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RAP opportunity at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration     NOAA

Initiation of Deep Moist Convection

Location

National Severe Storms Laboratory

opportunity location
26.76.00.B4674 Norman, OK 73072

Advisers

name email phone
Conrad L. Ziegler conrad.ziegler@noaa.gov 405.325.6221

Description

This project investigates various aspects of the initiation of deep moist convection. Our primary goal is to improve understanding of the processes that govern convection initiation. A secondary goal is to determine the finescale structure of mesoscale boundaries and their role in promoting convection initiation. Possible emphases include either cloud-mesoscale modeling studies or field experiments. A three-dimensional cloud-mesoscale model is used with either real-data or parametric initialization approaches to identify important mesoscale processes and sensitivities influencing boundary evolution and convection initiation. Field experiments employ arrays of mobile remote and in-situ observing platforms to obtain data sets that are useful for testing various convection initiation hypotheses. Observational data may be obtained from a range of ground-based mobile and airborne platforms including microwave and millimeter-wavelength Doppler radars, DIAL lidars, mesonets, and various sounding and profiling systems. Data assimilation research investigates optimal strategies for blending the various remote in-situ observations to obtain complete and internally consistent four-dimensional analyses of wind, pressure, virtual temperature, and absolute humidity variations within the boundary layer.

 

key words
Convection initiation; Deep moist convection; Mesoscale boundary; Radar observations; Profiler observations; In-situ observations; Cloud model; Mesoscale model; Model initialization; Data assimilation;

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
$60,000.00 $3,000.00

$24,000 Supplement for Doctorates in Electrical Engineering

Experience Supplement:
Postdoctoral and Senior Associates will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.

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