My 2005 and 2006 summer internships

1. My 2005 and 2006 summer internships Andy Hagen

2. Table of Contents • 2005 internship- Hurricane Research Division- Miami, FL -Worked for Dr. Chris Landsea on the Atlantic Hurricane Reanalysis Project (HURDAT) • 2006 internship- NWS Charleston, SC -8 week volunteer internship at the NWS office • Got 3 credits of Meteo 496 for both

3. Hurricane Research Division • The Hurricane Research Division (HRD) is part of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which is part of the Department of Commerce (DOC). • HRD is located at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories building on Virginia Key, FL, near downtown Miami. • HRD contains some of the most prominent hurricane researchers in the world, and they collaborate closely with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) located 10 miles away in Miami.

4. HRD continued… • HRD accepts 10 to 15 student interns each summer- it may be paid or unpaid • HRD does research on all aspects of hurricanes, including: • Hurricane intensity change and storm structure • Hurricane track research • Hurricane impact models • Climate variation

5. My HRD research • HURDAT is the official record of tropical storms and hurricanes for the Atlantic basin from 1851 to present put together by John Hope in the 1970s. • Dr. Landsea has been in charge of the reanalysis of the database because more data from old storms are now available from multiple sources. • I helped out with the 1921-39 hurricane seasons • Made necessary changes to existing storms • Looked for new storms not seen by John Hope to add into the database (averaged adding 1 storm per year).

9. 2000 Hurricane Season Open Atlantic Ocean Differences 1911 Hurricane Season

10. NWS Charleston, SC • Volunteered for 8 weeks at NWS office for Meteo 496 (internship) credit. • If you want to work for NWS someday, it is a great experience to spend a summer volunteering at an NWS office.

11. My duties at NWS • Launched the 00Z Rawinsonde/Weather Balloon 3 days per week- preflight preparations, launch, and data processing • During severe weather events, made calls to emergency managers and spotters • Wrote Local Storm Reports (LSRs) • Wrote short term forecasts (NOWCasts) • Performed daily climate summary • Issued several other routine products • Made sure everything on NOAA Weather Radio was acting properly

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13. Contact • If you would like to find out about volunteering at the Hurricane Research Division in Miami contact • Howie Friedman at Howie.Friedman@noaa.govor Frank Marks at • Frank.Marks@noaa.gov • You can visit HRD’s website at www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd