Business Address:
National Severe Storms Laboratory
Storm-scale Research Applications Division
1313 Halley Circle, Room 249
Norman, Oklahoma 73069
(405) 366-0477
stumpf@nssl.noaa.gov
http:/www.nssl.noaa.gov/~stumpf
Education:
B. S. Meteorology, May 1986, State University of New York College at Oswego, Oswego, New York. Senior Meteorology Award. Grade Point Average: 3.91
M. S. Atmospheric Science, December 1988, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Grade Point Average: 4.0
Professional Employment:
Meteorologist Research Associate, (1/92 to present; PROMOTION from previous position), National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies - University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Developed enhanced Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm for the National Weather Service (NWS) WSR-88D radar. Managed Severe Storm Analysis Program software (containing several severe weather algorithms) for the NSSL Warning Decision Support System. Managed the Near-Storm Environment (NSE) algorithm. Responsible for technical leadership of several project scientists and undergraduate students. Gained extensive experience in Doppler radar analysis and detection of severe convective storms of many varieties. Helped design the NSSL Warning Decision Support System (WDSS) for innovative radar algorithm displays. Helped develop NWS Tornado Warning Guidance documentation in 1997, and was Chief Editor of the 1999 guidance document. Supervised student team to develop 2002 Tornado Warning Guidance. Presented seminars at NSSL, American Meteorological Society local chapter meetings, schools, and various conferences and annual meetings. Participated in a variety of field projects (see separate listing) and led the NSSL effort to conduct severe storm damage surveys for the NWS. Work includes collaboration with a number of world-renowned scientists in the field of tornado and supercell research. Held group management positions for the Severe Weather Warning Applications and Technology Transfer (SWAT) team, the SWAT-Vortex Applications Focus Group (SWAT-V),and the SWAT-National Weather Service (SWAT-N) Group as well as Operations Director for several field projects (see Supervisory Position information). Held budgetary responsibilities for several WSR-88D Radar Operations Center (ROC)/NSSL Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an MOU with the NWS Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), an MOU with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and an MOU with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for work supporting NSSL's Phased Array Radar (PAR) project (see Budgetary Responsibilities information). Other duties are included in the "Research Associate" job description.
Meteorologist Research Assistant, (3/89 to 1/92), National Severe Storms Laboratory and Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Developed new automated computer techniques to detect severe weather phenomena using data from Doppler radar, for aviation interests (the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar program). Utilized skills in interpreting thunderstorm outflow structure, wind shear, severe weather, and forecasting. Utilized computers to develop programs, visualize data, produce reports, documents, and graphics.
Meteorologist Intern, (9/88 to 3/89), Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. Developed computer programs to manage rawinsonde sounding data set for the Taiwan Meteorological Experiment.
Graduate Research Assistant, (8/86 to 8/88), Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Carried out research leading to master's degree thesis. Work included analysis and interpretation of mesoscale convective systems. Assisted in various research tasks for the Preliminary Regional Experiment for Stormscale Operational Regional Meteorology project. Teaching assistant for Synoptic Weather Lab and Atmospheric Dynamics.
Emergency Planning Intern, (8/85 to 8/86), New York Power Authority's James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Fulton. Created graphical two-dimensional radiological plume display for Gaussian one-dimensional radiation-release dose assessment computer model.
Meteorologist Intern, (1/85 to 5/85), The Weather Channel, Atlanta, Georgia. Prepared on-air graphical products. Created several procedures to save work time. Assisted in forecast operations.
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
(7/84 to 9/84, and 5/85 to 8/85), Lake Ontario Lake Breeze Project, State
University of New York College at Oswego. Developed and managed coastal
mesoscale regime climatological data base.
Supervisory Positions:
Group Manager, (2000-present), National Severe Storms Laboratory Severe Weather Warning Applications and Technology Transfer National Weather Service (SWAT-N) Group. Responsible for facilitation of the administrative activities of a 9 member team of meteorologists and students developing severe weather warning applications for the National Weather Service and other related projects. Other duties similar to former team leadership position.
Team Leader, (1998-2000), National Severe Storms Laboratory Severe Weather Warning Applications and Technology Transfer team's Vortex Applications Focus Group (SWAT-V). Responsible for facilitation of the administrative activities of a 4 member team of meteorologists developing mesocyclone and tornado detection applications. Other duties similar to former team leadership position.
Team Leader, (1993-1997), National Severe Storms Laboratory Severe Weather Warning Applications and Technology Transfer (SWAT) team. Responsible for facilitation of the administrative activities of a 4-8 member team of meteorologists developing severe weather detection applications. Facilitated budget process, employee performance ratings, scientific oversight, contract progress reports, deadline tracking, and a team-based approach to the management of the group. Acted as primary point-of-contact for scientific and public relations. Collaborated with a number severe weather operational meteorologists (including National Weather Service Science and Operations Officers, Storm Prediction Center meteorologists, and WSR-88D Operational Support Facility Applications Branch and Training Branch scientists).
Warning Decision Support System Proof-of-Concept
Test Operations Manager, (1995) Fort Worth; (1996) Minneapolis, (1997)
Kansas City, (2002-2003) Jackson Mississippi. Conducted test of NSSL warning
decision software (displays and algorithms) at National Weather Service
Forecast Offices (NWSFO). Coordinated staffing schedules and experiment
logistics. Provided on-site training. Conduct user surveys. Wrote test
reports. Served as primary liaison between NWSFO and NSSL. Participated
in NWSFO severe thunderstorm and tornado warning operations.
Budgetary Responsibility:
MOU Program Manager, (2001-present), National Severe Storms Laboratory. Served as the point-of-contact to manage a portion of a Memorandum Of Understanding between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Severe Storms Laboratory (FY01 = $200K, FY02 = $100K). Worked with personnel from each organization to develop, prioritize, fund, and track projects, tasks, and deliverables related to the development of applications for the NSSL Phased Array Radar (PAR) project.
MOU Program Manager, (2000-present), National Severe Storms Laboratory. Served as the point-of-contact to manage a Memorandum Of Understanding between the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and the National Severe Storms Laboratory (FY00 = $111K, FY01 = $107K). Worked with personnel from each organization to develop, prioritize, fund, and track projects, tasks, and deliverables related to the development of applications, to provide training, and to provide specialized operational service for the BOM in support of experimental warning activities in Sydney Australia.
MOU Program Manager, (1999-present), National Severe Storms Laboratory. Served as the point-of-contact to manage several Memorandum Of Understandings between the WSR-88D Radar Operations Center and the National Severe Storms Laboratory (CY99 = $530K, CY00 = $668K, CY01 = $680K, FY02 = $100K). Worked with personnel from each organization to develop, prioritize, fund, and track projects, tasks, and deliverables related to the development of applications, to provide training, and to provide specialized operational service for the National Weather Service.
Group Budget Tracking, (2001-present),
responsible for periodic tracking all labor and non-labor costs associated
with the SWAT-N Group at NSSL (FY01 = $1.2M). Work includes end-of-year
budget closeout activities, managing and prioritizing the group's hardware,
software, travel, training, and incentive needs.
Computer experience:
Languages: C, C++, FORTRAN, BASIC, HTML, XML.
Operating Systems: Red Hat Linux, UNIX, Windows-98, Windows-2000.
Other: Arcview GIS 3.2, Netscape
Communicator, Netscape Mail, Netscape Composer, Dreamweaver, WordPerfect,
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, MS Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Open-Look
Windows, Common Desktop Environment (CDE), WSR-88D PUP, WDSSII/WDSS/RADS/WATADS,
AWIPS workstations, Palm, DeLorme Street Atlas, Quicken 2001.
Areas of Specialty:
Radar Meteorology, Severe Local Storms,
Warning Decision Making, Operational Meteorological Computer Applications,
Mesoscale Meteorology.
Field project experience:
National Weather Service Warning Decision Support System-II Proof-of-Concept Test (WDSSII PoCT), Operations Manager (Jackson MS 2002-2003).
Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Studies 2000 (STEPS), storm-intercept team leader based from Goodland Kansas, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma (Spring 2000).
May 3 1999 Tornado Damage Survey, led the formal survey of the F5 tornado series that passed through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area ("Storm A"). Compiled ground and aerial survey information to develop high-resolution damage survey maps (see related publication).
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes sub-EXperiment 1997, 1998, 1999 (sub-VORTEX), storm-intercept field coordinator team, mobile mesonet team, and camera team; nowcaster (when not in field), National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma (Spring 1997, Spring 1998).
National Weather Service Warning Decision Support System Proof-of-Concept Test (WDSS PoCT), Operations Manager (Fort Worth, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999; Minneapolis 1996; Kansas City 1997), Operations Observer (Phoenix, 1994; Atlanta 1995; Indianapolis 1996; Melbourne, 1996, Kansas City 1998), Trainer (Albany 1997).
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment (VORTEX), storm-intercept team leader, tornado damage surveys, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma (Springs 1994, 1995).
SouthWest Area Monsoon Project (SWAMP), real-time radar algorithm testing (1994, 1993), storm intercept (1994).
Cimarron Algorithm Test and Evaluation (CAT&E '92), Project Leader and Operations Director, real-time algorithm testing, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma (Spring 1992).
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR), real-time algorithm testing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory FL-2 Doppler radar site, Kansas City (Summer 1989) and Orlando (Summers 1990-1992).
Stormscale Regional Meteorology Fronts Experiment and Systems Test (STORM-FEST), nowcasting, National Weather Service Experimental Forecast Facility at Norman, Oklahoma (Winter 1992).
Cooperative Oklahoma Profiler Studies (COPS), nowcasting and real-time radar algorithm system monitoring, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma (Spring 1991).
WSR-88D (NEXRAD) Intensive Operational
Test and Evaluation II (IOT&E II), severe storm intercept, National
Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma (Spring 1989).
Professional educational experience:
Geographic Information Systems, (Spring 2001), University of Oklahoma course.
National Weather Service Warning Decision Making Workshop III (March 2001), COoperative program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, Colorado.
National Weather Service Warning Decision Making Workshop II (February 2000), COoperative program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, Colorado.
NOAA Media Training Workshop, (Oct 1999).
Mastering the Basics of PowerPoint, (Mar 1999), CompEd Solutions National Seminar, Fort Worth, Texas.
Forecast Verification and Decision Making (Fall 1998), University of Oklahoma course.
C for Programmers (Jan 1998), Deitel & Deitel and Associates, Norman, Oklahoma.
Management Problems of the Technical Person in a Leadership Role (Jan 1998), Fred Pryor Seminars, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
AMS Allan Murphy Short Course on Probability in Forecasting (Jan 1998), Phoenix, Arizona.
NSSL Proposal Writing Workshop (Oct 1997), National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma.
COMET Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction (COMAP) (August-September 1997), COoperative program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, Colorado. Providing an in-depth review of mesoscale meteorology, this eight-week instructional course was designed to increase knowledge of mesoscale meteorology and new observing systems, and to enhance capabilities in forecasting, leading training programs, and participating in research activities. Was taught at the graduate level, and included case studies to illustrate mesoscale phenomena, displaced real-time cases to simulate the forecasting environment, seminars by visiting scientists, discussions of new observing systems, and supervised interactions with local Boulder scientists on independent research projects.
National Weather Service (NWS) Warning Decision Making Workshop (March 1997), NWS Operational Support Facility, Norman, Oklahoma.
NWS Science and Operations Officer Tropical Workshop (Jan 1997), NWS Operational Support Facility, Norman, Oklahoma.
Hydrometeorology (Spring 1994), University of Oklahoma course.
WSR-88D Users Conference and Mesocyclone-recognition Workshop (1994), NWS Operational Support Facility, Norman, Oklahoma.
NWS Science and Operations Officer Convective Workshop (February 1994), NWS Operational Support Facility, Norman, Oklahoma.
Lessons In Leadership (1994), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Managing Projects and Deadlines (1992), Fred Pryor Seminars, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Technical Writing (Spring 1991),
University of Oklahoma course.
Awards:
Department of Commerce Silver Medal (Dec 1999). For developing an important prototype Warning Decision Support System for weather forecasters and making significant enhancements to the NEXRAD system, resulting in more timely and reliable warnings.
University of Oklahoma Service Award (Mar 1999). For ten years of service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce Bronze Medal (Dec 1997). For dramatic improvements to NEXRAD severe weather detection algorithms that have improved the skill by 50% leading to reduced personal injuries and economic losses.
Best poster presentation, 18th Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Francisco, California (see publications).
Best paper, The
Mid-American Symposium on Emerging Computer Technologies, Norman, Oklahoma
(see publications).
Professional and Academic Organizations and Committees:
AMS Program Committee for the 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, (June1999 - Mar 2001).
National Weather Service Roadmap Team, (2000) Member of team charged with defining the paths to reduce tornado warning false alarms.
NWA Home Page Advisory Committee, (1998-present) Member.
National Weather Association (NWA), (1998-present) Member.
AMS Scientific Technical Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence, member (1996-1998).
TExas Severe Storms Association (TESSA), (1995-present) Member.
National Severe Storms Laboratory Employees Association (NEA), President (1995), Vice President (1994).
American Meteorological Society (AMS), (1984 to present), Member.
Master's Student Representative, (5/87 to 5/88), Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Committee, Colorado State University.
Oswego Student Chapter of the American
Meteorological Society, President (1984 to 1985), Treasurer (1983 to
1984).
Personal interests:
Music, photography, racquetball, softball,
golf, volleyball, and fishing,.
Internet information:
Email address: greg.stumpf@nssl.noaa.gov
Professional Web Page: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~stumpf
NSSL SWAT Web Page: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/swat/
BIBLIOGRAPHY - GREG STUMPF
Refereed Journal Publications:
Stumpf, G. J., R. H. Johnson, and B. F. Smull, 1991 (January): The wake low in a midlatitude mesoscale convective system having complex convective organization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 134-158.
Hermes, L. G., A. Witt, S. D. Smith, D. Klingle-Wilson, D. Morris, G. J. Stumpf, and M. D. Eilts, 1993 (October): The Gust Front Detection and Wind Shift Algorithms of the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar system. J. Atmos. and Oceanic Tech.,10, 693-709.
Marzban, C. and G. J. Stumpf, 1996 (May): A neural network for tornado prediction based on Doppler radar-derived attributes. J. Applied Meteor., 35, 617-626.
Marzban, C., and G. J. Stumpf, 1998 (Mar): A neural network for damaging wind prediction. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 151-163.
Marzban C., H. Paik, and G. J. Stumpf, 1998: Neural networks versus Gaussian discriminant analysis. Artificial Intelligence Applications, 10, 49-58.
Marzban, C., and G. J. Stumpf, 1998: A neural network for tornado and/or damaging wind prediction based on Doppler radar-derived attributes. International Journal of Microcomputer Applications, 17, 21-28.
Johnson, J. T., P. L. MacKeen, A. Witt, E. D. Mitchell, G. J. Stumpf, M. D. Eilts, and K. W. Thomas, 1998 (June): The Storm Cell Identification and Tracking (SCIT) algorithm: An enhanced WSR-88D algorithm. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 263-276.
Mitchell, E. D., S. V. Vasiloff, G. J. Stumpf, M. D. Eilts, A. Witt, J. T. Johnson, and K. W. Thomas, 1998 (June): The National Severe Storms Laboratory Tornado Detection Algorithm. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 352-366.
Stumpf, G. J., A. Witt, E. D. Mitchell, P. L. Spencer, J. T. Johnson, M. D. Eilts, K. W. Thomas, and D. W. Burgess, 1998 (June): The National Severe Storms Laboratory mesocyclone detection algorithm for the WSR-88D . Wea. Forecasting, 13, 304-326.
Witt, A., M. D. Eilts, G. J. Stumpf, J. T. Johnson, E. D. Mitchell, and K. W. Thomas, 1998a (June): An enhanced hail detection algorithm for the WSR-88D. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 286-303.
Witt, A., M. D. Eilts, G. J. Stumpf, E. D. Mitchell, J. T. Johnson, and K. W. Thomas, 1998b (June): Evaluating the performance of WSR-88D severe storm detection algorithms. Wea. Forecasting,13, 513-518.
Marzban, C., E. D. Mitchell, and G. J. Stumpf, 1999: On the notion of "best predictors:" An application to tornado prediction. Wea. and Forecasting, 14, 1007-1016.
Monteverdi, J. P., W. Blier, G. J. Stumpf, W. Pi, and K. Anderson, 2001: First WSR-88D documentation of a an anticyclonic supercell with anticyclonic tornadoes: the Sunnyvale/Los Altos tornadoes of 4 May 1998. Mon. Wea. Rev.,129, 2805-2814.
Trapp, R. J., N. T Atkins, H. E. Fuelberg, J. G. LaDue, K. J. Pence, T. L. Smith, and G. J. Stumpf, 2001: Meeting Summary, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Bull. Amer. Soc., 82, 2251-2258.
Speheger, D. A., C.A. Doswell III, and G. J. Stumpf, 2002: The Tornadoes of 3 May 1999: Event Verification in Central Oklahoma and Related Issues. Wea. Forecasting, 17, 362-381.
Joe, P., D.
W. Burgess,
R. Potts,
T. Keenan, G.
J. Stumpfand
A. Treloar, 2003: The S2K severe weather
detection algorithms and their performance. Wea.
Forecasting, 18, (submitted).
Conference manuscripts:
Stumpf, G. J., and R. H. Johnson, 1988 (May-June): Lower tropospheric profiling needs in relation to the initiation of mesoscale convective systems. Preprints, Symp. on Lower Tropospheric Profiling: Needs and Technologies, Boulder CO, May 31-June 3, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 29-30.
Stumpf, G. J. and W. A. Gallus, Jr., 1989 (March): An examination of new convective development with a PRE-STORM squall line case. Preprints, 24th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Tallahassee FL, March 27-31, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 506-509.
Stumpf, G. J., 1990 (May): The gust front detection algorithm for the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar: Impact of NEXRAD scan strategies; detecting non-gust front phenomena. Preprints, 10th Annual Int'l. Geosciences & Remote Sensing Symp., College Park, MD, May 20-24, IEEE Geosci. and Remote Sensing Soc./Int'l. Union of Radio Sci., 743-746.
Johnson, R. H., S. Chen, G. J. Stumpf, and D. L. Bartels, 1990 (June): The vertical structure of a midtropospheric vortex within the stratiform region of a mesoscale convective system. Preprints, 4th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder CO, June 25-29, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 216-217.
Stumpf, G. J., R. H. Johnson, and B. F. Smull, 1990 (October): The wake low in a midlatitude mesoscale convective system having complex convective organization. Preprints, 16th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Kananaskis Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada, October 22-26, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 461-466.
Stumpf, G. J., and M. D. Eilts, 1991 (June): Transferring the TDWR gust front detection algorithm to the WSR-88D system. Preprints, 25th Int'l. Conf. on Radar Meteor., Paris, France, June 24-28, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 343-346.
Eilts, M. D., S. H. Olson, G. J. Stumpf, L. G. Hermes, A. Abrevaya, J. Culbert, K. W. Thomas, K. Hondl, and D. Klingle-Wilson, 1991 (June): An improved gust front detection algorithm for the TDWR. Preprints, 4th Int'l. Conf. on Aviation Wea. Systems, Paris, France, June 24-28, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J37-J42.
Stumpf, G. J., and D. W. Burgess, 1993 (May): Observations of lower-tropospheric misocyclones along the leading edge of a bow echo thunderstorm. Preprints, 26th Int'l. Conf. on Radar Meteor., May 24-28, 1993, Norman, OK, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 215-217.
Vasiloff, S. V., M. H. Jain, D. L. Keller, A. Witt, V. T. Wood, P. L. Spencer, G. J. Stumpf, and M. D. Eilts, 1993 (May): An evaluation of two Doppler radar mesocyclone detection algorithms. Preprints, 26th Int'l. Conf. on Radar Meteor., May 24-28, 1993, Norman, OK, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 657-659.
Stumpf, G. J., and K. D. Hondl, 1993 (August): The use of radar wind profiles to remove TDWR gust front algorithm false alarms caused by vertical wind shear. Preprints, 5th Int'l. Conf. on Aviation Wea. Systems, August 2-6, 1993, Vienna, VA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 192-195.
Vasiloff, S. V., G. J. Stumpf, A. Witt, P. L. Spencer, D. L. Keller, and M. D. Eilts, 1993 (October): An evaluation of several mesocyclone and tornado detection algorithms versus ground verification. Preprints, 17th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, October 4-8, 1993, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 395-398.
Stumpf,
G. J., and C. Marzban, 1994 (November): Using a neural network and
Doppler radar data to detect and predict tornadoes. 7th Workshop on Artificial
Intelligence Research in Environmental Science (AIRIES '94), Biloxi, Mississippi.
Eilts, M. D., J. T. Johnson, E. D. Mitchell, S. Sanger, G. J. Stumpf, and A. Witt, 1995 (January): Warning Decision Support System. Preprints, 11th Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems, Jan 15-20, 1995, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 62-67.
Stumpf, G. J., C. Marzban, and E. N. Rasmussen, 1995 (October): The New NSSL Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm: A paradigm shift in the understanding of storm-scale circulation detection. Preprints, 27th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Vail, Colorado, 208-210.
Johnson, J. T., M. D. Eilts, D. Green,
P. Heinselman, E. D. Mitchell, D. Rhue, P. Spencer, S. Sanger, G.
J. Stumpf, K. W. Thomas, and A. Witt, 1995 (October): Operational
Testing of Enhanced WSR-88D Algorithms and Display Concepts in National
Weather Service Offices. Preprints,
27th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Vail, Colorado, 170-172.
Marzban, C., and
G. J. Stumpf, 1995 (October) A neural network for the diagnosis
of tornadic and severe-weather yielding storm-scale circulations. Preprints,
27th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Vail, Colorado, 224-226.
Stumpf,
G. J., and M. P. Foster, 1996 (February): The 1995 NSSL Warning
Decision Support System test at the Fort Worth National Weather Service
Forecast Office. Preprints,
18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Francisco,
California, 570-573.
Eilts, M. D., J. T. Johnson, E. D. Mitchell, S. Sanger, G. J. Stumpf, A. Witt, K. W. Thomas, K. D. Hondl, D. Rhue, and M. Jain, 1996 (February): Severe weather warning decision support system. Preprints, 18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Francisco, California, 536-540.
Mitchell, E. D., and G. J. Stumpf, 1996 (February): The 19 April 1995 Fort Worth/Dallas Tornado Event: Implications for Automated Vortex Recognition. Preprints, 18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Francisco, California, 574-576. [Awarded best poster presentation of conference]
Marzban, C., and G. J. Stumpf, 1996 (October): A neural network for tornado and/or severe weather prediction based on Doppler radar-derived attributes. The Mid-American Symposium on Emerging Computer Technologies, Norman, Oklahoma. [Awarded best paper at symposium]
Davies-Jones, R., and G. J. Stumpf, 1997 (September): On the detection and measurement of circulation and areal expansion rate with WSR-88D radars. 28th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Austin TX, 313-314.
Howieson, E. D., B. Grant, G. J. Stumpf, and D. W. Effertz, 1997 (September): Doppler radar algorithm performance during a highly sheared tornado outbreak. 28th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Austin TX, 540-541.
Stumpf, G. J., C. Marzban, E. D. Mitchell, P. L. Spencer, and A. Witt, 1997 (September): Evaluation of the NSSL Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm for the WSR-88D. 28th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Austin TX, 353-354.
Stuart, N. A., H. D. Cobb, and G. J. Stumpf, 1997 (September): A comparison of the storm-scale vortex detection capability between the WSR-88D mesocyclone detection algorithm and the National Severe Storms Laboratory mesocyclone detection algorithm during Tropical Storm Bertha. 28th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Austin TX, 361-363.
Foster, M. P., A. R. Moller, G. J. Stumpf, and L. J. Wicker, 1997 (September): Observations of vortex shedding in a tornadic supercell thunderstorm. 28th Conf. on Radar Meteor., Austin TX, P4.21 (no manuscript).
Stumpf, G. J., 1997 (October): Lessons learned from automated storm-scale vortex detection - changes in operational paradigms. 12th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association, Reno, Nevada (no manuscript).
Trafalis, T., N. P. Couellan, P. Li, G. Stumpf, C. Marzban, A. White, 1997 (November): An affine scaling neural network training algorithm for prediction of tornadoes. Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering 1997 (ANNIE '97), St. Louis, Missouri. MP2.1C.
Lee, R. R., M. A. Magsig, G. J. Stumpf, and E. D. Mitchell, 1998 (January): Performance of radar circulation detection algorithms: Texas tornadoes 27 May 1997. 16th Conf. on Wea. Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ, 240-242.
Naistat, R. J., and G. J. Stumpf, 1998 (January): The 1996 NSSL Warning Decision Support System test at the Minneapolis National Weather Service Forecast Office. 16th Conf. on Wea. Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ, 499-501.
Johnson, J. T., 20 other authors including G. J. Stumpf, 1998 (January): The Warning Decision Support System: The next generation. 16th Conf. on Wea. Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ, J25-J28.
Eilts, M. D., M. Jain, G. J. Stumpf, J. T. Johnson, and R. Saffle, 1998: Potential for scientific application advances utilizing the NEXRAD Open System Radar Product Generator. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, 780-783.
Lee, R. R., G. J. Stumpf, and P. L. Spencer, 1998: Should geographic region or near-storm environment dictate WSR-88D adaptable parameter settings? Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, 784-787.
Marzban, C., G. J. Stumpf, and E. D. Mitchell, 1998: What are the "best predictors" of tornadoes? Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, 729-732.
Stumpf, G. J., E. D. Mitchell, K. L. Elmore, V. T. Wood, P. C. Burke, and K. T. Angle, 1998: The new NSSL Vortex Detection and Diagnosis Algorithm - plans, status, issues. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, 725-728.
Wyatt, A. L., E. D. Mitchell, G. J. Stumpf, A. Witt, and M. Lehmann, 1998: "Rapid Update" of radar-derived severe weather algorithms. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, 788-789.
Stumpf, G. J., E. D. Mitchell, V. T. Wood, P. C. Burke, 1999: Vortex Detection and Diagnosis - Status of Algorithm Development at NSSL. National Weather Service/Texas Tech University Severe Weather Conf., Lubbock, Texas (no manuscript).
Stumpf, G. J., R. R. Lee, P. L. Spencer, 1999: Geographic Region or Near Storm Environment? Nat. Wea. Assoc. Severe Wea. Conf., Des Moines, Iowa, Nat. Wea. Assoc. (no manuscript).
Burke, P. C., C. Hannon, V. McCoy, G. J. Stumpf, E. D. Mitchell, and D. L. Andra, 1999: Performance of NSSL Warning Decision Support System during the May 3, 1999 Central Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak. 23rd Nat. Wea. Assoc. Annual Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi, Nat. Wea. Assoc. (no manuscript).
Eilts, M. D., J. T. Johnson, K. D. Hondl, G. J. Stumpf, E. D. Mitchell, J. W. Conway, and K. W. Thomas, 1999: Warning Decision Support System - The Next Generation. Preprints, 15th International Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteor., Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 154-157.
Doswell, C.A. III, G.J. Stumpf, and D. Speheger, 2000: On the importance of post-event surveys in assessing tornado occurrence.Symp. The Mystery of Severe Storms, Long Beach, CA., Amer. Meteor. Soc. (no manuscript).
Stumpf, G. J., 2000: The national severe storms laboratory severe weather detection algorithms. European Conf. on Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Toulouse, France, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées and Meteo-France (no manuscript).
Stumpf, G. J., E. D. Mitchell, K. L. Elmore, 2000: Severe storm climatologies using Doppler radar algorithms. European Conf. on Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Toulouse, France, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées and Meteo-France (no manuscript).
Miller, D. J., C. A. Doswell, H. E. Brooks, G. J. Stumpf, and E. N. Rasmussen, 2000: Highway overpasses as tornado shelters: fallout from the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma/Kansas violent tornado outbreak. 29th Conf. on Broadcast Meteor., Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Francisco (no manuscript).
Monteverdi, J. P., W. Blier, G. J. Stumpf, W. Pi, and K. Anderson, 2000: First WSR-88D documentation of a an anticyclonic supercell with anticyclonic tornadoes: the Sunnyvale/Los Altos tornadoes of 4 May 1998. Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, 202-205.
Stumpf, G. J., and C. Marzban, 2000: Using Doppler radar vortex detection algorithms to develop synthetic tornado climatologies. Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, 130-133.
Stumpf, G. J., D. Speheger, and D. W. Burgess, 2000: Verification of the tornado events in the Norman Oklahoma NWSFO county warning area for the May 3, 1999 severe weather outbreak. 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, (no manuscript).
Tipton, G. A., J. T. DiStefano, and G. J. Stumpf, 2000: Cincinnati, Ohio tornadic outbreak 9 April 1999 - a case study. Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL 226-229.
Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, and A. E. Gerard, 2002: The multiple-radar severe storm analysis program (MR-SSAP) for WDSS-II. Preprints, 21st Conf. on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, 138-141.
Trapp, R. J., and G. J. Stumpf, 2002: A reassessment of the percentage of tornadic mesocyclones. Preprints, 21st Conf. on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, 198-201.
McCoy, V. K., and G.
J. Stumpf, 2002: Using a GIS to compare the May 3, 1999 Oklahoma
City tornado damage path to WSR-88D signatures. Preprints,
21st Conf. on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, 547-550.
Web publications:
National Weather Service Tornado Warning Guidance (1997, 1999, 2002):
http://www.osf.noaa.gov/otb/papers/twarn/torwarn.htm