Name : Dr. Mohan K. Ramamurthy Title : Director, Unidata Degrees Institution Date Conferred B.S. - Physics University of Poona, India 1977 M.S. - Physics University of Poona, India 1980 Ph.D. - Meteorology University of Oklahoma 1986 Professional Experience: India Meteorological Department, Poona, India, March 1976 - August 1980 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman, August 1980 - February 1986 Post-doctoral Research Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, March 1986 - August 1987 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, August 1987 - August 1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, August 1989 to August 1994 Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, August 1994 to 2003 Director, Unidata Program Center, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 2003- present Current Research Interests Mesoscale gravity waves, mesoscale modeling, ensemble forecasting, information technology, and interactive-multimedia instruction and learning
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Name: Dr. Mohan K. Ramamurthy Title: Director, Unidata Degrees Institution Date Conferred B.S. - Physics University of Poona, India 1977 M.S. - Physics University of Poona, India 1980 Ph.D. - Meteorology University of Oklahoma 1986 Professional Experience: India Meteorological Department, Poona, India, March 1976 - August 1980 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman, August 1980 - February 1986 Post-doctoral Research Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, March 1986 - August
1987 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, August
1987 - August 1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, August 1989 to
August 1994 Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, August 1994 to
2003 Director, Unidata Program Center, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 2003-
present Current Research Interests Mesoscale gravity waves, mesoscale modeling, ensemble forecasting, information technology, and interactive-multimedia instruction and learning
List of Publications Mohan K. Ramamurthy (a) Journals and Books: 1. Ramamurthy, M. K., and F. H. Carr, 1987: Four-dimensional data assimilation in the monsoon
region. Part I. Experiments with wind data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 1678–1706. 2. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1987: Vectorization of an atmospheric prediction model: Cyber-205 vs.
Cray-1/Cray X-MP. Supercomputer, 20/21, 66–75. 3. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1987: Performance improvement beyond vectorization on the Cyber-205.
Supercomputer, 22, 41–51. 4. Duke, D. W., J. C. McCalpin, M. Ramamurthy, and D. Sandee, 1987: Initial benchmark results
from the ETA10 supercomputer. i/o An ETA Systems Publication, 4, 12–16. 5. Ramamurthy, M. K., and F. H. Carr, 1988: Four-dimensional assimilation in the monsoon
region. Part II: Role of temperature and moisture data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 1896–1913. 6. Navon, I. M., P. K. H. Phua, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1988: Vectorization of conjugate-
gradient methods for large-scale minimization. Proceedings of the Supercomputing Conference, Orlando, FL, Nov. 14–18, 1988. The Computer Society of the IEEE, 410–418.
7. Navon, I. M., P. K. H. Phua, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1990: Vectorization of conjugate-gradient methods for large-scale minimization in meteorology. J. Optimization Theory and Applications, 66, 71–93.
8. Ramamurthy, M. K., B. P. Collins, R. M. Rauber, and P. C. Kennedy, 1990: Evidence of very-large-amplitude solitary waves in the atmosphere. Nature, 348, (22 Nov.), 314–317.
9. Shields, M. T., R. M. Rauber and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1991: Dynamical forcing and mesoscale organization of precipitation bands in a Midwest winter cyclonic storm. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 936–964.
10. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, B. P. Collins, M. T. Shields, P. C. Kennedy, and W. L. Clark, 1991: UNIWIPP: A University of Illinois field experiment to investigate the structure of mesoscale precipitation in winter storms. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 72, 764–776.
11. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1991: Meeting Review: Session 5. Banded precipitation features in fronts and cyclones: I; The Fourth AMS Conference on Mesoscale Processes; 25–29 June 1990; Boulder, Colorado; D. Keyser, Ed. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 72, 212–227.
12. Martner, B. E., R. M. Rauber, R. M. Rasmussen, E. T. Prater, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1992: Impacts of a Destructive and Well-Observed Cross-Country Winter Storm. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, 169–172.
13. Ramamurthy, M. K., and I. M. Navon, 1992: The conjugate-gradient variational analysis and initialization method: An application to MONEX SOP-2 Data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 2360–2377.
14. Ramamurthy, M. K., K. P. Bowman, B. F. Jewett, J. G. Kemp, and C. Kline, 1992: A Networked Desktop Synoptic Laboratory. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, Cover and 944–950.
15. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1992: Meeting Review: Session 15A. Data Assimilation Experiments; The Ninth AMS Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; 14–18 October 1991; Denver, Colorado; Y.-H. Kuo, Ed. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, 1009–1038.
16. Wash, C. H., R. L. DeSouza, M. Ramamurthy, A. Andersen, G. Byrd, J. Justus, H. Edmon and P. Samson, 1992: Teaching with interactive computer systems: A report on the Unidata/
17. Wash, C. H., R. L. DeSouza, M. Ramamurthy, A. Andersen, G. Byrd, J. Justus, H. Edmon and P. Samson, 1992: Synoptic and Mesoscale Meteorology Instruction Workshop: Notes from an NCAR Summer Instructional Workshop. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
18. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, B. P. Collins and N. K. Malhotra, 1993: A comparative study of large amplitude gravity wave events. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 2951–2974.
19. Ramamurthy, M. K., and T.-Y. Xu, 1993: Continuous data assimilation experiments with the NMC Eta Model: A GALE IOP-1 Case Study. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 3082–3105.
20. Ramamurthy, M. K., and J. Kemp, 1993: Using The Weather Machine: A Gopher server at the University of Illinois brings weather information to every desktop. STORM, 1(3), 34–39.
21. Carr, F. H., M. K. Ramamurthy, D. J. Rusk and G.-P. Lou, 1993: Observing systems experiments: Relative model response to various FGGE datasets in the tropics. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 3106–3122.
22. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1993: Meeting Review: Session 5. Satellite applications to analysis and forecasting. The Thirteenth AMS Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting; 2–6 August 1993; Vienna, Virginia.
23. Rauber, R. M., M. K. Ramamurthy, and A. Tokay, 1994: Synoptic and mesoscale structure of a severe freezing rain: The St. Valentine’s Day ice storm. Wea. Forecasting, 9, 183–204.
24. Ramamurthy, M. K., and T.-Y. Xu, 1994: Structure and evolution of a tropopause fold during GALE IOP-1: An Eta model study. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 53, 161–183.
25. Ramamurthy, M. K., (with 9 other authors), 1995: Teaching mesoscale meteorology in the age of the modernized National Weather Service: A report on the Unidata/COMET Workshop. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2463–2473.
26. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1995: The Tenth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2211–2233.
27. Kristovich, D. A. R., ..., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. F. Jewett, K. Beard, ..., H. T. Ochs III, ... (22 authors), 2000: The Lake-Induced Convection Experiment and the Snowband Dynamics Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 519–542.
28. Rauber, R. M., L. S. Olthoff, M. K. Ramamurthy, 2000: The relative importance of warm rain and ice processes in freezing precipitation events. J. Appl. Meteor., 39, 1185-1195.
29. Rauber, R. M., M. Yang, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 2000: Origin, maintenance, and fine-scale structure of the St. Valentine’s Day mesoscale gravity wave observed during STORM-FEST. Part I: Origin and maintenance, Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 198-217
30. Yang, M., R. M. Rauber, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 2000: Origin, maintenance, and fine-scale structure of the St. Valentine’s Day mesoscale gravity wave observed during STORM-FEST. Part II: Fine-scale structure, Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 218-236.
31. Rauber, R. M., L. S. Olthoff, M. K. Ramamurthy, 2000: Further Investigation of a physically based, non-dimensional parameter for discriminating between locations of freezing rain and ice pellets. Wea. Forecasting, 16, 185-191.
32. Phoebus, D. R. Smith, P. J. Croft, H. A. Friedman, M. C. Hays, K. A. Murphy, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. Watkins, and J. W. Zeitler: Ninth AMS Symposium on Education (Meeting Summary). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 295-303.
33. Rauber, R. M., L. S. Olthoff, M. K. Ramamurthy, 2001: A synoptic weather pattern and sounding-based climatology of freezing precipitation in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 1724-1747.
34. D. R. Smith, M. C. Hays, M. K. Ramamurthy, J. W. Zeitler, K. A. Murphy, P. J. Croft, J. M. Nese, H. A. Freidman, H. W. Robinson, C. D. Thormeyer, P. A. Ruscher, and R. E. Pandya, 2001: Tenth AMS Symposium on Education. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 2817-2823.
35. Jewett, B. J., R. M. Ramamurthy, and R. M. Rauber, 2003: Origin, maintenance and fine scale structure of the St. Valentine's Day gravity wave observed during STORM-FEST. Part III: MM5 modeling study of gravity wave genesis and evolution. Mon. Wea. Rev.., 131, 617-633.
36. Rauber, R. M., and M. K. Ramamurthy, 2003: Clouds and precipitation bands. Encyclopedia of Meteorology. Elsevier Science Press, 1243-1250.
37. R. E. Pandya, D. R. Smith, M. K. Ramamurthy, P. J. Croft, M. J. Hayes, K. A. Murphy, J. D. Mcdonnell, R. M. Johnson and H. A. Friedman, 2004: 11TH AMS Education Symposium. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: 85, No. 3, pp. 425–430.
38. Ramamurthy, M. K., 2005: Unidata's Blueprint for 2008. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86, 179–180.
39. Droegemeier, K. K. and Co-authors, 2005: Service-oriented environments for dynamically interacting with mesoscale weather. Computing in Science and Engineering, 7, No. 6, 12-29.
40. Kelleher, K., plus 14 authors, 2005: Project CRAFT: Technical Aspects of a Real-time delivery system for NEXRAD Level II data via the Internet. Submitted to Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.
41. Grim, J. A., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. J. Jewett and M. Han, 2005: High-resolution observations of the trowal and warm frontal regions of two continental winter cyclones. Submitted to Monthly Weather Review.
42. Han, M., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. J. Jewett, and J. Grim, 2005: Mesoscale dynamics of the trowal and warm frontal regions of two continental winter cyclones. Submitted to Monthly Weather Review.
43. Ramamurthy, M. K., 2005: A new generation of cyberinfrastructure and data services for Earth system science education and research. Submitted to Advances in Geosciences.
Conference Presentations and Papers:
1. Carr, F. H., and M. Ramamurthy, 1981: Comparison between data sets and analyses during the monsoon onset period. Proceedings, International Conf. on the Scientific Results of the Monsoon Experiment, Denspar, Bali, Indonesia, 8.11–8.14.
2. Carr, F. H., and M. Ramamurthy, 1983: Comparison of III-a and III-b analyses during the monsoon onset period. G. W. E. Newsletter, 1, 27–28.
3. Carr, F. H., D. J. Rusk, and M. Ramamurthy, 1983: A simple, fast and accurate procedure for initialization of a limited-area model. Preprints, Sixth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Omaha, Nebraska, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 183–187.
4. Ramamurthy, M., 1985: Four-dimensional data assimilation in a limited-area model for the monsoon region. Preprints, Seventh Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Montreal, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 91–96.
5. Carr, F. H., and M. Ramamurthy, 1985: Experiments in four-dimensional data assimilation for a limited-area model in the tropics. Report of the Seminar on Progress in Tropical Meteorology as a Result of the Global Weather Experiment, GARP Special Report No. 44, IV.87–IV.98.
6. Carr, F. H., M. Ramamurthy, and B. M. Chaabra, 1986: Observing systems experiments for the onset vortex during Summer MONEX. Preprints, National Conf. on the Scientific Results of the First GARP Global Experiment, Miami, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 6–9.
7. Ramamurthy, M., and F. H. Carr, 1986: Four-dimensional data assimilation in a limited-area model using Summer MONEX data. Preprints, National Conf. on the Scientific Results of the First GARP Global Experiment, Miami, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 48–51.
8. Ramamurthy, M., and F. H. Carr, 1986: Four-dimensional data assimilation in a limited-area model using Summer MONEX data. Extended abstracts of papers presented at the WMO/IUGG International Symposium on Short and Medium Range Weather Prediction, Tokyo, 73–74.
9. Rusk, D. J., M. Ramamurthy, and F. H. Carr, 1986: Tests of a simple variational initialization scheme for a limited-area primitive equation model. Extended abstracts of papers presented at the WMO/IUGG International Symposium on Short and Medium Range Weather Prediction, Tokyo, 117–118.
10. Sandee, D., D. Morrow, and M. Ramamurthy, 1987: Parallel and vector processing of the incremental dynamic programming algorithm. Third SIAM Conf. on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, Dec. 1–4, Los Angeles, California.
11. Ramamurthy, M. K., and I. M. Navon, 1988: Application of a conjugate-gradient method to variational blending of meteorological fields. Preprints, Eighth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Baltimore, Maryland, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 202–207.
12. Ramamurthy, M. K., and F. H. Carr, 1988: Observing system experiments using Summer MONEX data. Preprints, Eighth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Baltimore, Maryland, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 653–658.
13. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, B. P. Collins and P. C. Kennedy, 1989: Dramatic evidence of gravity-wave induced precipitation bands: A twin case-study. Preprints, Twelfth Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Monterey, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
14. Rauber, R. M., M. T. Shields and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1989: Dynamic forcing and mesoscale organization of precipitation bands in a midwest winter cyclonic storm. Preprints, Twelfth Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Monterey, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
15. Ramamurthy, M. K., and I. M. Navon, 1990: Application of a conjugate-gradient method to variational assimilation of meteorological fields. Proceedings, International Symposium on Assimilation of Observations in Meteorology and Oceanography, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 359–364.
16. Ramamurthy, M. K., and R. M. Rauber, 1991: UNIWIPP: A University of Illinois field experiment to investigate the structure of mesoscale precipitation in winter storms. First Conf. on Winter Storms, New Orleans, Louisiana Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 270–271.
17. Rauber, R. M., and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1991: The St. Valentine’s Day ice storm--An extreme freezing rain disaster. First Conf. on Winter Storms, New Orleans, Louisiana, Amer. Meteor. Soc. Boston, 272–273.
18. Collins, B. P., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1991: Gravity wave induced precipitation bands: A case study. First Conf. on Winter Storms, New Orleans, Louisiana, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 274–275.
19. Li, M., R. M. Rauber and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1991: Mesoscale structure of narrow precipitation zones embedded within flow over an intense winter anticyclone. First Conf. on Winter Storms, New Orleans, Louisiana, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 276–277.
20. Shields, M. T., R. M. Rauber and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1991: Dynamical forcing and mesoscale organization of precipitation bands in a Midwest winter cyclonic storm. First Conf. on Winter Storms, New Orleans, Louisiana, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 278–279.
21. Malhotra, N. K., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1991: A comparative study of large amplitude atmospheric gravity waves. First Conf. on Winter Storms, New Orleans, Louisiana, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 280–282.
22. Ramamurthy, M. K., K. P. Bowman, B. F. Jewett, J. G. Kemp and C. V. Kline, 1991: A networked desktop synoptic laboratory. Proceedings, Unidata/COMET/STORM Workshop on Synoptic and Mesoscale Instruction, Boulder, Colorado.
23. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, B. P. Collins and N. K. Malhotra, 1991: An observational study of large-amplitude atmospheric solitary waves. Eighth Conf. on Atmospheric and Oceanic Waves and Stability, Denver, Colorado, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
24. Ramamurthy, M. K., and T.-Y. Xu, 1991: Four dimensional data assimilation experiments with the NMC ETA model. Preprints, Ninth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Denver, Colorado, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 599–602.
25. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, B. P. Collins and N. K. Malhotra, 1992: An observational study of atmospheric solitary waves. Fifth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Atlanta, Georgia, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
26. Ramamurthy, M. K., K. P. Bowman, B. F. Jewett, J. G. Kemp and C. V. Kline, 1992: A networked weather laboratory. Eighth International Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, Atlanta, Georgia, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
27. Wilhelmson, R. B., M. K. Ramamurthy, et al, 1992: PATHFINDER: Probing ATmospHeric Flows in an INteractive and Distributed EnviRonment. ACM SIGGRAPH ’92. Nineteenth Annual International Conf. on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Chicago.
28. Ramamurthy, M. K., and R. B. Wilhelmson, 1993: A networked multimedia meteorology laboratory. Second Symposium on Education, Anaheim, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
29. Shields, M. T., R. M. Rauber and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1993: Doppler radar analysis of a severe spring snow storm. 26th International Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Norman, Oklahoma, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
30. Grzelak, T. R., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1993: The development and structure of occlusions in winter cyclones. Thirteenth Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Vienna, Virginia, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
31. Christensen, D. L., R. M. Rauber and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1993: Synoptic scale environment of a mesoscale gravity wave. Thirteenth Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Vienna, Virginia, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
32. Zhou, G., R. B. Wilhelmson and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1993: Nonhydrostatic model simulation of squall line development and structure along a front. Seventeenth Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, Missouri, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston.
33. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. B. Wilhelmson, S. E. Hall and J. G. Kemp, 1993: Networked multimedia systems and collaborative visualization, 1994. Third Symposium on Education, Nashville, Tennessee, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston (invited).
34. Sridhar, M., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, S. E. Hall, R. Panoff and L. Bievenue, 1994: Increased student participation in collaborative multimedia systems. Fifteenth National Educational Computing Conf., International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Boston, June 13–15, 1994.
35. Ramamurthy, M. K., and Lih-Ho Chen, 1994: Numerical simulation of a large amplitude gravity wave. Sixth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, Oregon, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
36. Grzelak, T. R., M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. M. Rauber, 1994: The development and structure of rainbands within an occluded cyclone during STORM-FEST. Sixth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, Oregon, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
37. Rauber, R. M., M. K. Ramamurthy, and D. L. Christensen, 1994: Structure of a mesoscale gravity wave observed during STORMFEST. Sixth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, Oregon, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
38. Manikin, G. S., and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1994: Eta forecasts of a winter cyclone during STORM-FEST. Tenth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Portland, Oregon, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
39. Xu, T., and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1994: Four-dimensional assimilation of wind profiler data with NMC Eta model. Tenth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, July 18–22, Portland, Oregon, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
40. Zhou, G., R. B. Wilhelmson and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1994: Analysis of a numerically simulated squall line along a front. Tenth Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, July 18–22, Portland, Oregon, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
41. Wilhelmson, R., and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1994: Atmospheric science education using multimedia, Mosaic, current and historical weather data, and the Internet. AGU Chapman Conference on Scrutiny of Undergraduate Geoscience Education, September 7–11, Washington, D. C.
42. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. B. Wilhelmson, R. D. Pea, L. M. Gomez, and D. C. Edelson, 1995: CoVis: A National Science Education Collaboratory. Fourth Symposium on Education, January 16–17, Dallas, Texas.
43. Wilhelmson, R. B., M. K. Ramamurthy, D. Wojtowicz, J. Kemp, S. Hall, and M. Sridhar, 1995: The Daily Planet™: An Internet-based information server for the atmospheric sciences community and the public. Fourth Symposium on Education, January 16–17, Dallas, Texas.
44. Yang, M., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, 1995: Dual-Doppler derived structure of a mesoscale gravity wave during STORM-FEST. 27th Conf. on Radar Meteorology, 9–13 October, Vail, Colorado.
45. Grzelak, T., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1995: Can a cyclone with no surface fronts occlude? Ninth Extratropical Cyclone Workshop, December 3–7, Monterey, California
46. Hall, S., M. Sridhar, M. K. Ramamurthy and R. B. Wilhelmson, 1996: The design and implementation of multimedia web-based instructional modules in K–12 education. Fifth Symposium on Education, January 29–30, Atlanta, Georgia.
47. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. B. Wilhelmson, S. Hall, J. Plutchak, M. Sridhar, B. Fishman, D. Gordin, R. Pea and L. Gomez, 1996: CoVis geosciences web server: An Internet-based resource for the K–12 community. Fifth Symposium on Education, January 29–30, Atlanta, Georgia.
48. Wojtowicz, D., R. B. Wilhelmson and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1996: IICE: Bringing interactivity to image-based WWW products. Twelfth Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems, January 28–February 2, Atlanta, Georgia.
49. Wilhelmson, R. B. M. Folk, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. Schatz, N. Yeager, D. Crutcher and M. Winslett, 1996: HORIZON: A digital library project for earth and space data serving the public. Twelfth Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems, January 28–February 2, Atlanta, Georgia.
50. Hall, S., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, J. Plutchak, D. Wojtowicz, and M. Sridhar, 1996: The Weather Visualizer: A Java™ tool for interactive learning. The International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IGARSS), May 29–31, Lincoln, Nebraska.
51. Gomez L. et al, 1996: Learning through collaborative visualization (CoVIS). NSF Dynamic Partnerships Conference, June 19–21, Washington, D. C.
52. Ramamurthy, M. K. and J. Shu, 1996: Short-range ensemble forecast experiments with scale-dependent initial errors. Eleventh Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, August 19–23, Norfolk, Virginia.
53. Manikin, G. and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1996: Short-range Eta model ensemble forecasting. Eleventh Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, August 19–23, Norfolk, Virginia.
54. Grzelak, T., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1996: Orographic and pre-storm environmental influences within Rocky Mountain lee cyclones. Fifteenth Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, August 19–23, Norfolk, Virginia.
55. Jewett, B., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1996: Numerical study of the genesis of a large-amplitude gravity wave. Seventh Conference on Mesoscale Processes, September 9–13, Reading, England.
56. Rauber, R. M., M. Yang and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1996: Dual-Doppler study of a mesoscale gravity wave. Seventh Conference on Mesoscale Processes, September 9–13, Reading, England.
57. Grzelak, T., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1996: The mesoscale rainbands within a Rocky Mountain lee cyclone. Seventh Conference on Mesoscale Processes, September 9–13, Reading, England.
58. Hall, S., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, J. Plutchak, D. Wojtowicz, and M. Sridhar, 1996: Java and web-based tools for interactive learning. National Science Teachers Association Global Summit, December 27–29, San Francisco, California.
59. Hall S., M. Sridhar, M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, J. Plutchak and D. Wojtowicz, 1996: An online hybrid multimedia environment for K–12 education in the atmospheric sciences. Proceedings, Sixth Symposium on Education, February 3–4, Long Beach, California.
60. Wojtowicz, D., S. Hall, E. Mlodzik, P. Dekker and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1996: An advanced system for the production and viewing of weather products on the World-Wide Web. Thirteenth Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPC), February, 3–7, 1997, Long Beach, California.
61. Plutchak, J., R. B. Wilhelmson, M. K. Ramamurthy, S. Hall, and V. Tokarsky, 1996: The Weather Visualizer, Java, Habanero, and the future. Thirteenth Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPC), February 3–7, 1997, Long Beach, California.
62. Hall, S., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, J. Plutchak and D. Wojtowicz, and M. Sridhar, 1996: Internet-based K–12 resources in the geosciences. GeoSciEd II, The Second Int’l. Conference on Geoscience Education: Learning About the Earth as a System, Hilo, Hawaii.
63. Rauber, R. M., M. Yang, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1997: Dual-Doppler analysis of the kinematic and thermodynamic structure of a mesoscale gravity wave observed during STORMFEST. Twentieth Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Austin, Texas.
64. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, T. Grzelak, and B. Jewett, 1997: The inter-case variability of the structure and evolution of lee cyclones during STORM-FEST. Tenth Cyclone Workshop, 21–27 September, 1997, Val Morin, Quebec.
65. Ramamurthy, M. K. and B. F. Jewett, 1998: Short-range ensemble forecast experiments of Hurricane Opal. Preprints, Twelfth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction. Phoenix, Arizona.
66. Jewett, B. F., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 1998: Numerical study of the evolution of gravity waves during STORM-FEST. Preprints, Sixteenth Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, Arizona
67. Olthoff, L. S., R. M. Rauber, K. E. Kunkel and M. Ramamurthy, 1998: A 25 year freezing rain climatology. Preprints, Sixteenth Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, Arizona.
68. Bramer, D., S. E. Hall, M. Sridhar, D. Wojtowicz, M. Ramamurthy, R. Wilhelmson and J. Plutchak, 1998: The status and future of hybrid multimedia in education: The WW2010 experience. Proceedings, Seventh Symposium on Education, Phoenix, Arizona.
69. Wojtowicz, D., S. E. Hall, D. Bramer, R. Wilhelmson, and M. Ramamurthy, 1998: The technology behind the Weather World 2010 Project WWW content management. Preprints, Fourteenth International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, Phoenix, Arizona.
70. Plutchak, J., S. Hall, D. Wojtowicz, M. Sridhar, M. Ramamurthy, and R. Wilhelmson: Weather World 2010, 1998: A customizable, user-oriented WWW site. Preprints, Fourteenth International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, Phoenix, Arizona.
71. Plutchak, J., S. Hall, D. Wojtowicz, R. Wilhemson, and M. Ramamurthy, 1998: Java on the World Wide Web and beyond. Preprints, Fourteenth International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, Phoenix, Arizona.
72. Ramamurthy, M. K. and B. F. Jewett, 1998: Real-time NWP at the University of Illinois. Second Real-time modeling workshop, June 17, Boulder, Colorado.
73. Ramamurthy, M. K. and B. F. Jewett, 1998: Verification of mesoscale features in high-resolution regional models. Mesoscale verification workshop. June 18-19, Boulder, Colorado.
74. Bramer, D. J., D. P. Wojtowicz, J. Plutchak, R. B. Wilhelmson, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1999: Integrating of Real-Time Weather into an Internet Learning Environment: WW2010 Current Weather Products. Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium on Education. Dallas, Texas, American Meteorological Society.
75. Wojtowicz, D. P., D. J. Bramer, J. Plutchak, N. Nigg, R. B. Wilhelmson, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1999: A New Generation of Web-Based Weather Products for Education and Forecasting. Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology. Dallas, Texas, American Meteorological Society.
76. Nigg, N., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, J. Plutchak, D. P. Wojtowicz, and D. J. Bramer, 1999: A Virtual Reality Learning Environment. Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium on Education. Dallas, Texas, American Meteorological Society.
77. Plutchak, J., N. Nigg, D. J. Bramer, D. P. Wojtowicz, R. B. Wilhelmson, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1999: Advanced Multimedia for Education on the Internet. Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology. Dallas, Texas, American Meteorological Society.
78. Ramamurthy, M. K. and B. F. Jewett, 1999: Ensemble prediction of Hurricane Opal’s track and intensity. 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, Texas.
79. Ramamurthy, M. K., R. M. Rauber, M. Yang, and B. F. Jewett, 1999: A new genesis mechanism for large-amplitude gravity waves. Eighth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, Colorado.
80. Jewett, B. F., M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. M. Rauber, 1999: Initiation and modeled evolution of a STORM-FEST gravity wave. Eighth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, Colorado.
81. Rauber, R. M., M. K. Ramamurthy, B. F. Jewett, and M. C. King, 1999: The SNOWBAND dynamics project. Eighth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, Colorado.
82. King, M. C., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, and B. F. Jewett, 1999: Kinematic structure of a heavy snowband determined from Eldora data. Eighth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, Colorado.
83. Rauber, R. M., M. K. Ramamurthy, M. Yang, and B. F. Jewett, 1999: Radar and profiler evidence for a new genesis mechanism for large-amplitude gravity waves. 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada.
84. Yang, M., R. M. Rauber, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 1999: Origin, maintenance and fine-scale structure of the St. Valentine’s Day mesoscale gravity wave observed during STORM-FEST. 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada.
85. King, M. C., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, and B. F. Jewett, 1999: Dynamics of a heavy snowband as derived by the Eldora airborne radar system. 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada.
86. Houston, A. L., M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. M. Rauber, 1999: Quantitative evaluation of the 4 February – 7 February 1998 heavy snowband over the Ohio River Valley., Seventeenth Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Denver, Colorado.
87. Ramamurthy, M. K., 1999: Ensemble prediction of Hurricane Opal’s track and intensity. 13th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Denver, Colorado.
88. Pandya, R., M. Marlino. R. B. Wilhelmson, M. K. Ramamurthy, K. Hay, D. Middleton, and D. Bramer, 2000: A Virtual Exploratorium to support inquiry-based learning in Geoscience courses. 9th Symposium on Education, Long Beach, CA.
89. Bramer, D. J., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, and D. P. Wojtowicz, 2000: Interactive modeling and visualization in undergraduate courses. 9th Symposium on Education, Long Beach, CA.
90. Ramamurthy, M. K., and B. Domenico, 2000: The DLESE Service Committee: Providing an array of services to the Digital Library for Earth System Education. Session on Portal to the Future: The Digital Library for Earth System Education, AGU Spring Meeting, Washington, D. C.
91. Ramamurthy, M. K., Pandya, R. D. Bramer, K. Ginger, K. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, T. Scheitlin, and R. Wilhelmson, 2001: A Virtual Exploratorium to support enquiry-based learning in the Geosciences. Shaping the Future: Unidata users as leaders. Unidata June 2000 Summer Workshop.
92. Rauber, R. M., L. S. Olthoff, M. K. Ramamurthy, and K. E. Kunkel, 2000: The relative importance of warm rain and melting processes in freezing precipitation events. 13th Int. Conf. Clouds and Precipitation, Reno, Nevada.
93. Ramamurthy, M. K., 2000: Are land bombs fundamentally different from explosive oceanic cyclones? 11th Cyclone Workshop, Monterey, CA.
94. Pandya, R., D. Bramer, K. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, and R. Wilhelmson, 2000: The Virtual Exploratorium: An inquiry-based learning environment for undergraduate geoscience education. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
95. Pandya, R., D. Bramer, K. Ginger, K. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, and R. Wilhelmson, 2001: Using the Virtual Exploratorium to support inquiry-based learning in introductory Geoscience courses: An ENSO example. 10th Symposium on Education, Albuquerque, NM.
96. Bramer, D. J., K. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, R. Pandya, M. K. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin and R. B. Wilhelmson, 2001: The Technology behind a Virtual Exploratorium: A resource for discovery-based learning in the Geosciences. 10th Symposium on Education, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Albuquerque, NM.
97. Ramamurthy, M. K., and B. Cui, 2001: Mesoscale ensemble prediction of mid-latitude cyclones. Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Fort Lauderdale, FL.
98. Rauber, R. M., M. K. Ramamurthy, B. F. Jewett and M. Han, 2001: Fine-scale structure and dynamics of a heavy snowband. Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Fort Lauderdale, FL.
99. Jewett, B. F., M. K. Ramamurthy and R. M. Rauber, 2001: The role of evaporative processes in gravity wave genesis. Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Fort Lauderdale, FL.
100. Jewett, B. F., M. K. Ramamurthy and H. Liu, 2001: Ensemble methods applied to hurricane track forecasting. 14th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Fort Lauderdale, FL.
101. Pandya, R., D. Bramer, D. Elliott, K. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. K. Ramamurthy, Tim Scheitlin, M. Weingroff, R. Wilhelmson, and J. Yoder, 2001: Connecting visualization to student insight: strategies from the Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
102. Ramamurthy, M. K., 2002: Ensemble prediction of hurricanes (Invited Talk), 1st AMS Student Conference, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Orlando, FL.
103. Bramer, D. J., T. Scheitlin, R. Deardorff, D. Elliott, K. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, R. Pandya, M. K. Ramamurthy, M. Weingroff, and R. B. Wilhelmson, 2002: Using an interactive Java-based environment to facilitate visualization Comprehension. 18th Conference on IIPS, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Orlando, FL.
104. Pandya, R., D. Bramer, D. Elliott, K. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, M. Weingroff, and R. Wilhelmson, 2002: An inquiry-based learning strategy from the Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment (VGEE) 11th Symposium on Education, Orlando, FL.
105. Wojtowicz, D., M. K. Ramamurthy, K. Mueller and A. Tubbs, 2002: Reviving the Synoptic Lab with unique digital display systems. 18th Conference on IIPS, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Orlando, FL.
106. Ramamurthy, M. K. B. F. Jewett and H. Liu, 2002: Ensemble methods applied to hurricane track forecasting. 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Fort Lauderdale, FL.
107. Pandya, R., D. Bramer, D. Elliott, K. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. K. Ramamurthy, Tim Scheitlin, M. Weingroff, R. Wilhelmson, and J. Yoder, 2002: Computer-based tools for inquiry in undergraduate classrooms: Results from the VGEE. AGU Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.
108. Ramamurthy, M. K. B. F. Jewett, B. Cui and H. Liu, 2002: Mesoscale ensemble prediction of tropical and midlatitude cyclones. 15th Conference Numerical Weather Prediction. Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Antonio, TX.
109. Jewett, B. F., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. M. Rauber, D. Smith and L. Barker, 2002: Mesoscale ensemble prediction of winter precipitation in a severe winter storm. 19th Conf. on weather Analysis and Forecasting/15th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Antonio, TX.
110. Bramer, D. J., D. J. Charlevoix, G. McFarquhar, R. Herman, L. Avilés, L. Di Girolamo, M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. B. Wilhelmson, 2003: Developing Interactive Models to Support a Digital Collection of Earth System Science Resources 12th Symposium on Education, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Long Beach, CA.
111. Pandya, R., D. Bramer, R. Deardorff, D. Elliott, K. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, M. Weingroff, and R. Wilhelmson, 2003: The Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment: A Scientific Tool-Kit for Learners. 12th Symposium on Education, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Long Beach, CA.
112. Jewett, B. F., R. B. Wilhelmson, M. K. Ramamurthy, J. Alameda, S. Hampton, A. L. Rossi, and D. Tcheng, 2003: Applying portal technologies to ensemble modeling of convection on the grid. 19th Conference on IIPS, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Long Beach, CA
113. Wilhelmson, R. B., K. Droegemeier, S. Graves, M. Ramamurthy, D. Haidvogel, B. F. Jewett, J. Alameda, and D. Gannon, 2003: Modeling Environment for Atmospheric Discovery (MEAD), 19th Conference on IIPS, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Long Beach, CA
114. Cui, B., and M. K. Ramamurthy, 2003: Mesoscale ensemble prediction of mid-latitude cyclones. 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Portland, OR.
115. Han, M., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, and J. A. Grim, 2003: A modeling study of the frontal circulations associated with a heavy snowband in an extratropical cyclone. 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Portland, OR
116. Grim., J., A., R. M. Rauber, M. K. Ramamurthy, B. F. Jewett, and J. A. Grim, 2003: Comparative study of the mesoscale structure and dynamics of heavy snowbands in the trowal region of two extratropical cyclones. 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Portland, OR.
117. Han, M., M. K. Ramamurthy, R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, and J. A. Grim, 2003: A numerical study of the frontal circulations and narrow banding structures associated with heavy snowbands in extratropical cyclones. Midwest Extreme and Hazardous Weather Regional Conference, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Champaign, IL
118. Jewett, B. F., R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, and M. K. Ramamurthy, 2003: Large-amplitude mesoscale gravity waves: New studies of their formation and evolution. Midwest Extreme and Hazardous Weather Regional Conference, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Champaign, IL
119. Bramer, D. J., R. Pandya, M. Marlino, D. Murray, J. McWhirter, S. Wier, T. Scheitln, M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. B. Wilhelmson, 2004: Linking Interactive Concept Models into the Visual Geophyiscal Exploration Environment (VGEE). 13th Symposium on Education, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Seattle, WA.
120. Kelvin K. Droegemeier, V. Chandrasekar, R. Clark, D. Gannon, S. Graves, E. Joseph, M. Ramamurthy, R. Wilhelmson, K. Brewster, B. Domenico, T. Leyton, V. Morris, D. Murray, B. Plale, R. Ramachandran, D. Reed, J. Rushing, D. Weber, A. Wilson, M. Xue, and S. Yalda, 2004: Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery: A cyberinfrastructure for mesoscale meteorology and education. 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Seattle, WA.
121. Baltzer, T., D. Lindholm, M. Ramamurthy and B. Domenico, 2005: Cyberinfrastructure to support real-time, end-to-end regional forecasting. 21st Conference on IIPS, Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Diego, CA.
122. Droegemeier, K. K; and V. Chandrasekar, R. Clark, D. Gannon, S. Graves, E. Joseph, M. Ramamurthy, R. Wilhelmson, K. Brewster, B. Domenico, T. Leyton, V. R. Morris, D. Murray, B. Plale, R. Ramachandran, D. Reed, J. Rushing, D. Weber, A. Wilson, M. Xue, and S. Yalda, 2005: Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery: Architecture, Technology Road Map and Deployment Strategy. Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Diego, CA
123. Plale, B, D. Gannon, D.Reed, S. Graves, K. Droegemeier, B. Wilhelmson, M. Ramamurthy, 2005: Towards Dynamically Adaptive Weather Analysis and Forecasting in LEAD, To appear ICCS workshop on Dynamic Data Driven Applications, Atlanta, Georgia, May.
124. Bradley, A. IA; and M. L. Baeck, S. Del Greco, W. F. Krajewski, A. Kruger, R. E. Lawrence, M. K. Ramamurthy, M. Steiner, J. A. Smith, and J. Weber, 2005: A framework for use of NEXRAD data in hydrology. 32nd Conf. on Radar Meteorology., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Albuquerque, NM.
125. Ramamurthy, M., Lindholm, D., Baltzer, T., and Domenico, B. 2004: Cyberinfrastructure to support Real-time, End-to-End, High Resolution, Localized Forecasting. Delivered at 2004 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Abstract SF42A-02, December 13 - 17, 2004, San Franciso, CA.
126. Ramamurthy, M., and Droegemeier, K., 2005: Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD): A Cyberinfrastructure for Mesoscale Meteorology Research and Education. Delivered at European Geosciences Union General Meeting, April 24-29, 2005, Vienna, Austria.
127. Ramamurthy, M., 2005: A New Generation of end-to-end Cyberinfrastructure and Data Services for Earth System Science Education and Research. Delivered at European Geosciences Union General Meeting, April 24-29, 2005, Vienna, Austria.
128. Plale, B., D. Gannon, S. Graves, D. Reed, K. Droegemeier, R. Wilhelmson, and M. Ramamurthy, 2005: Towards dynamically adaptive weather analysis and forecasting in LEAD. Preprints, 2005 Int. Conf. on Comput. Sci ., 22-25 May, Atlanta, GA.
129. Kruger, A.; and A. A. Bradley, W. F. Krajewski, R. E. Lawrence, J. A. Smith, M. L. Baeck, M. Steiner, M. Ramamurthy, J. Weber, S. A. Del Greco, F. M. V. Murthy, and D. Dhutia, 2006: NEXRAD-ITR: Developing a framework for use of NEXRAD data in hydrology and hydrometeorology. 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Atlanta, GA.
Theses Supervised M.S. degree (co-supervisor in parentheses) Collins, Brian P., “Investigation of a Large Amplitude Gravity Wave in the Midwest United
States: A Case Study of the 5 January 1989 Event,” – 1990 Malhotra, Naresh, “A comparative study of two large amplitude gravity wave events” – 1992 Chen, Lih-Ho, “Numerical Simulation of a Large Amplitude Gravity Wave” – 1994. Guo, Qizhou, “The Role of Synoptic and Mesoscale Forcings in the Central and Southern
Plains Storm of 5–6 March 1989” – 1994. Manikin, Geoffrey S., “Short-range Ensemble Forecasting” – 1995 Hall, Steven E., “A Diagnostic Analysis of ‘Superstorm 93’,” – 1995, Grzelak, Thomas R., “The Structure and Evolution of a Rocky Mountain Lee Cyclone
During STORM-FEST,” – 1996 Shu, Jingjun, “Short-Range Ensemble Forecasting with Large-Scale Initial Errors,” – 1996 Bramer, Daniel J., “A Study of Short-Range Ensemble Forecasts with Small-Scale Initial
Errors,” – 1998 Nigg, Noah M., “A Virtual Reality Learning Environment” – May 1999 Grim, Joe (with R. Rauber), Comparative study of the mesoscale structure and dynamics of
heavy snowbands in the trowal region of two extratropical cyclones - 2003 Ph.D. degree (co-supervisor in parentheses) Xu, Taiyi, “Four-dimensional Assimilation of Profiler Data” (ABD) Zhou, Guangming, “Numerical Simulation of a Squall Line Along a Cold Front,” (with R.
Wilhelmson) – 1996 Yang, MuQun, “Origin, Maintenance and Fine-scale Structure of 14–15 February1992
Mesoscale Gravity Wave observed During STORM-FEST,” ― 1999 (co-supervised with Bob Rauber)
Cui, Bo, “Mesoscale Ensemble Prediction of Mid-latitude Cyclones,” – 2004 Han, Mei, “Synoptic and Mesoscale Dynamics of Snowbands in Winter Cyclones,” – 2004
(co-supervised with Bob Rauber) Number of Ph. D. Dissertation Committees served on: 21 (1987-2005)
International, national or local professional committees or working groups President, AMS East-Central Illinois Chapter, 1989 UNIDATA Users Committee, 1989–1992 STORM Systems Integration Steering Committee, 1991 Chairperson, UNIDATA Users Committee, 1991–1998 AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, 1992–1995 STORM Working Group on Mesoscale Numerical Prediction Advisory Committee, Media-Rich Environments, Exploratorium, San Francisco, California. AMS Ad-hoc Committee on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1994–1997 Board Member, CoVis Project, 1994–1998 Steering Committee, Program for the Advancement of Geoscience Education, 1997-2000 AMS Board on Meteorological and Oceanographic Education in Universities, 1999-2002 Editorial Board, The Journal of Earth System Science Education Editorial Board, 2001-Present Unidata Policy Committee, 1999-2002 Chair, DLESE Services Committee, 2000-2003 Associate Editor, Monthly Weather Review, 2001-2002 Member, UCAR University Relations Committee, 2001-2003 Member, USWRP/Unidata CONDUIT Working Group Chairperson, AMS Board of Higher Education, 2002-2003 Member, AMS Board of Higher Education, 2003-2004 Member, AMS Minority Scholarship National Committee, 2002 Member, Steering Committee on Cyberinfrastructure for Atmospheric Sciences, 2002-2004 Vice-chair, ESIP Federation Products and Services Committee, 2004-present Member, THORPEX Data Policy and Management Working Group, 2005-present Member, NACP Data System Task Force, 2005-present
International or national scientific conference/symposium (invited paper, session chairman/panelist, served on program committee) LAWS Advisory Panel Meeting (org. by NASA), Guntersville, Alabama, 1987 International Symposium on “Monsoon-Understanding and Prediction,” Poona, India, November 23–28, 1988 2nd STORM Mesoscale Data Assimilation Workshop, Norman, Oklahoma, March 6–9, 1989 Served on the Winter Storm Workshop program committee, October 1989 Session chairperson, 4th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, Colorado, June 1990 Member, Organizing Committee, UNIDATA Users' Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, June 1991 Session Chairperson, 9th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Denver, Colorado, October
1991 NSF Panel to Review UNIDATA Equipment Proposals, May 1992 Program Committee, 13th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Vienna, Virginia,
August 1993 Session Chairperson, 13th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Vienna, Virginia,
August 1993 Chairperson, Program Committee, NFF/COMET/UCAR Workshop on Mesoscale Instruction,
June 1994 Chairperson, 10th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, July 1994 Steering Committee, COMET Faculty Mesoscale Meteorology Course, June 1994. Session Chairperson, 14th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Dallas, Texas, January
1995 Program Committee, 5th Symposium on Education, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1996 Session Chairperson, 5th Symposium on Education, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1996 Group Member, NSF Dynamic Partnership Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1996 Session Chairperson, 7th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Reading, U.K., September 1996 Panel Member, AGU Spheres of Influence Conference on Shaping the Future of
Undergraduate Earth and Planetary Sciences Education: Innovation and Change Using an Earth System Approach, November 1996
Program Committee, NSF/COMET/UCAR Workshop on Using Instructional Technologies and Satellite Data for College-level Education in the Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, June 1997
Organizer, COMET Faculty Course on Numerical Weather Prediction, June, 1999 NSF Panel to Review UNIDATA Equipment Proposals, August 1999 Program Committee, 9th Symposium on Education, Long Beach, California, January 2000 Organizing Committee, DLESE Leadership Workshop, Bozeman, Montana, June 2000 Program Committee, 10th Symposium on Education, Long Beach, California, January 2001 Program Committee, 11th Symposium on Education, Orlando, Florida, January 2002 Organizing Committee, DLESE Annual Meeting, Ithaca, NY, June-July, 2002 Program Committee, AMS/AGU Meeting of Heads and Chairs, Boulder, CO, October 2002 Program Committee, 12th Symposium on Education, Long Beach, California, February 2003 International or national scientific conference/symposium/workshop where participation was by invitation only or was extremely selective Invited participant to 1984 NCAR Summer Colloquium on the Dynamics of Mesoscale
Weather Systems Participant in AMS Intensive Short Course on Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting at
Boulder, Colorado Participant at the WMO Workshop on Limited-area Modeling held at International School of
Meteorology of the Mediterranean, Erice, Italy Speaker at the WMO Workshop on Numerical Weather Prediction for the Tropics, Tallahassee,
Florida, June 1987 Participant at the Synoptic Meteorology Instructor Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, August 1988 Invited to give a presentation at the STORM Data Assimilation Working Group Meeting,
Boulder, Colorado, July 1991 Panelist, Symposium on Methods and Tools for Improving Post-secondary Education, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa, February 1996. Invited speaker, COMET Faculty Course, Norman, Oklahoma, June 1996 Participant, PAGE Community Planning Conference, Warrenton, VA, November 1998 Lead instructor, COMET Faculty Course on Numerical Weather Prediction, Boulder, June
1999
Participant, Workshop on Advanced Networking Infrastructure Needs in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences, Boulder, June 1999
Participant, Workshop on Ensemble Forecasting in the Short to Medium Range, Boulder,
September 1999 Invited speaker, Unidata Summer Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, June 2000 Invited speaker, AMS 1st Student Conference, Orlando, January 2002 Invited participant, NSF Hurricane WRF Workshop, May 2002 Invited participant, NSF/NCAR Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Research and
Education, October 2002 Courses Taught or Developed (U: Undergraduate; G: Graduate)
1. Introduction to Meteorology (U, General Ed) 2. Severe and Unusual Weather (U, General Ed) 3. Principles of Atmospheric Dynamics (U/G) 4. Weather Analysis and Forecasting (U/G) 5. Synoptic Dynamic Meteorology (G) 6. Mesoscale Meteorology (G) 7. Numerical Weather Prediction (G) 8. Professional Development in Atmospheric Sciences (G)
Journals or federal/state agency serving as a reviewer for submitted papers or proposals 1987: Monthly Weather Review (1) National Science Foundation (1) 1988: National Science Foundation (1) 1989: National Center for Supercomputing Applications (1) National Science Foundation (1) 1990: Monthly Weather Review (2) Weather and Forecasting (1) National Science Foundation (2) 1991: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2) Monthly Weather Review (8) National Science Foundation (4)
1992 Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society (1) Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (1) Monthly Weather Review (6) National Science Foundation (1) 1993 Atmospheric Research (1) Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society (2) Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (1) Monthly Weather Review (5) 1994 Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society (2) Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (1) Weather and Forecasting (1) Monthly Weather Review (2) Journal of Applied Meteorology (1) National Science Foundation (2) 1995 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Weather and Forecasting Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society National Science Foundation 1996 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Weather Analysis and Forecasting National Science Foundation 1997 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Monthly Weather Review Journal of Applied Meteorology National Science Foundation 1998 Monthly Weather Review Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Bulletin of the American Meteorological Societ National Science Foundation 1999 Monthly Weather Review Journal of Climate Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Brooks/Cole Publishing Company (Essentials of Meteorology, by Ahrens)
National Science Foundation 2000 Monthly Weather Review Weather and Forecasting Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Journal of Applied Meteorology 2001 Monthly Weather Review Weather and Forecasting National Science Foundation 2002 Monthly Weather Review Weather and Forecasting Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Journal of Earth System Science Education National Science Foundation 2003 Monthly Weather Review Weather and Forecasting Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society National Science Foundation 2004 Monthly Weather Review Journal of Atmospheric Sciences National Science Foundation 2005 Monthly Weather Review Journal of Atmospheric Sciences National Science Foundation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration University, college level or UCAR committees Senator, UIUC Faculty-Student Senate, 1991–93 Member, Awards Committee, LAS, 1995–97 Chairperson, LAS Awards Committee, 1996–97 Member, Committee on Admissions and Academic Standards, 2002-2003 Member, UCAR Management Committee, 2003-present Member, COMET Advisory Panel, 2003-present Member, UCAR Information Technology Council, 2004-present Member, NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory External Advisory Committee, 2005-present Membership in professional societies and other listings American Meteorological Society
Sigma Xi American Geophysical Union Marquis Who is Who Others –– Special materials supplied for publications, books, documentary films, and news
stories USA Today Wall Street Journal “The Weather Book” (USA Today), by Jack Williams, 1992 U of Ideas in Science news release, August 1993 Others cont. (including public service) Live interview regarding Hurricane Andrew. Call-in program, WGN Radio, Chicago (670
AM) Interview on flooding in the Midwest. WICD-TV, Champaign, July 1993 Live interview with Governor Edgar regarding CoVis, May 1994 Demonstration for Good Morning America, ABC Television Network, August 1994 Interview with Asst. Secretary of Education Linda Roberts, U. S. Education Dept., August
1994 Live presentation on behalf of CoVis-UIUC on C-SPAN during the Governors’ Education
Summit, April 1996 Dozens of interviews with newspaper and magazine reporters over the past 15 years Honors, prizes and awards Arnold O. Beckman Award for a project entitled “Study of Atmospheric Solitary Waves”
($10,510) Arnold O. Beckman Award for a project entitled “Mesoscale Data Assimilation and
Predictability Studies” ($8,000) Excellent Teacher, Weather Analysis and Forecasting Course (UIUC, 1999) NCSA Faculty Fellow, 2002-03: The Development of Cyberinfrastructure Environment for
Ensemble Prediction of Hurricanes Excellent Teacher, Weather Analysis and Forecasting Course (UIUC, 2002) Research grants and contracts Title: Four-dimensional Data Assimilation and Observing System Experiments Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: October 1, 1986 – February 28, 1989 Amount: $113,353 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with Fred Carr (U. Oklahoma)
Title: A Four-dimensional Data Assimilation System for the Nested Grid Model Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: October 15, 1988 – September 30, 1991 Amount: $162,078 Capacity: Sole Principal Investigator Title: Investigations of the Mesoscale and Microscale Structure of Midwest Winter Cyclonic Storms Sponsor: National Center for Atmospheric Research Period: December 15, 1988 – March 5, 1989 Amount: Facilities Grant to Use CHILL Radar and 75 Class Rawinsondes Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber Title: Investigations of the Mesoscale and Microscale Structure of Midwest Winter Cyclonic Storms Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: December 15, 1988 – December 14, 1990 Amount: $190,104 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber Title: Investigations of the Mesoscale and Microscale Structure of Midwest Winter Cyclonic Storms Sponsor: National Center for Atmospheric Research Period: January 2, 1990 – March 7, 1990 Amount: Facilities Grant to Use CHILL Radar and 125 Class Rawinsondes Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber Title: Apple Seedlings Sponsor: University of Illinois Apple Seedlings Period: 1990 Amount: $10,193 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with K. P. Bowman and R. B. Wilhelmson Title: Online Meteorological Data Analysis System Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: October 1, 1990 – September 30, 1991 Amount: $13,575 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with K. P. Bowman Title: Instructional Meteorological Display System Sponsor: University of Illinois Computer Fund Period: 1991 Amount: $9,125 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with K. P. Bowman Title: Investigations of the Mesoscale Structure of Continental Winter Cyclonic Storms Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: March 1, 1991 – February 28, 1994 Amount: $430,100 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber
Title: A Proposal for Cooperative Research to Improve Operational Forecasting of Midwestern Severe Weather Sponsor: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Period: May 1, 1991 – December 31, 1994 Amount: $58,245 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber and R. R. Czys Title: Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation and Predictability Studies Sponsor: UIUC Research Board Period: July 1991 Amount: $5,000 Capacity: Sole Principal Investigator Title: Storm Fronts Experiment Systems Test Sponsor: National Center for Atmospheric Research Period: February 1, 1992 – March 15, 1992 Amount: Facilities Grant to Use CP3, CP4 and CHILL national radar research facilities in Kansas City and Colorado areas Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber (U. Illinois), Peter Hobbs (U. Washington), and M. Hjelmfelt (S. D. School of Mines & Tech.) Title: Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation and Predictability Studies Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: April 15, 1992 – April 14, 1995 Amount: $289,933 Capacity: Sole Principal Investigator Title: Learning Through Collaborative Visualization: A Model for Sixth-Generation Project Science Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1994 Amount: $131,551 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. B. Wilhelmson Title: Learning Through Collaborative Visualization, Site 5 Project Sponsor: Apple, Inc. Period: October 1992 Amount: $25,291 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. B. Wilhelmson Title: Multimedia Meteorology Laboratory Sponsor: Apple Inc. and University of Illinois Educational Technology Board Period: October 1992 Amount: $5328 Capacity: Sole Principal Investigator Title: Meteorological Education Using Multimedia Modules Sponsor: Educational Technologies Board, UIUC Period: April 1994 Amount: $4,700 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. B. Wilhelmson
Title: Test Applications and Digital Library Technologies in Support of Public Access to Earth Space Science Data Sponsor: National Aeronautical and Space Administration Period: September 23, 1994 – September 22, 1998 Amount: $2,146,302 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with Folk (P.I.), Wilhelmson (Co-P.I.), Winslett (Co-P.I.), Schatz (Co-P.I.), and Crutcher (Co-P.I.) Title: The CoVis Test bed: A National Science Education Collaboratory Sponsor: National Science Foundation (Sub-contract from Northwestern University) Period: October 1, 1994 – September 30, 1998 Amount: $370,340 Capacity: Principal Investigator with R. B. Wilhelmson Title: Studies of Gravity Waves and Occlusions During STORM-FEST Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: January 1, 1995 – June 30, 1998 Amount: $440,190 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber Title: Atmospheric Sciences Computer Laboratory Sponsor: Computer Fund Advisory Committee, UIUC Period: July 1, 1995 Amount: $32,000 Capacity: Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber Title: Studies of Gravity Waves, Lee Cyclones and Precipitation Bands Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: December 1, 1997 – November 30, 2000 Amount: $396,631 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator with R. M. Rauber and B. F. Jewett Title: Mesoscale Ensemble Forecasting and Predictability Studies Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: November 15, 1998 to October 31, 2002 Amount: $323,735 Capacity: Principal Investigator Title: Mesoscale Ensemble Forecasting and Predictability Studies Sponsor: UIUC Research Board Period: January 1, 1999 – December 31, 1999 Amount: $12,700 Capacity: Principal Investigator
Title: Interactive Simulations to Aid Student-centered Learning in Introductory Meteorology Courses
Sponsor: Educational Technology Board Period: January 1, 1999 – May 30, 2000 Amount: $5,989 Capacity: Principal Investigator Title: Interactive Meteorological Data Analysis and Modeling Lab
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UIUC Period: March 1, 1999 Amount: $5,200 (LAS match to NSF grant) Capacity: Principal Investigator Title: Interactive Meteorological Data Analysis and Modeling Lab Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: March 1, 1999 – February 28, 2000 Amount: $20,500 Capacity: Principal Investigator Title: A Virtual Exploratorium to Support Inquiry-based Learning in Geoscience Courses Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: June 1, 1999 – June 30, 2002 Amount: $157,167 (U of I portion) Capacity: Co-PI with R. B. Wilhelmson, M. Marlino, K. Hay, and D. Middleton Title: Continuing Studies of Gravity Waves and Precipitation Bands Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: February 1, 2001 – January 31, 2004 Amount: $498,140 Capacity: Principal Investigator (Co-PIs R. M. Rauber and B. F. Jewett) Title: Applying High-resolution Mesoscale Models to Winter Precipitation Forecasting Sponsor: COMET/UCAR Period: February 10, 2002 – January 31, 2003 Amount: $9,965 Capacity: Principal Investigator (Co-PIs R. M. Rauber and B. F. Jewett) Title: The Development of Cyberinfrastructure Environment for Ensemble Prediction of
Hurricanes Sponsor: NCSA Period: August, 2002 – July 2003 Amount: $30,000 Capacity: Principal Investigator Title: Unidata 2008: Shaping the future of data use in the Geosciences Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: October 1, 2003 – September 30, 2008 Amount: $22,794,016 Capacity: Principal Investigator (Co-PIs B. Domenico and R. Rew) Title: Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD) Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: October 1, 2003 – September 30, 2008 Amount: $11,250,000 Capacity: One of 8 Principal Investigators (involving 7 other institutions) Title: A Comprehensive Framework for Use of NEXRAD Data in Hydrometeorology and Hydrology Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: October 1, 2004 – September 30, 2008
Amount: $200,104 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator (involves 3 other institutions) Title: Bow Echoes and Mesoscale Gravity Waves – The Role of Microphysical Processes Sponsor: National Science Foundation Period: May 1, 2004 - April 30, 2008 Amount: $780,659 Capacity: Co-Principal Investigator (PIs: R. M. Rauber, Dr. B. F. Jewett, G. McFarquhar, UIUC) Information Technology Accomplishments 1991: Developed a networked desktop Synoptic Laboratory facility that automated the delivery
of real-time weather information within the UIUC campus. This project, conceived to facilitate instruction in survey, courses eventually became the seed for many of our highly successful future efforts, including The Weather Machine, CoVis collaboratory, The Horizon Project, The Daily Planet, The Weather Visualizer, Interactive Weather Report, WW2010, and now the Virtual Geophysical Exploration Environment (VGEE).
1993: Oversaw the creation of The Weather Machine, one of only two gopher servers providing weather information on the Internet. Later that year, it became one of the built-in bookmarks in TurboGopher.
1993: Managed the development of instructional modules in Apple HyperCard for use by the Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) Project, a project that promoted project based science learning and collaboration.
1994: Spearheaded the development of The Daily Planet, a WWW-version of The Weather Machine, again one of only three web sites providing real-time weather information on the Internet.
1995: Supervised the development of the fully customized Weather Visualizer, which became one of the most successful realizations of our goal to integrate real-time weather products with instructional materials that used or explained those weather products.
1995: An interactive, Java-based visualizer, Interactive Weather Report, was developed under the sponsorship of NASA-funded Horizon Project. It became one of the first Java weather tools on the web.
1997: Orchestrated the design and development of WW2010 hyper-multimedia website, which combined the best of online provision of weather information with faster-local access to educational materials on a CD. This effort required coordination and supervision of nearly 20 students, faculty and staff in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, who selflessly volunteered their time and efforts for a noble cause. To date, over 6,200 WW2010 CDs have been distributed to schools, colleges, universities, community organizations, and the general public. It is estimated that the WW2010 site has received over 100 million hits since its inception in 1997.
2001: Involved in the creation of the Virtual Geophysical Exploration Environment (VGEE), a suite of computer-based tools designed to help learners connect observable, large-scale geophysical phenomena to underlying physical principles. Technologically, this connection is mediated by tools, including a Java-based, multi-dimensional visualization environment, authentic scientific data-sets, concept models that illustrate fundamental physical principles, and an interactive web-based work management system for archiving and evaluating learners’ progress. In this multi-institutional project, our (UIUC) group is primarily responsible for the development of interactive, immersive probes and concept models for use in VGEE and its integration into the visualization environment.
2002-03: Initiated development of, in collaboration with NCSA, a cyberinfrastructure tailored for large ensemble prediction systems that deals with an end-to-end job workflow, including ensemble definition, job execution, visualization, and data interrogation, metadata cataloging Traditional cyber infrastructure environments and computational methodologies are ill-suited to carry out ensemble prediction research involved hundreds of members. So we are developing computational frameworks are needed for the design, execution, processing, mining and visualization of massive numbers of ensemble predictions. An additional consequence of this enormous problem is the need for the development of new tools and techniques for metadata and job management so that supercomputing resources are effectively and efficiently used. Our work to date on tropical cyclones has begun to address the issue of efficient implementation of an ensemble prediction system (Jewett et al. 2003.
2003: The Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD) is a 5-year, NSF-funded multi-institutional large Information Technology Research effort. The goal of LEAD is to create an integrated and scalable framework for identifying, accessing, preparing, assimilating, predicting, managing, analyzing, mining, and visualizing a broad array of meteorological data and model output, independent of format and physical location. To that end, LEAD will create a series of interconnected, heterogeneous Grid environments to provide a complete framework for mesoscale research, including a set of integrated Grid and Web Services. The LEAD capabilities will provide for the use of analysis tools, forecast models, and data repositories not in fixed configurations or as static recipients of data, but rather as dynamically adaptive, on-demand, Grid-enabled systems that can a) change configuration rapidly and automatically in response to weather; b) continually be steered by new data; c) respond to decision-driven inputs new data; c) respond to decision-driven inputs automatically; and e) steer remote observing technologies to optimize data collection for the problem at hand.
