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| Phillip Spencer |
Meteorologist
Stormscale Research and Applications Division
National Severe Storms Laboratory
NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories in Norman, OK
Phillip Spencer received
his B.S. degree in 1989 and his M.S. degree in 1991 both in Meteorology from
the University of Oklahoma. In the fall of 1998, he began attending Penn State
University in pursuit of a Ph.D.
Spencer's interests include synoptic and mesoscale
meteorology, the study of weather systems which range from 100 km to 1000 km
in size. He also enjoys researching techniques to examine/manipulate the data
on such systems intelligently. In addition, he has performed simulations of flash
flood events using a numerical model.
"During a typical day, the first thing
that I do is to look at weather maps, radar images, satellite photos, and numerical
model guidance to see what the weather is currently doing and to determine what
the weather might be like for the next few days. That helps me plan any outdoor
activities that I might have. After that, it's time to get busy on whatever project(s)
I might be working on. Much of this time involves writing computer code, running
a numerical model (to simulate weather events) and interpreting its results,
or reading journal articles that relate to my current project(s) or those that
are just plain interesting."
Phillip's main hobbies include exercise (running,
walking, weight training, basketball, etc.), photographing storms or anything
else that catches his eye, and cheering for the OU Sooners. |
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