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HELLO! I’m Mike, also known as MetMan. In addition to writing about climate change and my experience in meteorology and atmospheric sciences, I am presenting some information on meteorology and climate through my website. I spent nearly 11 years working in DOD meteorology and atmospheric sciences before life events led to a different path in government accounting/finance and database/application development (mostly client server programming and some ASP web). I now enjoy writing about climate and climate change, following and monitoring weather events and issuing weather forecasts (they can be found in my ‘Weather Forecasts’ page) for selected clients, including for members of the Atlanta Braves baseball forum , and watching Atlanta Braves baseball and Penn State and Dallas Cowboys football. I also enjoy local high school football.
Much of the following information can also be seen in much greater detail on ‘Mike’s Meteorology Page’.
I am a retired meteorologist, a former NOAA-National Weather Service employee, and a former employee of the DOD’s U.S. Army Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory where I was an associate RDT&E meteorologist at White Sands Missile Range, NM, Poker Flat Research Range, AK, and eventually the Chief Operational and Research Meteorologist at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. As a NOAA employee, I was a certified NOAA-NWS Weather Radar Operator, Weather Observer, Weather Forecaster, and Climate Data Analyst. I was also a certified DOD weather forecaster specializing in operational, environmental, and ballistic weather forecasting, military meteorology, planetary boundary layer, aeronomy (middle and upper atmospheric research), and meteorological research and project support (RDT&E).
I have operational, classroom, and analytical experience in wide array or meteorological functions from taking a simple surface observation to collaborating with peers and evaluating and assimilating atmospheric data for use in technical research papers (gray literature). I have collaborated with other non-DOD scientists on DOD supported research projects and have contributed to the preparation and compilation of official meteorological government technical reports and documentation of official DOD meteorological and atmospheric science projects and missions. I have comprehensive analytical, functional, and operational meteorological skills. I have done meteorological research, operational meteorological project support, various types of weather forecasting, and extensive meteorological data analysis. What really make my experience unique is the actual involvement in all phases of meteorological functions from the setup, calibration, operation, and maintenance of meteorological instruments, applied field experience in surface and upper air observations, and diverse data collection to multiple types of weather forecasting enabling involvement in almost all spacial scales of meteorology; synoptic, mesoscale, and microscale (including boundary layer).
I have more than a decade work experience in meteorology and atmospheric sciences and nearly 3000 hours of formal classroom instruction with initial educational emphasis on “Applied Meteorology” and subsequently advanced integrated research related “Atmospheric Sciences”. “Applied Meteorology” involves extensive coursework in meteorology, physics, and mathematics, as well as direct experience in applying basic and theoretical concepts to real world situations. DOD Applied Meteorologists apply weather and climate information to the unique problems facing our military forces.
I’ve recently been asked by a noted theoretical physicist to coauthor a paper on climate change. Although I declined for numerous reasons, I was honored to be asked by such an accomplished educator and researcher.
I hope you enjoy my page! Please feel free to email me with any questions and comments.
Mike
Significant Awards:
- Letter of Commendation, DNA ICECAP Program
- Letter of Commendation, Air Force Avionics Lab, Project 2004-01-12
- Superior Performance Quality Pay Increase
- Letter of Outstanding Performance, U.S. Army Missile Command
- Plus many other Letters of Appreciation, Special Act, and Performance Awards.
Agencies worked for and/or supported:
- DOD (Department of Defense), U.S. Army Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory
Note: The U.S. Army Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory (ASL) is now part of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) established October 1992 - DNA (Defense Nuclear Agency)
- DOE (Department of Energy)
- Dept. of Commerce, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), National Weather Service (NWS)
- DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
- UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) / NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories
- Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
- NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
- Various universities doing atmospheric research (Utah State Logan Space Science Lab is one I remember)
- Various private corporations (Lockheed Palo Alto Research Lab, Sandia, GCA Corp Bedford MA GCA Technology Div, Mission Research Corp Santa Barbara CA and many more)
Meteorology Certifications (testing and/or performance based):
- Artillery Ballistic Meteorology DOD
- Environmental and Operational Weather Forecasting Weather Forecasting DOD, NOAA/NWS
- Micrometeorology/Boundary Layer Meteorology DOD
- Meteorological Instrumentation DOD, NOAA/NWS
- Surface Weather Observations DOD, NOAA/NWS
- Upper Air Weather Observations (PIBAL/Radiosonde/Rawinsonde) DOD
- Meteorological Rockets (Rocketsondes) DOD
- Weather Radars (T9, WSR74C) DOD, NOAA/NWS
