People

Summary

After 3 years of experience at SRNL, Evaleigh Bell joined ATG in 2019 to work as the group administrative and technical assistant after receiving her B.S. in Nuclear Physics from Augusta University. Her work with ATG currently includes data quality control for DOE regulatory compliance, regulatory dispersion modeling, administrative and technical support, acting ATG Department Records Contact, updating and maintaining meteorological databases for regulatory dispersion modeling applications, and point of contact for meteorological WINDs database requests for onsite and offsite customers.

Education

2018, BS Nuclear Physics, Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Areas of Specialization

• Data Quality Control
• Database Management

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• SRNS Leaders Emerging Amongst Professionals (LEAP) 2017-Present
• Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness 2017-Present

Summary

Dr. Buckley joined the Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) of the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) as a postdoctoral research fellow in 1994. This followed research related to aerosol mechanics and numerical studies of solute transport in groundwater performed at the Particulate Systems Research Center (PSRC) at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Since joining the ATG, Dr. Buckley has helped design and to implement a prognostic atmospheric modeling capability for the southeast United States, as well as developing a system for archiving and using meteorological data from worldwide sources for applications related to non-proliferation and emergency response. He has extensive experience in modeling atmospheric dynamics, with applications to transport and dispersion modeling. More recently, he has interacted with various sponsors of work related to transport and dispersion in non-proliferation applications, directed sub-contractors in programs related to non-proliferation, and performed research with ensemble modeling techniques.

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

M. S., Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

B. S., Mechanical Engineering, minor in Mathematics, summa cum laude, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Areas of Specialization

• Atmospheric, surface water & groundwater transport modeling
• Scientific programming
• Particulate systems

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Meteorological Society
• American Nuclear Society
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Selected Publications

• Werth, D. W., R. L. Buckley, G. Zhang, R. Kurzeja, M. Leclerc, H. Duarte, M. Parker, and T. Watson, 2015: Quantifying the local influence at a tall tower site in nocturnal conditions. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, [Accepted for publication, online 17 October, 2015].
• Buckley, R. L., C. H. Hunter, D. W. Werth, M. T. Whiteside, K-F. Chen, and C. A. Mazzola, 2012: A Case Study of Chlorine Transport and Fate Following a Large Accidental Release. Atmospheric Environment, 62, 184-198.
• Buckley, R. L., and C. H. Hunter, 2011: Analysis of Meteorological Factors Affecting a Roadway Accident During a Fog Event. National Weather Digest, 35 (2), 121-132.
• Potempski, S., S. Galmarini, R. Addis, P. Astrup, S. Bader, R. Bellasio, R. Bianconi, F. Bonnardot, R. Buckley, R. D’Amours, A. van Dijk, G. Geertsema, A. Jones, P. Kaufmann, U. Pechinger, C. Persson, E. Polreich, M. Prodanova, L. Robertson, J. Sorenson, D. Syrakov, 2008: Multi-model ensemble analysis of the ETEX-2 experiment. Atmospheric Environment, 42, 7250-7265.
• Buckley, R. L., C. H. Hunter, R. P. Addis, and M. J. Parker, 2007: Modeling Dispersion from Toxic Gas Released after a Train Collision in Graniteville, SC. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 57, 268-278.
• Galmarini, S., R. Bianconi, W. Klug, T. Mikkelsen, R. Addis, S. Andronopoulos, P. Astrup, A. Baklanov, J. Bartniki, J. C. Bartzis, R. Bellasio, F. Bompay, R. Buckley, M. Bouzom, H. Champion, R. D’Amours, E. Davakis, H. Eleveld, G. T. Geertsema, H. Glaab, M. Kollax, M. Ilvonen, A. Manning, U. Pechinger, C. Persson, E. Polreich, S. Potemski, M. Prodanova, J. Saltbones, H. Slaper, M. A. Sofiev, D. Syrakov, J. H. Sorenson, L. Van der Auwera, I. Valkama, R. Zelazny, 2004: Ensemble Dispersion Forecasting, Part I: Concept, Approach and Indicators. Atmospheric Environment, 38, 4607-4617.
• Buckley, R. L., A. H. Weber, and J. H. Weber, 2004: Statistical Comparison of Regional Atmospheric Modelling System Forecasts with Observations. Meteorological Applications, 11 (1), 67-82.
• Buckley, R. L., and R. J. Kurzeja, 1997: An Observational and Numerical Study of the Nocturnal Sea Breeze. Part I: Structure and Circulation. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 36 (12), 1577-1598.
• Buckley, R. L., and R. J. Kurzeja, 1997: An Observational and Numerical Study of the Nocturnal Sea Breeze. Part II: Chemical Transport. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 36 (12), 1599-1619.

Selected Conference Presentations

• Buckley, R. L. and D. W. Werth, 2016: Revision to Flood Hazard Assessment at the Savannah River Site, 30^th Conference on Hydrology, New Orleans, LA, American Meteorological Society.
• Buckley, R. L. and D. W. Werth, 2015: Characterizing the Detectability of Atmospheric Emission Signals. 31^st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, Phoenix, AZ, American Meteorological Society.
• Chiswell, S. R., R. Buckley, R. Kurzeja, and D. Werth, 2014: Source Attribution of Atmospheric Radionuclide Emissions from Signatures Embedded within Varying Background Signals. 30^th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, Atlanta, GA, American Meteorological Society.
• Werth, D. W., A. H. Weber, E. Shine, and R. Buckley, 2013: The Application of Extreme Value Theory to Determine Flood Risk at a Nuclear Site, Eos Trans. AGU 94(49), Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, American Geophysical Union, H41J-1366.
• Cadieux, J. R., T. B. Brown, G. S. King, H. A. Brant, P. R. Nuessle, D. B. Hunter, and R. L. Buckley, 2012: Fission Product Signatures in High Volume Air Samples (presentation only). 244^th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. Materials for Health & Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, American Chemical Society.
• Chiswell, S. R., R. L. Buckley, and D. W. Werth, 2012: Improved Characterization of Air Emission Sources Using Evolutionary Ensembles. 10^th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science, New Orleans, LA, American Meteorological Society.
• Buckley, R. L., 2011: Simulation of the Iceland Volcanic Eruption of April 2010 Using the ENSEMBLE System. 3^rd International Joint Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness & Response and Robotics & Remote Systems, Knoxville, TN, American Nuclear Society.
• Buckley, R. L., D. W. Werth, S. R. Chiswell, and B. J. Etherton, 2011: High-Resolution Atmospheric Ensemble Modeling at SRNL. 3^rd International Joint Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness & Response and Robotics & Remote Systems, Knoxville, TN, American Nuclear Society.
• Buckley, R. L., 2008: SRNL Participation in the Multi-Scale ENSEMBLE Exercises, 2^nd Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response & Robotics and Remote Systems Topical Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, American Nuclear Society, 151-154.
• Buckley, R. L., and C. H. Hunter, 2006: Recent Improvements to an Advanced Atmospheric Transport Modeling System, 1^st Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response/Robotic and Remote Systems Topical Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, American Nuclear Society, 66-69.
• Weber, A. H., R. L. Buckley, and M. J. Parker, 2006: Decadal Wind Trends at the Savannah River Site, 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, Atlanta, GA, American Meteorological Society.
• Weber, A. H., M. J. Parker, and R. L. Buckley, 2005: Strong Wind Characteristics and Changes During the Last Half-Century at Five NWS Stations Near Coastal South Carolina. 15^th Conference on Applied Climatology, Savannah, GA, American Meteorological Society.
• Buckley, R. L., and R. P. Addis, 2004: Atmospheric Prognostic and Dispersion Model Design for Use in the European Modeling Exercises. Twentieth Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/Sixteenth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society.
• Weber, A. H., R. L. Buckley, and R. J. Kurzeja, 2004: Wind Climate Analyses for a 61-m Tower in the Southeast. Fourteenth Conference on Applied Climatology, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society.
• Addis, R. A., and R. L. Buckley, 2003: Ensemble Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Emergency Response Consequence Assessments. Off-site Nuclear Emergency Management: Capabilities and Challenges, Salzburg, Austria, September 29 to October 3, 2003.
• Hunter C. H., and R. L. Buckley, 2002: Current Capabilities for Emergency Response Consequence Assessment at DOE’s Savannah River Site. Eighth Topical Meeting on Emergency Response and Preparedness, Washington, DC, American Nuclear Society. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 87, 572-573.
• Buckley R. L., M. J. Parker, and D. Shea, 2001: Soil Moisture Measurements and Their Applications at the Savannah River Site. 11^th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Albuquerque, NM, American Meteorological Society, 350-355.
• Buckley R. L., 2000: Modeling Atmospheric Deposition from a Cesium Release in Spain Using a Stochastic Transport Model. 11^th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Association, Long Beach, CA, American Meteorological Society, 190-195.
• Buckley R. L., 1998: Numerical Weather Forecasting at the Savannah River Site. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 79, 47-48.
• Buckley R. L., 1997: Developing an Optimal Field Network for Mexico City Meteorological Characterization. Sixth Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness and Response, San Francisco, CA, American Nuclear Society, 3-6.

Selected Technical Reports

• Buckley, R. L., R. L. Rabun III, and M. Heath, 2016: Analysis of a Global Database Containing Tritium in Precipitation, SRNL-STI-2016-00071.
• Buckley, R. L. and D. W. Werth, 2014: Revision to Flood Hazard Evaluation for the Savannah River Site, SRNL-STI-2014-00153.
• Chiswell, S. R. andR. L. Buckley, 2009: Assimilation of Doppler Radar Data into Numerical Weather Models, SRNL-TR-2009-00041.
• Kurzeja, R. J., K.-F. Chen, L. O’Steen, R. L. Buckley, and S. R. Salaymeh, 2007: National Siting Methodology for EPA’s Fixed RadNet Air Network, WSRC-TR-2007-00548.
• Weber A. H., M. J. Parker, and R. L. Buckley, 2005: Recurrence Frequencies of Strong Winds and Examination of Strong Wind Events Over the Last Half-Century Near the Santee Cooper Dams on Lakes Marion and Moultrie, WSRC-RP-2005-01465.
• Buckley R. L., 2004: Use of the Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC) at the Savannah River Site, WSRC-TR-2004-00439.
• Buckley R. L. and R. P. Addis, 2003: Atmospheric Prognostic and Dispersion Model Design Use in the European ENSEMBLE Modeling Exercises, WSRC-TR-2003-00279.
• Buckley R. L., 2002: Utilization of Automated Scripts in the Atmospheric Technologies Group Meteorological Forecasting Program, WSRC-IM-2002-00015.
• Buckley R. L., 1999: Modeling Atmospheric Deposition Using a Stochastic Transport Model. WSRC-TR-99-00409.

Summary

Dr. Chiswell joined the Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) of the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in 2008 and is responsible for research and development of technology in a wide range of atmospheric science contexts, including meteorological modeling, emergency response, data collection and analysis, and site forecasting. He is the developer of the data-ingest and dissemination system for ATG’s real-time meteorological data streams used in support of operational SRS and global forecast products and has developed automated Lidar based boundary layer height measurements used operationally for SRS forecasts, Emergency Response and atmospheric transport, the USDA Forest Service controlled burn program, and regulatory air quality requirements. He is active in developing and deploying advanced, high-performance computer simulation models for assessing downwind nuclear and contaminant transport, and inverse source attribution from observed measurements of signature materials emitted in the nuclear fuel cycle. He currently leads environmental fate and transport modeling work for several Defense Nuclear Non-proliferation Research and Development projects.

Prior to joining SRNL, Dr. Chiswell was responsible for software development and support of software and data systems employed at universities and research institutions worldwide. Prior to joining SRNL, Dr. Chiswell was responsible for software development and support of software and data systems utilized by over 200 universities and research institutions worldwide including GEMPAK meteorological analysis and display package and the Local Data Manager (LDM) application. He developed the Unidata NOAAPORT satellite data acquisition system used to obtain and distribute real-time meteorological data via the LDM Internet Data Distribution (IDD) network linking sites worldwide. Steve developed and coordinated delivery of numerous data streams and provided technical expertise in data products and formats, including high resolution model data (CONDUIT) from NOAA/NCEP, Global Positioning System radio occultation products (COSMIC), and THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE). He was nominated 3 times for UCAR’s annual technical achievement award and received special recognition as a member of the LDM6 development team. Dr. Chiswell’s research activities include operational atmospheric numerical modeling systems, development of atmospheric water vapor retrieval techniques from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite measurements, in-situ Lagrangian measurements and cloud chemistry modeling. He has participated in numerous field projects including ACE, ASTEX, GPS-STORM, and EPA-Mountain Cloud Chemistry.

Education

Ph. D., Atmospheric Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

M.S., Meteorology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

B.S., Meteorology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Areas of Specialization

• Meteorological modeling
• Atmospheric contaminant fate and transport modeling
• Weather forecasting
• Non-routine geophysical data processing and analysis

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Meteorological Society
• Member of the American Meteorological Society committee on Offshore Wind Energy

Selected Publications

• J. Blackmon, A. Weber, S. Chiswell, 2015: Wind Gust Distribution Analysis and Potential Effects on Heliostat Service Life, Solar Energy., 120, p 221-231.
• Bevis, M., S. Chiswell, S. Businger, T. Herring, and Y. Bock, 1996: Predicting wet delays using numerical weather models, Radio Sci., 31, 477-487.
• Businger, S., S. Chiswell, M. Bevis, et al., 1996. The Promise of GPS in Atmospheric Monitoring, Bull. Am. Meteor. Soc., 77, 5-18.
• M. Bevis, S. Businger, S. Chiswell et al., 1994. GPS meteorology: Mapping zenith wet delays onto precipitable water. J. Appl. Met.,33, 379-386.
• J. Duan, M. Bevis, P. Fang, Y. Bock, S. Chiswell, S. Businger, C. Rocken, F. Solheim, T. van Hove, R. Ware, S. McClusky, T. Herring, and R. King, 1996: GPS Meteorology: Direct Estimation of the Absolute Value of Precipitable Water. J. of Appl. Meteor., 35, 830-838.
• Rocken, C., T. Van Hove, J. Johnson, F. Solheim, R. H. Ware, M. Bevis, S. Businger, and S. R. Chiswell, 1995: GPS/STORM GPS Sensing of Atmospheric Water Vapor for Meteorology. J. Atmos. and Ocean Tech., 12, 468-478.

Summary

John has extensive experience in the installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of meteorological instrumentation, and the associated electrical/electronic circuits. He is responsible for developing electrical specifications and detailed wiring diagrams for field deployment of new meteorological sensors, including grounding and lightning protection. He also provides general, day to day oversight of ATG’s meteorological towers and develops and implements maintenance protocols to ensure continued, cost-effective, and safe operation of these towers.

Education

Two-year Diploma, Electrical Technology, Augusta Technical Institute, Augusta, GA

Areas of Specialization

• Resolution of design and installation issues involving all types of electrical systems in commercial nuclear plants
• Calibration and repair of meteorological instrumentation
• Electrical design specifications for new sensors and data acquisition systems
• Installation of new sensors and data acquisition systems
• Troubleshooting data collection system problems

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• Member of the National Fire Protection Association
• Licensed Electrical Contractor in the State of Georgia since 1995
• Level 1A certified in soil and water erosion control in the State of Georgia

Summary

Dr. Kurzeja conducted research on the photochemistry and dynamics of stratospheric ozone while at George Washington University in Hampton, VA. He also participated in research on remote sensing of trace chemicals with satellite instruments. At the Savannah River Technology Center he has conducted observational research on the planetary boundary layer, including transport of pollutants. His work includes study of the nocturnal sea breeze and ground truth for DOE’s Multi-Spectral Thermal Imager satellite. His recent work is focused on mesoscale atmospheric modeling and exchange of carbon dioxide with the biosphere.

Education

Ph.D., Meteorology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

M.S., Meteorology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

B.A., Geophysics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Areas of Specialization

• Atmospheric Boundary Layer
• Meteorological Instrumentation
• Atmospheric Modeling

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• Adjunct Professor, University of Georgia
• American Geophysical Union
• American Meteorology Society

Selected Publications

• H. F. Duarte, Monique Y. Leclerc, Gengsheng Zhang, David Durden , Robert Kurzeja, Matthew Parker, and David Werth. Impact of nocturnal low-level jets on near surface turbulence kinetic energy. In publication, Boundary-Layer Meteorology., 2015.
• Zhang, G., M. Y. Leclerc, H. F. Duarte, D. J. Durden, D. Werth, R. Kurzeja, M. Parker. 2013. Multiscale Decompostion of Turbulent Fluxes Above a Forest Canopy. Agricultural and Forest
• Meteorology, 186, 48-63. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.11.010.
• D. W Garrett, A. J., R. J. Kurzeja, E. Villa-Aleman, J. s. Bollinger, and M. M. Pendergast, Remote Measurement of Heat flux from Power Plant Cooling LakesJ. Appl. Meteor.Climatol., 52, 1366-1378, 2013.
• D. W. Werth, R. J. Kurzeja, N. Luís Dias, G. Zhang, H. Duarte, M. Fischer, M. J. Parker, M. Leclerc, 2011: The Simulation of the Southern Great Plains Nocturnal Boundary Layer and the Low-Level Jet with a High-Resolution Mesoscale Atmospheric Model. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 50, 1497–1513.
• Kurzeja, R.J., Accurate Temperature Measurements in a Naturally-aspirated Temperature Shield, Boundary Layer Meteorology, 134, 181-193, 2010.
• Kurzeja, R.J., M. M. Pendergast and E. Villa-Aleman, Measurements of the skin temperature on small lakes. J. Amospheric and Ocean. Tech., 22, 1423-1432, 2005.
• Buckley, R. and R. Kurzeja, An observational and numerical study of the nocturnal sea breeze, Part I: Structure and circulation. J. of Applied Meteorology, 36, 1577-1598, 1997.
• Buckley, R. and R. Kurzeja, An observational and numerical study of the nocturnal sea breeze, Part R: Chemical Transport. J. of Applied Meteorology, 36, 1599-1619, 1997.
• Buckley, R. andR. Kurzeja, Mesoscale modeling of the inland nocturnal sea breeze. Conference on Coastal Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction. 28 Jan - 2Feb, 1996, Atlanta, GA.
• Kurzeja, M. M. Pendergast, E. Villa-Aleman , A. J. Garrett, Use of natural bodies of water for IR calibration targets, Aerosense, Orlando, FL, Vol 4370., 2001
• Kurzeja, R. J., 1994: Comparison of a Doppler sodar with bivanes and cup anemometers., J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 11, 192-199.
• Kurzeja, R.J., S.A. Berman, and A.H. Weber, 1991: A climatological study of the nocturnal planetary boundary layer. Bound. Layer Meteor., 54,105-128.
• Weber, A.H., and R.J. Kurzeja, Nocturnal planetary boundary layer structure and turbulence episodes during the project STABLE field program J. Appl Met., 30, 1117-1133, 1991.
• Weber, A.H., S. Berman, R.J. Kurzeja, and R.P. Addis, The MATS Experiments - Mesoscale Atmospheric Transport Studies at the Savannah River Site. NuclearSafety, 33 No. 1, January-March 1992, 58-74.
• Weber, A.H., and R. J. Kurzeja, Gradient Richardson Number Profiles Using SAS, Environmental Software, 5, no. 4, 208-212, 1990.

Selected Conference Presentations

• Garrett, A.J., E. E. P. Shine, R. C. Tuckfield, E. Villa-Aleman, R. J. Kurzeja, M. M Pendergast, T. Brown, Measurement of wind speed from cooling lake thermal imagery, SPIE, Defense Security and Sensing, Orlando, FL, 14-16 April, 2009.
• Chen, Kuo-Fu, R. L. Buckley, R. J. Kurzeja, L. B O’Steen, and S. R. Salaymeh, Optimizing Radiological Monitor Siting Over The Continental U.S., American Nuclear Society 2nd International Joint Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness & Robotics and Remote Systems.
• Buckley, Robert F. R J. Kurzeja, M. J. Parker, and A. E. Dupont., Trends in Estimated Mixing Depth Daily Maximums. American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA), New Orleans, LA,January 2008.
• Kurzeja, R.J. and M. M. Pendergast. Skin temperature measurements on small bodies of water, 12’th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere, 9-13 February, 2003. Long Beach, CA.
• Weber, A. H. R. L. Buckley, and R. J. Kurzeja, 2003, Wind climate analysis for a 61-M tower in the Southeast, American Meteorological Society, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2003.
• Garrett, A. J.. R.J. Kurzeja, M. J. Parker, B. L. O’Steen, M. M. Pendergast, E. Villa-Aleman, Ground-truth collections at MTI core sites, Proceedings of SPIE, 16-19 April 2001, Orlando, FL.
• Kurzeja, R. J., 1997, An observational study of turbulence in the SBBL. 1997, 12’th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Vancouver, Canada.
• Kurzeja, R., B. O’Steen, and M. Pendergast, Determination of temperature and moisture near a tropical Pacific island with MTI images, Proc. of SPIE, August, 2001, San Diego, CA

Summary

Dr. Noble came to the Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in 2018. He is specialized in aerosol-cloud and precipitation processes. He has worked with analysis of in situ and remotely sensed measurements of clouds and atmospheric particles. In his time at SRNL, he has focused on modeling cloud physical processes and on work that strives to understand atmospheric aerosol transformations and fate.

Education

Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV

M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV

B.S., Meteorology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Areas of Specialization

• Aerosol-cloud interactions
• Cloud and precipitation physics
• Atmospheric aerosol modifications
• Cloud and aerosol radiative feedbacks

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Geophysical Union
• American Association for Aerosol Research

Selected Publications

• Hudson, J. G., & Noble, S. (2020). CCN spectral shape and cumulus cloud and drizzle microphysics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD031141. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD031141
• Noble, S. R., & Hudson, J. G. (2019). Effects of continental clouds on surface Aitken and accumulation modes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 5479-5502. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030297
• Hudson, J. G., Noble, S., & Tabor, S. (2018). CCN spectral shape and stratus cloud and drizzle microphysics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123, 9635– 9651. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JD027865
• Noble, S. R., & Hudson, J. G. (2015). MODIS comparisons with northeastern Pacific in situ stratocumulus microphysics. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 8332–8344. doi: 10.1002/2014JD022785
• Hudson, J.G., Noble, S., & Tabor, S. (2015). Cloud supersaturations from CCN spectra Hoppel minima. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 3436–3452. doi: 10.1002/2014JD022669
• Hudson, J. G., & Noble, S. (2014). Low‐altitude summer/winter microphysics, dynamics, and CCN spectra of northeastern Caribbean small cumuli, and comparisons with stratus. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 5445–5463. doi: 10.1002/2013JD021442
• Hudson, J. G., & Noble, S. (2014). Reply to comment by Yangang Liu et al. on “Cloud droplet spectral width relationship to CCN spectra and vertical velocity”. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 1878–1882. doi: 10.1002/2013JD020559
• Hudson, J.G., & Noble, S. (2014). CCN and Vertical Velocity Influences on Droplet Concentrations and Supersaturations in Clean and Polluted Stratus Clouds. Atmos. Sci., 71, 312–331. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-13-086.1
• Hudson, J. G., Noble, S., & Jha, V. (2012). Cloud droplet spectral width relationship to CCN spectra and vertical velocity. Geophys. Res., 117, D11211. doi: 10.1029/2012JD017546
• Hudson, J. G., Jha, V., & Noble, S. (2011). Drizzle correlations with giant nuclei. Res. Lett., 38, L05808. doi: 10.1029/2010GL046207
• Hudson, J.G., Noble, S. & Jha, V. (2011). On the relative role of sea salt cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). J Atmos Chem, 68: 71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10874-011-9210-5
• Hudson, J. G., Noble, S., & Jha, V. (2010). Stratus cloud supersaturations. Res. Lett., 37, L21813. doi: 10.1029/2010GL045197
• Hudson, J.G., Noble, S., & Jha, V. (2010). Comparisons of CCN with Supercooled Clouds. Atmos. Sci., 67, 3006–3018. https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAS3438.1
• Hudson, J. G., & Noble, S. (2009). CCN and cloud droplet concentrations at a remote ocean site. Res. Lett., 36, L13812. doi: 10.1029/2009GL038465
• Hudson, J. G., Noble, S., Jha, V., & Mishra, S. (2009). Correlations of small cumuli droplet and drizzle drop concentrations with cloud condensation nuclei concentrations. Geophys. Res., 114, D05201. doi: 10.1029/2008JD010581

Selected Conference Presentations

• Noble, S.R. and R. Buckley (2019). Assessing Cloud Macrophysical Properties from an Operational Mesoscale Model. AGU 2019 Fall Meeting, December 2019.
• Noble, S.R. and J.G. Hudson (2018). Hygroscopicity of Bimodal Particle Distributions as Evidence of Aerosol-Cloud Processing in Two Aircraft Field Campaigns. 15th Conference on Cloud Physics, July 2018.
• Noble, S.R. and J.G. Hudson (2018). Using CCN and Particle Size Distributions to Observe Modifications to CCN Hygroscopicity from Aerosol–Cloud Processing. 98th AMS Annual Meeting, January 2018.
• Noble, S.R. and J.G. Hudson (2017). Evidence of Chemical Cloud Processing from In Situ Measurements in the Polluted Marine Environment. AGU 2017 Fall Meeting, December 2017.
• Noble, S.R., and J.G. Hudson (2017), Extracting Particle Solubility through Comparisons of CCN and Particle Size Distributions, 20th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, Helsinki, Finland, July 29, 2017.
• Noble, S.R. and J.G. Hudson (2017). Stratus Cloud Processing of CCN and the Radiative Impacts on Subsequent Stratus Clouds. 97th AMS Annual Meeting, January 2017.
• Noble, S.R. and J.G. Hudson (2016). Stratus Cloud Radiative Effects from Cloud Processed Bimodal CCN Distributions. AGU 2016 Fall Meeting, December 2016.
• Noble, S.R. and J.G. Hudson (2016). Radiative impacts of cloud processed bimodal CCN spectra. 17th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, July 2016.

Summary

I came to SRNL in 2020 as a principal scientist in atmospleric and climate modeling. I was a Visiting Professor at the National Taiwan University, a Principal Research Scientist and the Head of Climate Modelling and Prediction Section of the Centre for Climate Research Singapore(CCRS), an Associate Professor in the Department of the Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a Research Scientist in the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) of Columbia University in the City of New York, a research staff in the Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, affiliated with the Universities Space Research Association, and a postdoctoral fellow in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). In SRNL, I am working on weather and climate analyses and modeling in the Southeast United States, especially the effects of the inland penetrating sea breezes, and the DOE global Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM).

Education

Ph.D. 1996, North Carolina State University

M.S. 1986, Nanjing University

B.S. 1983, Nanjing University

Areas of Specialization

• Atmospheric Modeling
• Atmospheric Science
• Meteorology

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Geophysical Union
• American Meteorological Society

Selected Publications

• Qian, J.-H., 2020: Mechanisms for the dipolar patterns of rainfall variability over large islands in the Maritime Continent associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci.  77, 2257-2278. DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-19-0091.1
• Qian, J.-H., 2020: Multi-scale climate processes and rainfall variability in Sumatra, Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore Associated with ENSO in boreal fall and winter. Int. J. Climatology. 40, 4171-4188. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6450
• Yang, J., J.-H. Qian, and B. Timbal, 2019: A moisture flux respective of cold surges and wet spells in Singapore. MSS Research Letters, 3, 3-9.
• Roller, C.D., J.-H. Qian, L. Agel, M. Barlow, V. Moron, 2016: Winter weather regimes in the Northeast United States. J. Climate. 29, 2963-2980.
• Agel. L., M. Barlow, J.-H. Qian, F. Colby, E. Douglas and T. Eichler, 2015: Climate of daily precipitation and extreme precipitation in Northeast United States. J. Hydrometerol. 16, 2537-2557.
• Moron, V., A.W. Robertson, J.-H. Qian, and M. Ghil, 2015: Weather types across the Maritime Continent: from the diurnal cycle to interannual variations. ‪Front. Environ. Sci. 2:65. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2014.00065 
• Qian J-H, A.W. Robertson, V. Moron., 2013: Diurnal cycle in different weather regimes and rainfall variability over Borneo associated with ENSO. Journal of Climate, 26, 1772-1790. 
• Koide N, Robertson AW, Ines AVM, and Qian J-H., 2013: Predictability of rice production in the Philippines with seasonal climate forecasts. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 52, 552-569. 
• Robertson AW, Qian J-H, Moron V, Tippett M, Lucero A., 2012: Downscaling of seasonal rainfall over the Philippines: dynamical vs. statistical approaches. Monthly Weather Review, 140: 1204-1218. 
• Robertson AW, Moron V,  Qian J-H, Chang CP, Tangang F, Aldrian E, Koh TY, and Juneng L., 2011: The Maritime Continent monsoon. Chapter on the Maritime Continent monsoon, World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate, Vol. 5, World Scientific Publication Company, Chang, C.-P et al. ., Eds., 608 pp. 
• Moron V, Robertson AW and Qian J-H., 2011: Scale interactions in climate system: case study of the impact of warm phase of El Nino Southern Oscillation in Indonesia. Climatologie (in French), 8: 43-57.
• Qian J-H, Robertson AW, Moron V., 2010: Interactions among ENSO, the monsoon and diurnal cycle in rainfall variability over Java, Indonesia. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 67: 3509-3524.
• Qian J-H, and Zubair L., 2010: The effects of grid spacing and domain size on the quality of ensemble regional climate downscaling over South Asia during the northeasterly monsoon. Monthly Weather Review, 138: 2780-2802.
• Moron V., Robertson AW, and Qian J-H., 2010: Local versus large-scale characteristics of monsoon onset and post-onset rainfall over Indonesia. Climate Dynamics, 34: 281-299. 
• Ceccato P, Nengah Surati Jaya I, Qian J-H, Tippett MK, Robertson AW, Someshwar S., 2010:  Early warning and response to fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Advances in Operational Weather Systems for Fire Danger Rating. M. Brady and M. Sivakumar (Eds). Springer. ( http://iri.columbia.edu/publications/id=1037) 
• Qian J-H., 2008: Why precipitation is mostly concentrated over islands in the Maritime Continent. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 65: 1428-1441. 
• Qian J-H. , 2008: Seasonal forecasts, Corn and Climate Report, published by the Great Plains Institute, 30-33 (avaiable at http://www.gpisd.net/)
• Qian J-H. , 2007: Application of a variable-resolution stretched grid to a regional atmospheric model with physics parameterization. Advances in Earth Science, 22, 1185-1190. DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2007.11.1185.
• Giannini, A, Robertson AW, and Qian J-H., 2007: A role for tropical tropospheric temperature adjustment to El Nino - Southern Oscillation in the seasonality of monsoonal Indonesia precipitation predictability. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D16110.
• Rauscher S, Seth A, Liebmann B, Qian J-H, and Camargo SJ., 2007: Regional climate model simulated timing and character of seasonal rains in South America. Monthly Weather Review, 135, 2642- 2657. 
• Seth A., Rauscher S, Camargo SJ, and Qian J-H, Pal J., 2007: RegCM3 regional climatologies for South America using reanalysis and ECHAM global model driving field. Climate Dynamics, 28, 461- 480.
• Rauscher SA, Seth A, Qian J-H, and Camargo SJ., 2006: Domain choice in an experimental nested modelling prediction system for South America. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 86, 229-246. 
• Qian J-H, Tao W-K, and Lau K-M., 2004: Mechanisms for torrential rain associated with the Mei-Yu development during SCSMEX-1998. Monthly Weather Review, 132, 3-27. 
• Seth A.,Rojas R, Liebmann B, and Qian J-H., 2004: Daily rainfall analysis for South Amer- ica from a regional climate model and station observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L07213, doi:10.1029/2003GL019220. 
• Qian J-H, Seth A, and Zebiak S., 2003: Reinitialized versus continuous simulations for regional climate downscaling. Monthly Weather Review, 131, 2857-2874.  
• Roads J, Chen S, Druyan L, Fulakeza M, Cocke S, Larrow T, Qian J-H, and S. Zebiak., 2003: International Research Institute/Applied Research Centers (IRI/ARCs) regional model intercom- parison over South America. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D14), 4425, doi:10.1029/2002JD003201. 
• Tao W-K, Wang Y, Qian J-H, Shie C-L, Lau K-M, and Kakar R., 2003: Mesoscale convective systems during SCSMEX: simulations with a regional climate model and a cloud-resolving model. Weather and Climate Modeling, INDO-US Science and Technology Forum, eds: V. Singh, S. Basu, and T.N. Krishnamurti, 77-92. 
• Qian J-H, and Kasahara A., 2003: Nonhydrostatic normal modes on the beta-planes. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 160, 1315-1358. 
• Kasahara A and Qian J-H., 2000: Normal modes of a global nonhydrostatic atmospheric model. Monthly Weather Review, 128, 3357-3375. 
• Qian J-H, Giorgi F and Fox-Rabinovitz MS., 1999: Regional stretched grid generation and its application to the NCAR RegCM. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 6501-6513.
• Qian J-H, Semazzi FHM and Scroggs JS., 1998: A global nonhydrostatic semi-Lagrangian atmospheric model with orography, Monthly Weather Review, 126, 747-771. 
• Semazzi FHM, Qian J-H and JS Scroggs., 1995: A global nonhydrostatic semi-Lagrangian atmo- spheric model without orography. Monthly Weather Review, 123, 2534-2550. 
• Qian J-H and Qian YF., 1993: The numerical simulation on the effects of the Southern Asian High Pressure System with a limited-area model. Climate Research, edited by C.S. Yao, 3, 73-82, in Chinese.
• Pan S, Qian J-H, et al., 1993: Dynamic climatology, in Principles of Climatology, Chinese Meteorological Society, 1182pp.
• Qian J-H., 1991: Dynamic Climatology. Nanjing University Textbook (in Chinese).
• Qian J-H., 1989:  The feedback among radiation, water vapor and cloud amount in an energy-balance climate model. Climate Research, edited by C.S. Yao, 1, 225-234, in Chinese

Selected Conference Presentations

• Seminar: ‘Monsoon evolution from Spring to Summer in the South China Sea and East Asia from the perspective of daily weather types', National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 30 Jul 2020.
• Seminar: ‘Multi-scale climate processes and rainfall variability in the Maritime Continent & weather typing analysis in Southeast Asia, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 14 Jul 2020.
• Seminar: ‘Mechanisms for the Vanguard Patterns of Rainfall Variability in the Maritime Continent Associated with the MJO’, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 Sep 2019.
• Four seminars at the Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan (23-26, September 2019):
  • ‘Multi-Scale Climate Processes and Rainfall Variability in the Maritime Continent’, Sep. 23, 2019.
  • ‘Regional Weather and Climate Modeling over Asia’, Sep. 23, 2019.
  • ‘Linkage between Weather and Climate - a Weather Typing Analysis in the Northeast United States in Winter’, Sep. 25, 2019.
  • ‘Non-Hydrostatic Atmospheric Dynamics and Modeling’, Sep. 26, 2019.
• ASE/EOS Seminar: ‘Multi-Scale Climate Processes and Rainfall Variability in the Maritime Continent’, Asian School of Environment (ASE)/Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 6 September 2019.
• Oral Presentation: ‘The vanguard and lingering patterns of rainfall variability in the Maritime Continent associated with the MJO phases’, WMO MJO Taskforce Meeting, Singapore, July 2019.
• Oral Presentation: ‘Multi-scale climate processes and rainfall variability in Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and Singapore associated with ENSO’, Asian-Oceanic Geophysical Society (AOGS) annual conference, Singapore, July 2019.
• Oral Presentation: ‘Convective-permitting high-resolution regional climate modeling in the western Maritime Continent’, Asian-Oceanic Geophysical Society (AOGS) annual conference, Singapore, July 2019.
• Oral presentation: ‘Using gridded data for climate process studies in the Maritime Continent’, 2nd workshop on ASEAN regional climate data, analysis and projections (ARCDAP-2), Singapore, March 2019.
• Oral presentation, ‘Multi-scale climate processes and rainfall variability in the Maritime Continent’ Sub-seasonal to seasonal climate forecast workshop, Singapore, August 2018.
• Invited talk: ‘Regional climate modeling and analysis’, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, August 2016.
• Invited talk, ‘10th symposium on arid climate change and disaster reduction’ and ‘Sino-US workshop on drought monitoring, early warning and numerical modeling’ Lanzhou China, July 2016.
• Oral Presentation, AGU Chapman Conference on Asian Monsoon. Introduction to multi-scale climate processes in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong, June 2015.
• Oral Presentation, 5th WMO (World Meteorological Organization) International Workshop on Monsoon, Monsoonal dumping effect and wake effect on rainfall variability in the Maritime Continent. Macau, China, October 2013.
• Oral Presentation, 3rd EITA Yong Investigator Conference, Multi-scale climate processes in the Maritime Continent. MIT, Cambridge, MA, August 2013.
• Oral Presentation, AMS 94th Meeting, Monsoonal dumping effect and wake effect on rainfall variability in the Maritime Continent, Austin, TX, January 2013.
• Keynote Speaker, International Workshop on Southeast Asian Weather and Climate, Multi-scale climate processes in Southeast Asia. Yunnan, China, October 2012.
• Invited Speaker, World Delta Summit 2011, Multi-scale climate processes in Southeast Asia. Jakarta, Indonesia, November 2011.
• Invited Meteorology Colloquium Speaker, Department of Meteorology, Penn State University, State College, PA, U.S.A., Multi-scale climate processes and rainfall variability in the Maritime Continent. March 16, 2011.

Summary

Arelis joined SRNL in 2017 to work as a full time Meteorologist and ATG’s Emergency Response Coordinator. Her responsibilities include coordinating the development and real-time application of modeling and assessment resources for emergency planning and response, regulatory air quality and dispersion modeling, weather forecasting, and climate assessments for engineering and operational safety applications. Her preceding academic preparation includes a Master’s degree in Hydrometeorology from the University of Arizona, Tucson; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

Education

M.S. in Hydrometeorology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Areas of Specialization

• Dispersion Modeling
• Atmospheric Transport
• Emergency Planning and Response
• Data Quality Control

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Meteorological Society (AMS)
• Palmetto Chapter of the AMS (PAMS)

Selected Conference Presentations

• Rivera-Giboyeaux, A.M. The Fishnet Approach to Data QA at SRNL. AMS 100^th Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. January 2020
• Rivera-Giboyeaux, A. M. Radar Derived Rainfall and Rain Gauge Measurements at SRS. EMI-SIG, DOE Meteorological Subcommittee. Knoxville, TN. September 2019.
• Rivera-Giboyeaux, A.M. Radar Derived Rainfall and Rain Gauge Measurements at SRS. 25^th PAMS Allen Weber Mini-Tech Conference. Columbia, SC. March 2019.
• Rivera-Giboyeaux, A.M. Radar Derived Rainfall: A preliminary evaluation at SRS. 24^th PAMS Allen Weber Mini-Tech Conference. Columbia, SC. March 2018.
• Rivera-Giboyeaux, A. M. A look at water vapor sources on Tucson, AZ during the North American Monsoon season by the use of stable isotopes.Atmospheric and Interdisciplinary Research (AIR) conference.Tucson, AZ. May 2014.

Summary

Norman accepted an assignment with the Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) in December 2008. His current duties include performing calibrations, inspections, troubleshooting, and repair for meteorological sensors and data acquisition systems. This includes maintaining contact with the various customers to discuss calibrations, maintenance, and upgrades to the towers and data collection systems. Prior to his arrival with ATG, Norman worked as a multi-skilled technician. His qualifications in E&I, radiological control, and operations included mock-ups, comp finals, and oral boards. He has more than 30 years of experience in the electrical field.

Education

Diploma, Industrial Electricity, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg, SC

Areas of Specialization

• Installation, calibration, and repair of meteorological instrumentation
• Maintaining calibration and M&TE records
• Developing procedures and safety documents for meteorological systems operations and maintenance
• Testing new instrumentation and data acquisition to ensure proper operability
• Developing electrical plans and diagrams for new field instruments and data acquisition systems

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• Licensed Electrician in the State of South Carolina

Summary

Vivian joined SRNL in 2020 as a Physical Hydrologist. Her responsibilities include development of ALGE: a 3-D hydrologic and contaminant transport model, and maintenance of STREAM: a transport and dispersion model used for emergency response at SRS. Prior to joining the ATG, Vivian finished her Master’s in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University. Her research included experimental work using Particle Image Velocimetry to study shark hydrodynamics.

Education

M.S. in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

B.S. in Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

Areas of Specialization

• Hydrologic Dispersion Modeling
• Particle Image Velocimetry
• Experimental Research

Selected Publications

• Turner, V. Gurka, R., Hackett, E.E. Hydrodynamics of Lemon shark's (Negaprion brevirostris) dorsal fins. 72nd Annual Meeting of the PAS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Seattle, WA. November 2019.
• Terry, K.N., Turner, V., Hackett, E. Velocity Deficits in the Wake of Model Lemon Shark Dorsal Fins Measured with Particle Image Velocimetry. AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA. December 2017.

Summary

Dr. Viner joined the ATG in 2011 after receiving his doctoral degree in Agricultural Meteorology at Iowa State University where he used atmospheric transport models to predict airborne pollen dispersion and the potential for cross-pollinations between genetically-modified and conventional crops. At SRNL, his research has focused on airborne dispersion of particles in the atmospheric boundary layer as it applies to radiological particles and smoke from prescribed fires. His current research focuses on the impacts of the forest environment on airborne plumes to determine appropriate deposition estimates over the forest. Other work includes studying the effect of prescribed fires on the health effects of emergency response personnel and nearby communities as well as how it affects local carbon cycle dynamics within the forested environment at the Savannah River Site. He also provides support to the daily forecasting and emergency response operations at SRNL.

Education

Ph.D., Agricultural Meteorology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

M. S., Agricultural Meteorology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

B. S., Meteorology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Areas of Specialization

• Meteorological Modeling
• Fate and Transport Modeling
• Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Meteorological Society
• American Geophysical Union
• Member of the Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
• Co-organizer for the 32nd Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
• Past-President of the Palmetto Chapter of the American Meteorological Society

Selected Publications

• Viner. B. J., T. Jannik, D. Stone, A. Hepworth, L. Naeher, O. Adetona, J. Blake, and T. Eddy, 2015: Modelling and mitigating dose to firefighters from inhalation of radionuclides in wildland fire smoke. Int. J. Wildland Fire, 24,723-733
• Viner, B. J. and R. W. Arritt, 2012: Small-scale circulations caused by complex terrain affect pollen deposition. Crop Sci., 52, 904-913.
• Viner, B. J., M. E. Westgate and R. W. Arritt, 2010: A model to predict diurnal pollen shed in maize. Crop Sci., 50, 235-245.
• Viner, B. J. and R. W. Arritt, 2010: Increased pollen viability resulting from transport to the upper boundary layer. Field Crops Res., 119, 195-200.

Summary

Dr. Weinbeck Joined Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) of the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in the summer of 2014. From 2008-2014, he worked for Bechtel Power Corporation performing design basis and safety related calculations to support commercial nuclear and fossil plant operations, construction and licensing. Prior to working for Bechtel, he was an Assistant Professor at SUNY Brockport, teaching undergraduate courses in Meteorology. His graduate work was for Texas Tech University, in the Wind Science and Engineering Center at Texas Tech, deploying instrumentation in extreme convective windstorms to better understand how to mitigate wind damage. He also worked for Litton PRC as a Scientific Programmer and Systems Administrator supporting satellite data collection for the National Weather Service.

Education

Ph.D., Geosciences/Atmospheric Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

M. S., Atmospheric Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

B. S., Meteorology, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY

Areas of Specialization

• Dispersion modeling and analysis
• Emergency response consequence assessment
• Weather forecasting
• Applied climate analysis
• Meteorological instrumentation

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Meteorological Society
• Nuclear Meteorological Users Group (NUMUG)
• DOE Meteorological Coordinating Council

Summary

Dr. Werth joined the Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) of the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) as a Senior Scientist in 2006. His interest has always been in the dynamics of the atmosphere, particularly with regards to his graduate work. Previously, he had been studying the effects of tropical deforestation on the local and global climate using a global climate model, noting how a surface change in the tropics could affect locations throughout the world. His research now focuses on the mesoscale climate and the evolution of the nocturnal boundary layer. In the time since his arrival, he has published a quality check of the Global Forecast System, a study of the nocturnal boundary layer and low level jet over Oklahoma, and a study of evolutionary programming methods to improve mesoscale models. He has also become involved in the statistical downscaling of global climate model data as applied to site operations and in developing a software tool to estimate the wildfire threat faced by home owners.

Education

Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M. S., Physics, Ohio University

B. S., Physics, minor in Mathematics, State University of New York at Buffalo

Areas of Specialization

• Global Climate Modeling
• Mesoscale Modeling
• Data Analysis

Professional Society Affiliations and Honors

• American Geophysical Union
• American Meteorological Society

Selected Publications

• H. F. Duarte, Monique Y. Leclerc, Gengsheng Zhang, David Durden ,Robert Kurzeja, Matthew Parker, and David Werth. Impact of nocturnal low-level jets on near surface turbulence kinetic energy. In publication, Boundary-Layer Meteorology., 2015.
• Zhang, G., M. Y. Leclerc, H. F. Duarte, D. J. Durden, D. Werth, R. Kurzeja, M. Parker. 2013. Multiscale Decompostion of Turbulent Fluxes Above a Forest Canopy. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 186, 48-63. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.11.010.
• D. W. Werth, R. J. Kurzeja, N. Luís Dias, G. Zhang, H. Duarte, M. Fischer, M. J. Parker, M. Leclerc, 2011: The Simulation of the Southern Great Plains Nocturnal Boundary Layer and the Low-Level Jet with a High-Resolution Mesoscale Atmospheric Model. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 50, 1497–1513.
• Hasler, N., D. Werth and R. Avissar, 2009: Effects of Tropical Deforestation on Global Hydroclimate: a Multi-Model Ensemble Analysis. J. Clim., in press
• O’Steen, B., and D. Werth, 2009: The Application of an Evolutionary Algorithm to the Optimization of a Mesoscale Meteorological Model, J. Appl. Met. Clim., in press
• Ramos da Silva, R., D. Werth, and R. Avissar, 2008: Regional Impacts of Future Land-Cover Changes on the Amazon Basin Wet-Season Climate. J. Climate, 21, 1153–1170.
• Ramos da Silva, R., G. Bohrer, D. Werth, M.J. Otte, and R. Avissar, 2006: Sensitivity of Ice Storms in the Southeastern United States to Atlantic SST—Insights from a Case Study of the December 2002 Storm. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 1454–1464.
• Werth, D., and R. Avissar, 2005: The local and global effects of African Deforestation, Geophys. Res. Lett.., 32, L12704, doi:10.1029/2005GL022969
• Avissar, R. and D. Werth, 2005: Global Hydroclimatological Teleconnections Resulting from Tropical Deforestation. J. Hydromet., 6, 134-145
• Werth, D., and R. Avissar, 2005: The local and global effects of Southeast Asian Deforestation, Geophys. Res. Lett.., 32, L20702, doi:10.1029/2005GL022970
• Werth, D., and R. Avissar, 2004: The Regional Evapotranspiration of the Amazon. J. Hydrometeor., 5, 100–109.
• Werth, D., and R. Avissar, 2002: The local and global effects of Amazon deforestation, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8087, doi:10.1029/2001JD000717.