David Stensrud
American meteorologist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, David Jonathan Stensrud is an American meteorologist recognized for numerical modeling and forecasting of hazardous synoptic and mesoscale weather and for incorporating new data into models. Stensrud earned a B.A. in meteorology and mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. At Pennsylvania State University he earned M.S. in meteorology in 1985 with the thesis On the Development of Boundary Layer Rolls from the Inflection Point Instability and in 1992 a Ph.D. with the dissertation Southward Burst Mesoscale Convective Systems: An Observational and Modeling Study. He joined the National Severe Storms Laboratory in 1986 as a research meteorologist and is an adjunct professor at the affiliated University of Oklahoma . He was an inaugural awardee of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 1996 and was a contributor to the Physical Science Basis portion of Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, an organisation that was co-awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and a member of Sigma Xi and Chi Epsilon Pi.
David Stensrud's Published Works
Published Works
- Parameterization Schemes: Keys to Understanding Numerical Weather Prediction Models (2007) (466)
- Using Initial Condition and Model Physics Perturbations in Short-Range Ensemble Simulations of Mesoscale Convective Systems (2000) (431)
- Importance of Low-Level Jets to Climate: A Review. (1996) (352)
- CONVECTIVE-SCALE WARN-ON-FORECAST SYSTEM: A vision for 2020 (2009) (293)
- Using Ensembles for Short-Range Forecasting (1999) (233)
- Observed Effects of Landscape Variability on Convective Clouds (1990) (228)
- Model Climatology of the Mexican Monsoon (1995) (151)
- The Ensemble Kalman Filter for Combined State and Parameter Estimation (2009) (145)
- Surges over the Gulf of California during the Mexican Monsoon (1997) (142)
- Assimilation of Reflectivity Data in a Convective-Scale, Cycled 3DVAR Framework with Hydrometeor Classification (2012) (140)
- Evaluation of a Short-Range Multimodel Ensemble System (2001) (137)
- Progress and challenges with Warn-on-Forecast (2012) (137)
- FORECASTER'S FORUM Toward Improved Prediction: High-Resolution and Ensemble Modeling Systems in Operations (2004) (132)
- Surface Data Assimilation Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter Approach with Initial Condition and Model Physics Uncertainties (2005) (130)
- Climatology of Heavy Rain Events in the United States from Hourly Precipitation Observations (2000) (121)
- Effects of Upper-Level Shear on the Structure and Maintenance of Strong Quasi-Linear Mesoscale Convective Systems (2006) (119)
- Surface Characteristics of Observed Cold Pools (2008) (112)
- Probabilistic Precipitation Forecast Skill as a Function of Ensemble Size and Spatial Scale in a Convection-Allowing Ensemble (2011) (109)
- Numerical diagnosis of a small, quasi‐tropical cyclone over the western Mediterranean: Dynamical vs. boundary factors (2003) (105)
- The Ensemble Kalman Filter Analyses and Forecasts of the 8 May 2003 Oklahoma City Tornadic Supercell Storm Using Single- and Double-Moment Microphysics Schemes (2013) (104)
- An Observational Study of Derecho-Producing Convective Systems (2004) (101)
- Mesoscale Convective Systems in Weakly Forced Large-Scale Environments. Part III: Numerical Simulations and Implications for Operational Forecasting (1994) (100)
- Ensemble Kalman filter (2009) (87)
- Environmental Factors in the Upscale Growth and Longevity of MCSs Derived from Rapid Update Cycle Analyses (2010) (87)
- Impact of Phased-Array Radar Observations over a Short Assimilation Period: Observing System Simulation Experiments Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter (2010) (86)
- Effects of Coarsely Resolved and Temporally Interpolated Lateral Boundary Conditions on the Dispersion of Limited-Area Ensemble Forecasts (2004) (82)
- Progress in Pan American CLIVAR research: The North American monsoon system (2003) (80)
- Short-Range Ensemble Predictions of 2-m Temperature and Dewpoint Temperature over New England (2003) (78)
- The Relationship between Tropical Easterly Waves and Surges over the Gulf of California during the North American Monsoon (2000) (75)
- Mesoscale Convective Systems in Weakly Forced Large-Scale Environments. Part II: Generation of a Mesoscale Initial Condition (1994) (75)
- Reliable Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts from a Short-Range Ensemble Forecasting System (2007) (75)
- The Impact of Oklahoma's Winter Wheat Belt on the Mesoscale Environment (2004) (73)
- Importance of Horizontally Inhomogeneous Environmental Initial Conditions to Ensemble Storm-Scale Radar Data Assimilation and Very Short-Range Forecasts (2010) (69)
- Discriminating between Tornadic and Nontornadic Thunderstorms Using Mesoscale Model Output (1997) (69)
- Value of Incorporating Satellite-Derived Land Cover Data in MM5/PLACE for Simulating Surface Temperatures (2001) (66)
- Simulation of a Progressive Derecho Using Composite Initial Conditions (2001) (65)
- Interpreting the Climatology of Derechos (2004) (63)
- Synoptic-Scale Flow and Valley Cold Pool Evolution in the Western United States (2009) (62)
- Cluster Analysis of Multimodel Ensemble Data from SAMEX (2002) (60)
- Mesoscale Model Simulations of Three Heavy Precipitation Events in the Western Mediterranean Region (1998) (60)
- Mapping Bragg Scatter with a Polarimetric WSR-88D (2011) (58)
- A Real-Time Weather-Adaptive 3DVAR Analysis System for Severe Weather Detections and Warnings (2013) (58)
- Assessment of Implementing Satellite-Derived Land Cover Data in the Eta Model (2003) (58)
- The mesoscale predictability experiment (MPEX) (2015) (55)
- Bias‐corrected short‐range ensemble forecasts of near surface variables (2005) (50)
- Serial Upstream-Propagating Mesoscale Convective System Events over Southeastern South America (2008) (50)
- On the Predictability of Supercell Thunderstorm Evolution (2013) (50)
- Comments on “‘A Theory for Strong Long-Lived Squall Lines’ Revisited” (2005) (50)
- Simultaneous Radar and Satellite Data Storm-Scale Assimilation Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter Approach for 24 May 2011 (2015) (49)
- Effects of Persistent, Midlatitude Mesoscale Regions of Convection on the Large-Scale Environment during the Warm Season (1996) (47)
- Mesoscale Model Ensemble Forecasts of the 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak (2000) (45)
- Assimilating All-Sky Infrared Radiances from GOES-16 ABI Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter for Convection-Allowing Severe Thunderstorms Prediction (2018) (44)
- Ensemble Kalman Filter Analyses and Forecasts of a Severe Mesoscale Convective System Using Different Choices of Microphysics Schemes (2014) (44)
- Simulating Flash Flood Events: Importance of the Subgrid Representation of Convection (1998) (43)
- Some Observing System Simulation Experiments with a Hybrid 3DEnVAR System for Storm-Scale Radar Data Assimilation (2014) (43)
- The Impact of the Land Surface Physics in the Operational NCEP Eta Model on Simulating the Diurnal Cycle: Evaluation and Testing Using Oklahoma Mesonet Data (2003) (43)
- Gridpoint Predictions of High Temperature from a Mesoscale Model (1996) (42)
- The Development of a Hybrid EnKF-3DVAR Algorithm for Storm-Scale Data Assimilation (2013) (41)
- Snowbands during the Cold-Air Outbreak of 23 January 2003 (2004) (40)
- On the Predictability of Mesoscale Convective Systems: Three-Dimensional Simulations (2008) (40)
- OSSEs for an Ensemble 3DVAR Data Assimilation System with Radar Observations of Convective Storms (2016) (39)
- Opposing Mesoscale Circulations: A Case Study (1988) (38)
- Evaluation of a Forward Operator to Assimilate Cloud Water Path into WRF-DART (2013) (38)
- Assimilating AIRS Temperature and Mixing Ratio Profiles Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter Approach for Convective-Scale Forecasts (2012) (37)
- The Impact of Covariance Localization for Radar Data on EnKF Analyses of a Developing MCS: Observing System Simulation Experiments (2013) (36)
- Elevated Residual Layers and Their Influence on Surface Boundary-Layer Evolution (1993) (35)
- Sensitivities of an intense Mediterranean cyclone: Analysis and validation (2004) (35)
- Assimilating Surface Mesonet Observations with the EnKF to Improve Ensemble Forecasts of Convection Initiation on 29 May 2012 (2015) (35)
- Mesoscale Convective Systems in Weakly Forced Large-Scale Environments. Part I: Observations (1993) (34)
- Assimilation of Satellite Infrared Radiances and Doppler Radar Observations during a Cool Season Observing System Simulation Experiment (2013) (33)
- The Impact of Assimilating Surface Pressure Observations on Severe Weather Events in a WRF Mesoscale Ensemble System (2010) (33)
- Intrinsic Predictability of the 20 May 2013 Tornadic Thunderstorm Event in Oklahoma at Storm Scales (2016) (33)
- Prediction of Near-Surface Variables at Independent Locations from a Bias-Corrected Ensemble Forecasting System (2006) (32)
- Comparison of Single-Parameter and Multiparameter Ensembles for Assimilation of Radar Observations Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter (2012) (32)
- Assimilating surface data into a mesoscale model ensemble: Cold pool analyses from spring 2007 (2009) (32)
- The Correspondence Ratio in Forecast Evaluation (2000) (32)
- Mesoscale Precipitation Fields. Part II: Hydrometeorologic Modeling (1999) (32)
- Behaviors of Variational and Nudging Assimilation Techniques with a Chaotic Low-Order Model (1992) (32)
- Explicit Cloud-Scale Models for Operational Forecasts: A Note of Caution (2002) (30)
- Application of Lateral Boundary Condition Perturbations to Help Restore Dispersion in Limited-Area Ensemble Forecasts (2004) (30)
- Value of Human-Generated Perturbations in Short-Range Ensemble Forecasts of Severe Weather (2006) (29)
- Forecast Evaluation of an Observing System Simulation Experiment Assimilating Both Radar and Satellite Data (2014) (29)
- Characterizing Thunder‐Induced Ground Motions Using Fiber‐Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing Array (2019) (29)
- Using a Soil Hydrology Model to Obtain Regionally Averaged Soil Moisture Values (2000) (29)
- Importance of Cold Pools to NCEP Mesoscale Eta Model Forecasts (1999) (28)
- Value of Real-Time Vegetation Fraction to Forecasts of Severe Convection in High-Resolution Models (2009) (28)
- Practical Predictability of the 20 May 2013 Tornadic Thunderstorm Event in Oklahoma: Sensitivity to Synoptic Timing and Topographical Influence (2015) (28)
- Ensemble Cloud Model Applications to Forecasting Thunderstorms (2000) (28)
- Influences of a Winter Wheat Belt on the Evolution of the Boundary Layer (2005) (27)
- Development of boundary layer rolls from dynamic instabilities (1988) (26)
- The Impact of Mesoscale Environmental Uncertainty on the Prediction of a Tornadic Supercell Storm Using Ensemble Data Assimilation Approach (2013) (26)
- Soil Temperature and Moisture Errors in Operational Eta Model Analyses (2008) (26)
- Application of a WRF Mesoscale Data Assimilation System to Springtime Severe Weather Events 2007–09 (2012) (25)
- Impact of Tropical Easterly Waves on the North American Monsoon (2007) (25)
- Assimilation of Synthetic GOES-R ABI Infrared Brightness Temperatures and WSR-88D Radar Observations in a High-Resolution OSSE (2016) (24)
- The Orinoco Low‐Level Jet: An Investigation of Its Characteristics and Evolution Using the WRF Model (2017) (24)
- Mesoscale thermodynamic influences on convection initiation near a surface dryline in a convection-permitting ensemble (2015) (23)
- Simultaneous Assimilation of Radar and All-Sky Satellite Infrared Radiance Observations for Convection-Allowing Ensemble Analysis and Prediction of Severe Thunderstorms (2019) (23)
- Upscale Effects of Deep Convection during the North American Monsoon (2013) (22)
- Structures of Bragg Scatter Observed with the Polarimetric WSR-88D (2013) (22)
- An Empirical Latent Heat Flux Parameterization for the Noah Land Surface Model (2010) (21)
- Cluster Analysis of Multimodel Ensemble Data over New England (2004) (21)
- Assessment of Forecasts during Persistent Valley Cold Pools in the Bonneville Basin by the North American Mesoscale Model (2010) (21)
- A Sublimation-initiated Mesoscale Downdraft and Its Relation to the Wind Field below a Precipitating Anvil Cloud (1991) (21)
- Mobile Radiosonde Deployments during the Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX): Rapid and Adaptive Sampling of Upscale Convective Feedbacks (2016) (21)
- Estimation of the error distributions of precipitation produced by convective parametrization schemes (2001) (20)
- Assimilation of Radar Radial Velocity and Reflectivity, Satellite Cloud Water Path, and Total Precipitable Water for Convective-Scale NWP in OSSEs (2017) (19)
- Assimilating Cloud Water Path as a Function of Model Cloud Microphysics in an Idealized Simulation (2015) (19)
- Is Midlatitude Convection an Active or a Passive Player in Producing Global Circulation Patterns (2001) (18)
- Radar Reflectivity–Based Estimates of Mixed Layer Depth (2009) (18)
- Applications of the Adjoint Technique to Short-Range Ensemble Forecasting of Mesoscale Convective Systems (2001) (18)
- Relationship between Tropical Easterly Waves and Precipitation during the North American Monsoon (2009) (18)
- Examination of a Real-Time 3DVAR Analysis System in the Hazardous Weather Testbed (2014) (17)
- Forecaster Use and Evaluation of Real-Time 3DVAR Analyses during Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warning Operations in the Hazardous Weather Testbed (2014) (17)
- The Importance of Understanding Mesoscale Model Parameterization Schemes for Weather Forecasting (1995) (16)
- Using short-range ensemble forecasts for predicting severe weather events (2001) (16)
- A Numerical Simulation of the 7 May 1985 Mesoscale Convective System (1995) (15)
- Assimilation of Cloud-Top Temperature and Radar Observations of an Idealized Splitting Supercell Using an Observing System Simulation Experiment (2015) (14)
- Influence of a Hailstreak on Boundary Layer Evolution (2005) (14)
- Simulation of a Serial Upstream-Propagating Mesoscale Convective System Event over Southeastern South America Using Composite Initial Conditions (2009) (14)
- An Evaluation of the Impact of Assimilating AERI Retrievals, Kinematic Profilers, Rawinsondes, and Surface Observations on a Forecast of a Nocturnal Convection Initiation Event during the PECAN Field Campaign (2019) (14)
- Influence of a Great Plains urban environment on a simulated supercell (2018) (14)
- Mean Monthly Diurnal Cycles Observed with PRE-STORM Surface Data (1998) (14)
- Understanding the Impact of Radar and In Situ Observations on the Prediction of a Nocturnal Convection Initiation Event on 25 June 2013 Using an Ensemble-Based Multiscale Data Assimilation System (2018) (13)
- Effect of Time Step Size in MM5 Simulations of a Mesoscale Convective System (2001) (13)
- Influence of Mesonet Observations on the Accuracy of Surface Analyses Generated by an Ensemble Kalman Filter (2013) (12)
- Operational Systems for Observing the Lower Atmosphere: Importance of Data Sampling and Archival Procedures (1990) (12)
- Convective Boundary Layer Depth Estimation from S-Band Dual-Polarization Radar (2018) (10)
- Upgrading the North American Upper-Air Observing Network: What are the Possibilities?. (1996) (10)
- The New England High-Resolution Temperature Program (2006) (8)
- Diagnosing Convective Dependencies on Near-Storm Environments Using Ensemble Sensitivity Analyses (2019) (8)
- Using Precipitation Observations in a Mesoscale Short-Range Ensemble Analysis and Forecasting System (2008) (8)
- A 10-Year Warm-Season Climatology of Horizontal Convective Rolls and Cellular Convection in Central Oklahoma (2019) (8)
- A Method for Improved Analyses of Scalars and Their Derivatives (2003) (7)
- Benefits of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) for Ensemble-Based Analysis and Prediction of Severe Thunderstorms (2020) (7)
- Verification of Convection-Allowing Model Ensemble Analyses of Near-Storm Environments Using MPEX Upsonde Observations (2017) (7)
- NUMERICAL MODELS | Model Physics Parameterization (2015) (6)
- The Orinoco Low‐Level Jet: An Investigation of Its Mechanisms of Formation Using the WRF Model (2020) (6)
- Systematic Evaluation of the Impact of Assimilating a Network of Ground-Based Remote Sensing Profilers for Forecasts of Nocturnal Convection Initiation during PECAN (2020) (6)
- Tailored Ensemble Prediction Systems: Application of Seamless Scale Bred Vectors (2020) (6)
- Impact of VORTEX2 Observations on Analyses and Forecasts of the 5 June 2009 Goshen County, Wyoming, Supercell (2016) (6)
- Using WSR-88D Data and Insolation Estimates to Determine Convective Boundary Layer Depth (2012) (5)
- Parameterization Schemes: Thoughts on the future (2007) (5)
- The Future of Peer Review (2005) (5)
- Parameterization Schemes: Preface (2007) (4)
- Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes (2005) (4)
- Environmental Conditions Associated with Horizontal Convective Rolls, Cellular Convection, and No Organized Circulations (2021) (4)
- Subjective versus objective sensitivity estimates: application to a North African cyclogenesis (2008) (3)
- NEHRTP Workshop: Improving Weather Forecast Services Used By The Electric Utility Industry (2006) (3)
- Current Challenges in Tornado Forecast and Warning (2013) (3)
- Sensitivity of Simulated Urban–Atmosphere Interactions in Oklahoma City to Urban Parameterization (2017) (3)
- Correlation Structures between Satellite All-Sky Infrared Brightness Temperatures and the Atmospheric State at Storm Scales (2021) (3)
- Subjective versus objective sensitivity estimates: application to a North African cyclogenesis (2008) (3)
- 7A.6 IMPORTANCE OF TROPICAL EASTERLY WAVES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURGES OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA (2002) (3)
- Storm-Scale Radar Data Assimilation and High Resolution NWP (2014) (3)
- 1986 spring program summary (1982) (3)
- WEATHER PREDICTION | Severe Weather Forecasting (2003) (2)
- The Orinoco Low-Level Jet: An Investigation of its Mechanisms of Formation Using the WRF Model (2020) (1)
- Processes Associated with Convection Initiation in the North American Mesoscale Forecast System, Version 3 (NAMv3) (2019) (1)
- SENSITIVITIES OF AN INTENSE CYCLONE OVER THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (2003) (1)
- A realtime weather-adaptive 3DVAR analysis system with automatic storm positioning and on-demand capability (2010) (1)
- APPLICATION TO METEOROLOGICAL DATA ASSIMILATION (2009) (1)
- An Overview of Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) Research on Storm-scale Analysis and Prediction at the National Weather Center (Invited) (2012) (1)
- The expected branching solution: Preferred wavelengths and orientations (1987) (1)
- Cloud cover and cloudy-sky radiation parameterizations (2007) (1)
- Surface data assimilation using an ensemble Kalman filter: Forecast results from spring 2007 (2007) (1)
- A Quasi-tropical Cyclone Over The Western Mediterranean: Dynamical Vs Boundary Factors (2002) (1)
- Planetary boundary layer and turbulence parameterizations (2007) (1)
- Parameterization Schemes: Why study parameterization schemes? (2007) (0)
- Orographic drag parameterizations (2007) (0)
- Simultaneous Assimilation of Planetary Boundary Layer Observations from Radar and All-Sky Satellite Observations to Improve Forecasts of Convection Initiation (2023) (0)
- Simulating the Nocturnal Boundary Layer During Low-Level Jet Events (1998) (0)
- Water–atmosphere parameterizations (2007) (0)
- Detecting and tracking thunderstorm-quakes by fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing array data (2019) (0)
- Land surface–atmosphere parameterizations (2007) (0)
- ' s personal copy Progress and challenges with Warn-on-Forecast (2013) (0)
- The Role of Environmental Humidity in the Moisture Budget of Thunderstorms (1997) (0)
- 8A.1 The Relative Importance of Assimilating Radial Velocity and Reflectivity Data to Storm-Scale Analysis and Forecast (2009) (0)
- 2007 annual meeting organizing committee (2007) (0)
- Involving human forecasters in numerical prediction systems (2006) (0)
- Challenges and Opportunities in Numerical Weather Prediction (2023) (0)
- The Risks and Rewards of High-resolution and Ensemble Modeling Systems (2002) (0)
- Wide Horizontal Convective Rolls over Land (2022) (0)
- 2168 Rayburn - The Gold Room Afternoon Briefing 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. 253 Russell - Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Room (2012) (0)
- Correction to: Correlation Structures between Satellite All-Sky Infrared Brightness Temperatures and the Atmospheric State at Storm Scales (2021) (0)
- A Hybrid 3 DEnVar Analysis System with WRF Model Interface for Storm-Scale Radar Data Assimilation (2015) (0)
- WEATHER FORECASTING | Severe Weather Forecasting (2015) (0)
- Quasi-most unstable modes: a window to ' la carte' ensemble diversity? (2010) (0)
- 1 J 8 . 3 AN EVALUATION OF USING REAL-TIME , SATELLITE-DERIVED VEGETATION FRACTION IN THE ETA MODEL (2002) (0)
- Parameterization Schemes: Soil–vegetation–atmosphere parameterizations (2007) (0)
- The role of pollution state on urban heat islands in the Midwestern United States (2013) (0)
- A Fork in the Graduate School Road: MS or PhD? (2018) (0)
- P 1 . 28 CHALLENGES IN COMPARING REALISTIC , HIGH-RESOLUTION SPATIAL FIELDS FROM CONVECTIVE-SCALE GRIDS (2005) (0)
- 2 On the Need for Perturbed LBCs in Limited-Area Ensemble Forecasts (2003) (0)
- EnKF Assimilation of Cloud Properties Retrieved From GOES (2012) (0)
- P9.8 A 3DVAR Application to Several Thunderstorm Cases Observed During VORTEX2 Field Operations and Potential for Real-Time Warning (2009) (0)
- Summertime Low-Level Jets over the Great Plains (1996) (0)
- Invited Speaker—Future of severe storm forecasting (2010) (0)
- Postprocessing multimodel ensemble data for improved short-range forecasting (2005) (0)
- Ensemble forecasts of severe convective events during spring 2007: Improvements from surface data assimilation using an ensemble Kalman filter (2008) (0)
- Importance of Environmental Variability to Ensemble Storm-scale Radar Data Assimilation and Very Short Range NWP (2008) (0)
- Parameterization Schemes: References (2007) (0)
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