This Research Meteorologist supports the USDA Forest Service USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Lansing, MI. The scientist plans and conducts research in the general areas of numerical simulation and field measurement of turbulence that affects fire behavior and smoke transport/diffusion.
Duties
Collaborates with other scientists to better understand how turbulence affects fire dynamics across a span of spatio-temporal scales and applications.
Develops tools for assessing how turbulence affects smoke and dispersion from wildland fires.
Fosters an improved understanding of the linkages between fire activity, climate patterns, and ecosystem dynamics.
Helps analyze the impact of atmospheric conditions on fire seasons and ecosystem evolution in the north-central and northeast United States
Provides improved understanding of seasonal wildland fire activity to aid fire and forest managers in making long-term management decisions and assessing resource needs
Uses global and regional climate models to examine future changes in the frequency of weather events and assess the potential impact of these changes on forest ecosystems.
Investigates via observations and modeling how ambient and fire-induced atmospheric turbulence interact and impact fire behavior and variability in fire spread
Closing Date
6/16/2023
For more information
Contact Nicholas Skowronski at nicholas.s.skowronski@usda.gov.
