NSF NCAR Explorer Series: Beyond the Forecast
Thursday, Oct. 1 · 7 pm - 9 pm Longmont Museum 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO 80501
A Lecture by NCAR Scientist Kelly Werner.
Powerful computer models help meteorologists simulate the Earth’s atmosphere to forecast everything from daily weather to severe storms and long-term climate trends. NSF NCAR scientist Kelly Werner explores how researchers around the world use these community-developed models to better understand our changing planet and how collaboration helps improve their accuracy and capabilities.
Kelly Keene Werner is an Associate Scientist in the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR). Her primary role is with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Development and Community Support group. As part of this effort, she coordinates and teaches WRF tutorials and provides online support to students and WRF users worldwide. Her work also focuses on developing pre-configured modeling environments on a variety of computing platforms, and quantitative content analysis to improve model forecasts for severe weather events. She leads and/or is a member of a variety of committees focused on better organization, communication, and streamlining programs at NSF NCAR and UCAR.
This program is part of our Thursday Nights @ the Museum series. Join us every Thursday from Sept. 3 until Dec. 10 for concerts, films, and free talks in the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium.
