NSSL Staff Profiles

Jami's role at NSSL is best summarized as providing "NWS eyes" toward the evolutionary weather radar research ongoing at RRDD, specifically Phased Array Radar. This work involves deep collaboration across multiple disciplines in RRDD: meteorological research scientists, and engineering (both software and hardware) research scientists. Jami came to CIWRO/NSSL after retiring from the National Weather Service, comprised of about 10 years in operations, and 25 years as an Instructor for the Warning Decision Training Division. Her first area of expertise as a trainer focused on the WSR-88D system updates, with the most significant being the conversion to dual polarization. Developing and delivering training that focused on the needs of the NWS operational community was always the priority. Her second area of training expertise was on the cognitive domain of NWS warning operations and its three components: science, technology, and human factors.

Boettcher, J., E. Bentley, 2022: WSR-88D Sidelobe Contamination: From a Conceptual Model to Diagnostic Strategies for Improving NWS Warning Performance. Weather and Forecasting, 37, 853–869, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-21-0155.1.

Boettcher, J., S. Torres, F. Nai, C. Curtis, D. Schvartzman, 2022: A Multidisciplinary Method to Support the Evolution of NWS Weather Radar Technology. Weather and Forecasting, 37, 4, 429–444, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-21-0159.1.

Nai, F., J. Boettcher, C. Curtis, D. Schvartzman, S. Torres, 2020: The Impact of Elevation Sidelobe Contamination on Radar Data Quality for Operational Interpretation. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 59, 707–724, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0092.1.