Email: janicec@ucar.edu
Phone: 303-497-8986
Postal Address: P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000
Shipping Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000

Professional Interests

Coupled Atmosphere-Wildland Fire Modeling, Analysis of Infrared Imagery of Wildland Fire Dynamics, Numerical modeling of precipitation formation over complex terrain

Recent Publications

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Mandel, J. L., Bennethum, L. S., Beezley, J. D., Coen, J. L., Douglas, C. C., Franca, L. P., Kim, M., Vodacek, A., 2007: A wildland fire model with data assimilation. CCM Report 233 Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. (Submitted).

Coen, J. L., Beezley, J. D., Bennethum, L. S., Douglas, C. C., Kim, M., Kremens, R., Mandel, J., Qin, G., Vodacek, A., 2007: A wildland fire dynamic data-driven application system. 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, CD-ROM, JP3.12.

Douglas, C. C., Beezley, J. D., Coen, J., Ewing, R. E., Efendiev, Y., Haase, G., Iskandarani, M., Kritz, M., Lodder, R. A., Mandel, J., Qin, G., Vodacek, A., 2006: DDDAS approaches to wildland fire modeling and contaminant tracking. Winter Simulation Conference.

Coen, J. L., 2006: Multiple fire interactions. 5th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, 12.

Hacker, J., Coen, J., Michalakes, J., 2006: A mesoscale nature run for predictability, turbulence, and parameterization studies. 7th WRF Users' Workshop.

Douglas, C. C., Beezley, J. D., Coen, J., Li, D., Li, W., Mandel, A. K., Mandel, J., Qin, G., Vodacek, A., 2006: Demonstrating the validity of a wildfire DDDAS. International Conference on Computational Science.

Coen, J. L., 2005: Applications of coupled atmosphere-fire modeling: Prototype demonstration of realtime modeling of fire behavior. Joint 6th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology/Interior West Fire Council Conference.

Mandel, J., Chen, M., Coen, J. L., Douglas, C. C., Franca, L. P., Johns, C., Kremens, R., Puhalskii, A., Vodacek, A., Zhao, W., 2005: Dynamic data driven wildfire modeling. Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems, 3038, 725-731.

Coen, J. L., 2005: Simulation of the Big Elk Fire using coupled atmosphere-fire modeling. Journal of Wildland Fire, 14, 49-59.

Coen, J. L., Mahalingam, S., Daily, J., 2004: Infrared imagery of crown fire dynamics during FROSTFIRE. Journal of Applied Meteorology 1989-2005 (After 2005 - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology), 43, 1241-1259.

Coen, J. L., 2004: Rainfall Enhancement and Air Chemistry Studies: United Arab Emirates 2001-2002. Numerical Modeling Studies, Chapter 9.

Patton, E. G., Coen, J. L., 2004: WRF-Fire: A coupled atmosphere-fire module for WRF. 5th WRF/14th MM5 Users' Workshop, 221-223.

Coen, J. L., 2004: Cloud and precipitation formation near Liwa. UAE Project Sponsors, 10.

Mandel, J., Chen, M., Franca, L. P., Johns, C., Puhalskii, A., Coen, J. L., Douglas, C. C., Kremens, R., Vodacek, A., Zhao, W., 2004: A note on dynamic data driven wildfire modeling. International Conference on Computational Science.

Clark, T. L., Coen, J. L., Latham, D., 2004: Description of a coupled atmosphere-fire model. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 13, 49-63.

Bruintjes, R. T., Brown, B. G., Coen, J. L., Thompson, G., Kane, T. L., 2003: Final report on development of icing potential product. NCAR/RAP Report to Phillips Laboratory, 190pp.

Coen, J. L., 2003: Infrared imagery applied for insights into wildland fire dynamics. 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology/2nd International Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress, J2.9.

Rife, D. L., Warner, T. T., Liu, Y., Coen, J. L., 2003: New methods for providing high resolution weather information to wildfire managers. 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology/2nd International Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress, 2.8.

Coen, J. L., 2003: Simulation of wildfire incidents using coupled atmosphere-fire modeling. 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology/2nd International Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress, J2.4.

Coen, J. L., 2003: July 31, 2001 Summer Case Study. Report to UAE Project Sponsors, 8pp.

Coen, J. L., 2003: Book Review of "Burning Questions: America's fight with Nature's Fire, by David Carle". Environment, 45, 36.

Coen, J. L., 2002: Wildfire weather. Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, 2586-2596.

Coen, J. L., 2001: Wildfire Research at NCAR: Wildfire simulations, observations of fire dynamics, and applications to hazard management. 3rd International Conference Geospatial Information on Agriculture and Forestry, 4pp.

Coen, J. L., Clark, T. L., Latham, D., 2001: Coupled atmosphere-fire model simulations in various fuel types in complex terrain. 4th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, 4pp.

Jenkins, M. A., Clark, T. L., Coen, J. L., 2001: Coupling atmospheric and fire models. Chapter 8. Forest Fires: Behavior and Ecological Effects.

Coen, J. L., Bruintjes, R. T., 2001: Summer convective precipitation during monsoon flow against Mexico's Sierra Madres: Effects of hygroscopic seeding. 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification, 91-94.

Coen, J. L., Bruintjes, R. T., 2000: Summer convective precipitation during monsoon flow against Mexico's Sierra Madres. 13th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, 383-386.

Radke, L., Clark, T. L., Coen, J. L., Walther, C. A., Lockwood, R., Riggan, P. J., Brass, J., Higgins, R. W., 2000: The WildFire Experiment: Observations with airborne remote sensors. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(5), 406-417.

Reinking, R. F., Snider, J. B., Coen, J. L., 2000: Influences of storm-embedded orographic gravity waves on cloud liquid water and precipitation. Journal of Applied Meteorology 1989-2005 (After 2005 - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology), 39(6), 733-759.

Coen, J. L., Clark, T. L., 2000: Coupled atmosphere-fire model dynamics of a fireline crossing a hill. 3rd Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology.

Clark, T. L., Coen, J. L., Radke, L., Reeder, M., Packham, D. R., 2000: The collection and analysis of infrared observations of fire-atmosphere dynamics. 3rd Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology.

Clark, T., Radke, L., Coen, J., Middleton, D., 1999: Analysis of Small-Scale Convective Dynamics in a Crown Fire Using Infrared Video Camera Imagery. Journal of Applied Meteorology 1989-2005 (After 2005 - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology), 38, 1401-1420.

Clark, T. L., Jenkins, M. A., Coen, J., Packham, D., 1996: A Coupled Atmospheric-Fire Model: Convective Feedback on Fire Line Dynamics. Journal of Applied Meteorology 1989-2005 (After 2005 - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology), 35, 875-901.

Clark, T. L., Jenkins, M. A., Coen, J., Packham, D., 1996: A Coupled Atmospheric-Fire Model: Convective Froude number and Dynamic Fingering. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 6, 177-190.

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