Email: weisman@ucar.edu
Phone: 303-497-8901
Postal Address: P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000
Shipping Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000
Mesoscale Meteorology, Severe Convective Storms
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, both from 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 vertical wind 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 National Weather 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.
Recent Publications
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