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James Murnan

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NOAA Public Affairs (Norman OK)

Job Title:Media Specialist V

Affiliation:Contractor

Email:james.l.murnan@noaa.gov

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James is the Media Specialist for NOAA NSSL. His areas of expertise are in videography, video editing, photography, photo editing, and media management.

Education
Degree (Ph.D, M.S, B.A, etc.) Major Subject University or College Name Year (YYYY) (optional)
A.A. Film and Video Production Oklahoma City Community College 2003
B.A. Film and Video Studies University of Oklahoma 2005
Professional Activities
  • Support the NOAA Weather Partners with video and photo needs for internal and external communications.
  • Collaborate with the NOAA communications team on story planning, content creation, and promotion.
  • Plan, shoot, and edit short-form educational videos for the web.
  • Set up a professional video studio and operated the cameras, lights, microphones, and teleprompters.
  • Take professional photos of NOAA personnel and events.
Selected Publications

Broyles, J.C., C.K. Potvin, G.L. Dial*, J. Murnan, S. Shores, A.D. Lyons, M.S. Elliott, and A.R. Cook*, 2022: Tornadogenesis in High-end Tornadic Supercells, Part 3: Moore, Oklahoma EF5 on May 20, 2013--A Representative Case of Tornadogenesis. Proc., 30th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Santa Fe, NM, P13. [3872K PDF] (supplemental slide show, full -- 263 MB) (supplemental slide show, animation only -- 73 MB)

Broyles, J.C., C.K. Potvin, G.L. Dial*, J. Murnan, S. Shores, A.D. Lyons, M.S. Elliott, and A.R. Cook*, 2022: Tornadogenesis in High-end Tornadic Supercells, Part 2: The Descending Reflectivity Core, Inflow Channel and Streamwise Vorticity Current. Proc., 30th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Santa Fe, NM, P13. [12737K PDF]

Broyles, J.C., C.K. Potvin, G.L. Dial*, J. Murnan, S. Shores, A.D. Lyons, M.S. Elliott, and A.R. Cook*, 2022: Tornadogenesis in High-end Tornadic Supercells, Part 1: The RFD Surge, RFD Occlusion and Cell Mergers. Proc., 30th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Santa Fe, NM, P13. [3872K PDF]

D. S. Zrnić, P. Zhang, V. Melnikov, and E. Kabela: Fireworks On Weather Radar and Camera. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0248.1