Addison Alford
Phased Array Radar & Meteorological Analysis Studies Team (PAMST)
Job Title:Research Physical Scientist
Affiliation:Federal
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Addison is a Research Physical Scientist and Federal Team Lead in the Phased Array Radar and Meteorological Analysis Studies Team. His research interests primarily revolve around leveraging phased array and conventional radar observations to understand meso- and storm-scale processes in severe weather.
| Degree (Ph.D, M.S, B.A, etc.) | Major Subject | University or College Name | Year (YYYY) (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Meteorology | University of Oklahoma | 2021 |
| M.S. | Meteorology | University of Oklahoma | 2016 |
| B.S. | Meteorology | University of Oklahoma | 2014 |
- Radar Meteorology
- Phased Array Radar
- Mesoscale Dynamics
- Cloud Microphysics
- Tropical Cyclone Hazards and Landfall
- Cloud Electrification
- Academic Affiliate Researcher, OU CIWRO
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Univ. of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
- Member, AMS STAC Committee on Radar Meteorology
| Award Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Peter Lamb Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2021-2022 |
| NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship | 2016-2019 |
Alford, A. A., B. Schenkel, S. Hernandez, J. A. Zhang, M. I. Biggerstaff, E. Blumenauer, T. N. Sandmæl, and S. M. Waugh, 2024: Examining Outer Band Supercell Environments in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones using Ground-Based Radar Analyses. Mon. Wea. Rev., in press, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-23-0287.1.
Alford, A. A., A. Messersmith, B. Pollock, Q. Thomas, T. N. Sandmael, and B. A. Schenkel, 2023: Tropical cyclone supercell response to the coast using a climatology of radar-derived azimuthal shear. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL105977, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105977.
Alford, A. A., M. I. Biggerstaff, and G. D. Carrie: Using Ground-Based Radar Observations to Evaluate Asymmetric Convection and Eyewall Dynamics During the Landfall of Hurricane Harvey (2017). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 80, 1867–1889, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0053.1.
Alford, A. A., M. I. Biggerstaff, C. L. Ziegler, D. P. Jorgensen, and G. D. Carrie, 2022: A method for correcting staggered pulse repetition time and dual repetition frequency processor errors in research radar datasets. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 39, 1763-1780, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0176.1.
Alford, A. A., J. A. Zhang, M. I. Biggerstaff, F. D. Marks, P. Dodge, and D. J. Bodine, 2020: Transition of the hurricane boundary layer during the landfall of Hurricane Irene (2011). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 77, 3509-3531, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-19-0290.1.
Alford, A. A., M. I. Biggerstaff, G. D. Carrie, J. L. Schroeder, B. D. Hirth, and S. M. Waugh, 2019: Near-surface maximum winds during the landfall of Hurricane Harvey. Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 973-982, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080013.