Fellowship of the Rain (Gauge Network)

OneNOAA Science Seminars

Presenter:
Douglas Miller, UNC Asheville, and Ana Barros, Duke University

Sponsor:
STAR Science Seminar Series

Remote Access:
WebEx (for screen sharing only, see below for Audio):
Event Number:    908 336 124   
Password: STARSeminar

Event address for attendees:
https://noaa-nesdis-star.webex.com/noaa-nesdis-star/j.php?MTID=m721f19bb9ddcea0b85d23703d0d9672d

Audio:   USA participants: 866-832-9297
Passcode:  6070416

Abstract:
A high elevation rain gauge network, known as the Duke Great Smoky Mountains Rain Gauge Network (Duke GSMRGN), has been collecting rainfall observations since 2007 in the Pigeon River Basin located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The presentation will focus on the founding, funding, findings, and future of the Duke GSMRGN and their associated fellowships. The findings portion will examine the influence of atmospheric rivers on extreme rainfall events observed by the Duke GSMRGN over an eight period commencing 1 July 2009.

About the Speaker:
Douglas Miller is a professor at the University of North Carolina, Asheville.  He received his Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from Purdue University. His research expertise is in mesoscale and synoptic meteorology, mountain meteorology, coastal meteorology, boundary layer meteorology, and numerical weather prediction/forecasting.  He has been involved with a collaborative project extending the Great Smoky Mountain rain gauge mesonet and exploring the origins of extreme precipitation events in the southern Appalachian Mountains and their signatures as observed by the GOES-R satellite.

POC:
Stacy Bunin, stacy.bunin@noaa.gov

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{Douglas Miller, UNC Asheville}