The distributions are similar in nature to those seen from the low-latitude boundary layer and cusp on the dayside.
The growth rate is controlled by diffusion of Y through the boundary layer adjacent to the growth surface.
Phil Anderson, interests are mainly meteorological, but includes work on interactions between the atmospheric boundary layer and the snow surface.
Knowledge of cloud and aerosol physics, boundary layer meteorology, and radiative transfer will also be useful.
It will be necessary for the student to gain a thorough understanding of boundary-layer meteorology and atmospheric turbulence.