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Research interests
I study atmospheric/oceanic boundary layers and turbulence with a range of foci: 1) statistics and structure of canopy turbulence and the interaction with larger boundary-layer-scale turbulence, 2) orographic influences on turbulent exchange, 3) boundary-layer response to coupled surfaces, 4) turbulence-chemistry interactions, 5) turbulent dispersion, and 6) air-sea interaction. Most of my work involves the use of large-eddy simulation as a bridge to connect observations, experiments and theory into improved parameterizations for larger-scale models through process-level understanding.
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Education/Academic qualification
Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, PhD, University of California at Davis
Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, BS, University of California at Davis
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Beyond surface fluxes: Observational and computational needs of multilayer canopy models – A walnut orchard test case
Bonan, G. B., Burns, S. P. & Patton, E. G., Mar 1 2026, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 378, 110960.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Turbulent flow over isolated forested hills of varying shape and steepness
Patton, E. G., Finnigan, J. J., Harman, I. N. & Sullivan, P. P., Jan 2 2026, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1026, A16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Investigation of Coupled Atmospheric and Oceanic Boundary Layers Using Large-Eddy Simulation
Sullivan, P. P., McWilliams, J. C. & Patton, E. G., Apr 2025, In: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 82, 4, p. 829-846 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Signals of nonturbulent motions caused by stable stratification in near-surface sonic anemometer data
Pan, Y., Wray, S. C. & Patton, E. G., Jun 2025, In: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 82, 6, p. 1073-1091 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated large-eddy simulation for modeling plant-tissue warming induced by wind machines in an orchard canopy
Dai, Y., van Hooft, A., Patton, E. G., Boekee, J., van der Linden, S., ten Veldhuis, M. C. & van de Wiel, B. J. H., Sep 15 2024, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 356, 110175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Datasets used in "Does Organization in Turbulence Influence Ozone Removal by Deciduous Forests?"
Patton, E. (Creator) & Clifton, O. (Contributor), NSF NCAR CISL - Information Sciences Division, May 10 2021
DOI: 10.5065/rv4a-mn55
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Datasets for "Influence of Organized Turbulence on OH Reactivity at a Deciduous Forest"
Patton, E. (Creator), Clifton, O. (Contributor), Barth, M. (Contributor), Orlando, J. (Contributor), Wang, S. (Contributor) & Baublitz, C. (Contributor), NSF NCAR CISL - Information Sciences Division, Mar 18 2023
DOI: 10.5065/m4xf-a553
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Datasets used in "Large Eddy Simulation for Investigating Coupled Forest Canopy and Turbulence Influences on Atmospheric Chemistry"
Patton, E. (Creator), Clifton, O. (Contributor), Wang, S. (Contributor), Barth, M. (Contributor), Orlando, J. (Contributor) & Schwantes, R. (Contributor), NSF NCAR CISL - Information Sciences Division, Sep 6 2022
DOI: 10.5065/ky81-f733
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Large Eddy Simulation of the Southern Ocean
Large, W. (Creator), Patton, E. (Creator), DuVivier, A. (Creator) & Sullivan, P. (Creator), NSF NCAR CISL - Information Sciences Division, Apr 22 2021
DOI: 10.5065/87n8-9r86
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