Gabriel G. Katul, Associate Professor of NSOE & Earth Sci - Office of Dean and Civil and Environmental Engineering  


Gabriel G. Katul

Professor Katul's experience lies in Micrometeorology and surface hydrology, Carbon and water cycling, and Environmental fluid dynamics.

Contact Info:
Office Location:  318 Lev Sci Res Ctr
Office Phone:  (919) 613-8033
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/katul/homepage.html

Education:

PhD, University of California at Davis, 1993
MS, Oregon State University, 1990
BE, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1988
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests:

Micrometeorology and surface hydrology, Carbon and water cycling, and Environmental fluid dynamics

Specialties:

Hydrology
Atmospheric Science
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, Fulbright-Italy, January, 2010
Editor's citation for excellence in refereeing, American Geophysical Union, January, 2008
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, American Geophysical Union, January, 2002
Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union, January, 2002
Teaching (Fall 2012):

  • ENVIRON 734L.001, WATERSHED HYDROLOGY Synopsis
    LSRC A155, MWF 12:00 PM-12:50 PM
  • ENVIRON 734L.01L, WATERSHED HYDROLOGY Synopsis
    LSRC A155, W 01:25 PM-03:00 PM
Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Katul, G. and Konings, A. and Porporato, A., Mean velocity profile in a sheared and thermally stratified atmospheric boundary layer, Physical Review Letter, vol. 107 (2011), pp. 26850 .
  2. Nathan, R. and Horvitz, N. and He, Y. P. and Kuparinen, A. and Schurr, F. M. and Katul, G. G., Spread of North American wind-dispersed trees in future environments, Ecology Letters, vol. 14 no. 3 (2011), pp. 211-219  [abs].
  3. Katul, G. G. and Gronholm, T. and Launiainen, S. and Vesala, T., The effects of the canopy medium on dry deposition velocities of aerosol particles in the canopy sub-layer above forested ecosystems, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 45 no. 5 (2011), pp. 1203-1212  [abs].
  4. Vico, G. and Manzoni, S. and Palmroth, S. and Katul, G., Effects of stomatal delays on the economics of leaf gas exchange under intermittent light regimes, New Phytologist, vol. 192 no. 3 (2011), pp. 640-652  [abs].
  5. Thompson, S. E. and Katul, G. G., Inferring ecosystem parameters from observation of vegetation patterns, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 38 (2011)  [abs].
  6. Katul, G. G. and Poggi, D. and Ridolfi, L., A flow resistance model for assessing the impact of vegetation on flood routing mechanics, Water Resources Research, vol. 47 (2011)  [abs].
  7. Poggi, D. and Katul, G. G. and Vidakovic, B., The Role of Wake Production on the Scaling Laws of Scalar Concentration Fluctuation Spectra Inside Dense Canopies, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, vol. 139 no. 1 (2011), pp. 83-95  [abs].
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