Neal M. Dorst
Meteorologist
Hurricane Research Division
phone: 305-361-4311
fax: 305-361-4402
neal.m.dorst@noaa.gov
NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
Professional Interests
- history of science
- writing
- photography
- data management
Current Research Projects
Recently Published Peer-Reviewed Papers- Dorst, N.M. Before the hurricane hunters: Storm patrols and the lost hurricanes. Weatherwise, 77(1):42-52, https://doi.org/10.1080/00431672.2024.2276648 2024
- Zawislak, J., R.F. Rogers, S.D. Aberson, G.J. Alaka, G. Alvey, A. Aksoy, L. Bucci, J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, M. Fischer, J. Gamache, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. Hazelton, H.M. Holbach, J. Kaplan, H. Leighton, F. Marks, S.T. Murillo, P. Reasor, K. Ryan, K. Sellwood, J.A. Sippel, and J.A. Zhang. Accomplishments of NOAA’S airborne hurricane field program and a broader future approach to forecast improvement. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(2):E311-E338, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0174.1 2022
- Dorst, N.M. Before the hurricane hunters: Storm patrols and the lost hurricanes. Weatherwise, 77(1):42-52, https://doi.org/10.1080/00431672.2024.2276648 2024
- Zawislak, J., R.F. Rogers, S.D. Aberson, G.J. Alaka, G. Alvey, A. Aksoy, L. Bucci, J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, M. Fischer, J. Gamache, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. Hazelton, H.M. Holbach, J. Kaplan, H. Leighton, F. Marks, S.T. Murillo, P. Reasor, K. Ryan, K. Sellwood, J.A. Sippel, and J.A. Zhang. Accomplishments of NOAA’S airborne hurricane field program and a broader future approach to forecast improvement. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(2):E311-E338, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0174.1 2022
- Dorst, N. Book review: Inventing atmospheric science: Bjerknes, Rossby, Wexler, and the foundations of modern meteorology. Physics Today, 69(9):54, https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.3301 2016
- Simpson, R.H., and N.M. Dorst. Hurricane Pioneer: Memoirs of Bob Simpson. American Meteorological Society (ISBN 9781935704751), 272 pp., 2015
- Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, A. Aksoy, B. Annane, M. Black, J.J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, J.F. Gamache, S.B. Goldenberg, S.G. Gopalakrishnan, J. Kaplan, B.W. Klotz, S. Lorsolo, F.D. Marks, S.T. Murillo, M.D. Powell, P.D. Reasor, K.J. Sellwood, E.W. Uhlhorn, T. Vukicevic, J.A. Zhang, and X. Zhang. NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Experiment (IFEX): A progress report. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 94(6):859-882, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00089 2013
- Kruczynski, W.L., P.J. Fletcher, and N. Dorst. Hurricanes and tropical storms are regular features in south Florida. In Tropical Connections: South Florida's Marine Environment, W.L. Kruczynski and P.J. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, 44-45, 2012
- Dorst, N.M. The National Hurricane Research Project: 50 years of research, rough rides, and name changes. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88(10):1566-1588, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-88-10-1566 2007
- Dorst, N.M., and E. Rule. Fifty years of NOAA hurricane research. Mariners Weather Log, 51(1):10-13, 2007
- Powell, M.D., G.A. Soukup, S. Cocke, S. Gulati, N. Morisseau-Leroy, S. Hamid, N.M. Dorst, and L. Axe. State of Florida hurricane loss projection model: Atmospheric science component. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 93(8):651-674, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2005.05.008 2005
- Black, P.G., R.W. Burpee, N.M. Dorst, and W.L. Adams. Appearance of the sea surface in tropical cyclones. Weather and Forecasting, 1(1):102-107, doi10.1175/1520-0434(1986)001<0102:AOTSSI>2.0.CO;2 1986
- Friedman, H.A., C.A. Arnhols, N.M. Dorst, C.J. Nelson, and W.J. Brown. Airborne research meteorological data collected by the National Hurricane Research Laboratory (Hurricane Research Division/AOML) during the 1982-1983 hurricane seasons: Inventory and availability. NOAA Data Report, ERL-AOML-3, 168 pp., 1984
Awards and Honors | | | | | | | December 2004 | | DOC Bronze Medal (group award) | | G-IV surveillance flights into Hurricane Isabel 2003
| | | | November 2004 | | NOAA Employee of the Month | |
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