Kevin L. Manross CURRICULUM VITAE :: KEVIN L. MANROSS

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE :: KEVIN L. MANROSS Research Associate University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory 120 David L. Boren Blvd. Norman, OK phone: (405) EDUCATION M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences Texas Tech University Thesis: Identifying Rear-Flank Downdraft Signatures using WSR-88D Data B.S. in Meteorology University of Oklahoma B.A. Mathematics Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Employment/Positions Held OU Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (Affiliated with the National Severe Storms Laboratory) August 2002 May 2000 December Present Norman, OK Warning Research and Development Division Severe Weather Warning and Technology Transfer Team Assisted in evaluation of Dual-Polarization Radar products Collected and analyzed weather data from Phased-array radar Certified EF-Scale damage surveyor Developed VCPExplorer a Java application to visualize radar beam paths Development and testing of Weather Decision Support System Integrated Information (WDSS-II) Investigated radar characteristics of Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) tornadoes Develop weather radar algorithms Manage database of various weather data Web interface scripting to aid in severe storms verification Tornado Warning Guidance verification AWARDS AND HONORS 2009 Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 2008 American Meteorological Society Outstanding Poster Award PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS Member of American Meteorological Society (1998-Present) NSSL/SPC Employees Association President ( ) OU Student Chapter of AMS (member , VP 1999)

2 FIELD PROJECT EXPERIENCE Verification of Origins of Tornadoes EXperiment (VORTEX2) Mobile Mesonet Captain NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Experimental Warning Program Weekly Coordinator/IT Coordinator/Cognizant Scientist National Weather Radar Testbed Demonstration Project (NWRT DARE/PASSE) Phased-Array Radar operator Severe HAzards Verification Experiment (SHAVE) Software development, surveyor, operator Hydro-Meteorology Testbed (Great Plains, USA) 2010 (Norman, OK) (Norman, OK) 2007 (Norman, OK) (Forresthill, CA) Debris-Flow Project (Burbank, CA) (Pyramid Lake, CA) Salt-River Project Downburst Study (Phoenix, AZ) 2005 National Weather Service Warning Decision Support System-II Proof-of-Concept Test (WDSSII PoCT) Participant (Jackson, MS) (Wichita, KS) (Norman, OK) Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Studies (STEPS) Balloon Launch Crew, Mobile Mesonet Driver/Operator Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes sub-experiment (sub-vortex) (Goodland, KS) 2000 (Great Plains, USA) 1999 FORMAL PUBLICATIONS Robert J. Trapp, Gregory J. Stumpf, Kevin L. Manross, 2005: A Reassessment of the Percentage of Tornadic Mesocyclones. Weather and Forecasting, 20, doi: /WAF864.1 Pamela L. Heinselman, David L. Priegnitz, Kevin L. Manross, Travis M. Smith, Richard W. Adams, 2008 : Rapid Sampling of Severe Storms by the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar. Weather and Forecasting, 23, doi: /2008WAF Kiel L. Ortega, Travis M. Smith, Kevin L. Manross, Angelyn G. Kolodziej, Kevin A. Scharfenberg, Arthur Witt, Jonathan J. Gourley, 2009: The Severe Hazards Analysis and Verification Experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 90, doi: /2009BAMS2815.1

3 CONFERENCE PAPERS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS Heinselman, P. L., T. M. Smith, K. L. Ortega, K. Manross, 2009: Radar sampling of low-altitude circulations by phased array radar. Preprints, 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 9B.4. Scharfenberg, K. A., D. Speheger, A. R. Dean, K. L. Ortega, K. L. Manross, 2009: Operational forecasting of tornado locations: a verification study of "pathcasts". Preprints, 23rd Conference of Weather and Forecasting, Omaha, NE, USA, American Meteorological Society, 4B.5. Kuhlman, K. M., T. M. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, K. L. Ortega, K. L. Manross, 2008: Experimental probabilistic hazard information in practice: Results from the 2008 EWP Spring Program. Extended Abstracts, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, 8A.1. Manross, K. L., T. M. Smith, J. T. Ferree, G. J. Stumpf, 2008: An on-demand user interface for requesting multi-radar, multi-sensor time accumulated products to support severe weather verification. Extended Abstracts, 23rd Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, New Orleans, LA, USA, AMS, P2.13. Scharfenberg, K., T. M. Smith, C. Legett, K. L. Manross, K. L. Ortega, A. G. Kolodziej, 2008: NSSL's prototype enhanced severe thunderstorm database. Extended Abstracts, 24th Conf. on IIPS, New Orleans, LA, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 5C.1. Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, K. Manross, D. L. Andra, 2008: The Experimental Warning Program 2008 Spring Experiment at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 8A.1. Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, D. L. Andra, D. W. Burgess, J. G. LaDue, L. R. Lemon, M. A. Magsig, K. Manross, D. J. Miller, S. Nelson, K. L. Ortega, K. Scharfenberg, D. W. Sharp, 2008: Experimental gridded warning guidance for severe convective weather threats. Extended Abstracts, 24th Conf. on IIPS, New Orleans, LA, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., P1.3. Scharfenberg, K. A., D. W. Burgess, M. J. Istok, K. L. Manross, R. Murnan, P. T. Schlatter, 2007: Product development and evaluation for the dual-pol WSR-88D radar. Preprints, 31st Intl. Conf. on Radar Meteor., Cairns, Australia, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, Heinselman, P. L., D. L. Priegnitz, K. L. Manross, R. Adams, 2007: Comparison of storm evolution characteristics: The NWRT and WSR-88D. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, San Antonio, TX, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. CD-ROM, 7.5. Heinselman, P. L., D. L. Priegnitz, K. L. Manross, R. Adams, 2006: Comparison of storm evolution characteristics: The NWRT and WSR-88D. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, USA, AMS, CD-ROM, LaDue, J. G., K. L. Manross, D. Morris, P. T. Schlatter, 2006: Applying interactive learning tools in the Advanced Warning Operations Course. Extended Abstracts, 15th Symposium on Education, Atlanta, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 1.28.

4 Manross, K. L., J. G. LaDue, 2006: New Features of the VCPExplorer: Simulated Precipitation. Extended Abstracts, 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Atlanta, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, Pietrycha, A. E., K. L. Manross, E. Nelson, 2006: Misocyclone Detection and Observations using the WSR-88D: Operational Implications for the Warning Meteorologist. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, USA, AMS, CD-ROM, P8.4. Smith, T. M., K. L. Ortega, K. A. Scharfenberg, K. L. Manross, A. Witt, 2006: The Severe Hail Verfication Experiment. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, USA, AMS, CD-ROM, 5.3. Manross, K. L., J. G. LaDue, G. Stumpf, 2005: The Volume Coverage Pattern Explorer: A new tool for visualizing radar beam paths. Preprints, 21st International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, San Diego, CA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 5.5. Levit, J.J., V. Lakshmanan, K. Manross and R. S. Schneider, 2004: Integration of the Warning Decision Support System - integrated information into the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Preprints, 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM). Manross, K. L., R. J. Trapp, G. J. Stumpf, 2004: WSR-88D radar characteristics of quasi-linear convective system tornadoes using the NSSL Severe Storm Analysis Program. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 8B.2. Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, V. Lakshmanan, K. L. Manross, K. D. Hondl, 2004: Status of Multiple-Sensor Severe Weather Application Development at NSSL. Preprints, 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Seattle, WA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM. Manross, K. L., R. J.Trapp, G. J.Stumpf, 2003: WSR-88D radar characteristics of quasi-linear convective system tornadoes using the NSSL severe storm analysis program. Preprints, 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, USA, American Meteorological Society, P2C.4. Pietrycha, A. E., K. L. Manross, 2003: WSR-88D Analysis of voticies embedded within a surface low pressure trough and subsequent convective initiation. Preprints, 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, USA, American Meteorological Society, P5A.5. Smith, T. M., G. J. Stumpf, K. L. Manross, C. Thomas, 2003: Warning Decision Support System - Integrated Information (WDSS-II). Part I: Multiple-sensor severe weather applications development at NSSL during Preprints, 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (IIPS), LongBeach, CA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, V. Lakshmanan, K. D. Hondl, 2003: Severe weather warning application development at NSSL using multiple radars and multiple sensors. Preprints, 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, USA, American Meteorological Society, Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, V. Lakshmanan, 2003: Severe weather warning application development at NSSL using multiple-radars and multiple sensors. 7th Annual High Plains Conference, Hastings, NB, USA, National Weather Association.

5 Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, P. Wolf, 2003: Warning Decision Support System Integrated Information (WDSS-II) test at Wichita Kansas NWS Forecast Office. 18th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association, Jacksonville, FL, USA, National Weather Association. Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, A. E. Gerard, 2003: Warning Decision Support System - Integrated Information (WDSS-II). Part II: Real-time test at Jackson Mississippi NWSFO. Preprints, 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (IIPS), LongBeach, CA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD- ROM, P1.36. Doggett, IV, Arthur L., Xiaoning Gilliam, Kevin Manross, and Matthew Gamel, 2002: Visualization of radar data in three-dimensions. 21st Conf. on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX. J. C. LoPresto, J. Mathews, K. Manross, 1996: Solar Minimum. Poster presentation, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 1995, Volume 27, Number 4. AAS 187th Meeting, San Antonio, TX, J. C. LoPresto, J. Mathews, K. Manross, 1996: Solar Irradiance, Plage and SOHO UV Images. Poster presentation, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 1996, Volume 28, Number 2. AAS 188th Meeting, Madison, WI,