Research Projects

School of Meteorology


I am working on a new project studying heavy precipitation events in the continental U.S. from 1951-2000 for my dissertation.

My research interests include severe weather, namely quasi-linear convective systems, radar meteorology, climatological studies of severe and hazardous weather, and mitigating societal impacts.

Publications and Conference Presentations:

Godfrey, E.S., K. K. Droegemeier, M. Xue, and M. Tong, 2007: Assimilation of simulated CASA radar data of
varied storm types using using EnSRF for convective storm analyses and forecasts. Preprints, 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, San Antonio, TX, CD-ROM, 3.11.

Godfrey, E.S., M. Tong, M. Xue, and K. Droegemeier, 2006: Assimilation of simulated CASA radar data and
prediction of varied convective storm types using an ensemble square-root Kalman filter. Doug Lilly Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, P1.20. (Please email me to see the poster.)

Godfrey, E.S., M. Tong, M. Xue, and K. Droegemeier, 2005: Assimilation of simulated CASA radar data and
prediction of varied convective storm types using an ensemble square-root Kalman filter. 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes/32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology, Albuquerque, NM, JP1J.16. (Please email me to see the poster.)

Godfrey, E.S., M. Tong, M. Xue, and K.K. Droegemeier, 2005: Assimilation of simulated network radar data
of varied storm types using EnSRF for convective storm analyses and forecasts. Preprints, 17th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Washington, DC, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 13A.1.

Trapp, R.J., S.A. Tessendorf, E.S. Godfrey, and H.E. Brooks, 2005: Tornadoes from squall lines and bow echoes.
Part I: Climatological Distribution. Wea. Forecasting, 20, 23-34.

Godfrey, E.S., R.J. Trapp, and H.E. Brooks, 2004: A study of the pre-storm environment of tornadic quasi-linear
convective systems. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
CD-ROM, 3A.5. (View the presentation with audio or email me to see it the Power Point presentation alone.)

Godfrey, E.S., R.J. Trapp, H.E. Brooks, and S.A. Tessendorf, 2004: Intensity and temporal distributions of
tornadoes from quasi-linear convective systems. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis,
MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, P5.4. (Please email me to see the poster.)

Godfrey, E.S., R.J. Trapp, H.E. Brooks, and S.A. Tessendorf, 2003: A Discussion of the F-Scale of Tornadoes
from Quasi-Linear Convective Systems. Preprints, 14th Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather
Damage Assessment, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, P1.8. (Please email me to see the poster.)



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