Stephen R. Guimond
Professional Objectives:
To become a research scientist for a government laboratory (NRL,HRD,GSFC,LANL) utilizing remote sensing to understand tropical cyclone dynamics.
To utilize the understanding of tropical cyclone dynamics in applied problems related to energy and protection of life and property.
Education:
B.S. Meteorology (Iowa State University 2004)
M.S. Meteorology (Florida State University 2007)
Doctoral Candidate (Florida State University ~2010)
- Advisors: Drs. Paul Reasor and Mark Bourassa
Work Experience:
Research Assistant (
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies 2004-present)
Office of Naval Research Intern (
Naval Research Laboratory--Monterey,CA summer of 2005 and 2006)
Research:
My research involves understanding tropical cyclone structure and intensity change with a focus on using remotely sensed
observations (radar and satellite) to describe the dynamics of the storm. One specific goal of my work is to understand
the impacts of deep convective clouds in the hurricane.
Guimond, S.R. and M.A. Bourassa, 2007: The effects of trough interactions on tropical cyclone QPF.
Monthly Weather Review, In Revision.
Guimond, S.R., 2007: A diagnostic study of the effects of trough interactions on tropical cyclone QPF.
M.S. thesis, Dept. of Meteorology, Florida State University, 57 pp.
Turk, F.J., S.R. Guimond, S. Miller and J.Hawkins, 2006: An examination of Hurricane Dennis using airborne
radar and radiometric data during the TCSP experiment. Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union (Fall Meeting).
Guimond, S.R., F.J. Turk, C.B. Blankenship and J.D. Hawkins, 2006: Detecting tropical cyclone structural
change with the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU),
Preprints, 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Atlanta, GA, Amer.
Meteor. Soc.[Link]
Wu, X. and S. Guimond, 2006: Two- and three-dimensional cloud-resolving model simulations of the
mesoscale enhancement of surface heat fluxes by precipitating deep convection. J. Climate, 19,
139-149.[Link]
Guimond, S.R., 2005: Midlatitude trough interaction with the extratropical transition of Hurricane Michael.
Tropical Meteorology II, 21 pp.[Link]
Guimond, S.R., 2003: Enhancement of surface heat fluxes by convective clouds. Undergraduate Senior
Thesis - Iowa State University. 21 pp.[Link]
Awards and Activities:
- Student Poster Award, 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
- Member, Chi Epsilon Pi (National Meteorology Honor Society)
- NASA Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes (TCSP) science team 2005-present
- NRL Role in TCSP Presentation by Joe Turk, Baltimore, MD, 2007
- TRMM Science Team Meeting Poster, Monterey, CA, 2005
Publicity:
NASA news story: "NASA Satellite Catches a Hurricane Transforming Itself" by Rob Gutro and Steve Guimond
[Link]
NASA news story: "NASA Aircraft Captures Windy Details in Hurricane's Ups and Downs" by Mike Bettwy, Steve Guimond and Joe Turk
[Link]
On-camera interview by The Weather Channel at 86th AMS Annual Meeting Atlanta,GA regarding TRMM PR/AMSU detection of ET
Computer Knowledge:
- Fortran 90/77
- UNIX--shell scripting
- FERRET (NOAA PMEL Analysis Software)
- MATLAB
- IDL
- HTML
- Python
- C++
- JMP (ISU Statistical Software)
Completed Work:
- Tropical Meteorology I
(Dr. T.N. Krishnamurti)
- Tropical Meteorology II
(Dr. Robert Hart)
- Mesoscale Meteorology (Dr. Henry Fuelberg) -->Mesofest Poster (2005)
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
(Dr. Carol Anne Clayson)
- Physical Oceanography
(Dr. Georges Weatherly)
- Numerical Weather Prediction
(Dr. James J. O'Brien)
- Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulations
(Dr. Fei-Fei Jin)
- Satellite Oceanography
(Dr. Carol Anne Clayson)
- Synoptic/Dynamic Meteorology
(Dr. Phil Cunningham)
- Advanced Topics: Hurricanes
(Drs. Robert Hart, T.N. Krishnamurti, Paul Reasor and Xiaolei Zou)