Weather Science
Our Science Operations Office (SOO) is tasked with keeping our office well-versed with the latest application of weather science. He has compiled resources you may also find interesting, especially if you are weather enthusiast.
- Supercell Motion Resources
- Surface Pressure Analyses...Clearing the Confusion In the Presence of Differing Solutions
Papers
The National Weather Service in Rapid City writes scientific papers and studies that are used by the meteorological community and our users. Enjoy reading the papers below.
- COMET Cooperative Project Final Report
Cooperative Research on Northern High Plains Severe Convective Windstorms and Radar Analysis Software
A Cooperative Project Between South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and National Weather Service Forecast Office, Rapid City, SD
Principal Investigators were Brian A. Klimowski [NWS] and Mark R. Hjelmfelt [SDSM&T]
UCAR Award No: s96-75669 - CLIMATOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF HIGH WIND-PRODUCING MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
Brian A. Klimowski - National Weather Service, Rapid City, South Dakota
Mark R. Hjelmfelt - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota - OBSERVATIONS OF THE FORMATION AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF BOW ECHOES
Brian A. Klimowski - National Weather Service Forecast Office, Rapid City, SD
Ron Przybylinski, Gary Schmocker - National Weather Service Forecast Office, St. Louis, MO
Mark R. Hjelmfelt - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD - ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF QUASI-STATIONARY STORM-SCALE CONVECTIVE EVENTS OVER WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
Brian A. Klimowski - National Weather Service, Rapid City, South Dakota
