Bio 

 Dr. Hiscox is a Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography where she conducts research in boundary layer meteorology. She received her B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Connecticut, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and her Ph.D (2006). in Natural Resources from the University of Connecticut. Her primary research interests are in the area of land-air interactions with a special emphasis on new measurement techniques. She is a lidar specialist, using this unique form of remote sensing to understand aerosol dispersion (including smoke), turbulence in boundary layers, and monitoring heat and water transfers (land-air interactions) in agriculture field settings.  Her publications include her edited book, Conceptual Boundary Layer Meteorology (Academic Press/Elsevier), and articles in leading agricultural meteorology journals (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Boundary-Layer Meteorology), in addition to the Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society (BAMS). She is a Michael J. Mungo Award winner (the University’s highest teaching recognition).

Research 

• Aerosol Lidar
• Land-air Interactions
• Stable Boundary Layers

More can be found at Dr. Hiscox's lab webpage.

Teaching 

• GEOG 104: Introduction to Physical Geography
• GEOG 202: Introduction to Weather and Climate
• GEOG 371: Air Pollution Climatology
• GEOG 571: Microclimatology
  
  

Recent Publications 

 Sun, J., Bhimireddy, S. R., Kristovich, D. A. R., Wang, J., Hiscox, A. L., Mahrt, L., & Petty, G. W. (2025). Impacts of Terrain Slope and Surface Roughness Variations on Turbulence Generation in the Nighttime Stable Boundary Layer. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130(6). https://doi.org/10.1029/2024jd041815

Bhimireddy, S. R., Sun, J., Wang, J., Kristovich, D. A. R., & Hiscox, A. L. (2024). Effect of Small-Scale Topographical Variations and Fetch from Roughness Elements on the Stable Boundary Layer Turbulence Statistics. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 190(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-023-00855-5

Hiscox, A., Bhimireddy, S., Wang, J., Kristovich, D. A. R., Sun, J., Patton, E. G., Oncley, S. P., & Brown, W. O. J. (2023). Exploring Influences of Shallow Topography in Stable Boundary Layers: The SAVANT Field Campaign. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(2), E520-E541. https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-21-0332.1

Bhimireddy, S. R., Wang, J. M., Hiscox, A. L., & Kristovich, D. A. R. (2022). Influence of Stability and Surface Roughness on Turbulence during the Stable Atmospheric Variability and Transport (SAVANT) Field Campaign. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 61(9), 1273-1289. https://doi.org/10.1175/Jamc-D-21-0160.1

Hiscox, A.L, editor, “Conceptual Boundary Layer Meteorology,” Academic Press/Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2018-0-01664-3