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.