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My research integrates climate modeling, terrestrial ecosystem modeling, hydrological modeling, and observational data for atmospheric and land surface variables to examine the evolution of Earth’s biosphere and water resources in response to climate variability and change. A key practical focus of my prediction studies is generating science based information on environmental vulnerability associated with global change for effective environmental management.

Education:

Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2009
Civil and Environmental Engineering (concentration in hydroclimatology and land-atmosphere interactions)
M.A. Clark University, 2004
Geographic Information Science for Environment and Development
B.S. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), 1992
Geomatic Engineering

Academic Appointments:

2016-present Associate Professor Montclair State University
2011-2016 Assistant Professor Montclair State University
2010-2011 Assistant Research Scientist Johns Hopkins University
2009-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Connecticut
2004-2008 Graduate Research Assistant University of Connecticut

Courses Taught at Montclair State University (and other institutions):

Planet Earth
Introductory undergraduate level course focusing on processes and interactions
of the components of the earth system.

Earth Systems Science
Graduate course that provides a descriptive and quantitative introduction to
processes and interactions within and between earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere,
biosphere, and lithosphere.

Hydroclimatology
Graduate/upper level undergraduate course that focuses on the relations
and interactions between climate and the hydrologic cycle, and how the
climate system causes spatial and temporal variations in the hydrologic cycle.

Climatology
Upper level undergraduate course that focuses on Earth's climate system
with an emphasis on understanding the physical processes and dynamics of
the atmosphere, climate variations across space, and climatic change and
variability through time.

Hydrology
Undergraduate level course that introduces students to fundamental
hydrologic processes operating in the atmosphere, surface water and
groundwater systems, including how humans interact with these systems

Engineering Hydrology (University of Connecticut) 2008–2009
Undergraduate level course aimed at understanding and quantifying main
processes of the hydrologic cycle and the application of hydrologic knowledge
to design aspects relating to the use and control of water resources.

Hydraulic Engineering (University of Connecticut) 2009–2010
Upper level undergraduate course dealing with the application of fluid
mechanics principles to the solution of practical Civil Engineering
problems of water conveyance in pipes, open channels, and groundwater
flow in porous media, and the design of hydraulic structures.

Hydrometeorology (University of Connecticut)2009
Graduate course focusing on land-atmosphere interactions via the hydrologic
cycle.

Publications(* indicates student author):

*Oteng F. M, C. A. Alo, M. M. Bitew, and S. M. Yidana (2017), Hydrological analysis of the Nasia catchment in the White Volta Basin: an integrated modeling approach, in preparation
Alo, C. A, * F. M. Oteng, S. M. Yidana, M. M. Bitew, and D. Ophori (2017), Projected mid-twenty-first century hydrological changes in the Nasia catchment of the White Volta basin, West Africa, in preparation
Alo, C. A., and E. N. Anagnostou (2016), A sensitivity study of the impact of dynamic vegetation on simulated future climate change over Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, International Journal of Climatology, online first. DOI: 10.1002/joc.4833
Yidana, S. M., C. A. Alo, M. O. Addai, O. F. Fynn, and S. K. Essel (2015), Numerical analysis of groundwater flow and potential in parts of a crystalline aquifer system in Northern Ghana, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Online First, doi: 10.1007/s13762-015-0805-2
Yidana, S. M., D. Ophori, and C. A. Alo (2014), Hydrogeological characterization of a tropical crystalline aquifer system, Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, Vol.1, No. 1, 13-24. doi: 10.1080/23249676.2014.898572
*Oteng F. M, C. A. Alo, and S. M. Yidana (2014), Evaluation of groundwater recharge estimates in a partially metamorphosed sedimentary basin in a tropical environment: application of natural tracers, The Scientific World Journal, Vol. 2014, Article ID 419508, 8 pages. doi: 10.1155/2014/419508
Justino, F., F. Stordal, C. A. Alo, E. Coppola, A. Setzer, E. Chaves, P. Rodrigues, F. Kucharski, and D. Brumatti (2013), Modeling weather and climate related fire risk in Africa, American Journal of Climate Change, Vol. 2, No. 4, 209-224. doi: 10.4236/ajcc.2013.24022
Wang G., and C. A. Alo (2012), Changes in precipitation seasonality in West Africa predicted by RegCM3 and the impact of dynamic vegetation feedback, International Journal of Geophysics, Vol. 2012, Article ID 597205, 10 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/597205
Wang G., C. A. Alo, R. Mei, and S. Sun (2011), Drought, hydraulic redistribution, and plant
competition in tropical forests, Plant Ecology, 212, 663-673, DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9860-4
Alo, C. A., and G. Wang (2010), Role of vegetation dynamics in regional climate predictions over western Africa, Climate Dynamics, 35(5), 907-922, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0744-z
Heald, C. L., M. J. Wilkinson, R. K. Monson, C. A. Alo, G. Wang, and A. Guenther (2009), Response of isoprene emission to ambient CO2 changes and implications for global budgets, Global Change Biology, 15, 4, 1127-1140
Alo, C. A., and G. Wang (2008), Hydrological impact of the potential future vegetation response to climate changes projected by 8 GCMs, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, 113, G03011, doi:10.1029/2007JG000598
Alo, C. A., and R. G. Pontius Jr. (2008), Identifying systematic land-cover transitions using remote sensing and GIS: the fate of forests inside and outside protected areas of Southwestern Ghana, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 35(2), 280 – 295
Alo, C. A., and G. Wang (2008), Potential future changes of the terrestrial ecosystem based on climate projections by eight general circulation models, Journal of Geophysical Research –
Biogeosciences, 113, G01004, doi:10.1029/2007JG000528

专业化

区域气候与生态系统模拟耦合地表水-地下水模拟陆-气相互作用地表水文水文气候学气候变率与变化的生态水文影响

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办公时间

秋天

周二

下午1时至4时

周四

下午1时至4时

春天

周二

下午1时至4时

周四

下午1时至4时

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