Session Session 8: It All Starts with Observations: Stories from the Field

Sunday, 12 January 2020: 10:55 AM-11:50 AM
Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 19th Annual Student Conference
Chair:
Jeremiah Otero Piersante, Colorado State Univ., Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, CO

Why participate in field work? While observation is critical for research, skills and insights gained from experience in the field offer many areas for professional development. This session touches on a day in the life in the field and explores how it can be a valuable experience for students and early career professionals.

Papers:
10:55 AM
Welcome Banner by Jeremiah Piersante
“Moments of Aha and Revelation in the Field: Things You Will Not Learn Behind a Computer
Phil Chilson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
“N good reasons for students to get involved in field work”
Ken Davis, Penn State University, University Park, PA
“Field notes from measurement campaigns for complex terrain meteorology”
Holly Oldroyd, Davis, CA
“Getting to Know Tornadoes”
Erik Rasmussen, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK
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