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GARY
M. LACKMANN
Assistant
Professor
Tel. (919) 515-1439
E-mail: gary@ncsu.edu
Forecasting Lab Home Page
Dr. Lackmann's Home Page
Curriculum Vitae
B.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, June 1986
M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, March 1989
PhD, Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, State University
of New York, May 1995
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
AREAS
My general area of expertise could be described as "applied
meteorology", as I am interested in the application of theoretical
and numerical techniques to real-world weather systems. My current
projects include study of topographic influences on the weather
(cold-air damming, in particular), numerical model representation
of diabatic processes,
evaluation of real-time mesoscale forecast models, and extended-range
weather forecasting. Other research interests and projects include
study of lake-effect snow, winter weather prediction, and the
analysis and prediction of various extreme weather phenomena.
Our research team currently consists of seven graduate students
and three undergraduates as of Summer/Fall, 2002; my research
laboratory is officially known as the Meteorological Analysis
and Prediction Laboratory, and has been dubbed the "forecasting
lab" for short. Click on the link above for a more detailed
description.
My teaching duties span the spectrum from freshman undergraduate
to the advanced graduate level. I teach a graduate course entitled
"advanced weather analysis" (MEA 717), in which we study
the midlatitude storm systems from both theoretical and observational
perspectives and develop "hands-on" techniques for data analysis. I also teach
a senior-level undergraduate course entitled "Synoptic Weather Analysis
and Forecasting" (MEA 443). This 7-hour course emphasizes
application of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics to the
problem of weather analysis. In MEA 443, we cover manual and numerical
analysis techniques, numerical weather prediction, weather forecasting,
and storm dynamics. I include information on careers in meteorology,
resume writing, and job hunting. Finally, I teach a freshman course
for meteorology majors, "Fundamentals of Meteorology II"
(MEA 214). This course serves as an introduction to the field
of meteorology for majors, and features extensive laboratory work
along with a general overview of the field of meteorology.
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS:
Lackmann, G. M., K. Keeter, L. G. Lee, and M. B. Ek, 2002: Eta
model representation of freezing and melting precipitation:
Implications for winter weather forecasting. Wea. Forecasting,
17, 1016-1033.
Lackmann, G. M. 2002: Potential vorticity redistribution, the
low-level jet, and moisture transport in extratropical cyclones.
Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 59-74.
Lackmann, G. M., 2001: Analysis of a surprise western New York snowstorm.
Wea. Forecasting, 16, 99-116.
Lackmann, G. M., D. Keyser, and L. F. Bosart 1999: Energetics of an
intensifying midtropospheric jet streak during the Experiment on
Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic (ERICA).
Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 2777-2795.
Lackmann, G. M., and J. R. Gyakum, 1999: Heavy cold-season
precipitation in the Northwestern United States: Synoptic
climatology and an analysis of the flood of 17-18 January 1986.
Wea. Forecasting, 14, 687-700.
Henderson, J., G. M. Lackmann, and J. R. Gyakum, 1998: Analysis of
hurricane Opal's forecast track using quasigeostrophic potential
vorticity inversion. Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 292-307.
Lackmann, G. M., D. Keyser, and L. F. Bosart, 1997: A characteristic
life cycle of upper-tropospheric cyclogenetic precursors during
the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic
(ERICA). Mon. Wea. Rev. 125, 2729-2758.
Lackmann, G. M., L. F. Bosart, and D. Keyser, 1996: Planetary-
and synoptic-scale characteristics of explosive wintertime cyclogenesis
over the western North Atlantic Ocean. Mon. Wea. Rev. 124,
2672-2702.
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