Journal Articles Accepted/Published [8]
Pal, S., Clark, N.E., Anand, M., Hamel, M., 2024. Aerosol transport and associated boundary layer thermodynamics under contrasting synoptic conditions over a semiarid site. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178357
Lee, T.R., Pal., S., Krishnan, P., P., Heuer, M., Hirth, B., Meyers, T.P., Kochendorfer, J., Saylor, R., Schroeder, J., 2025. The impact of the Bowen ratio on surface layer parameterizations for heat, moisture, and turbulent fluxes over drylands. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-24-0075.1.
Lee, T. R., S. Pal, P. Krishnan, B. Hirth, M. Heuer, T. P. Meyers, R. D. Saylor, and J. Schroeder, 2023: On the Efficacy of Monin–Obukhov and Bulk Richardson Surface-Layer Parameterizations over Drylands. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 62, 1655–1675, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-23-0092.1.
Lee, T.R., Pal, S., Leeper, R.D., Wilson, T., Diamond, H., Meyers, T.P., and Turner, D.D., 2024. On the Importance of Regime-Specific Evaluations for Numerical Weather Prediction Models as Demonstrated using the High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Model. Weather and Forecasting, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-23-0177.1
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, Doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0113.1
Jongen, H. J., Lipson, M., Teuling, A. J., Grimmond, S., Baik, J.-J., Best, M., Demuzere, M., Fortuniak, K., Huang, Y., De Kauwe, M. G., Li, R., McNorton, J., Meili, N., Oleson, K., Park, S.-B., Sun, T., Tsiringakis, A., Varentsov, M., Wang, C., Wang, Z.-H., & Steeneveld, G.-J. (2024). The water balance representation in Urban-PLUMBER land surface models. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 16(10), e2024MS004231. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024MS004231
Wang, C., Deng, C., Horsey, H., Reyna, J. L., Liu, D., Feron, S., Cordero, R. R., Song, J., & Jackson, R. B. (2024). CHUWD-H v1.0: a comprehensive historical hourly weather database for U.S. urban energy system modeling. Scientific Data, 11, 1383. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04238-4
Thompson, L., Wang, C., He, C., Lin, T.-S., Liu, C., & J. Dudhia (2024). Assessment of convection-permitting hydroclimate modeling in urban areas across the contiguous United States. Urban Climate, 61, 102375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102375.
Thesis/Dissertation [1]
Tyler Danzig, 2024: Urban Heat Experiment Around Lubbock, Texas (U-HEAT): An Exploration of Urban Heat Islands and Associated Advection. https://hdl.handle.net/2346/100089
Conference/symposium/workshop/meeting contributions
Pal, S., 2025. Wildfire Weather Under a Changing Climate". How is our changing climate affecting our wildfire risks? Citizens' Climate Lobby Invited Presentation at Covenant Presbyterian Church. 27 March 2025.
Pal, S., Das, D., Dhaliwal, H., Dhangar, N. G., Hamel, M., Harr, D., Sorensen, M., Subhash, N., 2025. On the Impact of Hazardous Heat and Humidity on One Health (H5) across Scales in Urban and Rural Atmospheres. Institute for One Health Innovation (Group 2A Meeting), Location: The Innovation Hub at Research Park, TTU Lubbock. Feb 2025.
Pal, S., Das, D., Dhaliwal, H., Dhangar, N. G., Hamel, M., Harr, D., Sorensen, M., & Subhash, N., 2024. One Health across Scales in Urban and Rural Atmospheres under a Rapidly Changing Climate, Institute of One Health Innovation Workshop, 1 Nov 2024. Texas Tech University.
Graduate student Tyler Danzig presenting our NOAA-funded work within the Citizen Climate Education Series on Thursday May 30, 2024 (7:00 pm) at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 4600 48th Street. Invited by Citizens' Climate Lobby of Lubbock (Prof. Edward George) Presentation title:.
Pal, S., Lee. T.R., Dhangar, N.G., 2025. Weather-scale Verification of Weather Models: Novel Evaluation of HRRR Forecasts of Boundary Layer Thermodynamics across Contrasting Airmass Boundaries, 21st Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 23-26 June 2025, Boise, ID, USA.
Huang, Y., Wang, C., Lee, T.R., Danzig, T., and Pal, S., 2025. Evaluation of a High-Resolution Operational Numerical Weather Prediction Product in Capturing Urban Heat Dynamics in a Small City, ICUC12 – 12th International Conference on Urban Climate. 7-11 July 2025. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Oral Presentation, Accepted.
Pal, S., Hamel, M.B., Danzig, TB., Dhaliwal, H.K., Das, D., Vijayakumar Menon, R. Asel, M., and T. R. Lee, 2025. Exploring Vertical and Horizontal Transport of Aerosol Plumes during the Texas Panhandle Wildfire Event of Feb 2024. 2025 AMS Annual Meeting, 11-16 Jan 2025. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Danzig, T.B., Pal, S., Hamel, M.B., Dhaliwal, H.K., Medley, Z.M., Sorensen, M., Das, D., Vijayakumar Menon, R., Lee, T.R., and M. R. Conder 2025. Urban Heat Experiment Around Lubbock, Texas (U-HEAT): An Exploration of Urban Heat Islands and Associated Advection, 2025 AMS Annual Meeting, 11-16 Jan 2025. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Danzig, T., Pal, S., Medley, Z. M., Dhaliwal, H. K., Hamel, M., Lee, T. R., and Conder, M. R., 2024. Urban Heat Experiment Around Lubbock, Texas (U-HEAT): An Exploration of Urban Heat Islands and Associated Advection: 2024 AMS Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Jan 2024.
Clark, N.E., Pal, S., Hamel, M., Medley, Z., Danzig, T.B., and Anand, M., 2024. Exploring Entrainment Zone Processes over a Semiarid Region: A Lidar-Based Study: 2024 AMS Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Jan 2024.
Danzig, T., Pal, S., 2024. The Urban Heat Experiment Around Lubbock, Texas (U-HEAT) An Exploration of Urban Heat Islands? Citizens' Climate Lobby Invited Presentation at Covenant Presbyterian Church. 30 May 2024.
Pal, S., and Danzig, T., 2024. Urban Heat Experiment Around Lubbock, Texas (U-HEAT): An Exploration of Urban Heat Island and Associated Advection" Invited Presentation at the Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (CoURAGE) Science Team Meeting. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, June, 2024
Pal, S., and Danzig, T., 2023. Invited Presentation at Frenship High School, Lubbock. Topic: Exploring Urban Heat Island of Smaller-Sized Cities: The Lubbock Testbed. Invited by Mr. Robert Gentry, Frenship High School (April 17, 2023).
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.
Danzig, T., Pal, S., Dhaliwal, H., Hamel, M., Medley, Z., Lee, T.R., and Conder, M., 2023. Understanding urban heat islands and heat advection around a small city: Urban Heat Experiment Around Lubbock, Texas (U-HEAT), 2023 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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., 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 AMS 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 AMS 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., 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., 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.