My research interests center around interactions between Earth's surface and atmosphere, particularly exchanges of energy, water and carbon dioxide. I am interested in applications of micrometeorology to biophysical processes, carbon cycling, surface energy balances and surface hydrological exchanges. My interests also extend higher into the boundary layer, particularly local winds in coastal and mountainous regions and more recently wind energy prospecting.

Recent publications:

Oliphant, A.J. 2008: Hydroclimatology. McGraw Hill 2008 Yearbook of Science & Technology (in press).

Murthy, V.R.K, Milford, J. Kees Stigter, Orlandini, S., Oliphant, A.J., Grant, R and Wieringa, J. 2007: Agricultural Meteorological Elements and their Observations, Chapter 2 in Guide to Agricultural Meteorological Practices (GAMP) 3rd Edition (WMO-No.134).

Oliphant, A.J. Grimmond, C.S.B., Schmid, H-P. and Wayson, C.A., 2006: Local-scale heterogeneity of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), absorbed PAR and net radiation as a function of topography, sky conditions and leaf area index, Remote Sensing of Environment 103, 324-337.

Oliphant, A.J., Rose III, J.W., Grimmond, C.S.B. and Schmid, H.-P. 2006: Observations of Canopy Light Penetration and Net Ecosystem Exchange of CO2 under different sky conditions in a Mid-Western Mixed Deciduous Forest, Proceedings of 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, 5.7, San Diego, May 2006.

Froelich, N.J., Schmid, H.P., Grimmond, C.S.B., Su, H.-B. and Oliphant, A.J., 2005: Flow divergence and density flows above and below a deciduous forest. Part I: non-zero mean vertical wind above canopy, Journal of Agriculture and Forest Meteorology 133, 140-152.

Oliphant, A.J., 2005: Microclimate variability in complex terrain. CSU Geospatial Review, 3, 3.

Oliphant, A.J., Grimmond, C.S.B., Zutter, H.N., Schmid, H.P., Su, H.-B., Scott, S.L., Offerle, B., Randolph, J.C. and Ehman, J., 2004: Heat storage and energy balance fluxes for a temperate deciduous forest, Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, 126, 185-201.

Su, H-B, Schmid, H. Gimmond, C.S.B., Vogel, C. and Oliphant, A.J., 2004: Spectral Characteristics and corrections of long-term eddy covariance measurements over two mixed hardwood forests in non-flat terrain. Boundary Layer Meteorology 110, 213-253.

Oliphant, A.J., Spronken-Smith, R.A and Sturman, A.P. 2003: Spatial variability of surface radiation fluxes in mountainous terrain. Journal of Applied Meteorology 42, 113-128.

Su, H-B, Schmid, H. Gimmond, C.S.B., Vogel, C. and Oliphant, A.J., 2003: Spectral Characteristics and corrections of long-term eddy covariance measurements over two mixed hardwood forest in non-flat terrain. Boundary Layer Meteorology (in press).

Sturman, A.P., Bradley, S., Drummond, P., Grant, K., Gudikson, P., Hipkin, V., Kossman, M. McGowan, H.A., Oliphant, A.J., Owens, I.F., Powell, S., Spronken Smith, R.A., Webb, T. and Zawar-Reza, P., 2003: The Lake Tekapo experiment (LTEX): an investigation of atmospheric boundary layer processes in complex terrain. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 84, 371-380.