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Education
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2001 PhD
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Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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1996 MS
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Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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1992 BS
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Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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1992 minor
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Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Current positions
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NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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2018–
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Deputy Director for Science, National Security Applications Program, Research Applications Laboratory
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Interests
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Mesoscale and microscale meteorology over complex terrain and land surfaces; urban meteorology; moist convection and its effects, including convective vortices, density currents, and gravity waves; tropical cyclones; wildfires; ensembles and probabilistic prediction; weather and decision-making; model verification; Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model; Cloud Model 1 (CM1); technology transfer; scientific communication; field campaigns; management
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Past research positions
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NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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2018–2022
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Project Scientist III, Research Applications Laboratory
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2009–2018
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Project Scientist II, Research Applications Laboratory
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2006–2009
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Project Scientist I, Research Applications Laboratory
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2004–2006
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Associate Scientist III, Research Applications Laboratory
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2002–2004
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Postdoctoral fellow, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division
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University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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2008–2011
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Research associate, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO
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2001–2002
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National Research Council postdoctoral research associate, Mesoscale Research Division
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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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2001
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Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Atmospheric Science
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1993–2001
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Graduate research assistant, Department of Atmospheric Science
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1993
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Staff research assistant, Department of Atmospheric Science
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Past teaching positions
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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2014–2021
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Guest instructor, COMET Program
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University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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2002
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Co-instructor, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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1997
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Laboratory instructor, Department of Atmospheric Science
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1997
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Graduate teaching assistant, Department of Atmospheric Science
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Other past positions
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The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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1993
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Assistant technician, Department of Meteorology
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1991–1992
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Weather forecaster and columnist, Weather Communications Group and The New York Times
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1988–1992
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Assistant caretaker of the University Weather Observatory, Department of Meteorology
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Accu-Weather, Inc., State College, PA
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1990–1992
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Weather forecaster and radio broadcaster
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WWZW 95.3 FM, State College, PA
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1989–1990
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Weather forecaster and consultant
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Awarded funding
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Grants, contracts, and similar funding vehicles |
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$64,592,948 awarded since 2001
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2023–2024
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Principal investigator,
High-resolution estimates of fuel moisture content over Hawai'i for improved awareness of wildfire risk and better understanding of the 2023 fire in Lahaina, Maui.
National Science Foundation.
$99,966 over one year.
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2023–2024
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Principal investigator,
Assimilation of rawinsonde data for improved weather forecasting in support of sound modeling.
Jacobs Engineering.
$64,241 over ten months.
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2023–2024
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Principal investigator,
Characterization of turbulence and other weather conditions for the descent and recovery of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Earth Entry System (ESS) FY2023.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
$105,000 over seven months.
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2021–2024
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Co-principal investigator,
Real-time fuel moisture content estimations at high spatio-temporal resolution based on reflectances from VIIRS and GOES-R ABI.
Joint Polar Satellite System, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
$547,842 over three years.
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2006–2024
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Principal investigator (since 2011) and co-investigator (before 2011),
Development of a Four-Dimensional Weather System (4DWX).
Army Test and Evaluation Command.
$2,000,000–$5,789,189 per year; new proposals submitted annually.
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2022–2023
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Principal investigator,
Toward probabilistic, high-resolution weather prediction for modeling sound propagation from detonation exercises.
Jacobs Engineering.
$149,440 over one year.
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2022–2023
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Principal investigator,
Weather and climate data for JPL Mars Sample Return Mission FY2022.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
$68,000 over six months.
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2020–2022
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Co-investigator,
Development of a WRF based weather modeling system using four-dimensional data assimilation and ensemble variational methods for the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
National Center of Meteorology, United Arab Emirates.
$1,990,000 over two years.
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2020–2021
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Principal investigator,
Probabilistic approaches to modeling sound propagation for Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range.
CH2M Hill (Jacobs Engineering).
$50,000 over fourteen months.
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2020–2021
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Co-principal investigator,
Accelerating expansion of wildfire-behavior prediction beyond Colorado.
Science Technology Opportunity and Risk Management (STORM) funds, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
$50,000 over eight months.
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2018–2020
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Principal investigator,
Colorado decision support system for prediction of wildland fire weather, fire behavior, and aircraft hazards (periods 4 and 5).
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
$1,100,000 over two years.
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2018–2020
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Principal investigator,
Improving numerical simulations for modeling sound propagation for Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range (2018).
CH2M Hill.
$46,463 over sixteen months.
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2017–2020
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Principal investigator,
More resilient coastal cities and better hurricane forecasts through multi-scale modeling of extreme winds in the urban canopy.
Prediction of and Resilience against Extreme Events (PREEVENTS). National Science Foundation.
$1,565,777 over three years.
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2019
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Principal investigator,
Weather analysis and prediction in support of the DOD's Dropsonde Targeted Observation Software Solution (SondeTOSS).
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command.
$65,000 over nine months.
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2017–2018
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Principal investigator,
WRF Model simulations for predicting sound propagation for Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range (2017).
CH2M Hill.
$18,304 over five months.
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2016–2017
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Co-principal investigator,
Applying observations from airborne lidar and other unconventional platforms for improving DOD airdrops.
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
$275,333 over fourteen months.
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2016
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Principal investigator,
WRF Model simulations for predicting sound propagation for Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range (2016).
CH2M Hill.
$18,489 over four months.
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2015–2016
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Co-principal investigator,
Improving how weather information is used for DOD airdrops (2016).
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Airspace Mission Planning Office.
$288,187 over one year.
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2015–2016
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Principal investigator,
Improvement of microscale numerical weather prediction for application in the Department of Defense.
Army Research Laboratory.
$122,850 over one year.
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2015
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Principal investigator,
WRF Model simulations for predicting sound propagation for Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range (2015).
CH2M Hill.
$17,025 over five months.
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2014–2015
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Co-principal investigator,
Development of the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model.
Air Force Electronics Systems Center (ESC).
$503,312 over eighteen months.
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2014–2015
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Principal investigator,
Further evaluation, enhancement, and documentation of Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation (FDDA) with emphasis on microscale NWP in complex terrain.
Army Research Laboratory.
$213,795 over one year.
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2006
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Co-investigator,
Weather encounter software modeling environment using climatological and high-resolution weather data.
SBIR Program,
US Department of Defense.
$20,000 over one year.
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2001
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Recipient,
Research associateship,
National Research Council.
$36,000 over one year.
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Awards for travel and hosting visitors
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2023
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Awardee,
visitor travel grant,
Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
$3,651 sponsorship for Michael Wasserstein, University of Utah. |
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2019
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Awardee,
visitor travel grant,
Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
$3,175 sponsorship for Ryogo Sato, University of Tsukuba, Japan. |
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2012
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Awardee,
Graduate Visitor Program,
Advanced Study Program, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
$7,170 sponsorship for Jeffrey Massey and James Steenburgh, University of Utah. |
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2012
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Co-awardee,
Graduate Visitor Program,
Advanced Study Program, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
$8,360 sponsorship for Patrick Hawbecker and Song-Lak Kang, Texas Tech University. |
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2011
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Co-awardee,
visitor travel grant,
Early Career Scientists' Assembly, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
$7,341 sponsorship for Song-Lak Kang, Texas Tech University. |
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1999
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Recipient,
Student travel grant,
American Meteorological Society.
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Field projects
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2019
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Dropsonde Targeted Observation Software Solution (SondeTOSS) Idaho field tests
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Coordinator of WRF Model ensemble simulations
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2011–2016
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Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations Program (MATERHORN)
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Collaborator and informal consultant
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2007
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Fusing Sensor Information from Observing Networks (FUSION) Field Trial 2007 (FFT07)
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Coordinator of WRF Model ensemble simulations
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2006–2007
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Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project (C3VP)
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Coordinator of WRF Model simulations
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2005
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Pentagon Shield II
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Principal coordinator of outdoor tests
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2004
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Pentagon Shield I
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Assistant coordinator, acting coordinator, and data analyst
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2003
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Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX)
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Dropsonde coordinator
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2002
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Pacific Landfalling Jets Experiment 2002 (PACJET-2002)
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Airborne Doppler radar scientist
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1999
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Cloud Layer Experiment 5 (CLEX-5)
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Mission forecaster
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1998
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South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX)
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Quality controller of soundings
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1996
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Cloud Layer Experiment 1 (CLEX-1)
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Mission forecaster
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1992–1993
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Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA COARE)
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Quality controller of soundings
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Professional and academic service
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Editorial positions
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| 2018– |
Guest editor, Atmosphere
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| 2020–2023 |
Editorial board, meteorology section, Atmosphere
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| 2007–2008 |
Associate editor, Monthly Weather Review |
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Committees, councils, boards, panels, and related volunteerism |
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2024–
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Community of practice on convergence science, UCAR (member) |
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2024–
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Committee on Mountain Meteorology, AMS (member) |
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2023–
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CONVECT Science Steering Committee (member) |
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2023–
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Wildfire Committee, Sustainability Nexus Analytics, Informatics, and Data (AID) Programme, United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and Resources (member) |
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2023–
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Committee on improving the performance-evaluation process, RAL, NSF NCAR (member) |
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2023–
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Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Ambassador Program Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2022–
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Wildfire Working Group, FFRDC Chief Technology Officer Roundtable |
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2021–
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Communication Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2020–
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FastEddy Coordination Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (head) |
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2019–
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Planning committee, Richard H. Johnson Symposium, American Meteorological Society (member) |
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2019–
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Publication Award Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member and sometimes head) |
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2019–
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Strategic Development Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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| 2018– |
Meteorology Group, DOD Range Commanders Council (associate member) |
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2022–2023
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TEAMx-US Steering Committee (member) |
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2020–2023
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TEAMx Numerical Modeling Committee, Universität Innsbruck (member) |
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2020–2022
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Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2018–2021
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Workload Management Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2019–2020
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Mentoring pilot program, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2015–2020
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Committee on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society (member) |
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2019
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First TEAMx Workshop, Rovereto, Italy (co-leader of breakout sessions on the convective boundary layer and on numerical modeling experiments)
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2019
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Publication Award Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2019
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Workload Management Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member) |
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2017–2019
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Proposal review committee, internal opportunity funds, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member)
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1996–2019
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Hiring committees, Colorado State University and NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member and sometimes head, fifteen total)
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2018
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Breakout session on workload management, annual retreat, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (co-leader)
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2018
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Leadership retreat, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (co-leader for discussion topic)
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2016–2017
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Meteorology Group, DOD Range Commanders Council (guest participant)
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2016
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Panel on ensemble prediction, annual retreat, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2014–2015
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Change Management Advisory Group, Operational Excellence, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2012–2013
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Warner Internship for Scientific Enrichment (WISE) selection committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2011–2013
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Publication Award Committee, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member and sometimes head)
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2010–2012
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Search committee for postdoctoral fellows, Advanced Study Program, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2009–2011
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Model Verification Advisory Group, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2010
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Panel on careers in atmospheric science, Undergraduate Leadership Workshop, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2010
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NSF NCAR Scientists' Assembly (panel moderator)
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2007
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Planning committee for laboratory retreat, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (member)
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2004
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Communicating Science Initiative steering committee, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (member)
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1999–2000
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Representative of the Department of Atmospheric Science, Graduate Student Council, Colorado State University
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1997–1998
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PhD student representative to the departmental faculty, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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1996–1997
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MS student representative to the departmental faculty, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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1990–1992
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Shift manager, Campus Weather Service, The Pennsylvania State University
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1991
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Acting president, Campus Weather Service, The Pennsylvania State University
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1990–1991
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Treasurer, Campus Weather Service, The Pennsylvania State University
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Conferences, workshops, symposia and meetings
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2024
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21st Conference on Mountain Meteorology, AMS (co-chairperson) |
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2024
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122nd meeting, Range Commanders Council Meteorology Group (host) |
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2020–2022
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Richard H. Johnson Symposium, 102nd Annual Meeting, American Meteorological Society (organizing committee) |
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2018–2019
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19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society (co-chairperson) |
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2005–2011
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ATEC Forecaster Training, Boulder, CO, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Army Test and Evaluation Command (chairperson) |
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Sessions and panels |
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2022
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Mesoscale convective systems, Richard H. Johnson Symposium, 102nd Annual Meeting, American Meteorological Society |
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2021
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Hurricane hazards at landfall, 34th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2020
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Boundary layers and turbulence (networking session), 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2020
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New or emerging topics in mountain meteorology, 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2020
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Boundary layers and turbulence in complex terrain, 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2020
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Developing weather technologies to support range operations through R2O and O2R pathways (John T. Madura named session), 20th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2019
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What role can HPC play in urgent decision making? (panel member), International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, IEEE Computer Society |
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2019
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Latest advances in research on icing and other winter weather that affects aviation, range, and aerospace operations, 19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2018
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Numerical techniques and parameterizations over complex terrain, 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2017
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Severe weather and its environments, 17th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, American Meteorological Society |
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2017
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Advances in the use of artificial intelligence techniques in support of aviation, range, and aerospace operations, 18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2017
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Understanding and mitigating the impact of gravity waves, wake vortices, and wind on aviation operations, 18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2016
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Translation of forecast uncertainty into capacity impact uncertainty, 5th Symposium on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society |
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2010
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Verification through time, Workshop on Verification, Developmental Testbed Center, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2008
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Air quality, photochemical processes, and complex meteorology IV, Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union |
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2006
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Importance of land-surface heterogeneity to weather and weather prediction II, Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union |
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2003
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Organized convective systems, 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, American Meteorological Society |
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Peer review
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2005–
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Grant proposals (external): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Science Foundation |
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2005–
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Grant proposals (internal): Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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1997–
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Scientific journals (22): Atmosphere; Atmospheric Science Letters; Energies; Geophysical Research Letters; Environmental Modelling and Software; International Journal of Climatology; Journal of Applied Meteorology; Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences; Journal of Climate; Journal of Geophysical Research; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering; Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics; Monthly Weather Review; Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society; SAGE Open; SpringerPlus; Tellus; Urban Climate; Weather and Forecasting; Wind Energy; Wind Energy Science |
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Supervision and mentorship |
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2020–
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Supervisor, Scott Ellis, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019–
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Supervisor, Thomas Hopson, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2018–
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Supervisor, Eric Hendricks, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2017–
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Supervisor, Christopher Rozoff, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2011–
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Supervisor, Justin Shaw, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2023–2024
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Mentor, Kimberly Fewless, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019–2023
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Supervisor, William Cheng, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019–2023
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Supervisor, Patrick Hawbecker, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2009–2023
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Supervisor, Yuewei Liu, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2020–2021
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Supervisor, Gregory Roux, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019–2021
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Supervisor, Maria Frediani, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019–2021
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Host, Yi (Emily) Wang, Advanced Study Program, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
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2019–2020
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Mentor, Arezoo Rafieei Nasab, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019
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Supervisor, Olga Wilhelmi, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2019
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Supervisor, Daniel Steinhoff, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2009–2018
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Mentor, Linlin Pan, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2009–2011
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Coordinator at NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Forecaster Internship Program, Army Test and Evaluation Command |
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2009–2011
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Mentor, Forecaster Internship Program, Army Test and Evaluation Command |
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2007–2011
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Supervisor, Ming Ge, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2009–2010
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Mentor, Ka Yee Wong, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2006–2007
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Supervisor, Paul Bieringer, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2006
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Supervisor, Julie Schramm, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2004–2005
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Mentor, Forecaster Internship Program, Army Test and Evaluation Command |
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2004
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Research co-mentor, Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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2003
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Writing mentor, Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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Graduate committees |
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2022–
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MS, PhD, Michael Wasserstein, University of Utah |
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2016–2021
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PhD, Yuewei Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences (not completed) |
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2012–2015
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PhD, Jeffrey Massey, University of Utah |
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2012–2013
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MS, Paul Hayes, US Naval Postgraduate School |
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2010–2011
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PhD, Claire Vincent, Technical University of Denmark |
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2008–2011
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PhD, Ming Ge, University of Colorado (not completed) |
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K-12 education |
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2023
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Judging panelist for problem-based learning projects, STEM Launch School, Thornton, CO |
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2018
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Science mentor, St. John the Baptist School, Longmont, CO |
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2017–2018
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Judge at science fairs, St. John the Baptist School, Longmont, CO |
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2010–2017
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Judge at science fairs, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, CO |
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2007
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Member of judging panel, GLOBE Project Learning Expedition |
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2003–2007
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Judge at science fairs, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, CO |
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1995
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Co-instructor and co-developer, elementary school workshop on weather, Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO |
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Seminar series
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2016–
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Coordinator of scientific seminar series, National Security Applications Program, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2009–2014
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Coordinator of seminar series, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2005–2006
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Co-coordinator of seminar series, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2003–2004
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Co-coordinator of seminar series, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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Awards and honors
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2023
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RAL Staff Retention and Appreciation (REAP) Award, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2022
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Annual Laboratory Culture Award, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2022
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High Performance Computing User Forum Innovation Excellence Award (for Colorado Fire Prediction System) |
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2020
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Honorable mention, Annual Triumph Award, Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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2012
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Nomination, Outstanding Administrative Achievement of the Year, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (for successful Commodity Jurisdiction Request to US Department of State for RTFDDA and CFDDA) |
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2012
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Selected for Leadership Academy 2012–2013, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (one of two in the Research Applications Laboratory) |
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2011
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You're a Star award, Finance and Administration, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (for contributions above and beyond normal job function) |
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2006
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Nomination, Outstanding Technical Achievement of the Year, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (for Pentagon Shield project) |
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2002
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Highlight conference presentation, American Meteorological Society (for "A comparison of convectively generated mesoscale vortices in the United States and in China") |
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2002
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Paper of Note, American Meteorological Society (for "The kinematics of a midlatitude, continental...") |
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2001
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Membership, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society |
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2000
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Honorable mention, Best Student Oral Presentation, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, American Meteorological Society |
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1998
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Graduate Research Award of Excellence, College of Engineering, Colorado State University (awarded annually to the single outstanding graduate research assistant in the college) |
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1994, 1997
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Top forecaster, mesoscale weather forecasting contest, Colorado State University |
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Invited forecaster, 30th Annual Rocky Mountain Soaring Contest |
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1992
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Student marshal, fall graduation, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University (awarded to the student ranked first in college's graduating class) |
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1988–1992
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Dean's list, The Pennsylvania State University, five semesters |
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1991
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Membership, Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honor Society |
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1991
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Membership, Golden Key National Honor Society |
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1991
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Edwin L. Drake Memorial Scholarship, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University |
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1991
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College Scholarship, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University |
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1990
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First place, National Collegiate Forecasting Contest (forecasts for Missoula, MT) |
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1989
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John and Elizabeth Holmes Teas Scholarships, The Pennsylvania State University |
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1988
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Knights of Columbus Scholarship, State College, PA |
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1988
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Dean's Freshman Scholarship, The Pennsylvania State University |
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Professional development and training
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2018
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Interrupting and dismantling racism, workshop, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2017
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Diversity summit, workshop, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2016
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Regional climate, tutorial, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
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2014
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Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), tutorial, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2012–2013
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Leadership Academy, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2012
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Introduction to export controls, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2011
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Science: Becoming the Messenger, workshop, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and National Science Foundation
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2011
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R statistical language, tutorial, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Australia
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2011
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Using a fire extinguisher, training, UCAR
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2009
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Export compliance, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2009
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NCAR Command Language (NCL), tutorial, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
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2008
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Hiring for supervisors, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2007
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Supervisory skills: beyond the basics and situational, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2007
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Performance appraisal skills and processes, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2006
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Supervisory skills: the basics, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2006
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Art and practice of project leadership, training, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2003
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Workplace harassment, seminar, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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2002
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WRF Model, tutorial, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Professional and scholarly affiliations
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2021–
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National Geographic Society
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2018–
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International Association of Wildland Fire
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2012–
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Royal Meteorological Society
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2005–
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International Test and Evaluation Association
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2002–
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National Weather Association
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2001–
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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1997–
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American Geophysical Union
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1996–
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American Meteorological Society
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Computer literacy
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| Operating systems |
| UNIX, Linux, Macintosh OS, Windows |
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| Numerical weather prediction |
| WRF Model, Cloud Model (CM1) |
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| Programming, scripting, and markup |
| FORTRAN 77/90, Python, several shells, HTML, CSS |
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| Data analysis and display |
| GrADS, NCL, R, RIP, ncview |
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| Project management, tracking, and collaboration |
| MS Project, OmniPlan, Confluence |
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| Word processing and typesetting |
| MS Word, Zotero, LaTeX, TeX, Overleaf |
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| Other software and applications |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, DxO Nik Collection, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Silverfast Ai Studio, Silverfast HDR Studio |
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Publications
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Books and chapters (peer reviewed) |
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3.
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Kosović, B. T. Juliano, A. DeCastro, M. Frediani, A. Siems-Anderson, P. Jimenez, D. Muñoz-Esparza, J. C. Knievel, and M. Eghdami, 2023:
Forecasting extreme weather events and associated impacts: wildfires.
In Extreme Weather Forecasting: State of the Science, Uncertainty, and Impacts.
M. Astitha and E. Nikolopoulos, Editors.
Elsevier, 358 pages. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820124-4.00009-8.
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2.
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Knievel, J. C., L. Delle Monache, M. Bocquet, S. Galmarini, and Y. Zhang, 2020:
Uncertainty quantification and probabilistic forecasting.
Training Materials and Best Practices for Chemical Weather / Air Quality Forecasting,
Y. Zhang and A. Baklanov, Editors.
World Meteorological Organization,
562 pages.
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Haupt, S. E., R. M. Rauber, B. Carmichael, J. C. Knievel, and J. L. Cogan, 2018:
100 years of Progress in Applied Meteorology Part 1: Basic Applications.
A Century of Progress in Atmospheric and Related Sciences: Celebrating the American Meteorological Society Centennial, G. McFarquhar, Editor.
DOI: 10.1175/AMSMONOGRAPHS-D-18-0004.1.
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Journal articles and notes (peer reviewed) |
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Bateni, S. M., F. Rezaie, C. Jun, E. Heggy, J. C. Knievel, A. Menzel, K. Madani, M. Matin, A. Zarei, and V. Lakshmi, 2024:
Sustainability Nexus AID: WILDFIRE.
Sustainability Nexus Forum, submitted.
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Frediani, M., K. Shamsaei, T. W. Juliano, B. Kosović, J. C. Knievel, S. A. Tessendorf, and H. Ebrahimian, 2024:
Modeling firebrand spotting in WRF-Fire for coupled fire-weather prediction.
J. Adv. in Modeling Earth Systems, submitted.
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41.
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Duine, G.-J., S. F. J. De Wekker, and J. C. Knievel, 2024:
The influence of terrain smoothing on simulated convective boundary-layer depths in mountainous terrain.
Atmosphere, 15(2), 145. DOI: 10.3390/atmos15020145.
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40.
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Rozoff, C., D. S. Nolan; G. H. Bryan, E. A. Hendricks, and J. C. Knievel, 2023:
Large-eddy simulations of the tropical cyclone boundary layer at landfall and in the urban environment.
J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-23-0024.1.
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39.
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Schreck, J. S., W. Petzke, P. A. Jimenez, T. Brummet, J. C. Knievel, E. James, B. Kosović, and D. J. Gagne, 2023:
Machine learning and VIIRS satellite retrievals for skillful fuel moisture content monitoring in wildfire management.
Remote Sens., 2023, 15, 13, 3372. DOI: 10.3390/rs15133372.
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38.
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Hawbecker, P., and J. C. Knievel, 2022:
Simulating the Chesapeake Bay breeze: sensitivities to water-surface temperature.
J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 61, 1589–1605, DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0002.1.
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37.
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Hendricks, E. A., and J. C. Knievel, 2022:
Evaluation of urban canopy models against near-surface measurements in Houston during a strong frontal passage.
Atmosphere, 2022, 13, 10.
DOI: 10.3390/atmos13101548.
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36.
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DeCastro, A., L., A. Siems-Anderson, E. Smith, J. C. Knievel, B. Kosović, B. Brown, and J. K. Balch, 2022:
WRF-Fire simulated burned area and propagation direction sensitivity to initiation point location and time.
Fire, 2022, 5, 58. DOI: 10.3390/fire5030058.
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35.
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Hawbecker, P., and J. C. Knievel, 2022:
An algorithm for detecting the Chesapeake Bay breeze from mesoscale NWP model output.
J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 61, 61–75. DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0097.1.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C. Knievel, and D. S. Nolan, 2021:
Evaluation of boundary-layer and urban-canopy parameterizations for simulating wind in Miami during Hurricane Irma (2017).
Mon. Wea. Rev., 7, 2321–2349. DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-20-0278.1.
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33.
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Stellingwerf, S., T. Hopson, E. Riddle, J. C. Knievel, B. Brown, and O. Hartogensis, 2021:
Optimizing precipitation forecasts for Ethiopia using statistical bias correction and a multi-model ensemble.
Earth Space Sci., 8, e2019EA000933. DOI: 10.1029/2019EA000933.
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32.
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Huang, K., X. Lee, B. Stone Jr., J. C. Knievel, M. L. Bell, and K. C. Seto, 2021:
Persistent increases in nighttime heat stress from urban expansion despite heat island mitigation.
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 126, e2020JD033831. DOI: 10.1029/2020JD033831.
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31.
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Muñoz-Esparza, D., J. A. Sauer, H. H. Shin, R. Sharman, B. Kosović, S. Meech, C. García-Sánchez, M. Steiner, J. C. Knievel, J. Pinto, and S. Swerdlin, 2020:
Inclusion of building-resolving capabilities into the FastEddy GPU-LES model using an immersed body force method.
J. Adv. in Modeling Earth Systems, 12, 11. DOI: 10.1029/2020MS002141.
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30.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C. Knievel, and Y. Wang, 2020:
Addition of multiple-layer urban canopy models to a nonlocal planetary boundary layer parameterization and evaluation in ideal and real scenarios.
J. Applied Meteor. Climatol., 59, 8. DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0142.1.
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29.
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Delle Monache, L., S. Alessandrini, I. Djalalova, J. Wilczak, J. C. Knievel, and R. Kumar, 2020:
Improving air quality predictions over the United States with an analog ensemble.
Wea. Forecasting. DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-19-0148.1.
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Huang, Y., Y. Liu, Y. Liu, H. Li, and J. C. Knievel, 2019:
Budget analyses of a record-breaking rainfall in the coastal metropolitan city of Guangzhou, China.
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 124, 9391–9406.
DOI: 10.1029/2018JD03022.
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Huang, Y., Y. Liu, Y. Liu, H. Li, and J. C. Knievel, 2019:
Mechanisms for a record-breaking rainfall in the coastal metropolitan city of Guangzhou, China: observation analysis and nested very-large-eddy simulation with the WRF Model.
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 124, 1370–1391.
DOI: 10.1029/2018JD030229.
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De Wekker, S. F. J., M. Kossmann, J. C. Knievel, L. Giovannini, E. D. Gutmann, and D. Zardi, 2018:
Meteorological applications benefiting from an improved understanding of atmospheric exchange processes over mountains.
Atmosphere, 9, 371, 23 pp.
DOI: 10.3390/atmos9100371.
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25.
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Pan, L., Y. Liu, J. C. Knievel, L. Delle Monache, G. Roux, 2018:
Sensitivity of predictions of near-surface variables to physical parameterization schemes in the WRF Model.
Atmosphere, 9, 106, 16pp.
DOI: 10.3390/atmos9030106.
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24.
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Knievel, J. C., Y. Liu, T. M. Hopson, J. S. Shaw, S. F. Halvorson, H. H. Fisher, G. Roux, R.-S. Sheu, L. Pan, W. Wu, J. P. Hacker, E. Vernon, F. Gallagher III, and J. C. Pace, 2017:
Mesoscale ensemble weather prediction at U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground.
Wea. Forecasting, 32, 2195–2216.
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-17-0049.1.
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Serafin, S., S. F. J. de Wekker, and J. C. Knievel, 2016:
A mesoscale model-based climatography of nocturnal boundary-layer processes over the complex terrain of northwestern Utah.
Bound.-Layer Meteor., 2015, 1–25.
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-015-0044-6.
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22.
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Massey, J. D., W. J. Steenburgh, J. C. Knievel, and W. Y. Y. Cheng, 2016:
Regional soil-moisture biases and their influence on the WRF model's temperature forecasts over the Intermountain West.
Wea. Forecasting,
31, 197–216.
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-15-0073.1.
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Fernando, H.J.S., et. al, 2015:
The MATERHORN—unraveling the intricacies of mountain weather.
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
96, 1945–1967.
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00131.1.
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Nagarajan, B., L. Delle Monache, J. P. Hacker, D. L. Rife, K. Searight, J. C. Knievel, and T. N. Nipen, 2015:
An evaluation of analog-based post-processing methods across several variables and forecast models.
Wea. Forecasting, 30, 1623–1643.
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-14-00081.1.
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Massey, J. D., W. J. Steenburgh, S. W. Hoch, and J. C. Knievel, 2014:
Sensitivity of near-surface temperature forecasts to soil properties over a sparsely vegetated dryland region.
J. Applied Meteor. Climatol., 53, 1976–1995.
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0362.1.
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Grim, J. A., J. C. Knievel, and E. T. Crosman, 2013:
Techniques for using MODIS data to remotely sense lake water surface temperatures.
J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 30, 2434–2451.
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00003.1.
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Knievel, J. C., D. L. Rife, J. A. Grim, A. N. Hahmann, J. P. Hacker, M. Ge, and H. H. Fisher, 2010:
A simple technique for creating regional composites of sea-surface temperature from MODIS for use in operational mesoscale NWP.
J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49, 2267–2284.
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2430.1.
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Frehlich, R., R. Sharman, F. Vandenberghe, W. Yu, Y. Liu, J. C. Knievel, and G. Jumper, 2010:
Estimates of Cn2 from numerical weather prediction model output and comparison with thermosonde data.
J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49, 1742–1755.
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2350.1.
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Rife, D. L., C. A. Davis, and J. C. Knievel, 2009:
Temporal changes in wind as objects for evaluating numerical weather prediction.
Wea. Forecasting, 24, 1374–1389.
DOI: 10.1175/2009WAF2222223.1.
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Knievel, J. C., G. H. Bryan, and J. P. Hacker, 2007:
Explicit numerical diffusion in the WRF Model.
Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3808–3824.
DOI: 10.1175/2007MWR2100.1.
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Warner, T. T., et al., 2007:
The Pentagon Shield Field Program: toward critical infrastructure protection.
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, 167–176.
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-88-2-167.
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Bryan, G. H., J. C. Knievel, and M. D. Parker, 2006:
A multi-model assessment of RKW Theory's relevance to squall line characteristics.
Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 2772–2792.
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3226.1.
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Kusaka, H., A. Crook, J. C. Knievel, and J. Dudhia, 2005:
Sensitivity of the WRF Model to advection and diffusion schemes for simulation of heavy rainfall along the Baiu Front.
SOLA, 1, 177–180.
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2005-046.
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Hardwick, C. J., and J. C. Knievel, 2005:
Speculations on the possible causes of the Whymper apparition.
Appl. Optics, 44, 5637–5643.
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.005637.
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Lane, T. P., and J. C. Knievel, 2005:
Some effects of model resolution on simulated gravity waves generated by deep, mesoscale convection.
J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 3408–3418.
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3513.1.
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Parker, M. D., and J. C. Knievel, 2005:
Do meteorologists suppress thunderstorms? Radar-derived statistics and the behavior of moist convection.
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86, 341–358.
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-86-3-341.
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Knievel, J. C., D. A. Ahijevych, and K. W. Manning, 2004:
Using temporal modes of rainfall to evaluate the performance of a numerical weather prediction model.
Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 2995–3009.
DOI: 10.1175/MWR2828.1.
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Davis, C. A., et al., 2004:
The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX): observations and opportunities.
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 1075–1093.
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-85-8-1075.
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Knievel, J. C., D. S. Nolan, and J. P. Kossin, 2004:
Imbalance in a mesoscale vortex within a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system.
J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1827–1832.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1827:IIAMVW>2.0.CO;2.
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Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson, 2003:
A scale-discriminating vorticity budget for a mesoscale vortex in a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system.
J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 781–794.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0781:ASDVBF>2.0.CO;2.
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Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson, 2002:
The kinematics of a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale vortex.
Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1749–1770.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2002)130<1749:TKOAMC>2.0.CO;2.
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Petersen, W. A., L. D. Carey, S. A. Rutledge, J. C. Knievel, N. J. Doesken, R. H. Johnson, T. B. McKee, T. Vonder Haar, and J. F. Weaver, 1999:
Mesoscale and radar observations of the Fort Collins flash flood of 28 July 1997.
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 191–216.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1907:PTWMMA>2.0.CO;2.
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Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson, 1998:
Pressure transients within MCS mesohighs and wake lows.
Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1907–1930.
10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1907:PTWMMA>2.0.CO;2.
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Journal articles and notes (not peer reviewed) |
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Knievel, J. C., 2020:
Operational weather forecasting system for U.S. Army testing.
High-Performance Computing Review 2018–2019,
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 28–29.
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Technical reports |
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| Knievel, J. C., 2003: The kinematics and thermodynamics of a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale vortex. Atmospheric Science Paper No. 730, Colorado State University, 99 pp. |
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Knievel, J. C., 1996: Surface pressure transients in mesoscale convective systems. Atmospheric Science Paper No. 605, Colorado State University, 131 pp. |
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Encyclopedia articles |
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6.
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Knievel, J. C., 1997: Wind. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 10, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York. |
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Knievel, J. C., 1997: Stratosphere. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 9, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York. |
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Knievel, J. C., 1997: Rain, snow, and sleet. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 8, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York. |
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Knievel, J. C. and Z. A. Eitzen, 1997: Monsoon. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 5, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York. |
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Knievel, J. C., 1997: Global warming. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 4, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York. |
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Knievel, J. C., 1997: Air pressure. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 1, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York. |
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Media reviews |
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McCarty, J. E. and J. C. Knievel, 2002: Review of "World Almanac Video's Guide to Extreme Weather," Choices, Inc. Library J., 127, 149–150. |
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Invited presentations
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Technical audiences |
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24.
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2023/08/02:
Multi-disciplinary advancements necessary for better wildfire prediction and response.
Seminar, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction Environmental Modeling Center, virtual.
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2022/06/02:
Current and future coupled fire-atmosphere modeling at NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory.
ICAMS wildfire workshop, virtual.
Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services.
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2022/04/11:
Coupled fire-atmosphere modeling at NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory.
Seminar, NOAA Systems Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, virtual.
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21.
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2022/01/26:
The enduring importance of the mesoscale as operational microscale forecasting grows more practical.
Richard H. Johnson Symposium, Annual Meeting,
Houston, TX, virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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20.
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2021/12/16:
The challenge of making actionable forecasts of hurricane landfalls.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
New Orleans, LA, American Geophysical Union, virtual.
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19.
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2021/06/30:
Sample of coastal meteorology R&D in RAL.
Session on Current Research and Gaps in Coastal Meteorology, Joint MMM/RAL Workshop,
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, virtual.
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18.
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2021/02/11:
A numerical modeling system for predicting the behavior of wildfires in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA.
Meteorological Colloquium, Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University,
Frankfurt, Germany, virtual.
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17.
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2020/01/16:
A century of symbiosis between applied meteorology and national security.
20th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Boston, MA,
American Meteorological Society.
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16.
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2019/07/11:
Progress on developing a system for predicting the behavior of wildfires in Colorado.
Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CA.
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15.
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2018/10/16:
Downslope winds and sudden warming in idealized large-eddy simulations (LES) on a supercomputer.
10th Symposium on Discovery, Fusion, and Creation of New Knowledge by Mulitdisciplinary Computational Sciences,
Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
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14.
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2018/06/05:
The case for NCAR as an associate member of the RCC-MG.
Range Commanders Council Meteorology Group Meeting,
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kaua'i, HI.
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13.
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2015/09/28:
Downslope winds, from gentle to violent.
Tsukuba Global Science Week 2015,
University of Tsukuba, Japan.
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12.
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2011/12/08:
Ten steps to better technical talks.
University of Melbourne, Australia.
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11.
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2011/03/07:
Ten steps to better technical talks.
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark.
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10.
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2011/03/03:
Composite sea-surface temperatures from NASA's MODIS instruments for improved mesoscale weather prediction.
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical Unversity of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark.
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9.
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2010/06/30:
Ten steps to better technical talks.
SOARS,
Boulder, CO, UCAR.
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8.
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2007/12/12:
Atmospheric environment support for the warfighter.
13th Annual ITEA Conference,
Las Cruces, NM, ITEA.
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7.
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2007/12/12:
Mesoscale climate reanalysis as a tool for planning outdoor tests.
13th Annual ITEA Conference,
Las Cruces, NM, ITEA.
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6.
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2007/03/19:
Beyond "sunny and 75": tailored forecasts and NCAR's 4DWX system.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
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5.
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2003/12/09:
Diurnal rainfall in the WRF Model.
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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| 4. |
2002/11/01:
Examples of the resolution sensitivity of MCS forecasts by the WRF Model.
Mini-forum on Prediction and Observation of Mesoscale Meteorological Phenomena,
Tokyo, Japan, Japanese Meteorological Agency.
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3.
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2001/10/05:
Vorticity and gradient balance in a mesoscale convective vortex.
National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK.
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2001/03/21:
Vorticity and gradient balance in a mesoscale convective vortex.
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Meteorology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.
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| 1. |
2001/01/24:
Why it is wrong to say that warm air holds more water vapor than cold air holds.
Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA.
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Lay audiences |
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8.
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2023/08/29:
Reviving the Colorado Fire Prediction System (CO-FPS).
Wildfire Matters Review Committee meeting,
Colorado State Legislature, Denver, CO.
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7.
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2021/03/18:
If you think predicting the weather is hard, try predicting wildfires! Meet the Experts, Boulder, CO, virtual. UCAR Center for Science Education.
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6.
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2016/02/10:
A weather game.
St. John the Baptist School,
Longmont, CO.
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5.
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2013/11/06:
How clouds form.
St. John the Baptist School,
Longmont, CO.
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4.
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2010/10/08:
Weather, storms, and safety.
St. John the Baptist School, Longmont, CO.
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3.
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2010/06/05:
Something in the air: weather, climate, and national security.
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of UCAR,
Boulder, CO,
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
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2.
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2006/01/26:
Hurricanes.
Redstone Elementary School, Highlands Ranch, CO.
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1.
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1998/02/17:
El Nino.
The Kiwanis Club, Fort Collins, CO.
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Other presentations
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104.
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2023/06/27:
Timely, gridded estimates of fuel moisture content using machine learning for better wildfire management in mountainous regions of the United States.
21st Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
Boise, ID.
AMS.
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103.
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2023/06/27:
Wildfire research at NCAR.
Western Governors Association tour,
Boulder, CO.
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102.
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2023/01/09:
A model-based detection algorithm for the Chesapeake Bay breeze.
21st Symposium on the Coastal Environment,
Denver, CO.
American Meteorological Society.
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101.
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2023/01/09:
Bay breeze sensitivity to water surface temperature.
24th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence,
Denver, CO.
American Meteorological Society.
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100.
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2022/06/30:
A hybrid terrain-following/immersed-body-force method for representing steep, complex terrain in large-eddy simulations.
20th Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
Park City, UT.
American Meteorological Society.
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99.
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2021/01/14:
A modeling system for predicting the behavior of wildland fires by simulating their two-way interaction with the atmosphere.
16th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice, Ninth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise,
virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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98.
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2020/12/14:
A modeling system for predicting the behavior of wildland fires by simulating their two-way interaction with the atmosphere.
AGU Fall Meeting,
virtual.
American Geophysical Union.
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97.
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2020/12/15:
Ten surprising historical connections between applied meteorology and national security.
Annual laboratory retreat,
Research Applications Laboratory, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research,
virtual.
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96.
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2020/07/15:
Large-eddy simulations of the dividing streamline in stably stratified flow over and around a mountain.
19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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95.
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2020/05/12:
Colorado Fire Prediction System (CO-FPS).
USFS/NOAA Fire Weather Research Meeting,
virtual.
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94.
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2019/09/02:
Idealized and realistic numerical simulations of sudden warming from chinooks in the lee of the Alaska Range.
35th Conference on Alpine Meteorology,
Riva del Garda, Italy.
Italian Association of Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, and the University of Trento.
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93.
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2019/04/30:
The Colorado Fire Prediction System (CO-FPS) and how it incorporates fuel moisture in simulations.
6th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
International Association of Wildland Fire.
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92.
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2019/01/09:
Forecasting extreme wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) with a mesoscale numerical weather prediction system.
19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Phoenix, AZ.
American Meteorological Society.
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91.
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2018/09/20:
Toward more resilient coastal cities and better hurricane forecasts through multi-scale modeling of how buildings affect extreme winds in the urban canopy.
NSF PREEVENTS Principal Investigators' Meeting,
Alexandria, VA.
National Science Foundation.
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90.
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2018/06/25:
Preliminary numerical simulations of sudden warming from chinooks in the lee of the Alaska Range.
18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
Santa Fe, NM.
American Meteorological Society.
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89.
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2017/07/24:
Quantile regression and logistic regression combined for calibration of a mesoscale ensemble prediction system (EPS).
17th Conference on Mesoscale Processes,
San Diego, CA.
American Meteorological Society.
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88.
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2017/04/26:
Calibration of Ensemble-4DWX at four ATEC ranges.
Annual meeting, Range Commanders Council Meteorology Group,
Ashburn, VA.
US Department of Defense.
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87.
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2016/06/27:
Temporal and spatial coherence of wind profiles over terrain of diverse complexity.
17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
Burlington, VT.
American Meteorological Society.
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86.
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2016/05/04:
Challenges and opportunities in weather support for unmanned aircraft systems (UASes).
Annual meeting, Range Commanders Council Meteorology Group,
White Sands Missile Range, NM.
US Department of Defense.
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85.
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2015/01/07:
Ensemble weather prediction at the Navy DSRC in support of Army testing operations.
1st Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate,
Phoenix, AZ.
American Meteorological Society.
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84.
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2015/01/07:
Extending NCAR's Graphical Turbulence Guidance (GTG) to unmanned aircraft systems (UASes) at Army test ranges.
17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Phoenix, AZ.
American Meteorological Society.
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83.
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2014/08/21:
Simulations of meso-gamma-scale circulations near Granite Peak, Utah with NCAR's WRF-based 4DWX system and assimilated airborne lidar data from the MATERHORN 2012 field campaign.
16th Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
San Diego, CA.
American Meteorological Society.
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82.
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2014/06/25:
Implementing a WRF-based RTFDDA VLES/LES NWP system for supporting test and evaluation at U.S. Army test ranges.
15th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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81.
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2013/12/09:
Observations and simulations of the wind structure in the boundary layer around an isolated mountain during the MATERHORN field experiment.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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80.
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2013/12/09:
Simulation of meso-gamma-scale morning-transition flows at Granite Peak, Utah with NCAR's WRF-based 4DWX and observations from the MATERHORN 2012 field campaign.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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79.
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2013/01/10:
Toward better forecasts of chinooks at Cold Regions Test Center, Alaska.
16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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78.
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2013/01/10:
Probabilistic forecasting from a mesoscale ensemble at Dugway Proving Ground.
16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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77.
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2013/01/10:
New developments of the real-time operational NCAR-ATEC ensemble-RTFDDA (E-4DWX) forecasting system.
Symposium on the Role of Statistical Methods in Weather and Climate Prediction, AMS Annual Meeting,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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76.
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2012/06/27:
Effects of model configuration on a simulated chinook in the lee of the Alaska Range.
13th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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75.
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2012/05/08:
The importance of the land surface in atmospheric simulations.
2012 Army Test and Evaluation Command Forecaster Training, Part 2,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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74.
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2012/02/28:
The importance of the land surface in atmospheric simulations.
2012 Army Test and Evaluation Command Forecaster Training, Part 1,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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73.
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2012/01/25:
Simulated chinooks' sensitivity to resolution and model configuration at Cold Regions Test Center, Alaska.
3rd Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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72.
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2012/01/24:
Sensitivity of mesoscale weather in northern Utah to MODIS-derived surface temperature, size, and salinity of the Great Salt Lake.
18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology, and the 1st Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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1–71.
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Presentations in 1995–2011 omitted for brevity
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Other conference papers, abstracts, and miscellaneous contributions
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103.
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Jimenez, P. A., J. Schreck, T. Brummet, B. Petzke, E. James, J. C. Knievel, and B. Kosović,
2023:
Towards high spatio-temporal fuel moisture content retrievals over the contiguous U.S. and Alaska based on VIIRS and ABI instruments.
AGU Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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102.
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Kumar, R., J. Knievel, I. Simpson, O. Wilhelmi, A. Newman, and D. Lawrence,
2023:
Drought, wildfires, water, and extreme heat.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy meeting,
Boulder, CO.
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101.
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Schreck, J., P. A. Jimenez, T. Brummet, W. Petzke, E. P. James, J. C. Knievel, and B. Kosović,
2023:
Machine learning to monitor the fuel moisture content over CONUS and Alaska based on VIIRS.
11th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation's Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events,
Denver, CO.
American Meteorological Society.
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100.
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Frediani, M. E., T. W. Juliano, J. C. Knievel, B. Kosović, and S. A. Tessendorf,
2023.
The role of fire spotting in fire-weather prediction.
2nd Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation,
Denver, CO.
American Meteorological Society.
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99.
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Kosović, B., W. Mahoney, B. Brown, J. Knievel, J. Boehnert , T. Brummet , J. Cowie, A. DeCastro, M. Frediani, P. Jimenez, T. W. Juliano, D. Muñoz-Esparza, W. Petzke, K. Sampson, A. Siems-Anderson
2022:
Toward actionable wildland fire prediction enabled by high performance computing.
High Performance Computing User Forum,
virtual.
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98.
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Serke, D. J., S. M. Ellis, D. Megenhardt, J. C. Knievel,
2022:
Wildfire pyrometeor classifications using dual-polarization S-band radar.
31st Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and 27th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Houston, TX, virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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97.
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Cheng, W. Y., G. Roux, and J. C. Knievel,
2022:
Diagnosing the wet-bulb globe temperature from the output of the Weather and Research and Forecasting Model with machine learning and other methods.
13th Conference on Environment and Health,
Houston, TX, virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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96.
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Kosović, B., A. Anderson, A. DeCastro, M. Frediani, M. Eghdami, P. A. Jimenez, T. W. Juliano, J. C. Knievel, and D. Muñoz-Esparza,
2021:
Advances, challenges, and opportunities, in coupled wildland fire simulations.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
New Orleans, LA, virtual.
American Geophysical Union.
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95.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C Knievel, and D. S. Nolan, 2021:
Evaluation of Boundary-Layer and Urban-Canopy Parameterizations for Simulating Wind in Miami's Urban Canopy during Hurricane Irma (2017).
34th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Mereorology,
virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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94.
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Wang, Y., G. H. Bryan, E. A. Hendricks, J. C Knievel, D. S. Nolan, F. J. Masters, and R. A. Caterelli,
2021:
Toward large-eddy simulations (LES) of hurricane winds in the urban canopy with Cloud Model 1 (CM1).
34th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Mereorology,
virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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93.
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Kosović, B., T. W. Juliano, A. DeCastro, M. Frediani, and J. C. Knievel,
2021:
Recent developments in wildland fire modeling with WRF-Fire including firebrand transport.
2nd SJSU Fire Weather Research Workshop,
virtual.
San Jose State University.
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92.
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Ellis, S., C. Kessinger, D. Serke, C. Kalb, D. Megenhardt, S Dettling, and J. C. Knievel,
2021:
Convection nowcasting products available at the Army Test and Evaluation Command Ranges.
21st Conference on Range, Aviation, and Aerospace Meteorology,
virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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91.
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Serke, D., S. Ellis, C. Kessinger, J. C. Knievel,
2021:
Application of chaff detection to operational dual-polarization weather radar near ranges.
21st Conference on Range, Aviation, and Aerospace Meteorology,
virtual.
American Meteorological Society.
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90.
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Frediani, M, T. W. Juliano, A. DeCastro, B. Kosović, and J. C. Knievel,
2020:
A fire-spotting parameterization coupled with the WRF-Fire Model.
AGU Fall Meeting,
virtual.
American Geophysical Union.
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89.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C. Knievel, D. S. Nolan,
2020:
Evaluation of boundary-layer and urban-canopy parameterizations for simulating wind in Miami during Hurricane Irma (2017).
)AGU Fall Meeting,
virtual.
American Geophysical Union.
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88.
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Cowie, J., W. Petzke, J. Boehnert, D. Brucker, N. Chartier, and J. Knievel,
2020:
Improving the performance and scalability of the Colorado Fire Prediction System (CO-FPS) using dynamic cloud resources.
6th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate,
Boston, MA.
American Meterological Society.
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87.
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Haupt, S. E., R. M. Rauber, B. Carmichael, J. C. Knievel, J. Cogan, S. Hanna, M. Askelson, J. M. Shepherd, M. Alfonso Fragomeni, N. Debbage, B. Johnson, B. Kosović, S. McIntosh, F. Chen, K. Miller, M. Williams, and S. Drobot,
2020:
100 years of progress in applied meteorology.
18th History Symposium,
Boston, MA.
American Meterological Society.
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86.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C. Knievel, D. S. Nolan, and Y. Wang,
2020:
Evaluation of multiple planetary boundary layer parameterizations and urban canopy models for simulation of near-surface meteorological conditions in Miami during the landfall of Hurricane Irma (2017).
15th Symposium on the Urban Environment,
Boston, MA.
American Meteorological Society.
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85.
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Hopson, T., J. C. Knievel and M. Frediani,
2020:
Exploring the predictability of synoptically induced cold-air damming in the eastern United States.
30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, and 26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Boston, MA.
American Meterological Society.
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84.
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Juliano, T. W., M. E. B. Frediani, B. Kosović, J. C. Knievel, P. Jimenez Muñoz, and D. Muñoz-Esparza,
2020:
A wildland fire spotting parameterization for the Weather Research and Forecasting Model.
30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, and 26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Boston, MA.
American Meterological Society.
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83.
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Riddle, E., S. Stellingwerf, T. M. Hopson, J. Knievel, B. Brown, and M. Gebremichael,
2020:
Evaluation TIGGE rainfall foreasts for tropical eastern Africa.
30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, and 26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Boston, MA.
American Meterological Society.
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82.
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Serke, D. J., C. Kessinger, S. A. Tessendorf, A. Korolev, I. Heckman, J. French, J. Knievel, J. A. Haggerty, and D. Albo,
2020:
Dual-Polarization Radar Icing Algorithm (RadIA): verification/validation with research flights and application at military test ranges.
20th Conference on Range, Aviation, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Boston, MA.
American Meterological Society.
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81.
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Siems-Anderson, A. R., A. DeCastro, B. Kosović, P. Jimenez, D. Muñoz-Esparza, and J. Knievel,
2020:
Verifying the performance of the Colorado Fire Prediction System.
26th Conference on Probability and Statistics,
Boston, MA.
American Meteorological Society.
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80.
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Wang, Y., Y. Xue, J. C. Knievel, and Z. Zhai,
2020:
An adjoint probability inverse modelling method for air pollutant source determination with applications to a complex urban environment.
15th Symposium on the Urban Environment,
Boston, MA.
American Meteorological Society.
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79.
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DeCastro, A., A. Anderson, J. Sauer, E. Smith, J. C. Knievel, B. Kosović, J. Balch, and B. Brown,
2019:
The sensitivity of WRF-Fire predictions of area, location, and propagation direction to changes in ignition point location and time.
AGU Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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78.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C. Knievel, and Y. Wang,
2019:
Addition of multiple-layer urban canopy models to the YSU PBL parameterization.
Joint WRF and MPAS Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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77.
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Hendricks, E. A., J. C. Knievel, and Y. Wang,
2019:
Evaluation of a hierarchy of urban canopy parameterizations in the WRF Model during the passage of cold front in Houston.
18th Conference on Mesoscale Processes,
Savannah, GA.
American Meteorological Society.
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76.
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Hopson, T. M., J. C. Knievel, M. E. Frediani,
2019:
Forecasting eastern US cold air damming using a multi-scale dynamical-statistical hybrid approach.
AGU Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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75.
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Knievel, J. C., D. S. Nolan, G. H. Bryan, B. D. McNoldy, J. A. Hlywiak, J. Y. Ge, E. A. Hendricks, R. Rotunno, and C. M. Rozoff,
2018:
Toward better simulations of hurricane winds in urban canopies.
AGU Fall Meeting,
Washington, DC.
American Geophysical Union.
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74.
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Grim, J. A, A. P. Mizzi, J. C. Knievel, and F. Vandenberghe,
2018:
Optimizing dropsonde location to improve estimates of a wind profile at a remote location.
6th Symposium on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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73.
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Roux, G., Y. Liu, J. Knievel, L. Delle Monache, T. Hopson, S. Halvorson,
2017:
A combined bias-correction and probability calibration ensemble post-processing scheme for the Army WRF Ensemble-RTFDDA system.
18th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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72.
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Pan, L., Y. Liu, G. Roux, Y. Wu, J. Knievel, L. Delle Monache, J. Pace, and S. Halvorson,
2017:
Evaluations of WRF new features with an operational army ensemble prediction system.
28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Seattle, WA.
American Meteorological Society.
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71.
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Grim, J. A., J. C. Knievel, and A. P. Mizzi,
2017:
Using soundings at one location and time to predict wind profiles at other locations and times.
18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology,
Seattle, WA.
American Meteorological Society.
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70.
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Grim, J. A., J. C. Knievel, A. P. Mizzi, and F. Vandenberghe,
2016:
Temporal and spatial variability of wind profiles for use in aviation planning.
5th Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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69.
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Liu, Y., J. Knievel, Y. Liu, R. Dumais, and D. I. Knapp,
2016:
Simulation of summer monsoon convection at the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range using NCAR RTFDDA-VLES.
6th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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68.
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Liu, Y., Y. Liu, J. Knievel, and B. Kosović,
2016:
WRF-LES simulation of summer monsoon convection initiation at the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range.
17th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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67.
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Liu, Y., G. Roux, L. Pan, L. Delle Monache, and J. Knievel,
2016:
A dynamical-statistical downscaling approach for range-scale numerical weather prediction.
23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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66.
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Pan, L., Y. Liu, G. Roux, Y. Wu, J. Knievel,
2016:
A comparison of WRF v3.7 and WRF v3.5 with an operational Army ensemble prediction system.
17th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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65.
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Wu, Y., Y. Liu, L. Pan, A. Bourgeois, J. Knievel, Z. Ying, and J. Sun,
2016:
Assimilation of radar data with WRF-based 4D-REKF FDDA and a PECAN case study.
17th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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64.
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De Wekker, S. F. J., S. Serafin, and J. C. Knievel,
2015:
A mesoscale model-based climatography of daytime atmospheric boundary layer heights over complex terrain.
33rd International Conference on Alpine Meteorology,
Innsbruck, Austria.
University of Innsbruck.
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63.
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Liu, Y., Y. Wu, L. Pan, A. Bourgeois, J. C. Knievel, J. Pace, F. W. Gallagher, and S. F. Halvorson,
2015:
Recent developments of WRF obs-nudging and 4D-Relaxation Ensemble Kalman Filter FDDA.
16th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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Liu, Y., Y. Wu, L. Pan, A. Bourgeois, G. Roux, J. C. Knievel, J. Hacker, J. Pace, F. W. Gallagher, and S. F. Halvorson, 2015:
Recent developments of NCAR's 4D-Relaxation Ensemble Kalman Filter system.
19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS),
Phoenix, AZ.
American Meteorological Society.
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61.
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Pan, L., Y. Liu, J. C. Knievel, S. Halvorson, and J. Pace, 2015:
Assimilation of surface observations with WRF four-dimensional relaxation ensemble Kalman filter with climatological analog forecast ensemble.
19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS),
Phoenix, AZ.
American Meteorological Society.
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60.
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Spade, D. M., T. E. Gill, R. E. Dumais Jr., and J. C. Knievel, 2015:
Improving terrain and land use representation in modeling the playa breeze using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model.
29th Conference on Hydrology,
Phoenix, AZ.
American Meteorological Society.
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Wu, W., Y. Liu, F. Vandenberghe, J. C. Knievel, and J. Hacker,
2015:
Reducing model systematic bias through integrated observational and modeling data analytics.
16th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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58.
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Massey, J. D., W. J. Steenburgh, S. W. Hoch, J. C. Knievel, E. R. Pardyjak, and D. Jensen, 2014:
Improving boundary layer and near-surface temperatures forecasts over arid mountainous regions: results from the MATERHORN field campaign.
16th Conference on Mountain Meteorology,
San Diego, CA.
American Meteorological Society.
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57.
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Wu, W., Y. Liu, and J. C. Knievel, 2014:
Evaluation of the latest WRF with high-resolution observations.
15th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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56.
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Hopson, T., J. Knievel, Y. Liu, G. Roux, and W. Wu, 2013:
Verifying and postprocessing the ensemble spread-error relationship.
EGU General Assembly,
Vienna, Austria.
EGU.
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55.
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Liu, Y., Y. Liu, J. C. Knievel, J. Pace, D. Zajic, and S. De Wekker, 2013:
LES simulation of synoptic, mechanic-forcing, and thermally-driven flow interaction of Granite Mountain, UT.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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Massey, J., W. J. Steenburgh, S. W. Hoch, and J. C. Knievel, 2013:
Sensitivity of near-surface temperature forecasts to soil properties over a dryland region in complex terrain.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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53.
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Serafin, S., S. De Wekker, and J. C. Knievel, 2013:
Boundary-layer phenomena in the vicinity of an isolated mountain: a climatography based on an operational high-resolution forecast system.
Fall Meeting of the AGU,
San Francisco, CA.
American Geophysical Union.
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52.
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Deierling, W., J. C. Knievel, C. J. Kessinger, M. Steiner, and E. Nelson, 2013:
Lightning-potential forecast sensitivity to microphysics in the WRF Model.
6th Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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51.
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Delle Monache, L., A. Eckel, B. Nagarajan, D. Rife, J. C. Knievel, T. McClung, and K. R. Searight, 2013:
Optimization of the analog ensemble method.
Special Symposium on Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasts: Innovative Techniques and Applications, AMS Annual Meeting,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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50.
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Grim, J. A., J. Knievel, and E. T. Crosman, 2013:
Retrieving MODIS water surface temperatures of inland bodies of water for use in operational mesoscale modeling.
9th Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems,
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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49.
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Liu, Y., L. Pan, Y. Wu, A. Bourgeois, J. C. Knievel, S. Swerdlin, J. Pace, F. W. Gallagher, III, and S. F. Halvorson, 2013:
Validation and evaluation of the NCAR 4D-REKF ensemble data assimilation and forecasting system.
17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS),
Austin, TX.
American Meteorological Society.
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48.
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Deierling, W., J. C. Knievel, C. J. Kessinger, M. Steiner, and E. Nelson, 2012:
The sensitivity of lightning-potential forecasts to microphysics in the WRF Model.
3rd Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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47.
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Descombes, G., J. Knievel, J. H. Copeland, and F. Vandenberghe, 2012:
Smart climatologies for seasonal predictions at a regional scale.
10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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46.
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Grim, J. A., J. C. Knievel, and H. H. Fisher, 2012:
Effects of the Great Salt Lake's temperature and size on the regional precipitation in the WRF Model.
13th Annual WRF Users' Workshop,
Boulder, CO.
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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Hopson, T. M., L. Delle Monache, Y. Liu, G. Roux, W. Wu, W. Cheng, J. C. Knievel, and S. E. Haupt, 2012:
Comparing and contrasting post-processing approaches to calibrating ensemble wind and temperature forecasts.
21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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Liu, Y., W. Y. Y. Cheng, L. Pan, G. Roux, Y. W. Liu, J. C. Knievel, J. Pace, F. Gallagher, and S. Halvorson, 2012:
Advanced data assimilation technologies for realtime meso- and micro-scale weather analysis, nowcasting, and forecasting.
The Urban and Rural Meteorology Workshop,
South Korea.
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43.
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Liu, Y., L. Pan, Y. Wu, A. Bourgeois, J. Knievel, S. Swerdlin, X. Y. Huang, J. C. Pace, F. W. Gallagher, and S. F. Halvorson, 2012:
Development of the NCAR 4D-REKF Ensemble Data Assimilation and Forecasting System and a comparison with Dart-EnKF and WRFVAR.
16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS),
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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42.
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Searight, K. R., J. C. Knievel, C. Borst, J. Exby, H. H. Fisher, R. Ruttenberg, J. C. Pace, S. F. Halvorson, and F. W. Gallagher, 2012:
Consolidating distributed operational NWP models into centralized HPCs: a case study.
28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS),
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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41.
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Searight, K. R., H. Soh, H. H. Fisher, and J. C. Knievel, 2012:
Integration of the Interactive Data Viewer into an operational weather forecasting system.
28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS),
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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40.
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Wu, W., Y. Liu, M. Ge, J. C. Knievel, S. Swerdlin, and J. Pace, 2012:
A numerical study of the 27th April 2011 tornado outbreak in the southeastern U. S. with the WRF-RTFDDA-LES System.
Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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Wu Y., Y. Liu, N. Jacobs, P. Childs, F. Vandenberghe, L. Pan, and J. C. Knievel, 2012:
An online data quality control procedure with the NCAR RTFDDA System.
16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation,
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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38.
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Xu, M., Y. Liu, W. Yu, J. Sun, M. Ge, J. C. Knievel, and J. C. Pace, 2012:
Radar data assimilation for short-term forecasting of convection using a hybrid approach of latent heat nudging, 3DVAR, and grid nudging.
16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS),
New Orleans, LA.
American Meteorological Society.
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Key to abbreviations (alphabetical)
4DWX = Four-Dimensional Weather System
AF = US Air Force
AGU = American Geophysical Union
AMS = American Meteorological Society
ATEC = US Army Test and Evaluation Command
BACIMO = Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations
CAMS = Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
CFDDA = Climate four-dimensional data assimilation
CONVECT = Convective Organization and Venting Experiment in Complex Terrain
CSU = Colorado State University
DART = Data Assimilation Research Testbed
DOD = US Department of Defense
EGU = European Geophysical Union
FFRDC = Federally Funded Research and Development Center
GLOBE = Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
HPAC = Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability
ITEA = International Test and Evaluation Association
IUGG = International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
JMA = Japanese Meteorological Agency
JPADS = Joint Precision Airdrop System
LES = large-eddy simulation
MATERHORN = Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations Program
MCS = mesoscale convecive system
MCV = mesoscale convective vortex
MM5 = Fifth Generation PSU/NCAR Mesoscale Model
MODIS = Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
NARAC = National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR = National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF = National Science Foundation
NWP = numerical weather prediction
O2R = operations to research
PSU = The Pennsylvania State University
R2O = research to operations
RAL = Research Applications Laboratory
REKF = relaxation ensemble Kalman filter
RKW = Rotunno, Klemp, and Weisman
RTFDDA = Real-time four-dimensional data assimilation
SBIR = Small Business Innovation Research
SOARS = Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science
TEAMx = Multi-Scale Transport and Exchange Processes in the Atmosphere over Mountains — Programme and Experiment
TIGGE = The International Grand Global Ensemble
UAS = Unmanned aircraft system
UCAR = University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
WRF Model = Weather Research and Forecasting Model
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