David M. Roth

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David M. Roth is an American meteorologist who has done studies focusing on hydrometeorology, hurricanes, and subtropical cyclones. He graduated Florida State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Meteorology in 1994.[1] He currently is on staff with the Forecast Operations Branch of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC), in Camp Springs, Maryland.

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[edit] Research

Roth wrote hurricane histories for the states of Louisiana and Texas while working at the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, Louisiana during the mid to late 1990s.[2][3] A Virginia hurricane history was cowritten by David during 1999 while at HPC.[4] Work on these histories was used during the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis.[5] Roth also wrote the Unified Surface Analysis Manual used by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, Tropical Prediction Center (National Hurricane Center), Ocean Prediction Center, and Honolulu National Weather Service Forecast Office in 2004.[6] He is currently working on tropical cyclone rainfall storm total graphics for all known tropical cyclones and their remnants affecting the United States and Mexico, currently complete back to 1976 for the United States and for the 1995-2003 period for Mexico.[7]

[edit] Recognition

The HPC tropical cyclone rainfall climatology was listed as one of best practices within the National Weather Service during the Hurricane Katrina service assessment in 2005.[8]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Florida State University. FSU Meteorology Alumni. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  2. ^ David Roth. Louisiana Hurricane History. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  3. ^ David Roth. Texas Hurricane History. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  4. ^ David M. Roth and Hugh Cobb III. Virginia Hurricane History. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  5. ^ Hurricane Research Division. ATLANTIC HURRICANE RE-ANALYSIS PROJECT. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  6. ^ David Roth. Unified Surface Analysis Manual. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  7. ^ David Roth. Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Data. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  8. ^ Deparment of Commerce. Service Assessment: Hurricane Katrina August 23-31, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
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