Dr. Chris Weiss

 

Professor of Atmospheric Science Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University – Atmospheric Science Group Box 41053

Lubbock, TX 79409

Phone: (806) 834-4712

E-mail: Chris.Weiss@ttu.edu

(last revised 30 January 2026)

 

EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Department of Meteorology, 2004 Dissertation Title: Variational Pseudo Multiple-Doppler Analyses of a Dryline Utilizing Very-High Resolution Mobile Doppler Radar Data Advisor: Dr. Howard Bluestein

 

M.S., University of Oklahoma, Department of Meteorology, 2000 Thesis: Airborne Doppler Analysis of a Dryline-Outflow Boundary Intersection and Subsequent Convection

Advisor: Dr. Howard Bluestein

 

B.S., summa cum laude, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, 1997

Advisor: Dr. Peter Sousounis

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2018 – present: Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas Tech University Department of Geosciences

 

September 2010 – August 2018: Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas Tech University Department of Geosciences

September-December 2015: Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan Department of Climate and Space Science

 

August 2004 – August 2010: Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas Tech University Department of Geosciences

GRANT ACTIVITY
External Applications, Accepted and Pending

 

Co-Principal Investigator (lead PI: J. Keeler, Central Michigan University), “Collaborative Research: Maritime to Inland Transitions Towards Environments for Convection Initiation”, National Science Foundation, 2024-2027, $610,455. Effort: 100%

 

Principal Investigator “The low-level internal flow of tornadoes (LIFT) experiment”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CIWRO Task III), 2023-2026, $1,136,089. Effort: 100%

 

Co-Principal Investigator (lead PI: A. Houston, University of Nebraska), “Collaborative Research: Investigation of supercell left flank boundaries and coherent structure: TORUS-LItE”, National Science Foundation, 2023-2025,

$233,424/2 yrs. Effort: 100%

 

Principal Investigator, “VORTEX-USA: An Investigation of Forecast Improvements Realized Through Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis and Subsetting”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2023-2026, $649,642 / 3 yrs., Effort: 50%

Principal Investigator, “The Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project” (Y2 data collection), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2022-2023, $238,000/1 yr. Effort: 100%

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: S. Pal), “Synergetic Surface-based and Satellite-borne Measurements of Arid-region Aerosol and Precipitation (S3-MAAP)”, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2021, $600,000 / 5 yrs. Effort: 10%

Principal Investigator, “Environmental and Storm-generated Controls in Modulating Quasi-linear Convective System Vertical Vorticity: Dynamics and Detection”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2021, $1,589,283 ($513,071 to Texas Tech). Effort: 50%

Principal Investigator, supplement for Targeted Observations by Radars and Unmanned Aircraft Systems of Supercells (TORUS) project”, National Science Foundation, 2021, $85,143. Effort: 100%

 

Principal Investigator, “The Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2021,

$220,001/1 yr. Effort: 100%

 

Principal Investigator, “NWI: VORTEX-SE: Assessment of the Role of Cold Pools in Low-Level Vorticity Production using Direct Observations and Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2020-

2022, $211,176/2 yrs. Effort: 100%

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: B. Ancell), “Improving Forecasts of Severe Convection through Real Time Sensitivity-Based Ensemble Adjustment within an FV3 Framework”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2020-2023,

$446,623/3 yrs. Effort: 50%

Principal Investigator, “Potential Sites for StickNet Surface Observation in Southeast Subregions of US”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019-2020, $23,298/6 mos. Effort: 100%

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: E. Bruning), “VORTEX-SE: Characterization of Microphysical Processes in Potentially Tornadic Southeast U.S. Storms via Polarimetric Radar – Disdrometer – Lightning Synthesis”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019-2021, $147,273/2 yrs. Effort: 50%

 

Principal Investigator, “Follow On for Collection of Surface Mesoscale Data in the Northern Alabama Region”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019, $139,395. Effort: 100%

Principal Investigator, “Services to Collect Surface Meteorological Data for the VORTEX-SE Meso18-19 Field Campaign”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2018-2019, $101,383. Effort: 100%

 

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: A. Houston, Univ. of Nebraska), “Collaborative Research: Targeted Observations by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS)”, National Science Foundation, 2018-2021, $698,823/3 yrs. Effort: 100%

Principal Investigator (Co-PIs: E. Bruning, D. Dowell, C. Alexander), “VORTEX-SE: Establishing the Interdependence of Thermodynamic State, Lightning, and Low-Level Vorticity as a Foundation for Improved Forecaster Awareness of Southeast U.S. Storms”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2018-2020, $299,039 / 2 yrs. Effort 50%

 

Principal Investigator (Co-PIs: E. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. Dowell, C. Alexander),

“VORTEX-SE: Insights into the Structure and Predictability of Southeastern U.S. Tornadic Storms Afforded by Intensive Observation and High-Resolution Numerical Modeling”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2017-2019, $149,754 / 2 yrs. Effort: 34%

 

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: B. Ancell), “Ensemble Subsetting within Optimized Ensembles to Improve Probabilistic Prediction of Severe Convection”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program, 2017-2020, $448,137/3 yrs. Effort: 50%

 

Principal Investigator (Co-PIs: E. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. Dowell, C. Alexander),

“VORTEX-SE: The Role and Predictability of Baroclinic and Terrain Influences in

Southeastern U.S. Tornado Environments”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, 2016-2018, $249,835 / 2 yrs. Effort: 34%

 

Principal Investigator (Co-PIs: E. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. Dowell, C. Alexander),

“VORTEX-SE: Improving Understanding and Predictability of Tornadic Storms in the Southeastern U.S. Using Intensive Observations and High-Resolution Modeling”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2015-2017,

$249,942 / 2 yrs. Effort: 34%

 

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: E. Frew, Univ. of Colorado), “NRI: Collaborative Research: Targeted Observation of Severe Local Storms Using Aerial Robots”, National Science Foundation, 2015-2018, $356,246 / 3 yrs. Effort: 100%

 

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: B. Ancell), “Development of Probabilistic and Sensitivity-Based Forecast Tools to Improve High-Impact Forecasting Guidance at the NWS”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program, 2014-2017,

$369,333 / 3 yrs. Effort: 50%

 

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: E. Frew, Univ. of Colorado), “Energy-Aware Aerial Systems for Persistent Sampling and Surveillance”, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 2012-2015, $446,052/3 yrs. Effort: 100%

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: B. Ancell), “Integration of Forecast Sensitivity into the NWS Forecasting Process to Improve Predictability of High-impact Weather”, NWS CSTAR Program, 2011, $346,069/3 yrs. Effort: 50%

Principal Investigator (Co-PI: D. Dowell, National Center for Atmospheric Research), “Project VORTEX2: Investigation of Storm-scale Baroclinity using Fine-scale Observations and Numerical Models”, National Science Foundation, 2008, $645,097/4 yrs. Effort: 100%

 

Principal Investigator, “Simulation of VORTEX2 Supercell Thunderstorms and Verification with StickNet Observations“, National Center for Atmospheric Research Climate Simulation Laboratory, 2009-2012, 84,480 GAUs. Effort: 100%

 

Principal Investigator (PI: D. Dowell, National Center for Atmospheric Research), supplement request to NSF ($68,533) for participation in 2010 field phase of VORTEX2. Effort: 100%

Principal Investigator (lone PI), “Investigating the structure of tornadoes and the near-tornado environment using mobile high-frequency Ka-band Doppler radar technology”, National Science Foundation, 2010, $355,344 / 3 yrs. Effort: 100%

 

Co-Investigator, “FY10 Great Plains Wind Power Test Facility”, U. S. Department

of Energy, 2010, $1.7M. Effort: 7%

Co-Investigator, “Great Plains Wind Power Test Facility”, U. S. Department of

Energy, 2018, $1.97M. Effort: 7%

 

 

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Statistics (from those publications listed in Web of Science): Number of citations: 1148

Citing articles: 738

h-index: 20

Underlined first authors indicates graduate students advised

 

 

[49] De Bruin, M., A. L. Houston, B. Argrow, E. Frew, C. C. Weiss, E. Rasmussen, A. Schueth, C. Gomez-Faulk, R. Sasse, 2026: A

UAS-centered investigation of vorticity characteristics and cold pool structure across left/forward-flank boundaries in supercell. Mon.

Wea. Rev. (submitted)

[48] Faletti, W. L., C. C. Weiss, P. S. Skinner, and B. C. Ancell, 2026: Using ensemble sensitivity to diagnose environmental modulation of mesocyclone intensity in the Warn-on-Forecast system. Mon. Wea. Rev. (submitted)

[47] Brunner, K., E. Bruning, V. Chmielewski, C. C. Weiss, C. J. Schultz,

R. L. Tanamachi, 2026: Polarimetric signals in southeastern thunderstorms: an objective tracking and polarimetric column analysis. J. Atmos. Sci. (in revision)

 

[46] Pardun, T. J., A. E. Reinhart, C. C. Weiss, E. N. Rasmussen, S. M. Waugh, A. L. Houston, 2026: The observed and simulated analysis of supercellular demise from 15 June 2019. Mon. Wea. Rev. (early online release)

 

[45] Houston, A. L., C. C. Weiss, E. N. Rasmussen, M. C. Coniglio, C. L. Ziegler, B. M. Argrow, and E. W. Frew, 2025: Targeted Observations by Radars and UAS of Supercells: TORUS. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (early online release)

 

[44] Silcott, M. K., M. D. Parker, K. A. Kosiba, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp,

J. Wurman, and C. C. Weiss, 2025: Structure of cold pools from PERiLS 2022-2023. Mon. Wea. Rev., 153, 2085-2106.

 

[43] Ostaszewski, J. S., C. C. Weiss, J. M. McDonald, M. C. Coniglio, and

S. M. Waugh, 2025: Surface cold pool observations near tornadic and nontornadic QLCS mesovortices during PERiLS. Mon. Wea. Rev., 153, 1815-1840.

[42] Kosiba, K. A., and Coauthors, 2024: The Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 105, E1768-E1799.

[41] Fischer, J., J. M. L. Dahl, B. E. Coffer, J. L. Houser, P. M. Markowski,

M. D. Parker, C. C. Weiss, A. Schueth, 2024: Supercell tornadogenesis: Recent progress in our state of understanding. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 105, 1084-1097.

[40] Axon, K. L., A. L. Houston, C. L. Ziegler, C. C. Weiss, E. N. Rasmussen, M. C. Coniglio, B. Argrow, E. Frew, S. Swenson, A. E. Reinhart, M. B. Wilson, 2023: The potential roles of preexisting airmass boundaries on a tornadic supercell observed by TORUS on 28 May 2019. Mon. Wea. Rev., 152, 97-121.

 

[39] Hutson, A., and C. C. Weiss, 2023: Using ensemble sensitivity analysis to identify storm characteristics associated with tornadogenesis in high resolution simulated supercells. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 2633-2658.

 

[38] Frew, E. W., B. Argrow, A. Houston, and C. C. Weiss, 2023. “An Energy-Aware Airborne Dynamic Data-Driven Application System for Persistent Sampling.” Handbook of Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems, Vol. 2. Edited by Frederica Darema and Erik Blasch. Pages 419-448.

 

[37] Schultz, D., J. Anderson, T. Benacchio, K. L. Corbosiero, M. D. Eastin, C. Evans, J. Gao, J. P. Hacker, D. Hodyss, D. Kleist, M. R. Kumjian, R. McTaggart-Cowan, Z. Meng, J. Minder, D. Posselt, P. Roundy, A. Rowe, M. Scheuerer, R. S. Schumacher, S. Trier, and

C. C. Weiss, 2022: How to be a more effective author. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 2819-2828.

 

[36] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and D. Dowell, 2021: Influence of a portable near-surface observing network on experimental ensemble forecasts of deep convection during VORTEX-SE. Wea. Forecasting, 36, 1141-1167.

 

[35] McDonald, J., C. C. Weiss, 2021: Cold pool characteristics from tornadic quasi-linear convective systems and other convective modes observed during the VORTEX-SE project. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 821-840.

 

[34] Schueth, A., C. C. Weiss, and J. L. Dahl, 2021: Comparing observations and simulations of the streamwise vorticity current and the forward flank convergence boundary in a supercell storm. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 1651-1671.

[33] Schultz, D. M, A. Aksoy, J. Anderson, T. Benacchio, K. L. Corbosiero, M. D. Eastin, C. Evans, J. Gao, A. Gassman, J. P. Hacker, D. Hodyss, M. R. Kumjian, R. McTaggart-Cowan, G. Romine, P. Roundy, A. Rowe, E. Satterfield, R. S. Schumacher, S. Trier, C. C. Weiss, H. P. Huntington, and G. M. Lackmann, 2020: Data availability principles and practice. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 4701-4702.

 

[32] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2020: Factors influencing ensemble sensitivity-based targeted observing predictions at convection-allowing resolutions. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 4497-4517.

 

[31] Hutson, A., C. C. Weiss and G. Bryan, 2019: Using the translation speed and vertical structure of gust fronts to infer buoyancy deficits within thunderstorm outflow. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3575-3594.

[30] Bluestein, H. B., G. S. Romine, R. Rotunno, D. W. Reif and C. C. Weiss, 2018: On the anomalous counterclockwise turning of the surface wind with time in the Plains of the United States. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 467-484.

 

[29] Griffin, C. B., C. C. Weiss, A. E. Reinhart, J. C. Snyder, H. B. Bluestein, J. Wurman and K. A. Kosiba, 2018: In situ and radar observations of the low reflectivity ribbon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 307-327.

 

[28] Gunter, W. S., J. L. Schroeder, C. C. Weiss and E. C. Bruning, 2017: Surface measurements of a damaging thunderstorm wind event., Wind and Structures., 24, 185-204.

[27] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2016: Ensemble sensitivity analysis for mesoscale forecasts of dryline convection initiation., Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 4161-4182.

 

[26] Klees, A. M., Y. P. Richardson, P. M. Markowski, C. C. Weiss, J. M. Wurman, K. K. Kosiba, 2016: Comparison of tornadic and nontornadic supercells intercepted by VORTEX2 on 10 June 2010. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3201-3231.

 

[25] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, J. L. Schroeder, P. S. Skinner, A. E. Reinhart, P. M. Markowski, and Y. P. Richardson, 2015: A comparison of near-surface buoyancy and baroclinity across three VORTEX2 supercell intercepts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 2736-2753.

 

[24] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, L. J. Wicker, C. K. Potvin, and D. C. Dowell, 2015: Forcing mechanisms for an internal rear-flank

downdraft momentum surge in the 18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas supercell. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 4305-4330.

 

[23] Luo, J., D. Liang, and C. C. Weiss, 2015: Reconstruction of the near-surface tornado wind field from observed building damage., Wind and Structures, 20, 389-404.

[22] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, M. M. French, H. B. Bluestein, P. M. Markowski, and Y. P. Richardson, 2014: VORTEX2 observations of a low-level mesocyclone with multiple internal rear-flank downdraft momentum surges in the 18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas, supercell. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 2935-2960.

 

[21] Beck, J. R., C. C. Weiss, 2013: An assessment of low-level baroclinity and vorticity within a simulated supercell. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 649-669.

[20] Illston, B. G., J. B. Basara, C. C. Weiss, M. Voss, 2013: The WxChallenge: Forecasting competition, educational tool, and agent of cultural change., Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 94, 1501-1506.

[19] Hirth, B. D., J. L. Schroeder, C. C. Weiss, D. A. Smith, and M. I. Biggerstaff, 2012: Research radar analyses of the internal boundary layer over Cape Canaveral, FL during the landfall of Hurricane Frances., Wea. Forecasting, 27, 1349-1372.

 

[18] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, J. L. Schroeder, L. J. Wicker and M. I. Biggerstaff, 2011: Observations of the surface boundary structure within the 23 May, 2007 Perryton, Texas supercell., Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3730-3749.

 

[17] Yeary, M. B., T.-Y. Yu, R. D. Palmer, H. Monroy, I. Ruin, G. Zhang, P.

B. Chilson, M. I. Biggerstaff, C. C. Weiss, K. A. Mitchell, L. D. Fink, 2010: Working together for better student learning: A multi-university, multi-federal partner program for asynchronous learning module development for radar-based remote sensing systems. IEEE Trans. on Education, 53, no. 3, 504-515.

[16] Weiss, C. C., and J. L. Schroeder, 2008: StickNet: A new portable, rapidly-deployable surface observation system, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89, 1502-1503.

[15] Hirth, B. D., J. L. Schroeder, and C. C. Weiss, 2008: Surface analysis of the rear-flank downdraft outflow in two tornadic supercells., Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 2344-2363.

[14] Schroeder, J. L., and C. C. Weiss, 2008: Integrating research and education through measurement and analysis., Bull. Amer. Meteor.

Soc., 89, 793-798.

[13] Walter, K., C. C. Weiss, A. H. P. Swift, J. Chapman, N. D. Kelley, 2008: Speed and direction shear in the stable nocturnal boundary layer, J. Solar Energy Engineering, 131, 11013-1 – 11013-7.

[12] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, and A. L. Pazmany, 2008: Fine-scale radar observations of a dryline during the International H2O Project (IHOP). American Meteorological Society, Sanders Symposium Monograph, No. 55, 440 pp.

 

[11] Schultz, D. M., C. C. Weiss, and P. M. Hoffman, 2007: The synoptic regulation of dryline intensity., Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 1699-1709.

 

[10] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, M. M. French, E. M. Holthaus, R. L. Tanamachi, S. Frasier, and A. L. Pazmany, 2007: The structure of tornadoes near Attica, Kansas on 12 May 2004: High-resolution, mobile, Doppler-radar observations., Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 475-506.

[9] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, R. Conzemius, and E. Fedorovich, 2007: Variational pseudo-multiple Doppler-wind retrieval in the vertical plane for ground-based mobile-radar data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 24, 1165-1185.

 

[8] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, and A. L. Pazmany, 2006: Fine-scale radar observations of the 22 May 2002 dryline during the International H2O Project (IHOP). Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 273-293.

 

[7] Biggerstaff, M. I., L. J. Wicker, J. Guynes, C. Ziegler, J. M. Straka, E.

N. Rasmussen, A. Doggett IV, L. D. Carey, J. L. Schroeder, and C.

C. Weiss, 2005: The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching (SMART) Radar: A collaboration to enhance research and teaching., Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86, 1263-1274.

[6] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2004: Doppler radar observations of dust devils in Texas. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 209-224.

 

[5] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2004: The vertical structure of a tornado near Happy, Texas, on 5 May 2002: High-resolution, mobile, W-band, Doppler radar observations., Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 2325-2337.

 

[4] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2003: Mobile Doppler radar observations of a tornado in a supercell near Bassett, Nebraska, on 5 June 1999. Part I: Tornadogenesis., Mon.

Wea. Rev., 131, 2954-2967.

[3] Bluestein, H. B., W.-C. Lee, M. Bell, C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2003: Mobile Doppler radar observations of a tornado in a supercell near Bassett, Nebraska, on 5 June 1999. Part II: Tornado-vortex structure., Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 2968-2984.

 

[2] Weiss, C. C., and H. B. Bluestein, 2002: Airborne pseudo-dual Doppler analysis of a dryline-outflow boundary intersection., Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1207-1226.

[1] Weiss, C. C., and P. J. Sousounis, 1999: A climatology of collective lake disturbances., Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 565-574.

 

 

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
 

[193] Ostaszewski, J. S., and C. C. Weiss, 2026: An investigation of QLCS-supercell mergers in high-shear, low-CAPE environments. 30th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface (106th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 609.

 

[192] Steward, E. B., and C. C. Weiss, 2026: TTU-Ka mobile Doppler radar analysis of tornado structure from the Low-level Internal Flow of Tornadoes (LIFT) experiment. First Symposium on Weather Radar (106th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 9.2

[191] Isenberger, C. J., C. C. Weiss, J. M. Keeler, A. L. Houston, and K.

T. Brooks, 2026: The application for RKW theory and the role of misovortices in lake breeze front convection initiation. 24th Symposium on the Coastal Environment (106th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 8.6

 

[190] Brown, M. L., C. C. Weiss, and D. C. Dowell, 2026: Use of ensemble sensitivity analysis and sensitivity-based ensemble subsetting to identify early indicators of convective storm rotation. 29th Conference on Probability and Statistics (106th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 4.4

 

[189] Buhrman, J., and C. C. Weiss, 2026: High-frequency radar measurements of spatiotemporally varying low-level vertical wind shear near supercells from the TORUS and LIFT campaigns. 26th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation (106th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 10A.2

[188] Weiss, C. C., E. Steward, M. Coniglio, and E. Rasmussen, 2025:

The Low-level Internal Flow of Tornadoes (LIFT) Experiment: Observations from the 2024 and 2025 campaigns. 12th European Conference on Severe Storms, paper ECSS2025-67.

 

[187] Isenberger, C. J., C. C. Weiss, J. M. Keeler, and A. L. Houston, 2025: The application of RKW theory and the role of mesovortices in lake breeze font convection initiation. 21st Conference on Mesoscale Processes, paper 3.4

 

[186] Buhrman, J., and C. C. Weiss, 2025: An analysis of high frequency radar measurements of spatiotemporally varying low-level vertical wind shear near supercells from the TORUS campaign. 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (105th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 375.

 

[185] Ostaszewki, J. S., and C. C. Weiss, 2025: An idealized study of QLCS-supercell mergers in high-shear, low-CAPE environments. 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (105th AMS Annual Meeting), paper J4B.4.

[184] Keeler, J. M., D. A. R. Kristovich, J. Wang, C. C. Weiss, G. de Boer,

B. M. Argrow, A. L. Houston, K. T. Brooks, C. J. Isenberger, E. C. Jilek, and J. Miller, 2025: The Maritime to Inland Transitions Towards Environments for Convection Initiation (MITTEN-CI) Campaign. 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (105th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 369.

 

[183] Ostaszewski, J. S., and C. C. Weiss, 2024: An investigation of QLCS-supercell mergers in high shear-low CAPE environments. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 3B.6.

[182] Buhrman, J., and C. C. Weiss, 2024: High-frequency radar measurements of spatiotemporally varying low-level vertical wind shear near supercells from the TORUS campaign. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 8B.1.

[181] Weiss, C. C., and A. Schueth, 2024: High-frequency radar observations of forward-flank outflows and streamwise vorticity currents from TORUS(-Lite) and LIFT. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 8B.2.

[180] Satrio, M., D. M. Stechman, M. C. Coniglio, C. L. Ziegler, A. E. Reinhart, and C. C. Weiss, 2024: A multi-Doppler analysis of the 23 May 2022 Morton, TX tornadic supercell sampled during TORUS. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 8B.3.

[179] Stechman, D. M., C. L. Ziegler, M. C. Coniglio, M. Satrio, E. Bartos,

P. M. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, A. E. Reinhart, and C. C.

Weiss: On the structure and evolution of the 20 May 2019 Mangum, OK supercell observed during TORUS. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 8B.4.

 

[178] Ziegler, C. L., P. M. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, C. C. Weiss, and

S. M Waugh: Cold pool forcing of the streamwise vorticity current and low-level mesocyclonic rotation in the 9 June 2009 supercell during VORTEX2. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 20.

[177] Schueth, A., and C. C. Weiss, 2024: The effects of vertical wind shear profiles on supercell attributes and streamwise vorticity current dynamics. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 25.

[176] Weiss, C. C., and A. Schueth, 2024: Highlights from the 2024 low-level internal flow of tornadoes (LIFT) field campaign. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 50.

 

[175] McDonald, J. M., and C. C. Weiss, 2024: Vortexgenesis mechamisms in idealized high-shear, low-CAPE quasi-linear convective systems. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 9.5.

 

[174] Faletti, W. L., C. C. Weiss, P. Skinner, and B. C. Ancell, 2024: Identifying near-storm controls on supercells in the Warn-on-Forecast system using ensemble sensitivity analysis. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 114.

 

[173] Schueth, A., and C. C. Weiss, 2024: Direct downstream impacts of the streamwise vorticity current on the low-level mesocyclone and tornadogenesis. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 18.4

 

[172] Silcott, M. J., M. D. Parker, K. A. Kosiba, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp,

C. C. Weiss, and J. Wurman, 2024: Properties of QLCS cold pools observed during PERiLS. 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms, paper 42.

 

[171] McDonald, J. M., and C. C. Weiss, 2024: Importance of the baroclinic mechanism for vortexgenesis in idealized simulations of high-shear, low-CAPE quasi-linear convective systems. 10th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water and Climate (104th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 4.4

 

[170] Ostaszewski, J. S., E. N. Smith, T. Bell, J. Gebauer, and C. C. Weiss, 2024: Near-storm environment spatiotemporal analysis of the lowest 1 km of the boundary layer using high-resolution mobile

lidar and radar from the TORUS project. 24th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation (104th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 9.2

 

[169] Pal, S., E. C. Bruning, H. Dhaliwal, B. Hirth, K. Ardon-Dryer, J. Schroeder, and C. C. Weiss, 2024: Preliminary findings from the Synergetic surface-based satellite-borne measurements of arid-region aerosol and precipitation (S3-MAAP) project. 24th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation (104th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 9.3

 

[168] Faletti, W. L., C. C. Weiss, P. S. Skinner, 2024: The utility of an ensemble sensitivity-based subsetting technique to improve mesocyclone intensity forecasts in the NOAA Warn-on-Forecast system. 28th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilations Systems for the Atmosphere, Ocean and Land Surface (104th AMS Annual Meeting), paper 9.4

 

[167] Singewald, D., E. C. Bruning, C. C. Weiss, K. Brunner, 2024: Analysis of satellite and ground based lightning detection network performance in photographed supercell and multicell events. 26th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Ocenaography, and Climatology (104th AMS Annual Meeting), paper E86.

 

[166] Pal, S., E. C. Bruning, H. Dhaliwal, B. Hirth, K. Ardon-Dryer, J. Schroeder, and C. C. Weiss, 2023: Synergetic surface-based satellite-borne measurements of arid-region aerosol and precipitation (S3-MAAP): An overview of selected research highlights. AGU Annual Meeting, paper A11M-2171

 

[165] Weiss, C. C., A. Schueth, 2023: The kinematic character of supercell forward flank outflows from the TORUS project. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, paper 7A.3

 

[164] Schueth, A., C. C. Weiss, C. L. Ziegler, E. Rasmussen, M. C. Coniglio, 2023: The May 27, 2019 Imperial, NE supercell during TORUS: Origins, observations, and impacts of an SVC. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Paper 7A.1

 

[163] Brunner, K., E. C. Bruning, C. C. Weiss, V. C. Chmielewski, 2023: Temporal evolution of lightning-microphysics relationships in southeastern US thunderstorms: insights from StickNet, LMA, and WSR-88D data. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Paper 10A.5

 

[162] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and D. C. Dowell, 2023: An initial assessment of environmental influences on QLCS-tornadogenesis from PERiLS field campaign datasets and high-resolution

simulations. 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.

Paper 68.

 

[161] Ostaszewski, J. S., C. C. Weiss, and J. M. McDonald, 2023: Analysis of QLCS cold pool intercepts during the PERiLS project. Third Symposium on Mesoscale Processes, 2023 AMS Annual Meeting. Paper 290

 

[160] Brunner, K., E. C. Bruning, C. C. Weiss, V. C. Chmielewski and V. Salinas, 2023: Thunderstorm electrification and microphysical signals during the PERiLS field campaign. 11th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data, 2023 AMS Annual Meeting. Paper 1.3

 

[159] Salinas, V., V. C. Chmielewski, J. Ringhausen, K. M. Calhoun, K. Brunner, E. C. Bruning, A. E. Reinhart, and C. C. Weiss, 2023: Using lightning data as a proxy for quasi-linear storm evolution, intensification, cold-pool development, and tornadic potential during the Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms field project. 11th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data, 2023 AMS Annual Meeting. Paper 1.2

[158] Faletti, W. L., C. C. Weiss, P. S. Skinner, 2023: Using ensemble sensitivity analysis to improve small-scale convective forecasts in the Warn-on-Forecast system. 27th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, 2023 AMS Annual Meeting. Paper 5B.2

[157] Chmielewski, V., K. Calhoun, D. Kennedy, Z. Barney, V. Salinas, J. Ringhausen, E. C. Bruning, K. Brunner, D. Dawson and C. C. Weiss, 2022: Preliminary PERiLS analyses from a new mobile lightning mapping array. 2022 Fall AGU Meeting. Paper AE13A-02

 

[156] Schueth, A. and C. C. Weiss, 2022: Investigating environmental influences on the streamwise vorticity current and its downstream impacts. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Paper 16.1A

[155] Brunner, K., E. C. Bruning, V. C. Chmielewski, and C. C. Weiss, 2022: Microphysical and kinematic signals in lightning measurements from southeastern US storms. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Paper 13.3

[154] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, and T. Galarneau, 2022: Ensemble sensitivity analysis of the 2-3 March 2020 Nashville, TN tornado event. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Paper 130

[153] Faletti, W. L., C. C. Weiss, and P. S. Skinner, 2022: Using ensemble sensitivity analysis to improve small-scale convective forecasts in

the Warn-on-Forecast system. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Paper 108

 

[152] Houston, A. L., C. C. Weiss, E. Rasmussen, M. C. Coniglio, C. L. Ziegler, B. Argrow, and E. W. Frew, 2022: Targeted observation by radars and UAS of supercells (TORUS): Summary of the 2019 and 2022 field campaigns. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms.

Paper 7.1B

 

[151] Weiss, C. C. and A. Schueth, 2022: The kinematic character of forward flank outflows from the TORUS project. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Paper 5.3

 

[150] McDonald, J. M. and C. C. Weiss, 2022: Investigation of tornado-like vortex genesis and maintenance in simulated high-shear, low-CAPE QLCSs. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Paper 3.5B

 

[149] Ostaszewski, J. S., C. C. Weiss, and J. M. McDonald, 2022: Analysis of cold pool heterogeneities in quasi-linear convective systems during PERiLS. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms.

Paper 3.2B

[148] Welty, T., E. C. Bruning, C. C. Weiss, and J. M. McDonald, 2022: Using lightning’s microphysical link to better understand storm conditions and processes. 10th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data, 2022 AMS Annual Meeting. Paper 560.

[147] Venteicher, E., and C. C. Weiss, 2021: Observations of rear flank internal surges from the 2019 Targeted Observations by Radar and UAS of Supercells (TORUS) Project. 2021 Student and Early Career SLS Meeting.

 

[146] Pardun, T. J., A. E. Reinhart, M. Coniglio, C. C. Weiss, C. Ziegler, E. Rasmussen, S. Waugh, and A. Houston, 2021: Analysis and numerical simulations of a decaying left moving supercell on 15 June 2019. 2021 Student and Early Career SLS Meeting.

 

[145] Brunner, K. N., E. C. Bruning, and C. C. Weiss, 2021: An analysis of lightning activity in response to microphysical processes in Southeast U.S. storms. 2021 Fall AGU Meeting, paper AE15B-1896.

 

[144] Welty, T., E. C. Bruning, C. C. Weiss, and J. M. McDonald, 2021: Using lightning’s microphysical link to better understand storm conditions and processes. 10th Conference on the Meteorological

Application of Lightning Data (2021 AMS Annual Meeting), paper 560.

 

[143] Pardun, T. J., A. E. Reinhart, and C. C. Weiss, 2021: Observational and numerical analysis of a decaying left-moving supercell during the 2019 TORUS field campaign. 21st Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation (2021 AMS Annual Meeting), paper 4.1.

 

[142] Weiss, C. C., A. Schueth, and A. L. Houston, 2020: TORUS 2019 Highlights from the TTUKa mobile Doppler radars. 2020 AMS Annual Meeting Severe Local Storms Symposium, paper 1.4.

 

[141] Schueth, A., C. C. Weiss, 2020: How environmental streamwise vorticity modulates the streamwise vorticity current. 2020 AMS Annual Meeting Severe Local Storms Symposium, paper 1.5.

[140] Houston, A. L., B. Argrow, M. C. Coniglio, E. W. Frew, E. N. Rasmussen, C. C. Weiss, and C. L. Ziegler, 2020: Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS): Summary of the 2019 field campaign. 2020 AMS Annual Meeting Severe Local Storms Symposium, paper 1.3.

[139] McDonald, J. M., C. C. Weiss, and A. J. Hill, 2020: Properties of cold pools observed during the VORTEX-SE Meso18-19 field campaign. 2020 AMS Annual Meeting Severe Local Storms Symposium, paper 946.

 

[138] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and D. C. Dowell, 2020: Assimilating near-surface observations from a portable mesoscale network of StickNet platforms during VORTEX-SE with the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Ensemble. 2020 AMS Annual Meeting Severe Local Storms Symposium, paper 950.

 

[137] Hutson, A. L., and C. C. Weiss, 2020: Using ensemble sensitivity analysis to identify storm-scale characteristics associated with tornadic potential in high-resolution idealized supercells. 2020 AMS Annual Meeting Severe Local Storms Symposium, paper 951.

 

[136] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2020: Factors influencing ensemble sensitivity-based targeted observing predictions at convection-allowing resolutions. 24th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, paper 10.4.

 

[135] Weiss, C. C., A. Schueth, and A. L. Houston, 2019: Observations of the Streamwise Vorticity Current from Project TORUS. 10th European Conference on Severe Storms, paper 159.

[134] Houston, A. L., B. Argrow, M. Coniglio, E. Frew, E. Rasmussen, C.

C. Weiss, and C. Ziegler, 2019: Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS): Summary of the 2019 Field Campaign. 10th European Conference on Severe Storms, paper 183.

[133] Weiss, C. C. and J. McDonald, 2019: Direct surface observations of cold pool characteristics associated with 2016-2017 VORTEX-SE storms. 2019 VORTEX-SE Workshop

[132] Weiss, C. C., E. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. Dowell, A. Hill, and C. Schultz, 2019: Ongoing VORTEX-SE research thrusts at Texas Tech University. 2019 VORTEX-SE Workshop

[131] McDonald, J. and C. C. Weiss, 2019: An analysis of observed cold pools in VORTEX-SE supercells and quasi-linear convective systems. 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilations Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, paper 16.3

[130] Hutson, A. L., C. C. Weiss and D. C. Dowell, 2019: Using ensemble sensitivity analysis to identify storm-scale characteristics associated with tornadic potential in high-resolution idealized supercells. 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilations Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, paper 20.4

[129] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, N. Yussouf and A. J. Hill, 2019: Insights into mesoscale and storm-scale predictability gained through ensemble sensitivity analysis. 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilations Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, paper 20.1

[128] Schueth, A. and C. C. Weiss, 2019: Fine-scale structure of a supercell forward-flank convergence boundary: observations and modeling. 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilations Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, paper 16.4

 

[127] Weiss, C. C., A. L. Houston, E. W. Frew, B. Argrow, A. L. Hutson and A. Schueth, 2018: Preliminary results from the 2018 National Robotics Initiative Field Project. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 196.

 

[126] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss and B. C. Ancell, 2018: Towards improving forecasts of severe convection along the dryline through targeted observing with Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 14.2

[125] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss and D. C. Dowell, 2018: Exploring the utility of assimilating observations from a mesoscale network of StickNet platforms during VORTEX-SE with the High Resolution Rapid Refresh Ensemble. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 74.

[124] McDonald, J. and C. C. Weiss, 2018: An analysis of observed cold pools in VORTEX-SE supercells and quasi-linear convective systems. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 4.3

[123] Schueth, A. and C. C. Weiss, 2018: Comparing observations and simulations of the streamwise vorticity current in a tornadic supercell storm. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 3B.6.

 

[122] Hutson, A. L., Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell and G. H. Bryan, 2018: The relationship between RFD thermodynamic deficit and RFGF vertical structure in high-resolution simulated supercells. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 3B.5

[121] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, A. J. Hill, J. McDonald, E. C. Bruning and J. L. Dahl, 2018: An update on VORTEX-SE activities at Texas Tech University. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe,

VT, paper 3B.1

[120] Dahl, J. L,, C. C. Weiss, E. C. Bruning, D. C. Dowell and C. R. Alexander, 2018: Impact of orography on updraft rotation in simulated supercells. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 109.

[119] Skinner, P. S., W. S. Gunter, E. C. Bruning, C. C. Weiss, J. L. Schroeder and S. M. Berkseth, 2018: Turbulence characteristics of severe straight-line winds in a rear-flank downdraft and bow echo observed by the Texas Tech Ka-band mobile Doppler radars. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 30.

[118] Houston, A. L., C. C. Weiss, B. Argrow and E. W. Frew, 2018: What is the role of the gust front in tornadogenesis? 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 13B.1

[117] Ancell, B. C., A. A. Coleman, A. J. Hill and Weiss, C. C., 2018: Ensemble sensitivity-based subsetting overview and evaluation activities at the 2018 NOAA HWT. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, paper 3A.4

[116] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, A. J. Hill, N. Yussouf, 2018: Ensemble sensitivity analysis of controls on storm-scale vertical vorticity for two southeastern U. S. tornado events. 22nd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Austin, TX, paper 610.

[115] Schueth, A., C. C. Weiss, E. Rasmussen, S. Waugh, 2018: Comparing observations and simulations of the streamwise vorticity current in tornadic and nontornadic supercell storms. 22nd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Austin, TX, paper 1050.

[114] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, B. A. Ancell, 2018: Ensemble-sensitivity analysis based observation targeting experiments for mesoscale convection forecasts and factors influencing observation-impact prediction. 22nd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Austin, TX, paper 613.

[113] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, B. A. Ancell, 2017: Ensemble-sensitivity analysis based observation targeting for mesoscale convection forecasts and factors influencing observation-impact prediction. 2017 AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, paper NG31A-0157.

 

[112] Weiss, C. C., E. C. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. C. Dowell, C. R. Alexander,

A.  J. Hill, and V. C. Chmielewski, 2017: Preliminary results from the 2016 and 2017 VORTEX-SE project. 9th European Conference on Severe Storms, Pula, Croatia, paper 155.

 

[111] Dahl, J., C. C. Weiss, E. C. Bruning, D. C. Dowell, C. R. Alexander. Behavior of vertical-vorticity rivers in simulated supercells. 9th European Conference on Severe Storms, Pula, Croatia, paper 167-1.

 

[110] Bluestein, H. B., G. Romine, R. Rotunno, D. W. Reif, C. C. Weiss, 2017: On the anomalous counterclockwise turning of the surface wind in the Plains of the U.S. during the warm season. 17th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, San Diego, CA, paper 4.5

 

[109] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, A. J. Hill, and N. Yussouf, 2017: Ensemble sensitivity analysis of controls on updraft rotation for two southeastern U.S. tornado events. 21st Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Seattle, WA, paper 11.6

[108] Weiss, C. C., E. C. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. C. Dowell, C. R. Alexander,

A.  J. Hill, and V. C. Chmielewski, 2017: An overview of Texas Tech

operations during VORTEX-SE 2016. Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: Observation Needs to Advance Research, Prediction and Communication, AMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, paper 939

 

[107] Kenyon, A. L., C. C. Weiss, and G. H. Bryan, 2017: Using mobile Doppler radar observations of rear flank gust fronts to infer outflow buoyancy deficits. Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, AMS Annual Meeting, Seattle,

WA, paper 1476

[106] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2017: Ensemble sensitivity-based observation targeting experiments for Southern Plains dryline convection. 21st Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface,

Seattle, WA, paper 15.5

[105] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and R. Rotunno, 2016: On the possible role of gently sloping topography in influencing the nature of convective storms: A case study on the High Plains of the U.S. 2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, paper A21M-02

 

[104] Bruning, E. C., V. C., Chmielewski, C. C. Weiss, J. Dahl, A. J. Hill,

C. J. Schultz, and J. Bailey, 2016: Flash size distributions characterized by mobile LMA deployments during VORTEX-SE. 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Portland, OR, paper 9.4

[103] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2016: Ensemble sensitivity-based observation targeting OSSEs for Southern Plains dryline convection. 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface, New Orleans, LA, paper J7.7

[102] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2016: Ensemble sensitivity-based observation targeting experiments for Southern Plains dryline convection. 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms,

Portland, OR, paper 7B.6

[101] Kenyon, A. L., C. C. Weiss, and G. H. Bryan, 2016: Using mobile Doppler radar observations of rear flank gust fronts to infer outflow buoyancy deficits. 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms,

Portland, OR, paper 5A.5

[100] Weiss, C. C., E. C. Bruning, J. Dahl, D. C. Dowell, C. R. Alexander,

A. J. Hill, and V. Chmielewski, 2016: An overview of Texas Tech operations during VORTEX-SE 2016. 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Portland, OR, paper 3.5

[99] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, A. J. Hill, N. Yussouf, 2016: Ensemble sensitivity analysis of controls on updraft rotation for the 27 April 2011 tornado outbreak. 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms,

Portland, OR, paper 137

[98] Elston, J., T. Nichols, B. Argrow, E. Frew, D. Lawrence, J. Cassano,

M. Nigro, G. de Boer, A. Houston, A. Schueth, C. C. Weiss, N. Wildmann, and P. Chilston, 2015: Multi-sUAS evaluation of techniques for measurement of atmospheric properties (MET MAP). Meeting of the International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Oklahoma City, OK.

[97] Griffin, C. B., C. C. Weiss, A. E. Reinhart, J. C. Snyder, H. B. Bluestein, J. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, and P. Robinson, 2015: In situ and radar observations of the low reflectivity ribbon. 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Norman, OK, paper 4A.6.

 

[96] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2015: Mesoscale ensemble sensitivity and observation targeting of dryline convection. 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Phoenix, AZ, paper 9.3.

[95] Limpert, G., A. Houston, A. E. Reinhart, C. C. Weiss, and T. W. Nichols, 2015: An intercomparison of schemes to identify, track, and predict convective planetary boundary layer phenomena. 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Phoenix, AZ, paper 10.4.

 

[94] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, D. C. Dowell, and H. Morrison, 2015: The sensitivity of a supercell cold pool to changes in raindrop breakup and hail fall speed in multiparameter WRF/DART EnKF simulations. 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Phoenix, AZ, paper 13A.6.

[93] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, A. Houston, E. W. Frew and B. Argrow, 2015: Real-time dual-Doppler wind synthesis applied to the support of research using unmanned aircraft systems.                                   31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, Phoenix, AZ, paper 10.1.

[92] Weiss, C. C., T. R. Cermak, A. E. Reinhart, and P. S. Skinner, 2015: High-frequency mobile radar measurements of tornado boundary layer flow. 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Norman, OK, paper 164.

[91] Weiss, C. C., T. R. Cermak, A. E. Reinhart, and P. S. Skinner, 2015: High-frequency mobile radar measurements of tornado boundary layer flow. 8th European Conference on Severe Storms, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, paper ECSS2015-103.

[90] Argrow, B., E. W. Frew, A. Houston, and C. C. Weiss, 2014: Recent advances in the Tempest UAS for in-situ measurements in highly-dynamic environments. 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, paper U41A-04.

 

[89] Frew, E., W., B. Argrow, A. Houston, and C. C. Weiss, 2014: Initial results from and energy-aware airborne dynamic, data-driven application systems performing sampling in coherent boundary-layer structures. 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, paper A23B-3232.

 

[88] Griffin, C. B., C. C. Weiss, A. E. Reinhart, J. C. Snyder, H. B. Bluestein, J. M. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, and P. Robinson, 2014: In situ and radar observations of the low reflectivity ribbon. 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Madison, WI, paper 11A.5

[87] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2014: Mesoscale ensemble sensitivity of dryline convective initiation. 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Madison, WI, paper 8B.4

 

[86] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2014: Application of mesoscale ensemble-based sensitivity analysis to observation targeting. 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, paper 610.

 

[85] Houston, A., B. Argrow, E. Frew, and C. C. Weiss, 2014: The application of UAS towards tornado research and forecasting. 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, paper A32B-3225.

 

[84] Limpert, G., N. A. Lock, A. L. Houston, E. W. Frew, J. Elston, and C.

C. Weiss, 2014: An approach for identification, tracking, and prediction of convective planetary boundary layer phenomena. 12th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Application to the Environmental Sciences, Atlanta, GA, paper 2.4.

[83] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, D. C. Dowell, and H. Morrison, 2014: Accuracy of supercell cold pools in multiparameter WRF/DART EnKF simulations. 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Atlanta, GA, paper 14.4.

[82] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, D. C. Dowell, and H. Morrison, 2014:

Impact of drop breakup and hail fall speed on supercell cold pools in a multiparameter WRF/DART EnKF simulation. 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Madison, WI, paper 16A.6

 

[81] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, L. J. Wicker, C. K. Potvin, and D. C. Dowell, 2014: Forcing mechanisms of internal rear-flank downdraft momentum surges in the 18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas supercell. 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Madison, WI, paper 4.

 

[80] Weiss, C. C., T. R. Cermak, A. E. Reinhart, and P. S. Skinner, 2014: The near-surface horizontal and vertical structure of tornado vortices as revealed by high-frequency Texas Tech Ka-band mobile Doppler radar observations. 94th Annual American Meteorological Society Conference, Atlanta, GA, paper 809.

[79] Weiss, C. C., T. R. Cermak, R. S. Metzger, A. E. Reinhart, and P. S. Skinner, 2014: Insights into tornado structure afforded by high-frequency mobile radar. 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms,

Madison, WI, paper 9.4

 

[78] Argrow, B., E. W. Frew, A. Houston, C. C. Weiss and C. L. Ziegler, 2013: In situ sensing in convective storms and air masses with small unmanned aircraft systems. 93rd Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, paper 4.1.

 

[77] Cermak, T. R., C. C. Weiss, A. E Reinhart and P. S. Skinner, 2013: TTUKa single-Doppler radar analysis of low-level tornado structure. 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Breckenridge, CO, paper 302.

 

[76] Frew, E. W., B. Argrow, A. Houston, C. C. Weiss, J. Elston, 2013: An energy-aware airborne dynamic data-driven application system for persistent sampling and surveillance. International Conference on Computational Science, Barcelona, Spain.

 

[75] Hill, A. J., C. C. Weiss, and B. C. Ancell, 2013: Utilizing ensemble sensitivity for data denial experiments on the 4 April 2012 Dallas, TX dryline-initiated convective outbreak using West Texas Mesonet observations and WRF-DART data assimilation. 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, paper 11.

[74] Illston, B. G., J. B. Basara, C. C. Weiss, G. Lackmann, and L. H. Hopper, Jr., 2013: WxChallenge: Engaging and aiding forecasting instruction to students. 93rd Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, Austin, TX, paper J2.3.

[73] Prososki, P. F., C. C. Weiss, and A. E. Reinhart, 2013: Fine-scale radar observations of West Texas drylines and embedded

misocyclones from spring of 2012. 93rd Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, Austin, TX, paper 232.

 

[72] Prososki, P. F., and C. C. Weiss, 2013: Radar observations and analysis of misocyclones along Spring 2012 West Texas drylines. 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, paper 17.5.

 

[71] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, and D. C. Dowell, 2013: Impact of microphysical parameterizations on supercell thunderstorm cold pools using EnKF data assimilation experiments. 93rd Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, Austin, TX, paper 13.5.

 

[70] Richardson, Y. P., P. Markowski, J. N. Marquis, J. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, P. Robinson, D. W. Burgess, and C. C. Weiss, 2013: Tornado maintenance and demise in the Goshen County, Wyoming supercell of 5 June 2009 intercepted by VORTEX2. 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, paper 12.2.

 

[69] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, L. J. Wicker, and C. K. Potvin, 2013: EnKF data assimilation experiments of the 18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas supercell observed by VORTEX2. 93rd Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, Austin, TX, paper 13.3.

 

[68] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, L. J. Wicker, C. K. Potvin and D. C. Dowell, 2013: Ensemble Kalman filter analyses of internal rear-flank downdraft momentum surges within the 18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas supercell. 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Breckenridge, CO, paper 169.

 

[67] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, P. S. Skinner, A. E. Reinhart, 2013: StickNet observations of buoyancy and baroclinity within select VORTEX2 storms. 93rd Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting, Austin, TX, paper 4B.4.

 

[66] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, P. M. Markowski and Y. P. Richardson, 2013: A comparison of buoyancy and baroclinity within tornadic and non-tornadic VORTEX2 storms. 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, Helsinki, Finland, paper 111.

 

[65] Weiss, C. C., P. S. Skinner, A. E. Reinhart, 2013: TTUKa radar observations of horizontal vorticity maxima associated with rear flank downdrafts and gust fronts. 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Breckenridge, CO, paper 4A.3.

 

[64] Dowell, D. C., C. C. Weiss, A. E. Reinhart, P. Skinner, 2012: Baroclinity and mesocyclogenesis in a simulation of the VORTEX2

18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas supercell. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 13.5.

 

[63] Hastings, R. M., Y. P. Richardson, P. M. Markowski, J. Wurman, and

C. C. Weiss, 2012: Mergers in supercell environments. Part I: Conceptual models of mechanisms governing merger outcomes. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 11B.6.

 

[62] Metzger, R. S., C. C. Weiss, and A. E. Reinhart, 2012: An examination of the structure of two tornadoes observed by Texas Tech Ka-band radars during VORTEX2. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 165.

 

[61] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Snyder, G. Romine, and C. C. Weiss, 2012: The effects of digital filter initialization on convection initiation in a WRF-DART mesoscale ensemble analysis. 26th Conference on Severe Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 95.

 

[60] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, and D. C. Dowell, 2012: High-resolution in-situ verification of simulated supercell cold pools. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 14.3.

[59] Richardson, Y. P., P. Markowski, J. N. Marquis, J. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, P. Robinson, D. W. Burgess, and C. C. Weiss, 2012: Tornado maintenance and demise in the Goshen County, Wyoming supercell of 5 June 2009 intercepted by VORTEX2. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 13.3.

[58] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, W. S. Gunter, and J. L. Schroeder, 2012: Near-surface thunderstorm outflow characteristics observed by the TTUKa mobile Doppler radars. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 50.

 

[57] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, L. J. Wicker, and C. K. Potvin, 2012: VORTEX2 observations and data assimilation experiments of the 18 May 2010 Dumas, Texas supercell. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 13.6.

 

[56] Weiss, C. C., D. C. Dowell, P. S. Skinner, A. E. Reinhart, 2012: An assessment of buoyancy and baroclinity within select VORTEX2 storms. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 13.4.

 

[55] Ziegler, C. L., M. I. Biggerstaff, L. J. Wicker, D. W. Burgess, E. R. Mansell, C. M. Schwarz, P. M. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, and C.

C. Weiss, 2012: Cold pool forcing of the 9 June 2009 Greensburg,

KS supercell during VORTEX2. 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Nashville, TN, paper 14.4.

 

[54] Metzger, R. S., C. C. Weiss, and A. E. Reinhart, 2011: An examination of the structure of three tornadoes using high-frequency Ka-band mobile Doppler radar. 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Pittsburgh, PA, paper 7B.4.

 

[53] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss and D. C. Dowell, 2011: High-frequency dual-Doppler analysis of a retrograding dryline/baroclinic boundary intersection. 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Pittsburgh, PA, paper 59.

 

[52] Reynolds, A. E., G. M. Heymsfield, G. S. Jenkins, and C. C. Weiss, 2011: Causes for collapse of transitioning mesoscale convective systems in the East Atlantic. 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Pittsburgh, PA, paper 12A.4.

 

[51] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, M. M. French, H. B. Bluestein, I. PopStefanija and R. Bluth, 2011: Ka and X-band radar observations of multiple rear-flank downdraft surges and an intense near-surface vortex on 18 May 2010. 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Pittsburgh, PA, paper 7B.1

 

[50] Weiss, C. C., J. L. Schroeder, J. Guynes, A. E. Reinhart, P. S. Skinner, and S. Gunter, 2011: A Review of Texas Tech Ka-band operations during VORTEX2. 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Pittsburgh, PA, paper 7B.2

 

[49] Charboneau, B. R., and C. C. Weiss, 2010: Thermodynamic and kinematic analysis of supercells using high resolution in situ data from Texas Tech StickNet instrument systems.                                   25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper 8A.3.

 

[48] Metzger, R. S., and C. C. Weiss, 2010: An examination of the vertical structure of two tornadoes using Ka-band mobile Doppler radar. 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper 16A.6.

 

[47] Reinhart, A. E., C. C. Weiss, and D. C. Dowell, 2010: Verification of supercell cold pools in high-resolution WRF simulations using StickNet in situ data. 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper 8A.5.

 

[46] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, P. M. Markowski, and Y. P. Richardson, 2010: Intercomparison between mobile and stationary surface observing platforms in VORTEX2. 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper P5.1.

[45] Skinner, P. S., C. C. Weiss, A. E. Reinhart, W. S. Gunter, J. L. Schroeder, and J. Guynes, 2010: TTUKa mobile Doppler radar observations of near-surface circulations in VORTEX2. 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper 15.3.

[44] Weiss, C. C., and D. C. Dowell, 2010: Highlights from the Texas Tech Ka-band mobile Doppler radar and StickNet data collection during VORTEX2. 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper 5.5.

[43] Ziegler, C. L., M. I. Biggerstaff, L. J. Wicker, D. W. Burgess, E. R. Mansell, C. M. Schwarz, P. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, and C. C. Weiss, 2010: Storm structure and decay process of the 9 June 2009 Greensburg, KS supercell during VORTEX2. 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Denver, CO, paper 7A.2.

 

[42] Illston, B. G., J. B. Basara, M. Voss, and C. C. Weiss, 2009: An overview of the WxChallenge forecasting competition and its use as an educational tool. 18th Symposium on Education, Phoenix, AZ, paper 4.4.

[41] Schroeder, J. L., C. C. Weiss, and J. Guynes, 2009: Innovative technologies to investigate fine-scale atmospheric motions and their impact, Proceedings, 11th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Puerto Rico.

[40] Weiss, C. C., J. L. Schroeder, J. Guynes, P. S. Skinner, J. Beck, 2009: The TTUKa mobile Doppler radar: Coordinated radar and in situ measurements of supercell thunderstorms during Project VORTEX2. 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Williamsburg, VA, paper 11B.2.

[39] Beck, J., and C. C. Weiss, 2008: The effects of thermodynamic variability on low-level baroclinity and vorticity within numerically simulated supercell thunderstorms. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, paper 15.4

[38] Dreessen, J. A., and C. C. Weiss, 2008: Kinematic and thermodynamic variability in the supercell environment observed using StickNet. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms,

Savannah, GA, paper P13.3

[37] Horgan, K. L., and C. C. Weiss, 2008: The initiation and maintenance of convection along synoptically-quiescent drylines. Seventh Annual AMS Student Conference, New Orleans, LA.

[36] Rogers, J. W., and C. C. Weiss, 2008: The association of cell mergers with tornado occurrence. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, paper P3.23.

 

[35] Skinner, P. S., and C. C. Weiss, 2008: Observations of storm scale boundary evolution within the 23 May 2007 Perryton, TX supercell. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, paper 4.3

 

[34] Weiss, C. C., and J. L. Schroeder, 2008: StickNet – A new portable, rapidly-deployable, surface observing system.  88th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, New Orleans, LA, paper 4A.1

 

[33] Weiss, C. C., and J. L. Schroeder, 2008: The 2007 and 2008 MOBILE Experiment: Development and testing of the TTU StickNet platforms.  24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah,

GA, paper 5.1

 

[32] Weiss, C. C., and J. Wurman, 2008: Coordinated in-situ and remote sampling of supercell thunderstorms. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, paper P3.9

[31] Schultz, D. M., and C. C. Weiss, 2007: Synoptic and mesoscale regulation of dryline intensity and associated convection. 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Park City, UT, paper 7A.7

[30] Walter, K. R., C. C. Weiss, J. Chapman, and N. D. Kelley, 2007: Tall tower wind shear observations in the stable nocturnal boundary layer. Proceedings of the 45th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, paper AIAA-2007-1224

[29] Walter, K., Weiss, C.C., Swift, A.H.P., Chapman, J., and N. Kelley, 2007: Observations of extreme speed and directional wind shear in the US Great Plains” Proceedings of the 2007 European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy, European Wind Energy Association, Brussels, Belgium.

 

[28] Weiss, C. C., 2007: The imperfect relationship between dryline intensity and mesoscale confluence. 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Waterville Valley, NH, paper P2.13

[27] Beck, J., and C. C. Weiss, 2006: The role of environmental and computational parameters in the development and impact of the forward-flank gust front in supercell thunderstorms. 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, paper P11.6

[26] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, M. M. French, E. M. Holthaus, R. L. Tanamachi, S. Frasier, and A. L. Pazmany, 2006: High-resolution structure of tornadoes in south-central Kansas on 12 May 2004: Analysis of mobile Doppler radar data. 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, paper 15.3

[25] Griesinger, M. P., and C. C. Weiss, 2006: Statistical analysis of variables associated with convective initiation along the southern Plains dryline.  23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis,

MO, paper 1.5

[24] Hirth, B. D., J. L. Schroeder, and C. C. Weiss, 2006: Surface analysis of the rear-flank downdraft in two tornadic supercells. 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, paper 14.5

[23] Houser, J. B., H. B. Bluestein, C. C. Weiss, M. R. Kramar, J. D. Tuttle, and A. Pazmany, 2006: Observations of tornadogenesis from high-resolution reflectivity data using a W-band mobile radar: The Cordell storm of 5 May 2001. 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, paper P9.4

[22] Rogers, J. W., and C. C. Weiss, 2006: Fine-scale mobile mesonet and stick-net observations of a non-tornadic HP supercell near Scottsbluff, NE. 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St.

Louis, MO, paper P9.8

 

[21] Weiss, C. C., and D. M. Schultz, 2006: Synoptic and mesoscale influences on west Texas dryline development and associated convection.  23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis,

MO, paper 2.6

[20] Bluestein, H. B., E. Holthaus, C. C. Weiss, S. Frasier, and A. L. Pazmany, 2005: High-resolution, mobile, W-band Doppler radar observations of the vertical structure of a tornado near Attica, Kansas on 12 May 2004. 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology,

Albuquerque, NM, paper P15R.2

[19] Griesinger, M. P., and C. C. Weiss, 2005: Dryline convergence and the initiation of deep moist convection. 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Albuquerque, NM, paper JP3J.16

[18] Schroeder, J. L., S. Lorsolo, J. Beck, and C. C. Weiss, 2005: Using mobile research radar to extract hurricane boundary layer wind information, Proceedings, 10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

[17] Tanamachi, R. L., H. B. Bluestein, M. Bell, W.-C. Lee, A. L. Pazmany, and C. C. Weiss, 2005: The evolution of a tornado: Ground-based

velocity track display (GBVTD) analysis of mobile, W-band Doppler radar data on 15 May 1999 near Stockton, Kansas. 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology, Albuquerque, NM, paper P15R.3

 

[16] Walter, K. R., C. C. Weiss, and A. H. Swift, 2005: The moisture route of Palo Duro Canyon. 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes,

Albuquerque, NM, paper JP3J.7

[15] Weiss, C. C., 2005: High-resolution surface and tower observations of the southern Plains dryline during Project SONDE-2005. 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Albuquerque, NM, paper JP3J.14

 

[14] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2004: The vertical structure of a tornado: High-resolution, W-band, Doppler-radar observations near Happy, Texas on 5 May 2002. 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, paper 15.2

 

[13] Junyent, F., A. L. Pazmany, H. B. Bluestein, M. R. Kramar, M. M. French, C. C. Weiss, and S. Frasier, 2004: Dual-polarization, X-band, mobile Doppler radar observations of hook echoes in supercells. 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, paper P11.7.

 

[12] Tanamachi, R. L., H. B. Bluestein, C. C. Weiss, M. Bell, W.-C. Lee, and A. Pazmany, 2004: The structure of a tornado: Ground-based velocity track display (GBVTD) analysis of mobile, W-band, Doppler radar data on 15 May 1999 near Stockton, Kansas. 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, paper P11.5

 

[11] Weiss, C. C., and H. B. Bluestein, 2004: Fine-scale radar observations of a dryline during the International H2O Project. 84th American Meteorological Society Conference, Sanders Symposium, Seattle, WA, paper P1.18

 

[10] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, and A. L. Pazmany, 2004: Fine-scale observations of a dryline during the International H2O Project. 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, paper 16A.6

 

[9] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, and A. L. Pazmany, 2004: A variational pseudo-multiple Doppler radar analysis technique for mobile, ground-based radars.  22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms,

Hyannis, MA, paper P7.2

 

[8] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2003: Doppler-radar observations of dust devils in Texas. 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, paper P4A.2

[7] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, and A. L. Pazmany, 2003: The vertical structure of the Happy, Texas tornado of 5 May 2002: Mobile, W-band, Doppler-radar observations. 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, paper 8A.1

[6] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, and A. L. Pazmany, 2003: Fine-scale radar observations of a dryline during the International H2O Project. 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, paper 14.1

[5] Weiss, C. C., H. B. Bluestein, and A. L. Pazmany, 2003: Fine-scale radar observations of a dryline during the International H2O Project. 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, paper P5A.8

[4] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, A. L. Pazmany, W.-C. Lee, and M. Bell, 2002: Tornadogenesis and tornado-vortex structure in a supercell. 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, paper 12.1

[3] Weiss, C. C., and H. B. Bluestein, 2002: Numerical simulation of a dryline-outflow boundary intersection. 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, paper 17.2

 

[2] Bluestein, H. B., C. C. Weiss, A. L. Pazmany, 2001: Observations in supercells with a mobile, 3-mm-wavelength Doppler radar. 30th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Munich, Germany, paper 5A.2

[1] Weiss, C. C., and H. B. Bluestein, 2000: Airborne Doppler analysis of a dryline-outflow boundary intersection and subsequent convection. 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, paper 18.4

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
 

7-06-05          Wrote a column for Scientific American’s “Ask the Expert” (wind)

8-10-05          Wrote a column for Scientific American magazine (re: wind) 5-09                        Contributed a column to National Science Foundation’s

“LiveScience” page

 

RECENT INVITED PRESENTATIONS
8/25 – Invited colloquium at the University of Oklahoma

3/25 – Invited speaker for National Weather Association Severe Storms Conference

1/23 – Invited speaker for meeting of the North Texas chapter of the American Meteorological Society

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Responsible for the following courses at Texas Tech University: Graduate Level

ATMO 5316 – Dynamics of Severe Storms (Fall 2005, Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2024)

ATMO 5327 – Radar Meteorology (Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2011, Fall

2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2023, Fall 2025)

ATMO 5101 – Atmospheric Science Seminar (Spring 2007, Fall 2009-present) GPH 5324 – Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing (Spring 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2010)

 

Undergraduate Level

ATMO 1100 – Atmospheric Science Lab (all long semesters)

ATMO 1300 – Introduction to Atmospheric Science (Spring 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008)

ATMO 2316 – Severe and Hazardous Weather (Fall 2004, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014,

Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018)

ATMO 3316 – Severe and Hazardous Weather (Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026) ATMO 4300 – Independent Studies in Atmospheric Science (Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017)

RESEARCH INTERESTS
 

Severe thunderstorm dynamics, tornadogenesis, tornado structure, dryline dynamics, convection initiation, instrumentation, radar observations of clear-air boundaries and deep convection, application of unmanned aircraft systems, variational Doppler retrieval techniques, mesoscale and storm-scale modeling, data assimilation

FIELD EXPERIENCE
April-June 2025 – Low-level Internal Flow of Tornadoes Experiment

 

July 2025 - Maritime to Inland Transitions Towards Environments for Convection Initiation Experiment

April-June 2024 – Low-level Internal Flow of Tornadoes Experiment

 

May-June 2023 – PI for the Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS) field project

Feb-Apr 2023 – PI for the Propagation and Evolution of Rotation in Linear Systems (PERiLS) experiment

 

May-June 2022 – PI for the Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS) field project

Mar-Apr 2022 – PI for the Propagation and Evolution of Rotation in Linear Systems (PERiLS) experiment

 

May-June 2019 – PI for the Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS) field project

December 2018 – April 2019 – PI for StickNet deployments in northern Alabama

/ southern Tennessee as part of the VORTEX-SE Meso18-19 field project

May/June 2018 – Field coordinator for TTUKa radar deployments in the NSF National Robotics Initiative field project

 

May/June 2017 – Field coordinator for TTUKa radar deployments in the RiVorS project

Mar/Apr 2017 – Field coordinator for StickNet deployments during the Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes – Southeast (VORTEX-SE) Experiment

 

Mar/Apr 2016 – Field coordinator for StickNet deployments during the Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes – Southeast (VORTEX-SE) Experiment

Jun 2015 – Radar coordinator for Air Force Office of Scientific Research project coordinating real-time dual-Doppler data with unmanned aircraft flights

 

Aug 2014 – TTUKa coordinator for integrated radar / unmanned aircraft system demonstration (Colorado); objectives tied to a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

 

Spring 2012-2015 – Field coordinator for tornadic supercell intercepts in various ad hoc campaigns with TTUKa radars

Spring 2011 – Field Coordinator for the Severe Convective Outflow from Thunderstorms (SCOUT) Project (coordinated StickNet/TTUKa deployments)

 

Spring 2010 – PI, StickNet, TTUKa Coordinator in the Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) Project

Spring 2009 – PI and StickNet Coordinator in the Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) Project

Spring 2006-2008 – Field Coordinator for the Multiple Observations of Boundaries in the Local Storm Environment (MOBILE) Project

Spring 2005-2006 – Designed and participated in the Simultaneous Observations of the Near-Dryline Environment (SONDE) Project

 

Spring 2005 – Participated in the Wheeled Investigation of RFD Lifecycle (WIRL) Project

Aug 2004 – Participation in the Hurricanes at Landfall Experiment (HALE). Operated S-band SMART-R in the intercept of Hurricane Frances (Titusville, FL).

1997-2004 – Graduate Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma

Spring 1998-2004 – University of Massachusetts W-band (95 GHz) radar project

*  Lead radar operator (2000-2004)

*  Backup radar operator (1998-1999) Spring 2002 – International H2O Project (IHOP) Spring 1998 – Doppler on Wheels (DOW) project Spring 1998 – Sub-VORTEX project STUDENTS ADVISED

Ph.D./M.S.

2005-2009                 Jeff Beck (Ph.D., Geosciences) 2024-present                                    Michael Brown (M.S., ATMO) 2023-2025                                    Julia Buhrman (M.S., ATMO)

2025-present            Julia Buhrman (Ph. D. candidate, Geosciences) 2012-2014                                    Timothy Cermak (M.S., ATMO)

2009-2011                 Brad Charboneau (M.S. candidate, ATMO) 2007-2010  Joel Dreessen (M.S., ATMO)

2021-2023                 William Faletti (M.S., ATMO) 2004-2006 Michael Griesinger (M.S., ATMO) 2013-2015        Casey Griffin (M.S., ATMO)

2012-2014                 Aaron Hill (M.S., ATMO)

2014-2019                 Aaron Hill (Ph.D., Geosciences) 2006-2013       Kate Horgan (M.S. candidate, ATMO) 2024-present  Cassie Isenberger (M.S., ATMO) 2015-2017   Abby Kenyon (M.S., ATMO)

2017-2021                 Abby Hutson (Kenyon) (Ph.D., Geosciences) 2017-2019                                    Jessica McDonald (M.S., ATMO)

2019-2024                 Jessica McDonald (Ph.D., Geosciences) 2025-present                                    Josiah Melke (M.S., ATMO)

2009-2011                 Ryan Metzger (M.S., ATMO)

2021-2023                 Joshua Ostaszewski (M.S., ATMO)

2023-present            Joshua Ostaszewski (Ph.D., Geosciences)

2011-2014                 Paul Prososki (M.S., ATMO)

2009-2016                 Anthony Reinhart (Ph.D., Geosciences)

2009-2012                 Amber Emory (Reynolds) (Ph.D., Wind Science and Engineering)

2006-2007                 Jaret Rogers (M.S., ATMO)

2016-2018                 Alex Schueth (M.S., ATMO)

2018-2024                 Alex Schueth (Ph.D, Geosciences) 2006-2009                                    Patrick Skinner (M.S., ATMO)

2009-2013                 Patrick Skinner (Ph.D., Wind Science and

Engineering)

2024-present            Ethan Steward (M.S., ATMO)

2019-2021                 Elizabeth Venteicher (M.S. candidate, ATMO) 2004-2007                                    Kevin Walter (Ph.D., IGERT)

 

Undergraduates

2007-2008                 Trevor Boucher (B.S., Geophysics) {Senior Thesis Project} 2009       Eric Boyd (B.S., Geophysics)

2017                           Taylor Brooks (B.S., Geophysics) {Senior Thesis Project} 2007-2008                                    Isaac Medina (B.S., Geophysics) {Senior Thesis Project} 2014-2015                                    Timothy Mueller (B.S., Geophysics) {Senior Thesis Project} 2011-2012                                    Jennifer Nauert (B.S., Geophysics) {Senior Thesis Project} 2011-2012                                    Heather Wood (B.S., Geophysics) {Senior Thesis Project}

DISSERTATION/THESIS COMMITTEES SERVED
 

Taylor Adams, M.S. (2020)

Isaac Arseneau, M.S. (2020-2021) Isaac Arseneau, Ph.D. (2022-present) Jeff Beck, Ph.D. (2005-2009) (Chair) Chris Bednarczyk, M.S. (2012-2013) Samantha Berkseth, M.S. (2016) Trevor Boucher, M.S. (2009-2010) Christian Boyer, M.S. (2019)

Michael Brown, M.S. (2024-present) (Chair) Julia Buhrman, M.S. (2023-2025) (Chair) Julia Buhrman, Ph.D. (2025-present) (Chair) Brock Burghardt, Ph.D. (2014-2017)

Chris Burling, M.S. (2009-2010)

Timothy Cermak, M.S. (2012-2014) (Chair) Brad Charboneau, M.S. (2009-2012) (Chair) Blake Checkoway, Ph.D. (2024-present) Austin Coleman, M.S. (2017-2018)

Austin Coleman, Ph.D. (2018-2023) Candace Cyrek, M.S. (2008-2018) Vanna Chmielewski, Ph.D. (2015-2017) Joel Dreessen, M.S. (2007-2010) (Chair) Jilliann Dufort, M.S. (2022)

William Faletti, M.S. (2021-2023) (Chair)

Jannick Fischer, Ph.D. (2019-2022) Samuel Gardner, M.S. (2025)

Mike Griesinger, M.S. (2004-2006) (Chair) Casey Griffin, M.S. (2013-2015) (Chair) Scott Gunter, M.S. (2010)

Scott Gunter, Ph.D. (2012-2016) Natalie Gusack, M.S. (2011-2012) Aaron Hill, M.S., (2012-2014) (Chair) Aaron Hill, Ph.D., (2014-2019) (Chair) Brian Hirth, Ph.D. (2008-2011)

Brian Hirth, M.S. (2004-2005) Michael Hollan, M.S. (2012-2013)

Kate Horgan, M.S. (2006-2013) (Chair)

Abby Hutson (Kenyon), Ph.D., (2017-2021) (Chair) Abby Hutson (Kenyon), M.S. (2015-2017) (Chair) Cassie Isenberger, M.S. (2024-present) (Chair) Steve Latimer, M.S. (2004-2005)

Jianjun Luo, Ph.D. (2014)

Matthew Mahalik, M.S. (2014-2015)

Jessica McDonald, Ph.D. (2019-2024) (Chair) Jessica McDonald, M.S. (2017-2019) (Chair) Zach Medley, M.S. (2023-2024)

Josiah Melke, M.S. (2025-present) (Chair) Ryan Metzger, M.S. (2009-2011) (Chair) David Newbern, M.S. (2020)

Cameron Nixon, M.S. (2019)

Ryan Opperman, M.S. (2005-2007)

Joshua Ostaszewski, Ph.D. (2023-present) (Chair) Joshua Ostaszewski, M.S. (2021-2023) (Chair) Camaron Plourde, M.S. (2012-2013)

Paul Prososki, M.S. (2011-2014) (Chair) Anthony Reinhart, Ph.D. (2009-2016) (Chair) Amber Reynolds, Ph.D. (2009-2012) (Chair) Shelby Robertson, M.S. (2016-2017)

Jaret Rogers, M.S. (2005-2007) (Chair) Archimedes Ruiz, Ph.D. (2006-2008) Vicente Salinas, M.S. (2016)

Vicente Salinas, Ph.D. (2019-2020) Matt Schmidt, M.S. (2008-2010)

Alex Schueth, Ph.D. (2018-2024) (Chair) Alex Schueth, M.S. (2016-2018) (Chair) David Singewald, M.S. (2023-2025) Patrick Skinner, M.S. (2006-2009) (Chair) Patrick Skinner, Ph.D. (2009-2013) (Chair) Timothy Sliwinski, M.S. (2012-2013) Timothy Sliwinski, Ph.D. (2013-2017)

Ethan Steward, M.S. (2024-present) (Chair) Brandon Storm, Ph.D. (2006-2008)

Vanna Sullivan, M.S. (2012-2013) Karen Tarara, Ph.D. (2010) Amanda Thibault, M.S. (2009-2010) Jake Vancil, M.S. (2018-2018) Andrew VandeGuchte, M.S. (2016) Rolando Vega, Ph.D. (2006-2008)

Elizabeth Venteicher (2019-2021) (Chair) Phillip Ware, M.S. (2014-2015)

Kevin Walter, Ph.D. (2004-2008) (Chair) Liang Wu, Ph.D. (2016-2019)

ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE
 

American Meteorological Society (AMS) – Student Member (1998-2005)

Member (2006-present)

Cooperative Institute for Severe and High Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) – Council of Fellows (2022 – present)

 

Chair of 2026 AMS Annual Meeting Presidential Session: Informed decision-making and ethics: Developing a blueprint for ethical weather and climate communication. (2025-2026)

Member of the Overall Planning Committee for the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting (2024-present)

Member of European Severe Storms Laboratory Advisory Council (2024-present)

40th AMS Radar Conference (2023) – Topical Chair for Severe Storms, Chair of Student Presentation Judging Committee

VORTEX-SE Scientific Steering Committee – Member (2016-2022)

10th European Conference on Severe Storms – jury member for oral and poster presentations (2019)

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) – Member Representative (2006-present)

 

Member of University of Michigan Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Advisory Board (2016-present)

American Association for Wind Engineering (2005-present)

 

Associate Member, ASCE EF-scale Radar Subcommittee (2015-2022)

Program Co-Chairman for the 25th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms, 2010

Program Committee Member for the 35th AMS Conference on Radar Meteorology, 2011

 

AMS Network of Networks Radar Metadata Subcommittee Member, 2010

AMS Scientific and Technological Activities Commission: Member of Radar Meteorology Committee (2007-2010)

 

AMS Scientific and Technological Activities Commission: Member of Severe Local Storms Committee (2011-2017)

Collegiate Weather Forecasting Challenge (“WxChallenge”)

Co-founder, Local Manager, member of National Advisory Board (2005-present)

Texas Tech Lutheran Student Fellowship: Faculty Advisor (2005-present)

 

LITERATURE AND PROPOSAL REVIEWS
Editor, Monthly Weather Review (2017-present) Associate Editor, Monthly Weather Review (2015-2016)

Reviewer for multiple journals, including Journal of Atmospheric Science, Monthly Weather Review, Weather and Forecasting, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (American Meteorological Society) and Advances in Meteorology

 

Reviewer for proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

INTERNAL SERVICE (selected examples)

 

Member of Promotion Committee, Dustin Sweet (2025) Chair of Promotion Committee, Eric Bruning (2022) Chair of Promotion Committee, Brian Ancell (2022)

Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee, Sandip Pal (2022) Atmospheric Science Graduate Advisor (Fall 2009 – present) Third-year Review Committee Chair for Karin Ardon-Dryer, 2020 Search Committee Member, Boundary Layer, 2017

Search Committee Chair, Climate Systems, 2016

Search Committee Member, National Wind Institute Director, 2016

 

Texas Tech Graduate Council Representative (Sciences and Mathematics), 2014-2018

Search Committee Chair, Dynamic Meteorology, 2013 Search Committee Chair, Climate Systems, 2013

Department of Geosciences Strategic Plan Development Committee (2011-2012) Internal Advisory Board, National Wind Institute (2013-present)

Department of Geosciences Awards Committee (2011-present) Department of Geosciences Executive Committee (2011 – present) Search Committee Chair, Microphysics/Lightning position, 2010

Search Committee Member, Numerical Weather Prediction position, 2009 TA Coordinator (Spring 2009 – Spring 2011, Spring 2013)

College of Arts and Sciences Newsletter Coordinator (2009-2012) Organization Committee for Geosciences Research Day (2009) TTU Internal NSF MRI Review Panel (2007)

Search Committee Member for Geosciences Mineralogy position (2007)

Search Committee Member for Atmospheric Science Microphysics position (2006-2007)

Geosciences Chair Discernment Committee (2007) GEO Travel Committee (2006)

 

INTERVIEWS
11-12-25        Interview with Bob Clagett (MediaJuice) about tornado research

8-5-25             Interview with Kyra Holt (Lubbock Lights) about shifting of tornado alley

7-16-25          Interview with KLBK about 6/5 Lubbock tornado 4-24-25                        Interview with The Weather Channel

4-11-25          Interview with the Daily Torreador about tornado alley migration 5-15-24                        Interview with BBC regarding tornado shelters

2-29-24          Interview with RTVI International regarding spring tornadoes

11-29-23        Interview with TTU media and communications about LIFT project 6-30-23                        Interview with Lubbock Avalanche-Journal about tornado frequency 4-1-23                        Interview with NBC News about PERiLS, tornadoes

1-25-23          Interview with NBC regarding Houston tornadoes, climate change 9-8-22                        Interview with New York Times about TORUS project

4-13-22          Photo shoot with Wall Street Journal (in field for PERiLS) 4-13-22                        Interview with Newsweek about tornadoes

3-30-22          Interview with KXAN (Austin) about low-level wind fields in tornadoes, PERiLS project

3-23-22          Interview with KAMC (Lubbock) about tornadoes

12-16-21        Interview with FOX34 (KCBD) about severe storms research and facilities at Reese

12-16-21        Interview with USA Today about KY/TN tornado outbreak 12-13-21                        Interview with NBC News re: KY/TN tornado outbreak

12-13-21        Interview with Tennessee Star Report re: KY/TN tornado outbreak 6-24-21                        Interview with FOX34 (KCBD) about CISHIWRO

1-24-21          Interview with Daily Toreador re: winter storm

11-1-19          Interview with Associated Press regarding VORTEX-SE

10-21-19        Interview with the Texas Observer (climate change/tornadoes) 12-12-18                        Interview with Texas Tech College of Arts & Sciences Alumni

magazine

4-4-18             Interview with the Amarillo Globe regarding 2018 tornado season 4-4-18                        Interview with the University of Michigan regarding tornado

dynamics

8-9-17             Interview with Philadelphia Inquirer on tornado warning false alarm rates

3-24-17          Interview with Texas Tech Media and Communications regarding VORTEX-SE

2-14-17          Daily Torreador Interview regarding tornadoes

12-1-16          Interviewed by KCBD-TV regarding NSF NRI drone project 3-31-16  In-field interview with CNN (VORTEX-SE)

2-29-16          Live interviews with The Weather Channel, covering the VORTEX-SE project

9-2-15             Interviewed by KRLD radio (Dallas, TX) regarding NSF NRI project involving severe storms and unmanned aircraft.

5-21-15          Interviewed by WORT-FM (Madison, WI) on tornado science

6-17-14          Live interview by FOX34 regarding twin-tornado event in Nebraska 4-28-14                        Interviewed by FOX34 regarding tornadoes in Arkansas

4-10-14          Interviewed by KTTZ (Inside Texas Tech) regarding 1970 Lubbock tornado, current research

5-24-13          Interviewed by NTV Russia

5-22-13          Interviewed by KLIF news radio in Dallas/Ft. Worth

5-22-13          Interviewed by FOX34 News regarding Moore, OK tornado 5-17-13                        Interviewed by ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

5-16-13          Interviewed by Dallas Star-Telegram (Granbury, TX tornado)

9-20-12          Interviewed by BBC for children’s series “Earthshock”

5-10-12          Interviewed by The Weather Channel, an update on VORTEX2 research

4-15-12          Interviewed by KCBD-TV about tornado research in Oklahoma 4-4-12                        Interviewed by Dallas Star-Telegram regarding tornadoes that

impacted DFW area on 4/3/12

8-20-11          Interviewed by NOVA regarding tornado dynamics and 2011 tornado season, aired in 2012: “Deadliest Tornadoes”

4-28-11          Interviews with LA Times, AP and St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding Tuscaloosa, AL tornado.

4/10-6/10       Multiple (~40) interviews with The Weather Channel as part of VORTEX2 field project

4/10-6/10       Interviews with TTU Office of Communications and Marketing regarding VORTEX2.

3/10                Interview with the Illinois Farm Bureau Radio Network

1-26-10          Interview with NEWS 8 Austin regarding TTU tornado research 8-4-09         TV interview as part of DYI Deconstruction Series

5/09-6/09       Multiple (~30) interviews with The Weather Channel, USA Today, local newspaper and TV stations as part of VORTEX2 field project.

8-15-08          Phone interview with Fort Worth Business Journal regarding tornado research

1-11-08          Phone interview with Discovery Channel Canada re: early season tornadoes / global warming link

5-23-07          Interviewed by Discovery Channel (“Storm Chasers” series)

5-30-06          Newspaper interview with High Plains Journal (Dodge City, KS) 5-17-06,5-18-06                    Interview with the History Channel

5-9-06             Interviewed by CNN regarding StickNet project (Rob Marciano) 5/06-6/06                           Shadowed by The Discovery Channel during field operations

4-20-06          Interviewed with WMC-TV (Memphis) regarding tornado research 1-25-06  TV interview with FOX16 (Little Rock, AR)

1-25-06          TV interview with WHNT-TV (Huntsville, AL) 1-9-06      TV interview for The History Channel

12-12-05        Phone interview with Indigo Films (re: upcoming 2006 field project film)

9-28-05          Interview with Jessica Elliott (TTU student) re: Hurricane Katrina 9-23-05                        Phone interview with San Antonio Express News (re: Hurricane

Rita)

9-22-05          Phone interview with San Jose Mercury News (re: Hurricane Rita) 9-20-05                        Interviewed for Daily Torreador (re: Hurricane Katrina/Rita)

8-10-05          Appearance on National Geographic Television Channel (“Thrill Zone: The Tornado Hunters”)

6-28-05          Phone interview with Chad Bull (TTU University Daily) re: hail storms

6-27-05          Interview with Carmina Aguilar, TTU journalism student, re: tornadoes

6-22-05          Interview with Granada Television re: tornado formation

5-26-05          Phone interview with Cory Chandler (Communications and Marketing) re: TTU hurricane research

5-25-05          Phone interview with Garneth Williams (Granada Television (UK)) 5-12-05                        National Geographic field interview

5-7-05             National Geographic field interview

4-30-05          Lubbock Avalanche Journal – re: tornadoes (published 5/11/05) 4-29-05                        Outdoor Living Network – re: tornadoes

9-10-04          Texas Cable News Network – radio interview re: Hurricane Frances 9-10-04                        FOX-34 TV interview with Dr. Kishor Mehta re: Hurricane Frances 8-27-04                        National Geographic re: tornadoes, damage

 

CONFERENCES ATTENDED
1/26                AMS Annual Meeting (Houston, TX)

11/25              12th European Conference on Severe Storms (Utrecht, Netherlands)

1/25                AMS Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA)

10/24              31st AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms (Virginia Beach, VA) 1/24     AMS Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD)

8/23                40th AMS Conference on Radar Meteorology (Minneapolis, MN) 1/23                        AMS Annual Meeting (Denver, CO)

10/22              30th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms (Santa Fe, NM) 1/22 AMS Annual Meeting (virtual)

1/21                AMS Annual Meeting (virtual) 10/19         UCAR Members Meeting (virtual) 10/20   TORUS Workshop (virtual)

1/20                AMS Annual Meeting (Boston, MA)

11/19              10th European Conference on Severe Storms (Krakow, Poland) 10/19                        UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

9/19                VORTEX-SE Workshop (Huntsville, AL) 1/19     AMS Annual Meeting (Phoenix, AZ) 10/18        UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

10/18              AMS/AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting (Boulder, CO)

10/18              29th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms (Stowe, VT) 11/17                        VORTEX-SE Workshop (Huntsville, AL)

11/17              NSF NRI PI Meeting (Arlington, VA)

9/17                9th European Severe Storms Conference (Pula, Croatia) 1/17 AMS Annual Meeting (Seattle, WA)

11/16              NSF NRI PI Meeting (Arlington, VA)

11/16              28th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms (Portland, OR) 11/16                        VORTEX-SE Workshop (Portland, OR)

10/16              UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

10/16              AMS/AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting (Boulder, CO) 11/15                        VORTEX-SE Workshop (Huntsville, AL)

10/15              UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

9/15                8th European Conference on Severe Storms (Wiener Neustadt, Austria)

11/14              27th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms (Madison, WI) 10/14 UCAR Members Meeting, AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting

(Boulder, CO)

2/14                AMS Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)

9/13                36th AMS Conference on Radar Meteorology (Breckenridge, CO) 6/13         7th European Conference on Severe Storms (Helsinki, Finland) 4/13     VORTEX2 Workshop (Austin, TX)

1/13                AMS Annual Meeting (Austin, TX) 11/12 AMS SLS Conference (Nashville, TN) 10/12 UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

10/12              AMS/AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting (Boulder, CO) 1/12       AMS Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA)

9/11                35th AMS Conference on Radar Meteorology (Pittsburgh, PA) 3/11  15th Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference (Ames, IA) 2/11         9th Great Lakes Meteorology Conference (Valparaiso, IN)

1/11                AMS Annual Meeting (Seattle, WA) 10/10                        AMS SLS Conference (Denver, CO)

10/10              UCAR Members Meeting, AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting (Boulder, CO)

2/10                Lubbock Severe Weather Conference (Lubbock, TX) 1/10       AMS Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)

10/09              UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

4/09                 Pacific Northwest Association of College Physics (Auburn, WA) 4/09           NSF Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Workshop

(Norman, OK)

1/09                AMS Annual Meeting (Phoenix, AZ) 10/08          AMS SLS Conference (Savannah, GA)

10/08              UCAR Members Meeting, AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting (Boulder, CO)

2/08                SMART-R Annual Meeting (College Station, TX) 1/08  AMS Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA)

10/07              UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

7/07                AMS Mesoscale Conference (Waterville Valley, NH) 2/07        AMS Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX)

1/07                SMART-R Annual Meeting (Lubbock, TX) 11/06 AMS SLS Conference (St. Louis, MO) 10/06    UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO) 1/06   AMS Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)

12/05              SMART-R Annual Meeting (Norman, OK)

10/05              AMS Mesoscale Conference (Albuquerque, NM) 10/05                        UCAR Members Meeting (Boulder, CO)

1/05                AMS Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA)

10/04              AMS Severe Local Storms (SLS) Conference (Hyannis, MA) 8/04                        SMART-R Annual Meeting (Norman, OK)