John D. Wilson

Professional Information

• Emeritus Professor, University of Alberta
  • University of Alberta, 1985-2018
  • University of Guelph, 1983-1985 (NSERC University Research Fellowship)
  • New Zealand Meteorological Service, 1981-1983
  • Atmospheric Environment Service, 1980-1981
• Micrometeorology. Turbulent fluid mechanics. Measurement & modelling of wind & wind transport.
• Editorial boards of Boundary-Layer Meteorology (1986-2005), Agricultural & Forest Meteorology (1995-2014)
• Patterson Medal (2012) of Canadian Meteorological Service for Distinguished Service to Meteorology
• Email contact: johnd@ualberta.ca

Degrees

• B.Sc. Hons. (1st Class) Physics, Canterbury (New Zealand), 1974
• M.Sc. (Meteorology), Alberta, 1976 (Canadian Commonwealth Scholar)
• Ph.D. (Micrometeorology), Guelph, 1980

Scientific Publications

• List with links
• Citation counts (Google Scholar, 6 Nov. 2026)

A Sampling of Materials from Formerly Taught Courses:

• EAS572 - The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (2012)
• EAS471 - Atmospheric Modelling (2014)
• EAS372 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting (2017)
• EAS270 - The Atmosphere (2016)
• EAS327 - Environmental Instrumentation
• Meteorology 515 - Atmospheric Statistics
• Geography 433 - Microclimatology

Last Modified: 6 Nov., 2026