NOAA Storm-Scale Modeling, Assimilation, and Prediction
NOAA grant for storm-scale modeling research to improve severe weather forecasts by refining cloud processes, data assimilation, predictability, and visualization.
This grant is no longer accepting proposals
NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $60,000/year plus $3,000 travel allowance; additional supplements available for certain doctorates and experience. Duration typically 2-3 years.
Summary: Fellowship supporting postdoctoral and senior researchers to conduct storm-scale numerical weather prediction research at NOAA to improve severe weather forecasting and warnings.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; requires contacting a NOAA research adviser prior to applying.
Description
This fellowship opportunity, offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), focuses on advancing storm-scale modeling, assimilation, and prediction of severe convective storm events. The research aims to improve understanding of atmospheric physical processes at the cloud scale and enhance operational forecasts and warnings of severe weather.
Key research topics include:
- Improving representation of convective-scale processes in clouds, including microphysical and sub-grid parameterizations.
- Assimilating radar and surface observations into numerical simulations of thunderstorms using ensemble Kalman filter techniques.
- Investigating the limits of predictability at the convective scale.
- Developing visualization and presentation methods of storm-scale model outputs for operational forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service.
These research areas address critical challenges in developing a storm-scale numerical weather prediction capability for the U.S. operational forecasting community.
The fellowship is hosted at NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma, under the mentorship of experienced NOAA scientists.
