Who am I?
I am the Scientific Program Manager for the Weather Systems and Assessment Program (WSAP) within the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Research Applications Lab (RAL).
My research interests lie within the realm of the societal impacts of weather and climate phenomenon, particularly as they relate to surface transportation. My own research includes a mix of physical and social science methods and tools, and I actively collaborate with physical and social scientists, as well as stakeholders. Some of the research areas I am examining include:
- Determining the viability of using vehicles as mobile weather collection platforms;
- Developing decision-support systems to help transportation agencies better plan for and account for weather variability in their daily operations;
- Assessing what risk factors lead people to make choices in dangerous weather situations; and
- Creating climate data records
For a complete list of current and former projects, see my projects page. Publications are available on the publications webpage.
If you have any questions, just email me by clicking here.
Recent Headlines
- Arctic Ice Got Smaller, Thinner, Younger This Winter (interview with National Geographic).
- Are you interested in a job in climate? Check out Cool Climate Jobs.
- Arctic sea ice second lowest on record (interview with National Geographic).
- Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected (interview with Christian Science Monitor).
- Our sea-ice forecast is mentioned in the June 9, 2008 Newsweek cover story.
- 59% chance that 2008 Arctic sea-ice cover will reach a new low. Press coverage from Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Reuters.
- On thin ice: Arctic sea-ice extent recovers, but the ice remains vulnerable.
- Older Arctic sea ice is giving way to young, thin ice. See our press release and the article.
- The Weather Channel blog: The Arctic may be screaming...but what is it saying?
- Discover magazine: Will the Arctic Ocean be a viable shipping option in the next few decades?
- What are the societal impacts of a declining sea ice cover? Meet The Planet interviews me about the sea-ice decline and some of the possible societal impacts. It runs for about 8 minutes, and this version is in .mp3 format.
- What is WAS*IS? The BAMS article (PDF, 286K) is now available!
- The 2007 sea ice cover sets a new record low. See press coverage from Reuters, CNN, and MSNBC. The official University of Colorado press release is available here, and you can visit the ARIFS site for details.
- The Environmental Hazards journal features a speical issue on advances in flash flood warnings.