE (Pathways to Success, Access, & Equity). 

Pal, S., Danzig, T.B., Lee, T.R., Clark, N.E., and Conder, M., 2023. Exploring Urban Heat Advection around Smaller-sized Cities in the US using High Resolution Observations and Simulations. 11th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC11), 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2023. Sydney, Australia.

Pal, S., 2023. Invited seminar within the Weather Unit in Commander William C. McCool Academy (Lubbock, TX) for Middle School Students. Title: We and the Weather. Audience: Middle School students, staff and faculties. 

Pal, S., Danzig, T., Lee, T.R., Clark, N.E., Conder, M., 2023. Quantifying Urban Heat Advection using High Resolution Observations and Simulations. 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Jan 2023. 

Danzig, T., Pal, S., Clark, N.E., Hamel, M., 2022. Understanding the urban heat of smaller-sized cities: The Lubbock Testbed. 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Jan 2023. 

Pal, S., 2022. Lubbock’s changing urban heat regimes. Invited Seminar at the National Weather Service Office Lubbock, invited by Dr. Mark Conder. Sept 2022. 

Pal, S., Hamel, M., Clark, N.E., Lee, T.R., Anand, M., Curtis, D., 2022. Examining the role of horizontal advection on convective boundary layer dynamics across complex interfaces using lidar and radiosonde observations, 30th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 30) in Montana, July 2022.

Pal, S., Lee, T.R., Clark, N.E., Conder, M., 2022. On the application of lidar and in-situ based observations and numerical simulations to examine the spatiotemporal variability in urban heat island and urban heat advection. 30th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC-30), Virtual. 

Pal, S., Curtis, D., Lee, T.R., Buban, M.S., Conder, M., 2022. A Combined Observation and Simulation-Based Framework to Investigate Spatiotemporal Variability in Urban Heat and the Associated Heat Advection, 102nd AMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. 22-27 Jan 2022, Virtual. Link: https://ams.confex.com/ams/102ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/398993

Pal, S., Curtis, D., Anand, M., Clark, N.E., Hamel, M.B., Lee, T.R., Buban, M.S., Conder, M., 2022. Examining the Impact of Horizontal Advection on Boundary Layer Dynamics across Complex Interfaces Using Radiosonde and Doppler Lidar Measurements. 102nd AMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. 22-27 Jan 2022, Virtual. Link: https://ams.confex.com/ams/102ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/398339

Pal, S., 2022. “Hot town, summer in the city”: What we know and don't know about Lubbock's urban heat island under a rapidly changing climate?, 2022 Popular Talk. Invited by: Prof. Edward George and Ms. Susan Gillette (Citizens' Climate Lobby, Lubbock Chapter), Covenant Presbyterian Church, Lubbock, Texas, on Mar 24, 2022.