Alex DeCaria

Adjunct Faculty

EMU at Lancaster

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E-Mailalex.decaria@emu.edu

Education

BS, University of Utah (Meteorology)
MS, Naval Postgraduate School (Meteorology & Physical Oceanography)
PHD, University of Maryland (Meteorology)

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Biography

I am originally from Utah, and after graduating from college I joined the Navy and spent just shy of 11 years as a surface warfare officer and meteorology and oceanography officer, achieving the rank of Lieutentant Commander. After leaving the Navy I attended the University of Maryland for my PhD. In 2000 I began teaching at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, from which I retired in 2023. Much of my time in the Navy was spent supporting aviation operations at sea and ashore. Teaching the meteorology class for the LOM-Aviation program combines elements of my two prior careers as a naval officer and meteorology professor.

Mission Statement

Publications

	Citation	Pub. Date
1974	Python Programming and Visualization for Scientists (2ed), A.J. DeCaria and G.W. Petty, Sundog Publishing, 346 pp., 2021	2021
1975	Python Programming and Visualization for Scientists, A.J. DeCaria, Sundog Publishing, 270 pp., 2016	2016
1976	A First Course in Atmospheric Numerical Modeling, A.J. DeCaria and G.E. Van Knowe, Sundog Publishing, 320 pp., 2014	2014
1977	“Momentum advection and the gradient of a vector field: A discussion of standard notation,” A.J. DeCaria and T.D. Sikora, J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 1287-1291, 2010	2010
1978	“Production of lightning NOx and its vertical distribution calculated from 3-D cloud-scale chemical transport model simulations,” L. Ott, K. Pickering, G. Stenchikov, D. Allen, A. DeCaria, B. Ridley, R.-F. Lin, S. Lang, W.-K. Tao, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D4, doi:10.1029/2009JD011880, 2010	2010
1979	“The Carnot cycle and area-specific work equivalence on a skew T-log p diagram,” A.J. DeCaria, Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 4010-4012, 2008	2008
1980	“Relating static energy to potential temperature: A caution,” A.J. DeCaria, J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 1410–1412., 2007	2007
1981	“Lightning-generated NOx and its Impact on Tropospheric Ozone Production: A 3-D Modeling Study of a STERAO-A Thunderstorm,” A.J. DeCaria, K.E. Pickering, G.L. Stenchikov, and L.E. Ott, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D14303, doi:10.1029/2004JD005556, 2005	2005
1982	“Simulation of the fine structure of the July 12, 1996 STERAO-A storm accounting for effects of terrain and interaction with mesoscale flow,” G. Stenchikov, K. Pickering, A. DeCaria, W.-K Tao, J. Scala, L. Ott, D. Bartels, and T. Matejka, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D14304, doi:10.1029/2004JD005582, 2005	2005
1983	"Trace gas transport and scavenging in PEM-Tropics B South Pacific Convergence Zone convection," Pickering, K.E., A. M. Thompson, H. Kim, A.J. DeCaria, L. Pfister, T.L. Kucsera, J.C. Witte, M. A. Avery, D.R. Blake, J.H. Crawford, B.G. Heikes, G.W. Sachse, S.T. Sandholm, and R.W. Talbot, J. Geophys. Res. 106, 32,591-32,602, 2001.	2001
1984	"A cloud-scale model study of lightning-generated NOx in an individual thunderstorm during STERAO-A," A.J. DeCaria, K.E. Pickering, G.L. Stenchikov, J.R. Scala, J.L. Stith, J.E. Dye, B.A. Ridley, and P. Laroche, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11,601-11,616, 2000.	2000
1985	"A self-affine multi-fractal wave/turbulence discrimination method using data from single point fast response sensors in a nocturnal atmospheric boundary layer," R.F. Kamada and A.J. DeCaria, Naval Postgraduate School Technical Report (NPS-PH-92-008), 1991.	1991

Church, Community and Professional Service

I am a volunteer tax preparer for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program administered through the United Way of Lancaster County. I am also a volunteer driver for the American Cancer Society's Road-to-Recovery program, driving cancer patients to and from their treatments and appointments. And I run the video cameras at my church for live-streaming Sunday services.

Professional Memberships

American Meteorological Society

Courses Taught

AVIA 130 - Meteorology

Attached CV

https://appsrv.emu.edu/personnel/personnel/cv/ajd2996/CV_2025-03-04.pdf

Updated 3/04/2025