RAP opportunity at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA
Diagnosis and Prediction of Severe Convection
Location
National Severe Storms Laboratory
opportunity |
location |
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26.76.00.B0649 |
Norman, OK 73072 |
Advisers
name |
email |
phone |
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Harold E. Brooks |
harold.brooks@noaa.gov |
405.325.6083 |
Description
This research concerns severe convection using observations, numerical simulations, and theory to understand the ingredients necessary for severe convective events. Although our main emphasis is on supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes, work includes studies on the full spectrum of severe convective weather, including damaging convective winds, large hail, and heavy precipitation. We are primarily interested in using new operational observing systems to accomplish basic research and to improve the operational prediction of these storms. Both cloud-scale and mesoscale numerical models are used to explore the relationship between the storms and their environment. Related work focuses on exploring various aspects of objective analysis procedures to provide quantitative analytical tools for the diagnosis of severe convection and its environment, and in the analysis of convective environments through re-analysis data.
key words
Convection (atmospheric); Thunder and thunderstorms; Tornadoes; Hail; Winds; Precipitation (meteorology); Mesoscale meteorology; Numerical weather analysis;
Eligibility
Citizenship:
Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens
Level:
Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants
Stipend
Base Stipend |
Travel Allotment |
Supplementation |
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$60,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$24,000 Supplement for Doctorates in Electrical Engineering |
Experience Supplement
Postdoctoral and Senior awardees will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.
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Additional Benefits
Relocation
Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.
Health insurance
A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.