Bradley Illston

Dr. Illston is interested in surface and subterranean observational and climate data, urban/atmospheric interactions, boundary layer processes, and land surface interactions. His past research has led to the development of a soil moisture climatology of Oklahoma and a better understanding of the impacts droughts have on soil moisture conditions and studies on the historical evolution of urban heat island characteristics over developing metropolitan areas. Currently, he is involved in field research with NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the SWOT and NISAR projects, working with the PeruHUB in installing weather stations in Peru, and conducting extensive intercomparison evaluations of all-in-one, air temperature, solar radiation, and soil moisture sensors. He also teaches the Introduction of Programming and the Atmospheric In-Situ & Surface-Based Measurements courses for the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma.