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Dr. Morris Weisman
Through more than 25 years at the National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Dr. Morris Weisman has become a well-known
authority on the structure, dynamics, and classification of convective
storms, bothfrom a research and forecasting perspective. The primary
accomplishments of his research stem from the simulation of both
observed and idealized convective storms and mesoscale convective
systems to reveal the dependence of observed convective structure on
pre-existing environmental conditions such as thermodynamic instability
and verticalwind shear. This work has offered new physical insights
into a host of significant convective phenomena, including supercells,
squall lines, rear-inflow jets, bow echoes, and mesoscale convective
vortices. Much of this material forms the basis for 4 interactive
computer-based
learning modules produced by COMET, which are used heavily
by NationalWeather Service in training courses. More recently,
his work has expanded into investigating the role of microphysics in
convective
system structure and evolution, and advancing the
capabilities of new convective-resolving forecast models, such as
WRF. Dr. Weisman has also been a leader in the planning and
operations of observational field
programs, such as VORTEX, STEPS, and BAMEX.
Dr. Weisman has published more than 35 papers in the refereed
literature, and has contributed over
50 articles to conference preprint volumes. He is currently
a Senior Scientist in the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology (MMM)
Division at NCAR.
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