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Overview

Sim D. Aberson is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on atmospheric science and related subfields.

Their publication record includes contributions to several well-known journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Sim D. Aberson's work covers diverse topics, emphasizing understanding meteorological phenomena and cyclone behavior. Key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

They have coauthored extensively with other researchers. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Joseph J. Cione
  • Kathryn Sellwood
  • Jun A. Zhang
  • Jonathan Zawislak
  • Robert F. Rogers

Notable publications authored by Sim D. Aberson include:

  • "The Relationship between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification," 2020, Weather and Forecasting
  • "The NCAR GPS Dropwindsonde and Its Impact on Hurricane Operations and Research," 2023, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Other papers connected to their research area, but authored by collaborators or including their coauthors are:

  • "Accomplishments of NOAA's Airborne Hurricane Field Program and a Broader Future Approach to Forecast Improvement," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "New WMO Certified Tropical Cyclone Duration Extreme: TC Freddy (04 February to 14 March 2023) Lasting for 36.0 Days," 2024, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Development and Validation of the Skyfora StreamSonde-A Lightweight High Frequency Instrument to Measure Atmospheric Soundings," 2025, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Best Publications

  • The Intensity Forecasting Experiment: A NOAA Multiyear Field Program for Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts

    Robert Rogers;Sim Aberson;Michael Black;Peter Black

  • Hurricane Isabel (2003): New Insights into the Physics of Intense Storms. Part I. Mean Vortex Structure and Maximum Intensity Estimates

    Michael T. Montgomery;Michael M. Bell;Sim D. Aberson;Michael L. Black

  • Targeted Observations to Improve Operational Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Guidance

    Sim D. Aberson

  • The extratropical transition of tropical cyclones. Part I: Cyclone evolution and direct impacts

    Clark Evans;Kimberly M. Wood;Sim D. Aberson;Heather M. Archambault

  • Dropwindsonde Observations for Typhoon Surveillance near the Taiwan Region (DOTSTAR): An Overview

    Chun Chieh Wu;Po Hsiung Lin;Sim Aberson;Tien Chiang Yeh

  • The Impact of Omega Dropwindsondes on Operational Hurricane Track Forecast Models

    Robert W. Burpee;James L. Franklin;Stephen J. Lord;Robert E. Tuleya

  • Impact on Hurricane Track and Intensity Forecasts of GPS Dropwindsonde Observations from the First-Season Flights of the NOAA Gulfstream-IV Jet Aircraft.

    Sim D. Aberson;James L. Franklin

  • NOAA'S Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Experiment: A Progress Report

    Robert Rogers;Sim Aberson;Altug Aksoy;Bachir Annane

  • Five-Day Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts in the North Atlantic Basin

    Sim D. Aberson

  • The Impact of Dropwindsonde Data on Typhoon Track Forecasts in DOTSTAR

    Chun-Chieh Wu;Kun-Hsuan Chou;Po-Hsiung Lin;Sim D. Aberson

  • The Influence of Assimilating Dropsonde Data on Typhoon Track and Midlatitude Forecasts

    Martin Weissmann;Florian Harnisch;Chun-Chieh Wu;Po-Hsiung Lin

  • A Nested Spectral Model for Hurricane Track Forecasting

    Mark Demaria;Sim D. Aberson;Katsuyuki V. Ooyama;Stephen J. Lord

  • A Comparison of Adaptive Observing Guidance for Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

    Sharanya J. Majumdar;S. D. Aberson;C. H. Bishop;R. Buizza

  • Tropical Cyclone Motion and Surrounding Flow Relationships: Searching for Beta Gyres in Omega Dropwindsonde Datasets

    James L. Franklin;Steven E. Feuer;John Kaplan;Sim D. Aberson

  • The Impact of Dropwindsonde Observations on Typhoon Track Forecasts in DOTSTAR and T-PARC

    Kun-Hsuan Chou;Chun-Chieh Wu;Po-Hsiung Lin;Sim D. Aberson

  • REWRITING THE TROPICAL RECORD BOOKS The Extraordinary Intensification of Hurricane Patricia (2015)

    Robert F. Rogers;Sim Aberson;Michael M. Bell;Daniel J. Cecil

  • Hurricane Isabel (2003): New Insights Into the Physics of Intense Storms. Part II: Extreme Localized Wind

    Sim D. Aberson;Michael T. Montgomery;Michael Bell;Michael Black

  • Accuracy of United States Tropical Cyclone Landfall Forecasts in the Atlantic Basin (1976–2000)

    Mark D. Powell;Sim D. Aberson

  • Thirty Years of Tropical Cyclone Research with the NOAA P-3 Aircraft

    Sim D. Aberson;Michael L. Black;Robert A. Black;Robert W. Burpee

  • 10 Years of Hurricane Synoptic Surveillance (1997-2006)

    Sim D. Aberson

  • Intercomparison of Targeted Observation Guidance for Tropical Cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific

    Chun Chieh Wu;Jan Huey Chen;Sharanya J. Majumdar;Melinda S. Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank D. Marks
Frank D. Marks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chun-Chieh Wu
Chun-Chieh Wu National Taiwan University
Robert F. Rogers
Robert F. Rogers Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Jun A. Zhang
Jun A. Zhang University of Miami
Melinda S. Peng
Melinda S. Peng United States Naval Research Laboratory
Mark D. Powell
Mark D. Powell National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael T. Montgomery
Michael T. Montgomery Naval Postgraduate School
Roberto Buizza
Roberto Buizza Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Mark DeMaria
Mark DeMaria Colorado State University
James D. Doyle
James D. Doyle United States Naval Research Laboratory

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