Summer 2007
Dave Schultz will spend a year in Finland as the Professor of Experimental Meteorology at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and the Division of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Helsinki. Dave will develop a program in synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, co-teach an intensive short course on the Helsinki Testbed, and organize a summer course for graduate students from around the world on mesoscale meteorology. He will also help bridge the gap between forecasters and scientists at FMI and initiate research projects that benefit operational forecasting.
Christopher (Chris) Emersic is the new NRC postdoctoral research associate at NSSL from Great Britain. Chris will study how lightning relates to the microphysics and kinematics of storms by using three-dimensional lightning mapping data from the OK-LMA and polarimetric radar data from KOUN.
Carl Hane, NSSL scientist, has retired from federal service after 35 years. Carl's research began with the development of a two-dimensional numerical thunderstorm model. He also worked on thunderstorm development along the dryline and the evolution of mesoscale convective systems.
NSSL scientist Alexander Ryzhkov received the 2007 American Meteorological Society's Editor Award for the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology "for outstanding and insightful reviews related to polarization diversity radars and radar technology."
NSSL will host a symposium on the latest developments in Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) October 10-12, 2007 at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. The symposium, "Leveraging Technology for a Next-Generation Radar System" will include formal presentations, senior-level panel discussions, and exhibits of the latest phased array radar technology. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology. Go to http://www.ofcm.gov/mpar-symposium/index.htm for more information.