Research Highlights
Research Interests
Optimizing the assimilation of observations into high-resolution analysis and numerical models.
Dropwindsondes and their use in research and operations.
Observing system experiments to test the impact of observations on numerical forecasts and to test optimal sampling strategies.
Extratropical transition of tropical cyclones.
Meso- and miso-scale features in the tropical cyclone eyewall.
Sim Aberson, Ph.D.
Meteorologist, Hurricane Research Division
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Dr. Sim Aberson is a meteorologist with the Hurricane Research Division of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). Dr. Aberson’s primary research interest is in using data to improve forecasts of tropical cyclones globally with an emphasis on observations obtained during NOAA’s annual Hurricane Field Program. Dr. Aberson’s research has ranged from development and optimal use of dropwindsonde technology improving and verifying numerical models to investigating small-scale features in tropical cyclones that may impact future intensity. He serves on the American Meteorological Society History Committee, and is a member of the American Meteorological Society and Out to Innovate.
2003, Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
1987, M.S. Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1985, B.S. Meteorology with Math Minor, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
- Earl-Spurr, C., S. Langlade, D. Krahenbuhl, S.D. Aberson, M. Brunet, J. Chan, C. Fogarty, C.W. Landsea, B. Trewin, C. Velden, R.C. Balling, and R.S. Cerveny. New WMO certified tropical cyclone duration extreme: TD Freddy (04 February to 14 March 2023) lasting for 36.0 days. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0071.1 2024
Ref. 4463 - Aberson, S.D., J.A. Zhang, J. Zawislak, K. Sellwood, R. Rogers, and J.J. Cione. The NCAR GPS dropwindsonde and its impact on hurricane operations and research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(11):E2134-E2154, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0119.1 2023
Ref. 4330 - Osborne E., C. Martinez, S.D. Aberson, K. Nelson, S. Duncan, C. Ryals, F. Munoz, and T. Griffin-Elliott. Reimagining policies, practices, and culture to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment at NOAA. Oceanography, 36(4):62-65, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.121 2023
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- Earl-Spurr, C., S. Langlade, D. Krahenbuhl, S.D. Aberson, M. Brunet, J. Chan, C. Fogarty, C.W. Landsea, B. Trewin, C. Velden, R.C. Balling, and R.S. Cerveny. New WMO certified tropical cyclone duration extreme: TD Freddy (04 February to 14 March 2023) lasting for 36.0 days. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0071.1 2024
Ref. 4463 - Aberson, S.D., J.A. Zhang, J. Zawislak, K. Sellwood, R. Rogers, and J.J. Cione. The NCAR GPS dropwindsonde and its impact on hurricane operations and research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(11):E2134-E2154, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0119.1 2023
Ref. 4330 - Osborne E., C. Martinez, S.D. Aberson, K. Nelson, S. Duncan, C. Ryals, F. Munoz, and T. Griffin-Elliott. Reimagining policies, practices, and culture to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment at NOAA. Oceanography, 36(4):62-65, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.121 2023
Ref. 4374 - 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
Ref. 3984 - Aberson, S.D. Serial correlation of tropical cyclone track and intensity forecasts. NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR-AOML-107, 6 pp., https://doi.org/10.25923/m0ah-bh98 2021
Ref. 4022 - Aberson, S.D., and J. Kaplan. The relationship between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and tropical cyclone rapid intensification. Weather and Forecasting, 35(10):1865-1870, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0209.1 2020
Ref. 3823 - Christophersen, H., A. Aksoy, J. Dunion, and S. Aberson. Composite impact of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft dropwindsondes on tropical cyclone analyses and forecasts. Monthly Weather Review, 146(7):2297-2314, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0304.1 2018
Ref. 3542 - Tang, J., J.A. Zhang, S.D. Aberson, F.D. Marks, and X. Lei. Multilevel tower observations of vertical eddy diffusivity and mixing length in the tropical cyclone boundary layer during landfalls. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 75(9):3159-3168, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-17-0353.1 2018
Ref. 3559 - Aberson, S.D., J.A. Zhang, and K. Nunez-Ocasio. An extreme event in the eyewall of Hurricane Felix on 2 September 2007. Monthly Weather Review, 145(6):2083-2092, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0364.1 2017
Ref. 3395 - Aberson, S.D., K.J. Sellwood, and P.A. Leighton. Calculating dropwindsonde location and time from TEMP-DROP messages for accurate assimilation and analysis. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 34(8):1673-1678, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0023.1 2017
Ref. 3428 - Evans, C., K.M. Wood, S.D. Aberson, H.M. Archambault, S.M. Milrad, L.F. Bosart, K.L. Corbosiero, C.A. Davis, J.R. Dias Pinto, J. Doyle, C. Fogarty, T.J. Galarneau, C.M. Grams, K.S. Griffin, J. Gyakum, R.E. Hart, N. Kitabatake, H.S. Lentink, R. McTaggart-Cowan, W. Perrie, J.F.D. Quinting, C.A. Reynolds, M. Riemer, E.A. Ritchie, Y. Sun, and F. Zhang. The extratropical transition of tropical cyclones, Part 1: Cyclone evolution and direct impacts. Monthly Weather Review, 145(11):4317-4344, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0027.1 2017
Ref. 3456 - Rogers, R.F., S. Aberson, M.M. Bell, D.J. Cecil, J.D. Doyle, T.B. Kimberlain, J. Morgerman, L.K. Shay, and C. Velden. Rewriting the tropical record books: The extraordinary intensification of Hurricane Patricia (2015). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98(10):2019-2112, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0039.1 2017
Ref. 3378 - Stern, D.P., G.H. Bryan, and S.D. Aberson. Extreme low-level updrafts and wind speeds measured by dropsondes in tropical cyclones. Monthly Weather Review, 144(6):2177-2204 , https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-15-0313.1 2016
Ref. 3251 - Aberson, S.D., A. Aksoy, K.J. Sellwood, T. Vukicevic, and X. Zhang. Assimilation of high-resolution tropical cyclone observations with an ensemble Kalman filter using HEDAS: Evaluation of 2008-2011 HWRF forecasts. Monthly Weather Review, 143(2):511-523, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00138.1 2015
Ref. 3067 - Aberson, S.D. A climatological baseline for assessing the skill of tropical cyclone phase forecasts. Weather and Forecasting, 29(1):122-129, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-12-00130.1 2014
Ref. 2935 - Gall, R., F. Toepfer, F. Marks, E.N. Rappaport, A. Aksoy, S. Aberson, J.W. Bao, M. Bender, S. Benjamin, L. Bernardet, M. Biswas, B. Brown, J. Cangialosi, C. Davis, M. DeMaria, J. Doyle, M. Fiorino, J. Franklin, I. Ginis, S. Gopalakrishnan, T. Hamill, R. Hodur, H.S. Kim, J. Knaff, T. Krishnamurti, P. Kucera, Y. Kwon, W. Lapenta, N. Lett, S. Lord, T. Marchok, E. Mifflin, M. Morin, K. Musgrave, L. Nance, C. Reynolds, V. Tallapragada, H. Tolman, R. Torn, G. Vandenberghe, T. Vukicevic, X. Wang, Y. Weng, J. Whittaker, R. Yablonsky, D.-L. Zhang, F. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. Zhang, and D.A. Delinsky. Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project: 2013 HFIP R&D activities summary—Recent results and operational implementation. HFIP Technical Report, HFIP2014-2, 50 pp., 2014
Ref. 2970 - Aksoy, A., S.D. Aberson, T. Vukicevic, K.J. Sellwood, S. Lorsolo, and X. Zhang. Assimilation of high-resolution tropical cyclone observations with an ensemble Kalman filter using NOAA/AOML/HRD’s HEDAS: Evaluation of the 2008-2011 vortex-scale analyses. Monthly Weather Review, 141(6):1842-1865, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00194.1 2013
Ref. 2850 - 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
Ref. 2862 - Vukicevic, T., A. Aksoy, P. Reasor, S. Aberson, K. Sellwood, and F. Marks. Joint impact of forecast tendency and state error biases in Ensemble Kalman Filter data assimilation of inner-core tropical cyclone observations. Monthly Weather Review, 141(9):2992-3006, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00211.1 2013
Ref. 2893 - Aksoy, A., S. Lorsolo, T. Vukicevic, K.J. Sellwood, S.D. Aberson, and F. Zhang. The HWRF Hurricane Ensemble Data Assimilation System (HEDAS) for high-resolution data: The impact of airborne Doppler radar observations in an OSSE. Monthly Weather Review, 140(6):1843-1862, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-11-00212.1 2012
Ref. 2690 - Wu, C.-C., S.-G. Chen, C.-C. Yang, P.-H. Lin, and S.D. Aberson. Potential vorticity diagnosis of the factors affecting the track of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008) and the impact from dropwindsonde data during T-PaRC. Monthly Weather Review, 140(8):2670-2688, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-11-00229.1 2012
Ref. 2744 - Yeh, K.-S., X. Zhang, S.G. Gopalakrishnan, S. Aberson, R. Rogers, F.D. Marks, and R. Atlas. Performance of the experimental HWRF in the 2008 hurricane season. Natural Hazards, 63(3):1439-1449, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-011-9787-7 2012
Ref. 2714 - Aberson, S.D. The impact of dropwindsonde data from the THORPEX-Pacific Area Regional Campaign and the NOAA Hurricane Field Program on tropical cyclone forecasts in the Global Forecast System. Monthly Weather Review, 139(9):2689-2703, https://doi.org/10.1175/2011MWR3634.1 2011
Ref. 29 - Aberson, S.D., S.J. Majumdar, C.A. Reynolds, and B.J. Etherton. An observing system experiment for tropical cyclone targeting techniques using the Global Forecast System. Monthly Weather Review, 139(3):895-907, https://doi.org/10.1175/2010MWR33979.1 2011
Ref. 50 - Chou, K.-S., C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin, S.D. Aberson, M. Weissmann, F. Harnisch, and T. Nakazawa. The impact of dropwindsonde observations on typhoon track forecasts in DOTSTAR and T-PaRC. Monthly Weather Review, 139(6):1728-1743, https://doi.org/10.1175/2010MWR3582.1 2011
Ref. 28 - Weissmann, M., F. Harnisch, C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin, Y. Ohta, K. Yamashita, Y.-H. Kim, E-H. Jeon, T. Nakazawa, and S.D. Aberson. The influence of assimilating dropsonde data on typhoon track and mid-latitude forecasts. Monthly Weather Review, 139(3):908-920, https://doi.org/10.1175/2010MWR3377.1 2011
Ref. 107 - Zhang, X., T. Quirino, K.-S. Yeh, S. Gopalakrishnan, F. Marks, S. Goldenberg, and S. Aberson. HWRFx: Improving hurricane forecasts with high-resolution modeling. Computing in Science and Engineering, 13(1):13-21, https://doi.org/10.1109/MCSE.2010.121 2011
Ref. 109 - Aberson, S.D. Ten years of hurricane synoptic surveillance (1997-2006). Monthly Weather Review, 138(5):1536-1549, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009MWR3090.1 2010
Ref. 134 - Aberson, S.D., J. Cione, C.-C. Wu, M.M. Bell, J. Halverson, C. Fogarty, and M. Weissmann. Aircraft observations of tropical cyclones. In Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones: From Science to Mitigation, J.C.L. Chan and J.D. Kepert (eds.). World Scientific Publishing Company, 2nd edition, 227-240, 2010
Ref. 135 - Goni, G., M. DeMaria, J. Knaff, C. Sampson, J. Price, A. Mehra, I. Ginis, I.-I. Lin, P. Sandery, S. Ramos-Buarque, M.M. Ali, F. Bringas, S. Aberson, R. Lumpkin, G. Halliwell, C. Lauer, E. Chassignet, A. Mavume, and K. Kang. The ocean observing system for tropical cyclone intensification forecasts and studies. In Proceedings, OceanObs09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Volume 2), Venice, Italy, September 21-25, 2009, J. Hall, D.E. Harrison, and D. Stammer (eds.). ESA Publication, WPP-306, 13 pp., https://doi.org/10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.36 2010
Ref. 176 - Aberson, S.D. Regimes or cycles in tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 90(1):39-43, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008BAMS2549.1 2009
Ref. 247 - Wu, C.-C., J.-H. Chen, S.J. Majumdar, M.S. Peng, C.A. Reynolds, S.D. Aberson, R. Buizza, M. Yamaguchi, S.-G. Chen, T. Nakazawa, and K.-H. Chou. Intercomparison of targeted observation guidance for tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific. Monthly Weather Review, 137(8):2471-2492, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009MWR2762.1 2009
Ref. 350 - Aberson, S.D. An alternative tropical cyclone intensity forecast verification technique. Weather and Forecasting, 23(6):1304-1310, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008WAF2222123.1 2008
Ref. 358 - Aberson, S.D. Large forecast degradations due to synoptic surveillance during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. Monthly Weather Review, 136(8):3138-3150, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007MWR2192.1 2008
Ref. 359 - Pu, Z., X. Li, C.S. Velden, S.D. Aberson, and W.T. Liu. The impact of aircraft dropsonde and satellite wind data on numerical simulations of two landfalling tropical storms during Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes Experiment. Weather and Forecasting, 23(1):62-79, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007WAF2007006.1 2008
Ref. 435 - Stern, D.P., D.S. Nolan, and S.D. Aberson. Simulations and observations of extreme low-level updrafts in Hurricane Isabel. Extended Abstracts, 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Orlando, FL, April 28-May 2, 2008. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 6 pp., 2008
Ref. 445 - Reynolds, C.A., M.S. Peng, S.J. Majumdar, S.D. Aberson, C.H. Bishop, and R. Buizza. Interpretation of adaptive observing guidance for Atlantic tropical cyclones. Monthly Weather Review, 135(12):4006-4029, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007MWR2027.1 2007
Ref. 515 - Wu, C.-C., K.-H. Chou, P.-H. Lin, S.D. Aberson, M.S. Peng, and T. Nakazawa. The impact of dropsonde data on typhoon track forecasting in DOTSTAR. Weather and Forecasting, 22(6):1157-1176, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007WAF2006062.1 2007
Ref. 536 - Aberson, S.D., and B.J. Etherton. Targeting and data assimilation studies during Hurricane Humberto (2001). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 63(1):175-186, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS3594.1 2006
Ref. 539 - Aberson, S.D., and D.P. Stern. Extreme horizontal winds measured by dropwindsondes in hurricanes. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 4 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
Ref. 540 - Aberson, S.D., and J.B. Halverson. Kelvin-Helmholtz billows in the eyewall of Hurricane Erin. Monthly Weather Review, 134(3):1036-1038, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR3094.1 2006
Ref. 541 - Aberson, S.D., J.P. Dunion, and F.D. Marks. A photograph of a wavenumber-2 asymmetry in the eye of Hurricane Erin. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 63(1):387-391, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS3593.1 2006
Ref. 542 - Aberson, S.D., M.L. Black, R.A. Black, R.W. Burpee, J.J. Cione, C.W. Landsea, and F.D. Marks. Thirty years of tropical cyclone research with the NOAA P-3 aircraft. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(8):1039-1055, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-8-1039 2006
Ref. 543 - Aberson, S.D., M.T. Montgomery, M.M. Bell, and M.L. Black. Hurricane Isabel (2003): New insights into the physics of intense storms, Part II: Extreme localized wind. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(10):1349-1354, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-10-1335 2006
Ref. 544 - Chou, K.-H., C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin, S.D. Aberson, M. Peng, and T. Nakazawa. The impact of dropsonde data from DOTSTAR on tropical cyclone track forecasting. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 12 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
Ref. 561 - Etherton, B.J., C.-C. Wu, S.J. Majumdar, and S.D. Aberson. A comparison of targeting techniques for 2005 Atlantic tropical cyclones. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 4 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
Ref. 571 - Majumdar, S.J., S.D. Aberson, C.H. Bishop, R. Buizza, M.S. Peng, and C.A. Reynolds. A comparison of adaptive observing guidance for Atlantic tropical cyclones. Monthly Weather Review, 134(9):2354-2372, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR3193.1 2006
Ref. 605 - Montgomery, M.T., M.M. Bell, S.D. Aberson, and M.L. Black. Hurricane Isabel (2003): New insights into the physics of intense storms, Part I: Mean vortex structure and maximum intensity estimates. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(10):1335-1347, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-10-1335 2006
Ref. 617 - Reynolds, C.A., M.S. Peng, S.J. Majumdar, S.D. Aberson, C.H. Bishop, and R. Buizza. Interpretation of tropical cyclone targeting guidance. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 10 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
Ref. 624 - Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, M.L. Black, P.G. Black, J.J. Cione, P.P. Dodge, J.P. Dunion, J.F. Gamache, J. Kaplan, M.D. Powell, L.N. Shay, N. Surgi, and E.W. Uhlhorn. The Intensity Forecasting Experiment: A NOAA multi-year field program for improving tropical cyclone intensity forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(11):1523-1537, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-11-1523 2006
Ref. 630 - Stern, D., and S.D. Aberson. Extreme vertical winds measured by dropsondes in hurricanes. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 5 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
Ref. 640 - Etherton, B.J., and S.D. Aberson. Ensemble based data assimilation of observations of Hurricane Humberto. Preprints, 9th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, San Diego, CA, January 9-13, 2005. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 5 pp., 2005
Ref. 680 - Majumdar, S.J., S.D. Aberson, C.H. Bishop, R. Buizza, M.S. Peng, and C.A. Reynolds. A comparison of adaptive observing guidance for Atlantic tropical cyclones. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Technical Memorandum No. 482, 24 pp., 2005
Ref. 708 - Wu, C.-C., P.-H. Lin, and S.D. Aberson. Typhoon surveillance in northwestern Pacific. Vaisala News, 167:24-25, 2005
Ref. 743 - Wu, C.-C., P.-H. Lin, S.D. Aberson, T.-C. Yeh, W.-P. Huang, K.-H. Chou, J.-S. Hong, G.-C. Lu, C.-T. Fong, K.-C. Hsu, I.-I. Lin, P.-L. Lin, and C.-H. Liu. Dropsonde observations for typhoon surveillance near the Taiwan region (DOTSTAR): An overview. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86(6):787-790, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-86-6-787 2005
Ref. 744 - Aberson, S.D. The G-IV surveillance era, targeting, and ensemble forecasts (1997-present). Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 236-237, 2004
Ref. 745 - Aberson, S.D., M.L. Black, M.T. Montgomery, and M. Bell. A record wind measurement in Hurricane Isabel: Direct evidence of an eyewall mesocyclone? Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 168-169, 2004
Ref. 746 - Bell, M.M., M.T. Montgomery, M.L. Black, and S.D. Aberson. Observed vortex and thermodynamic structure of Hurricane Isabel at maximum intensity. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 196-197, 2004
Ref. 749 - Black, M.L., J.P. Dunion, J.P. Kossin, W.H. Schubert, C.S. Velden, P.G. Black, R. Zehr, and S.D. Aberson. Mesovortices in Hurricane Isabel (2003): A comparison of satellite, radar, and photographic observations. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 128-129, 2004
Ref. 751 - Huang, W.-P., C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin, S.D. Aberson, and K.-C. Hsu. The preliminary analysis of the dropsonde data from DOTSTAR and their impact on the typhoon track forecasts. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 188-189, 2004
Ref. 790 - Jones, S.C., C.S. Velden, S.D. Aberson, J. Abraham, and P.A. Harr. Extratropical transition and THORPEX. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 643-644, 2004
Ref. 793 - Kossin, J.P., W.H. Schubert, C.S. Velden, M.L. Black, P.G. Black, R.M. Zehr, S.D. Aberson, and J.P. Dunion. Mesovortices in Hurricane Isabel (2003). Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 447-448, 2004
Ref. 798 - Majumdar, S.J., S.D. Aberson, B.J. Etherton, L.D. Holland, Z. Toth, and C.H. Bishop. Targeting strategies to improve hurricane track forecasts. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 190-191, 2004
Ref. 803 - Wu, C.-C., P.-H. Lin, T.-C. Yeh, and S.D. Aberson. Dropsonde observations for typhoon surveillance near the Taiwan region (DOTSTAR): An overview. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 186-187, 2004
Ref. 843 - Aberson, S.D. Targeted observations to improve operational tropical cyclone track forecast guidance. Monthly Weather Review, 131(8):1613-1628, https://doi.org/10.1175//2550.1 2003
Ref. 846 - Aberson, S.D., and C.R. Sampson. On the predictability of tropical cyclone tracks in the northwest Pacific basin. Monthly Weather Review, 131(7):1491-1497, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0493(2003)1311491:OTPOTC>2.0.CO; 2003
Ref. 847 - Aberson, S.D. Operational targeting of hurricane tracks in the Atlantic: Processes and procedures. Proceedings, Second Workshop on Landfalling Typhoons in the Taiwan Area, Taipei, Taiwan, April 25-26, 2002. National Science Council, 53-67, 2002
Ref. 935 - Aberson, S.D. Tropical cyclone track predictability limits. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 220-221, 2002
Ref. 936 - Aberson, S.D. Two years of operational hurricane synoptic surveillance. Weather and Forecasting, 17(5):1101-1110, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0434(2002)0171101:TYOOHS>2.0.CO; 2002
Ref. 937 - Etherton, B.J., and S.D. Aberson. Assimilation of GPS dropwindsonde data using a VICBAR ensemble. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 218-219, 2002
Ref. 966 - Powell, M.D., and S.D. Aberson. Accuracy of United States tropical cyclone landfall forecasts in the Atlantic basin, 1976-2001. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 301-302, 2002
Ref. 1015 - Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, J. Kaplan, and S.B. Goldenberg. A pronounced upper-tropospheric warm anomaly encountered by the NOAA Gulfstream-IV aircraft in the vicinity of deep convection. Monthly Weather Review, 130(1):180-187, 2002
Ref. 1020 - Aberson, S.D. The ensemble of tropical cyclone track forecasting models in the North Atlantic Basin (1976-2000). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 82(9):1895-1904, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0477(2001)0820000:TEOTCT> 2001
Ref. 1053 - Aberson, S.D., S.J. Majumdar, and C.H. Bishop. A real-time ensemble for the prediction of hurricane tracks in the Atlantic basin. Preprints, 18th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and 14th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 30-August 2, 2001. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 456-457, 2001
Ref. 1054 - Michaels, M., M. Shepard, S.D. Aberson, H.A. Friedman, and K. Murphy. Survey results of Society membership: The face of our profession at the threshold of the new millennium. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 82(7):1331-1352, 2001
Ref. 1106 - Powell, M.D., and S.D. Aberson. Accuracy of United States tropical cyclone landfall forecasts in the Atlantic Basin (1976-2000). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 82(12):2749-2768, 2001
Ref. 1119 - Aberson, S.D. The first three years of operational targeting with the NOAA Gulfstream-IV. Preprints, 4th Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems, Long Beach, CA, January 9-14, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 198-199, 2000
Ref. 1148 - Aberson, S.D. Three years of tropical cyclone synoptic surveillance in the Atlantic basin. Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 108-109, 2000
Ref. 1149 - Aberson, S.D. Woman and minorities in meteorology since 1950. 80th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Long Beach, CA, January 9-14, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 70-71, 2000
Ref. 1150 - Aberson, S.D. Women's trends: The changing status of women in the profession/society. Preprints, 9th Symposium on Education, Long Beach, CA, January 9-14, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 70-71, 2000
Ref. 1151 - Aberson, S.D., and K. Bedka. The operational ensemble of tropical cyclone track guidance at the National Hurricane Center (1976-1998). Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 177-178, 2000
Ref. 1152 - Aberson, S.D. Ensemble-based products to improve tropical cyclone forecasting. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, January 10-15, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 843-844, 1999
Ref. 1271 - Aberson, S.D. Targeting and sampling strategies to improve hurricane forecasts. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, January 10-15, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 105-107, 1999
Ref. 1272 - Aberson, S.D., and J.L. Franklin. Impact on hurricane track and intensity forecasts of GPS dropwindsonde observations from the first-season flights of the NOAA Gulfstream-IV jet aircraft. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 80(3):421-428, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1999)0800421:IOHTAI>2.0.CO; 1999
Ref. 1273 - Bishop, C.H., S. Majumdar, I. Szunyogh, Z. Toth, and S.D. Aberson. Using ensembles to simulate the impact of targeted observations. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, January 10-15, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 117-118, 1999
Ref. 1282 - Majumdar, S.J., S.D. Aberson, C.H. Bishop, and Z. Toth. Real time hurricane track targeting using a VICBAR ensemble. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, January 10-15, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 755-756, 1999
Ref. 1350 - Aberson, S.D. Five-day tropical cyclone track forecasts in the North Atlantic basin. Weather and Forecasting, 13(4):1005-1015, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0434(1998)0131005:FDTCTF>2.0.CO; 1998
Ref. 1412 - Aberson, S.D., M.A. Bender, and R.E. Tuleya. Ensemble forecasting of tropical cyclone intensity. Preprints, Symposium on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-16, 1998. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 150-153, 1998
Ref. 1413 - Aberson, S.D., M.A. Bender, and R.E. Tuleya. Ensemble forecasting of tropical cyclone tracks. Preprints, 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-16, 1998. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 290-292, 1998
Ref. 1414 - Powell, M.D., and S.D. Aberson. How well do we forecast the position and time of hurricane landfall? Preprints, 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and Symposium on the Research Foci of the U.S. Weather Research Program, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-16, 1998. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 9-12, 1998
Ref. 1490 - Aberson, S.D. Adaptive observations in a hurricane environment. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Collins, CO, May 19-23, 1997. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 308-309, 1997
Ref. 1512 - Aberson, S.D. The prediction of the performance of a nested barotropic hurricane track forecast model. Weather and Forecasting, 12(1):24-30, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0434(1997)0120024:TPOTPO>2.0.CO; 1997
Ref. 1513 - Burpee, R.W., J.L. Franklin, S.J. Lord, R.E. Tuleya, and S.D. Aberson. The impact of Omega dropwindsondes on operational hurricane track forecast models. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77(5):925-933, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1996)0772.0.CO;2 1996
Ref. 1625 - Franklin, J.L., S.E. Feuer, J. Kaplan, and S.D. Aberson. Tropical cyclone motion and surrounding flow relationships: Searching for beta gyres in Omega dropwindsonde datasets. Monthly Weather Review, 124(1):64-84, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1996)1240064:TCMASF>2.0.CO; 1996
Ref. 1641 - Aberson, S.D., S.J. Lord, M. DeMaria, and M.S. Tracton. Short-range ensemble forecasting of hurricane tracks. Preprints, 21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, April 24-28, 1995. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 494-496, 1995
Ref. 1696 - Aberson, S.D., and M. DeMaria. Verification of a nested barotropic hurricane track forecast model (VICBAR). Monthly Weather Review, 122(12):2804-2815, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1994)1222804:VOANBH>2.0.CO; 1994
Ref. 1797 - Burpee, R.W., S.D. Aberson, P.G. Black, M. DeMaria, J.L. Franklin, J.S. Griffin, S.H. Houston, J. Kaplan, S.J. Lord, F.D. Marks, M.D. Powell, and H.E. Willoughby. Real-time guidance provided by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division to forecasters during Emily of 1993. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 75(10):1765-1783, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1994)0751765:RTGPBN>2.0.CO; 1994
Ref. 1807 - DeMaria, M., and S. Aberson. Development of a nested spectral hurricane model. In Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling, G.J. Boer (ed.). CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation, Report No. 19, WMO/TD-No. 592, 5.36, 1994
Ref. 3365 - Aberson, S.D., M. DeMaria, and R.E. Kohler. A four year (1989-1992) sample of a nested barotropic hurricane track forecast model (VICBAR). Preprints, 20th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Antonio, TX, May 10-14, 1993. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 292-295, 1993
Ref. 1882 - Velden, C., S. Nieman, S.D. Aberson, and J.L. Franklin. Tracking motions from satellite water vapor imagery: Quantitative applications to hurricane track forecasting. Preprints, 20th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Antonio, TX, May 10-14, 1993. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 193-196, 1993
Ref. 1984 - DeMaria, M., S.D. Aberson, K.V. Ooyama, and S.J. Lord. A nested spectral model for hurricane track forecasting. Monthly Weather Review, 120(8):1628-1643, https://doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1992)1201628:ANSMFH>2.0.CO; 1992
Ref. 2007 - Aberson, S.D., and M. DeMaria. A nested barotropic hurricane track forecast model (VICBAR). Preprints, 19th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 6-10, 1991. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 81-86, 1991
Ref. 2068 - Goldenberg, S.B., S.D. Aberson, and R.E. Kohler. An updated, fine-grid version of the operational barotropic hurricane-track prediction model. Preprints, 17th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, April 7-10, 1987. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 86-89, 1987
Ref. 2423 - Goldenberg, S.B., S.D. Aberson, and R.E. Kohler. Incorporation of Omega dropwindsonde data into SANBAR: An operational barotropic hurricane-track forecast model. Proceedings, 16th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Houston, TX, May 14-17, 1985. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 44-45, 1985
Ref. 2565 - Lewis, J.M., C.M. Hayden, C.S. Velden, T.R. Stewart, S.J. Lord, S.B. Goldenberg, and S.D. Aberson. The use of VAS winds and temperatures as input to barotropic hurricane-track forecasting. Proceedings, 16th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Houston, TX, May 14-17, 1985. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 40-41, 1985
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2011 NASA Group Achievement Award
For outstanding contributions to the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) field campaign as members of the GRIP Science Team during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.
2007 National Academy of Science Kavli Frontier Fellow, National Academy of Science
2005 National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals GLBT Scientist of the Year Award
For outstanding technical achievements that include research that has led to significant improvements in tropical cyclone forecasts, as well as for leadership and service within the GLBT (gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender) community.
2003 National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
For research that has led to significant improvements in hurricane track forecasts and for the development of programs bringing science to young students and young students to science.
2003 NOAA OAR Employee of the Year
For leadership in promoting science and for research that has resulted in significant improvement of tropical cyclone track forecasts.
1999 NOAA/Environmental Research Laboratories Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
Burpee, R.W., J.L. Franklin, S.J. Lord, R.E. Tuleya, and S.D. Aberson, 1996: The impact of Omega dropwindsondes on operational hurricane track forecast models. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77(5):925-933.