Christopher Halcomb

Education

MS Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri-Columbia (2001)Thesis: Case Studies on Midwestern Thundersnow Events

BS Geoscience, Southeast Missouri State University (1995)Research Paper: Seismic Wave Attenuation at Pinyon Flat, CA

Employment

Instructor, Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia (1/2008 - Present) - Conduct research concerning radar nowcasting - Instructor for ATMS 2720 - Instructor for GEOG/ATMS 1050 - T.A. for Nat. Res. Practicum

Adjunct Instructor, Moberly Area Community College (8/2001 - 12/2001) - Instructor for Physics 264 (Atmospheric Science)

Research Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia (1/2000 - 11/2001) - Conduct research regarding thunderstorms with snow - Instructor for Weather Briefing - Help maintain Unix computer network - Graduate member on Atms Sci Scholarship Board

Teaching Experience

Atm Sci 2720 (Winter 2008 - Winter 2008)- Instructor- Make and deliver lectures- Make and grade quizzes and homework- Assign final semester grades

Atmospheric Science (Moberly CC) (Fall 2001 - Fall 2001)- Adjunct Instructor

Weather Briefing (Winter 2000 - Winter 2000)- Make and deliver lectures- Make and grade quizzes and homework- Assign final semester grades

Current Research

I am currently involved in a collaborative research effort that is focused upon the incorporation of numerical model data into radar data to improve short-term forecasting. My work will involve a three-dimensional approach, since it is vital to examine the total structure of a precipitation cell if it is to properly classified and nowcast.

Research Interest

The basis of my research is to incorporate numerical model parameters into radar data to classify and nowcast precipitation. The goal is to improve existing methods, which are based heavily on algorithms which rely on reflectivity and storm motion.

Publications

Halcomb, C.E., and P.S. Market (2003). Forcing, instability, and equivalent potential vorticity in a Midwestern U.S. convective snowstorm. Meteorological Applications, Vol. 10, 273-280

Lupo, A.R., E.P. Kelsey, E.A. McCoy, C.E. Halcomb, E. Aldrich, S.N. Allen, A. Akyuz, S. Skellenger, D.G. Bieger, E. Wise, D. Schmidt, and M. Edwards (2003). The presentation of temperature information in television broadcasts: What is normal?. National Weather Digest, Vol. 27, 53-58

Market, P. S., C. E. Halcomb, and R. L. Ebert (2002). A Climatology of thundersnow events over the contiguous United States. Weather and Forecasting, Vol. 17, 190-1295

Halcomb, C.E, and P.S Market (2001). Instability and forcing in 4 cases of convective snow from the 1999-2000 winter season. Preprints, 18th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc, 429-431

Market, P.S., and C.E Halcomb (2001). A 30-year climatology of convective snow events for the contiguous United States. Preprints, 18th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc, 403-406

Market, P.S., D. Cissell, and C.E. Halcomb (2001). On the formation of a strong snowfall gradient in a Midwestern snowstorm: Wave synergy, deformation, and the trowal. Preprints, 18th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc, 205-207

Market, P.S., S.N. Allen, C.E. Halcomb, M.D. Chambers, C.W. Ratley, B. Bailey, N. Mikulas, L. Pacini, M. Stueve, S. Thompson, and A. Kunz (2001). Convective initiation within a warm sector cloud band. Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology, , http://nwas.org/ej/market/index.html

Halcomb, C. E (2001). Case studies on Midwestern thundersnow events. M.S. Thesis, University of Missouri-Columbia, 88 pp

Market, P.S., A.R. Lupo, C.E. Halcomb, F.A. Akyz, P. Guinan (2001). Overview of the 7 May 2000 extreme rain event in Missouri. Preprints, Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 162-165

Market. P.S., and C.E. Halcomb (2000). The 09 December 1999 thundersnow event in West Texas. Preprints, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor, 583-586

Presentations

Halcomb, C.E. (2001). An Examination of the 25 February 1979 Surprise Blizzard in Southeastern Missouri and Southern Illinois 1st Conference on Weather and Forecasting Issues in the Central United States (Research Presentation)

Halcomb, C.E., D. Cissell, and P.S. Market (2000). An overview of the 13-14 March 1999 snowstorm over southern Missouri 25th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association (Research Presentation)

Halcomb, C. and H.J. Al-Shukri (1995). Attenuation of seismic waves near Pinon Flat, California Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting (Research Presentation)

Huskey, A. B. Darnell, S. Romer, C. Halcomb, and H.J. Al-Shukri (1995). Ironton Fault: Potential field measurements and interpretation Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting (Research Presentation)

Conferences Attended

18th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc,

25th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association, Gaithersburg, MD.

20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Professional Organizations

Member, American Geophysical Union (2/2006 - 2/2008)

Member, National Weather Association (2/2006 - 12/2006)

Member, Sigma Xi (12/2001 - 12/2002)

Member, American Geophysical Union (1/2000 - 12/2002)

Student Member, American Meteorological Society (1/2000 - 12/2001)

Student Member, National Weather Association (1/2000 - 12/2001)

Additional Skills

MS Office/Star Office

MATLAB

WDSS

Unix/Linux

Fortran

GEMPAK