Revisiting the laminar plume
We revisit the classical problem of a laminar plume arising from a point source of heat on a horizontal boundary of infinite extent in an otherwise motionless neutrally stratified …
Professional Summary
I am a Physical Scientist at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. My research includes computational and theoretical studies of atmospheric boundary-layer flows, turbulence modeling, land-surface modeling, parameterization of boundary-layer and surface-layer interactions, and multi-scale numerical weather prediction. I am currently working on projects to improve atmospheric models in the areas of scale-aware boundary-layer physics, heterogeneous boundary layers, and other storm-scale phenomena.
Education
Ph.D., Meteorology
2009-01-01
2012-12-31
Univ of Oklahoma
M.S., Meteorology
2006-08-01
2008-12-31
Univ of Oklahoma
B.S., Meteorology
2002-08-01
2006-07-31
Univ of Oklahoma
Interests
Multiscale NWP
DNS, LES, RANS, WRF
Boundary-layer flows
SL/BL Parameterizations
Featured Publications
A method for generating a quasi-linear convective system suitable for observing system simulation experiments
To understand the impact of different assimilated observations on convection-allowing model forecast skill, a diverse range of observing system simulation experiment (OSSE) case …
Inclination Angles of Turbulent Structures in Stably Stratified Boundary Layers
There is a rich history of studying coherent structures in the atmospheric boundary layer through the use of spatial correlations between wall shear stress and elevated velocity …
Numerical study of nocturnal low-level jets over gently sloping terrain
Nocturnal low level-jets (LLJs) over gently sloping terrain typical of the U.S. Great Plains are investigated by means of direct numerical simulation. Such LLJs develop in a tilted …
Recent Publications
(2025).
A Framework for Convective-Scale Observing System Simulation Experiments Using Ensembles.
Wea. Forecasting, 40(10), 2147–2157.
(2025).
Improving the Performance of a Reduced-Order Mass-Consistent Model for Urban Environments and Complex Terrain With a Higher-Order Geometrical Representation.
J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 17(5), 1–39.
(2025).
Revisiting the laminar plume.
Phys. Fluids, 37(4), 1–13.
(2023).
QES-Plume v1.0: a Lagrangian dispersion model.
Geosci. Model Dev., 16(20), 5729–5754.
(2023).
A method for generating a quasi-linear convective system suitable for observing system simulation experiments.
Geosci. Model Dev., 16(6), 1779–1799.
Recent News
PyBurgers v2.0
Announcing PyBurgers v2.0 I’m excited to announce the release of PyBurgers v2.0. PyBurgers implements direct numerical simulation (DNS) and large-eddy simulation (LES) for studying …