Robert J. Zamora

Weather and Climate Applications Division, R/E/WP7

NOAA Wave Propagation Laboratory

325 Broadway

Boulder, CO 80303

(303) 497-6526

 

Education

 

1975-1982      Metropolitan State College, Meteorology Program                  B.S. 1982

 

1985-1986      Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science, State

               University of New York at Albany, M.S. 1990

 

1994-1997      Doctoral Program, Program in Atmosphere and Ocean

Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder.

 

 

Current Employment

 

1980-Present   Meteorologist, NOAA Wave Propagation Laboratory

 

 

Open Literature Publications

 

Zamora, R.J., M.A. Shapiro and C.A. Doswell, III (1987):  The diagnosis of upper tropospheric divergence and ageostrophic wind using profiler wind observations, Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 871‑884.

 

Zamora, R.J, B.L. Weber, and D.C. Welsh, 1994: The sensitivity of the linear vector point function method of computing divergence using wind profiler data.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 2604-2606.

 

Zamora, R.J, R.A. Kropfli, 1999: Atmospheric modulation of microwave backscatter from the ocean surface, Radio Sci., 34, 83-

92.

 

Zamora, R.J, S. Solomon, E.G. Dutton, J.W. Bao, M. Trainer R. W. Portmann, A.B. White, D.W. Nelson, and R.T. McNider, (2002):

Comparing MM5 Radiative Fluxes with Observations Gathered During the 1995 and 1999 Nashville Southern Oxidants Studies, J. Geophys. Res. Accepted for Publication 6/02.

 

 

Conference Proceedings and Reports

 

Zamora, R.J., and M.A. Shapiro (1984):  Diagnostic divergence and vorticity calculations using a network of mesoscale wind profilers.  Prepr., 10th Conf. on Weather Forecasting and Analysis, June 25‑29, 1984, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Amer. Meteo. Soc., 386‑391.

 

Zamora, R.J. and S. Barr, 1985 Synoptic Weather Summaries for

Atmospheric Studies in Complex Terrain (ASCOT) 1984, Field Program. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Data Report.

 

Zamora, R.J., and M.A. Shapiro (1989):  Wind profiler observations of a pre convective atmosphere. Preprints 12th

Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Oct 2‑6, 1989, Monterey, CA, Amer. Meteo. Soc., 148‑155.

 

Zamora, R.J., (1989) : Wind profiler observations of a pre‑convective environment. M.S. Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, 12222.

 

Zamora, R.J. and P.T. May (1990) Rapid cyclogenesis observed using wind profilers. Conf. Proceedings 1990 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS '90).

 

Zamora, R.J., B.E. Martner, G.P. Byrd, T.A. Nizol and R.S. Penc (1991): Evolution of a freezing rainstorm, Part I Synoptic and mesoscale conditions. Prepr., First International Symposium on Winter Storms, January 14‑18, 1991, New Orleans La., American Meteorological Society, Boston, 258‑263.

 

Zamora, R.J. (1992): Saturation point analyses of mountain valley drainage flows. Prepr., 10th Symposium on Turbulence and Diffusion, Sept 29-Oct 2, 1992, Portland Or. 95-98.

 

Zamora, R.J., (1992) Recommendations for a wind profiling network to support space shuttle launches. NASA Contractor Report 4421.

 

Zamora, R.J., B.L. Weber, and D.C. Welsh, (1993):  Calculating near-real-time divergence and vertical motion using NOAA Demonstration Network wind profiler observations, Preprints, Fourth Symposium on Global Change Studies, 17-22 January 1993, Anaheim, California. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 64-70.

 

Zamora, R.J.(1993):  The measurement of frontal-scale vertical motion using NOAA demonstration and boundary layer profilers.  Preprints 13th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Aug 2-6, 1993, Vienna. Va.

 

Zamora R. J., J. W. A. B. White, J. W. Bao, 1999: An evaluation

Of MM5 surface fluxes and mixing depths during stagnation events.

National Center for Atmospheric Research Workshop on Land-Surface Modeling and Applications to Mesoscale Models 24-25 June, 1999, 16-18.

 

Zamora R. J., J. W. Bao, A. B. White, M. Trainer, 2000: An

Evaluation of MM5 surface fluxes and mixing depths during the Nashville Southern Oxidants Studies, 14th Symposium on Boundary Layer and Turbulence, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 131-140.

 

Zamora R. J., J. W. Bao, A. B. White, M. Trainer, 2000: The impact of solar irradiation estimates on the MM5 surface energy balance during the Nashville Southern Oxidants Studies. American Geophysical Union, Fall 2000, San Francisco, CA.

 

Zamora R.J., J.W. Bao, A.B. White, S. Solomon, J.M. Wilczak, 2002: Comparing MM5 predicted radiative fluxes with observations taken during the TEXAQS 2000 Air Quality Experiment. 4th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 192-193.