Assistant Engineering

Suzanne Wetzel Seemann

Associate Researcher, CIMSS/SSEC

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University of Wisconsin - Madison office: room 425

Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1695 608-***-**** EducationM.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, January 2000. Coursework included

frontal cyclone theory and synoptic lab, geophysical fluid dynamics I and II,

air pollution and dispersion, climate change, Java programming, atmospheric

thermodynamics, air pollution policy, and atmospheric radiative transfer. GPA: 4.0 (of 4.0).

M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Joint Degree in Environmental Engineering

(at MIT) and Applied Ocean Physics

and Engineering (at WHOI), September 1996. Coursework focused on atmospheric

and ocean boundary layer turbulence, sediment transport, coastal engineering,

geophysical fluid dynamics, land-atmosphere interaction, and mathematics.

GPA: 4.6 (of 5.0).

B.S.E. Princeton University: Civil and Environmental Engineering, with honors,

June 1994. Coursework included core engineering courses, groundwater hydrology, water resources, water pollution technology, environmental systems planning

and design.

Relevant Work Experience

1/2000 - present Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, UW-Madison, WI

6/1998 - 1/2000 COMET / NWS Graduate Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison and NWSFO Sullivan, WI

1/1998 - 1/2000 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison

9/1997 - 5/1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison

1/1998 National Weather Service Internship, Sullivan, WI

9/1996 - 8/1997 Visiting Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

6/1994 - 9/1996 Graduate Research Assistant, MIT/WHOI

9/1993 - 6/1994 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

6/1993 - 9/1993 Summer Research Assistant, University of Washington, SeattlePublications Seemann, S. W., J. Li, W. P. Menzel, L. Gumley, 2003. Operational retrieval of

atmospheric temperature, moisture, and ozone from MODIS infrared radiances. Journal

of Applied Meteorology: Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 1072-1091.

Wetzel, S.W., and J.E. Martin, 2002: Reply,

Weather and Forecasting, 17, 168-171.

Wetzel, S.W., and J.E. Martin, 2001: An operational ingredients-based

methodology for forecasting mid-latitude winter season precipitation.

Weather and Forecasting, 16, 156-167.

Wetzel, Suzanne W., 2000. Investigation of the dynamical and thermodynamical

ingredients for mid-latitude winter season precipitation. M.S. thesis,

UW-Madison, 158pp.

Shirer, H.N., G.S. Young, R. Wells, A.N. Rogers, J.P. Rishel, R.A. Mason,

L. Suciu, N.S. Winstead, H.W. Henderson, D.K. Rinkder, Jr., J.W. Rohrbach,

J. Edson, C. Friehe, S. Wetzel, S. Miller and T. Hristov, 1999: Identifying

coherent structures in the marine atmospheric boundary layer. In Air-Sea

Exchange--Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics, G.L. Geernaert (Ed.), Klumwer

Academic Publishers, 463-505.

Wetzel, Suzanne W., 1996. An investigation of wave-induced momentum flux

through phase averaging of open ocean wind and wave fields.

M.S. thesis, MIT / WHOI, 93 pp.

Nijssen, Bart., D.P. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, S.W. Wetzel, and E.F. Wood, 1997.

Streamflow simulation for continental-scale river basins. Water Resources

Research, 33(4), pp. 711-723.

E.F. Wood, D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, B. Nijssen, S.W. Wetzel, 1997. Hydrological

modeling of continental-scale basins. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary

Sciences, Vol. 25, pp. 279-300.

Wetzel, Suzanne W., 1994. Determining the vulnerability of the Missouri River

basin to changes in climate. B.S.E. thesis, Princeton University, 85pp.

Conferences and Workshops Seemann, S. W., J. Li, W. P. Menzel, L. Gumley, 2002. Operational retrieval of

atmospheric temperature, moisture, and ozone from MODIS infrared radiances.

Proc. SPIE 3rd International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium, Remote

Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Space. Hangzhou, China, October 23-27.

Seemann, Suzanne W., L. Gumley, J. Li, T. Schmit, W. P. Menzel. MODIS/TERRA total precipitable

water product evalutation. 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Madison, WI.

October 15-18, 2001.

Bayler, Gail M., S. Seemann, J. Li, T.J. Schmit. Is the resolution of GOES sounder

data sufficient to support single field of view retrievals and derived products?

11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 11th, Madison, WI. October 15-18, 2001

Seemann, Suzanne W: Invited speaker, AMS/NWA 5th Annual High Plains Conference. An operational ingredients-based methodology for forecasting mid-latitude winter season precipitation.

Wetzel, Suzanne W.

An ingredients-based approach to forecasting winter season mid-latitude precipitation

systems, an instructional seminar:

NWS Central Region Winter Weather Workshop, Dousman, WI: November 1999

NWS-WFO Green Bay, WI: November 1999

NWS-WFO Marquette, MI: January 2000

NWS-WFO Dousman, WI: January 2000

Wetzel, S.W., J.B. Edson, C.A. Friehe, T. Hristov, and S.D. Miller.

Phase Averaging of Open Ocean Wave and Wind Fields.

American Geophysical Union, Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1996.

Wetzel, S.W., J.B. Edson, C.A. Friehe, T. Hristov, and S.D. Miller.

An Investigation of Wave-Induced Momentum

Flux Through Phase Averaging of Open Ocean Wind and Wave Fields.

Marine Boundary Layer Experiment Review, Scripps Institute of

Oceanography, CA, 1996.

Wood, E.F., S.W. Wetzel, M-L Baeck, J. Smith, D. Lettenmaier.

Macro-Scale Water Balance Modeling for Large Continental Watersheds.

The Royal Society's European Conference on the Global Energy and Water

Cycle, London, England, 1994.

Edson, J., S. Wetzel, C. Friehe, S. Miller, T. Hristov, 1997. Energy

flux and dissipation profiles in the marine surface layer. Proceedings,

12th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Vancouver, BC.

Rodgers, A., H.N. Shirer, G.S. Young, L. Suciu, R. Wells, J.B. Edson, S.W. Wetzel, C. Friehe, T. Hristov, S. Miller, 1997. Using the chaotic behavior

of the time series observed on FLIP to identify MABL coherent structures.

Proceedings,

12th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Vancouver, BC.

T.S. Hristov, S.D. Miller, C.A. Friehe, J.B. Edson, S.W. Wetzel, 1997.

Structure of the atmospheric surface layer over ocean waves -- phase

averaging via the hilbert transform. Proceedings,

12th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Vancouver, BC.

Field ExperienceCoastal Ocean Processes Research Cruise, R/V Oceanus, 28 June - 18 July 1997. Involved in the design and implementation of

a system to measure the air-sea gas flux

of dimethylsulfide.Brazil Basin Tracer Release Cruise, R/V Seward Johnson, 13 March - 18 April 1997. Primary responsibilities included analyzi

ng seawater samples with gas chromatography instruments, automation software programming, data analysis, and equipment maintenance

.Field Assistant, MIT Department of Environmental Engineering Aberjona Watershed

water quality study, September 1994 - May 1996.Sea Education Association / WHOI Introductory Oceanography Cruise, R/V Westward, 20-30 June 1994.Computer Experience

Experienced in MATLAB, C, Java, UNIX, and scripts, Linux, netCDF, HTML, LaTeX, GEMPAK

Familiar with FORTRAN 77, Fortran 90, Perl, CGI scripting, Vis5D, AWIPS, NTRANS

Professional Activities and Awards

Awarded COMET/NWS Graduate Fellowship, June 1998-June 2000

Awarded the UW-Madison Department of Atmospheric

and Oceanic Sciences' Teaching Award, May 1998

Participant National Weather Forecasting Contest, 1997-1999

Member, American Meteorological Society, 1998-present

Member, American Geophysical Union, 1995-1997

Member, Society of Women Engineers, 1992-1994

Awarded membership to Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, May 1994

Received the Sigma Xi Book Award for Excellent Research, June 1994

Red Bank Regional High School Valedictorian, June 1990

Other Interests

tennis, woodworking, running, hiking, birding, wildflowers

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