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Research interests
My research interests revolve around using Doppler radar data to better understand the dynamics of mesoscale weather phenomena. In particular I use high spatial and temporal resolution datasets from phased array radars and dual-polarization radars, in addition to data from other observing tools, to gain insight into severe storm and tornado processes. I hope to extend these studies to cool season mesoscale weather systems such as lake effect snow and mesoscale snow banding. I also am interested in using data from research radars to investigate radar signatures and their causes so that operational forecasters may use them as proxies for mesoscale processes and/or indicators of environmental conditions in short-term forecasting and nowcasting of hazardous weather events.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Oklahom
2012
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Grants & Projects
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Nowcasting Severe Storm Evolution and Tracking Storm Life Cycles in the Northeast United States Using GOES-R
French, M. (PI) & Colle, B. (CoPI)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
09/1/15 → 08/31/19
Project: Research
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Comments on “Identifying ZDR Columns in Radar Data with the Hotspot Technique”
French, M. M. & Kingfield, D. M., Apr 2025, In: Weather and Forecasting. 40, 4, p. 627-639 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project
Kosiba, K. A., Lyza, A. W., Trapp, R. J., Rasmussen, E. N., Parker, M., Biggerstaff, M. I., Nesbitt, S. W., Weiss, C. C., Wurman, J., Knupp, K. R., Coffer, B., Chmielewski, V. C., Dawson, D. T., Bruning, E., Bell, T. M., Coniglio, M. C., Murphy, T. A., French, M., Blind-Doskocil, L. & Reinhart, A. E. & 17 others, , Oct 2024, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 105, 10, p. E1768-E1799Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access19 Scopus citations -
Storm-Scale Polarimetric Radar Signatures Associated with Tornado Dissipation in Supercells
Segall, J. H., French, M. M., KINGFIELD, D. M., Loeffler, S. D. & Kumjian, M. R., Jan 2022, In: Weather and Forecasting. 37, 1, p. 3-21 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
13 Scopus citations -
The Influence of WSR-88D Intra-Volume Scanning Strategies on Thunderstorm Observations and Warnings in the Dual-Polarization Radar Era: 2011-20
Kingfield, D. M. & French, M. M., Feb 2022, In: Weather and Forecasting. 37, 2, p. 283-301 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access27 Scopus citations -
Observed Bulk Hook Echo Drop Size Distribution Evolution in Supercell Tornadogenesis and Tornadogenesis Failure
Tuftedal, K. S., French, M. M., Kingfield, D. M. & Snyder, J. C., Aug 2021, In: Monthly Weather Review. 149, 8, p. 2539-2557 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations