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I am an atmospheric scientist with multi-faceted research interests. These include the use of data assimilation to reconstruct past climates, i.e. paleoclimate data assimilation, coupled data assimilation with Earth System Models to improve predictions of weather and climate over seasonal times scales and beyond, optimization of observation networks to improve the monitoring and predictions of weather and climate, ensemble sensitivity studies and sensitivity of mesoscale models to parameterization parameters, as well as fog physics, numerical modeling and prediction. I now work at Vaisala, applying data assimilation methods, observing system and numerical weather prediction experimentation, to support the optimal deployment of observational capabilities, and the development of nowcasting/short-term forecast products in a wide range of weather sensitive application areas.
San Juan Islands, Washington State, US
Seattle, Washington State, US
Prior to my current job, I worked in Prof. Greg Hakim's research group in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington and participated in multiple projects, such as the development of the Last Millennium Reanalysis, which merged information from global climate models and climate proxies (tree rings, isotopes from corals and ice cores etc.) using a data assimilation framework.
Prior to moving to Seattle, I was a NSERC/CRSNG postdoctoral fellow in the Data Assimilation and Satellite Meteorology Group / Meteorological Research Division / Atmospheric Science & Technology Directorate/ Science & Technology / Environment Canada, on a project aimed at improving analyses and forecasts of low-level winds over the oceans through improved data assimilation of remotely-sensed ocean surface wind vectors, funded by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat.
Previously, I was a Scientific Visitor at the Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Météo-France in Toulouse France, working toward improving our understanding of the multi-faceted aspects of fog and its numerical modeling.
I obtained my PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences while doing my research at the National Center for Atmospheric Research / Research Applications Laboratory on the understanding of fog mechanisms in the New York City metropolitan area.
Prior to my PhD, I worked for several years at the Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, on the development of systems based on single column numerical models for the short-term forecasting of low clouds and fog. Our work led to the development and operational deployment of the Marine Stratus Forecast System supporting air traffic management responsibilities at the San Francisco International Airport.
