Publications
Sta. Maria, M.R.V. and M.Z. Jacobson, 2009: Investigating the Effect of Large
Wind Farms on Energy in the Atmosphere. Energies, 2, 816-838. PDF
Sta. Maria, M.R.V., S.C. Rafkin, T.I. Michaels, 2006: Bore Waves on Mars as
Simulated by the Mars Regional Climate Model. Icarus, 185, 383-394.
Rafkin, S.C.R., M.R.V Sta. Maria, T.I. Michaels, 2002: Simulation of the
Atmospheric Thermal Circulation of a Martian Volcano Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model.
Nature,419, 697-699.
Conference Proceedings and Presentations
Sta. Maria, M.R.V. and M.Z. Jacobson, 2010: Implementation of the Blade Element Momentum Method
into a High-Resolution 3-D Atmospheric Model: Evaluating a Parameterization for Wind Turbines. Presented, AGU 2008 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 13-17, 2008. PDF
Sta. Maria, M.R.V. and M.Z. Jacobson, 2010: New Parameterization for the Interaction between
Wind Turbines and the Atmosphere. Presented, Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 23-27, 2010. PDF
Sta. Maria, M.R.V. and M.Z. Jacobson, 2008: Investigating Interactions between Wind Turbines
and the Atmosphere. Presented, AGU 2008 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 15-19, 2008. PDF
Sta. Maria, M.R.V. and M.Z. Jacobson, 2007: Examining the Effects of Wind Farms
on Array Efficiency and Regional Meteorology. Presented, Windpower 2007, Los Angeles, California,
June 3-6, 2007. PDF
Sta. Maria, M.R.V. F. Montmessin, R.M. Haberle, F. Forget, F. Han, 2004:
Melting of Water Ice in the Martian Subsurface Near the Phoenix Landing Site: Results of a 1D Model.
Presented, 36th Division of Planetary Science Meeting, 2004.
Sta. Maria, M.R.V., S.C. Rafkin, 2002: Structure and Seasonal Variations of Martian
Bore Wave Systems. Presented, American Geophysical Union 2002 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2002.
Sta. Maria, M.R.V., S.C. Rafkin, 2001: Simulation of Thermal Circulations Over the
Slopes of Tharsis. Presented, 33rd Division of Planetary Science Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001.
Estoque, M., M.R.V. Sta. Maria, J. Villarin, 1999: Dynamics of El Nino and La Nina over
Southeast Asia. Presented, 1999 National Physics Congress, Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, 1999.
