NWC REU 2000
 May 22 - July 28

 

Students & Mentors 2000

Eric Aligo
Kean University
Mentors:
Scott Richardson, OCS
Chris McAloon, OCS
Research Project:
The Role of Sensible Heat Flux on Convective Initiation in Oklahoma - A Case Study

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Nicholas Eckstein
Bowling Green State University
Mentor:
Kim Elmore, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Radar Algorithm Output Associated With Damage and No Damage: A Comparison

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Craig Lengyel
Lyndon State College
Mentor:
Dave Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Derecho Longevity: Predicting Storm Persistence or Decay Using Simulated Airflow Over a Cold Pool

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Tracy McCormick
Lyndon State College
Mentor:
Harold Brooks, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Variability of Significant Tornado Climatology in the United States

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Megan McHugh
University of Dallas
Mentor:
Mike Kay, NOAA/SPC
Research Project:
Climatological and Synoptic Aspects of November Tornado Outbreaks

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Russ Schumacher
Valparaiso University
Mentor:
Dave Schultz, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Upper-Tropospheric Inertial Instability: Climatology and Possible Relationship to Severe Weather Occurrence

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Anneliese Sherer
Penn State University
Mentor:
Mike Douglas, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Low-Level Winds Over Southeastern Mexico Using PACS-SONET Data

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Jesse Sparks
Northern Illinois University
Mentor:
Mike Richman, OU/SoM
Research Project:
Tornado Frequency in the Southern Plains as Related to SSTs in the Pacific Ocean

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Stephanie Stroman
Valparaiso University
Mentor:
Bob Johns, NOAA/SPC
Research Project:
Three Case Studies of Conditions Associated With Tornadoes Occurring Near Mid-Level Vorticity Maxima

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Richard Yablonsky
North Carolina State University
Mentors:
Scott Greene, EVAC
Susan Postawko, EVAC
Research Project:
Wind Power in Oklahoma: Using Windmap Software to Estimate the Wind Resource Potential of Southwestern Oklahoma

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