Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Address: RSMAS/MPO, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149;
Phone: 305-421-4930; Email: dnolan@rsmas.miami.edu
Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, completed October, 1996.
Advisor: Brian Farrell.
Thesis:
Axisymmetric and Asymmetric Vortex Dynamics in Convergent Flows.
Harvard College
, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
B.A., Physics,
cum laude
1990.
Research and Teaching Experience:
06/08 - Present:
Associate Professor, Division of Meterology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Ongoing research on the inner-core dynamics of hurricanes and tornadoes; the effects of climate change on hurricane frequency and intensity; development of the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model for tropical cyclone research and forecasting; large-scale dynamics in the equatorial regions; undergraduate and graduate instruction in meteorology.
06/05 - 05/08: Assistant Professor, Division of Meterology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
7/02 - 5/05: Research Assistant Professor, Division of Meterology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
7/01 - 6/02: Visiting Research Scientist, Princeton University Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory.
11/98 - 6/01: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University.
11/96 - 11/98: Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematics Department, Computing Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
1990-1996: Research Assistant, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University.
1990-1995:
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University.
Developed and graded assignments and tests, ran weekly sections for the following courses:
Earth and Planetary Sciences 5, "Introduction to Environmental Sciences: Atmosphere, Ocean, and Biosphere," 1994 and 1995 (Head TF in 1995).
Earth and Planetary Sciences 234, "Dynamic Meteorology," 1992-1994.
Earth and Planetary Sciences 100a, "Introduction to Meteorology," 1992-1995.
Science A-30, "The Atmosphere," 1991.
Earth and Planetary Sciences 107, "Environmental Geoscience A: Ocean-Atmosphere-Crust Geochemical Interactions," 1990.
1992, Summer: Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory .
1989, Summer: Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
2008-Present: UCAR President's Advisory Committee on University Relations. UM representative to the committee that helps strengthen good communication between the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and its members.
2007-Present:
Postdoctoral Programs Steering Committee
. RSMAS representative to University-wide committee overseeing post-doctoral programs and
regulations.
2004-2006: Academic Chair, Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, RSMAS . Oversight and administration of the graduate admissions process for the Division, comprehensive exams, and academic requirements for graduate students; also served on the School-wide Academic Committee.
Article reviews for:
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
Journal of Climate.
Monthly Weather Review.
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Physics of Fluids.
Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans.
Geophysical Research Letters.
Weather and Forecasting.
Tellus
.
Student Committees: Jeremy Pennington, M.S., University of Miami, 2003.
Peter Kozich, M.S., University of Miami, 2005.
Melicie DesFlots, Ph.D., University of Miami, 2008.
Pallav Ray, Ph.D., University of Miami, 2008.
Yumin Moon, M.S., University of Miami, 2008,
and Ph.D. candidate (advisor and chair).
Daniel Stern, Ph.D. candidate (advisor and chair).
Michael McGauley, Ph.D. candidate (advisor and chair).
Nolan, David S., Jun A. Zhang, and Daniel P. Stern, 2009: Validation and comparison of planetary boundary layer parameterizations in tropical cyclones by comparison of in-situ data and high-resolution simulations of Hurricane Isabel (2003). Part I: Initialization, maximum winds, and outer core boundary layer structure. Mon. Wea. Rev. , in press.
Nolan, David S., Daniel P. Stern, and Jun A. Zhang, 2009: Validation and comparison of planetary boundary layer parameterizations in tropical cyclones by comparison of in-situ data and high-resolution simulations of Hurricane Isabel (2003). Part II: Inner-core boundary layer and eyewall structure. Mon. Wea. Rev. , in press.
Fierro, Alexandre O., Robert F. Rogers, Frank D. Marks, and David S. Nolan, 2009: The impact of horizontal grid spacing on the microphysical and kinematic structures of strong tropical cyclones simulated with the WRF-ARW model. Mon. Wea. Rev ., in press.
Moon, Yumin, and David S. Nolan, 2009: Do gravity waves transport angular momentum away from hurricanes? J. Atmos. Sci., in press.
Stern, Daniel P., and David S. Nolan, 2009: Reexamining the vertical structure of tangential winds in tropical cyclones: Observations vs. theory. J. Atmos. Sci., in press .
Hodyss, Daniel, and David S. Nolan, 2008: The Rossby-inertia-buoyancy instability in baroclinic vortices. Phys. Fluids ., 20 , 096602.
Nolan, David S., and Eric D. Rappin, 2008: Increased sensitivity of tropical cyclogenesis to wind shear in higher SST environments. Geophys. Res. Lett ., 35 , L14805, doi:10.1029/2008GL034147.
Zhang, Chidong, David S. Nolan, Christopher D. Thorncroft, and Nguyen, Hanh, 2008: Shallow meridional circulations in the tropical atmosphere. J. Climate, 21 , 3453-3470.
Nolan, David S., 2007: What is the trigger for tropical cyclogenesis? Aust. Meteorol. Mag. , 56 , 241-266.
Nolan, David S., Eric D. Rappin, and Kerry A. Emanuel, 2007: Tropical cyclogenesis sensitivity to environmental parameters in radiative-convective equilibrium. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 133 , 2085-2107.
Nolan, David S., Yumin Moon, and Daniel P. Stern, 2007: Tropical cyclone intensification from asymmetric convection: Energetics and efficiency. J. Atmos. Sci. , 64 , 3377-3405.
Hodyss, Daniel, and David S. Nolan, 2007: Linear anelastic equations for atmospheric vortices. J. Atmos. Sci. , 64 , 2947-2959.
Nolan, David S., Chidong Zhang, and Shu-Hua Chen, 2007: Dynamics of the shallow circulation around ITCZ regions. J. Atmos. Sci. , 64 , 2262-2285.
Nolan, David S., 2005: A new scaling for tornado-like vortices. J. Atmos. Sci. , 62 , 2639-2645.
Nolan, David S., 2005: Instabilities in hurricane-like boundary layers. Dyn. Atmos. Oceans , 40 , 209-236.
Knievel, Jason C., David S. Nolan, and James P. Kossin, 2004: An assessment of the balance in a mesoscale vortex within a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system. J. Atmos. Sci. , 61 , 1827-1832.
Baidya Roy, Somnath, Chistopher P. Weaver, David S. Nolan, and Roni Avissar, 2003: A preferred scale for landscape forced mesoscale circulations? J. Geophys. Res. , 108 (D22), 8854, doi:10.1029/2002JD003097.
Nolan, David S., and Lewis D. Grasso, 2003: Nonhydrostatic, three-dimensional perturbations to balanced, hurricane-like vortices. Part II: Symmetric response and nonlinear simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 60 , 2717-2745.
Nolan, David S., and Michael T. Montgomery, 2002: Nonhydrostatic, three-dimensional perturbations to balanced, hurricane-like vortices. Part I: Formulation, linearized evolution, and stability. J. Atmos. Sci. , 59 , 2989-3020.
Nolan, David S., Michael T. Montgomery, and Lewis D. Grasso, 2001: The wavenumber one instability and trochoidal motion of hurricane-like vortices. J. Atmos. Sci. , 58 , 3243-3270.
Nolan, David S, 2001: The stabilizing effects of axial stretching on turbulent vortex dynamics. Phys. Fluids ., 13 , 1724-1738.
Nolan, David S., and Michael T. Montgomery, 2000: The algebraic growth of wavenumber one disturbances in hurricane-like vortices. J. Atmos. Sci., 57 , 3514-3538.
Nolan, David S., and Brian F. Farrell, 1999: The intensification of two-dimensional swirling flows by stochastic asymmetric forcing. J. Atmos. Sci. , 56 , 3937-3962.
Nolan, David S., and Brian F. Farrell, 1999: The structure and dynamics of tornado-like vortices. J. Atmos. Sci. , 56 , 2908-2936.
Nolan, David S., and Brian F. Farrell, 1999: Generalized stability analyses of asymmetric disturbances in one- and two-celled vortices maintained by radial inflow. J. Atmos. Sci. , 56 , 1282-1307.
Kepert, J. D., M. Foley, J. Hawkins, D. S. Nolan, M. Peng, R. Smith, Y. Wang, and S. Westrelin, 2006: Tropical cyclone inner core dynamics. Topic reports, Sixth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, World Meteorological Organization, pp. 79-119.
Knutson, T. R., K. Emanuel, S. Emori, J. Evans, G. Holland, C. Landsea, K.-b. Liu, R. E. MacDonald, D. S. Nolan, M. Sugi, and Y. Wang, 2006: Possible relationships between climate change and tropical cyclone activity. Topic reports, Sixth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, World Meteorological Organization, pp. 464-492.
Nolan, David S., Ann S. Almgren, John B. Bell, 2000: Studies of the relationship between environmental forcing and the structure and dynamics of tornado-like vortices. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report no. LBNL-47554 .
Nolan, David S., 1996: Axisymmetric and Asymmetric Vortex Dynamics in Convergent Flows. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University.
Extended Abstracts and Preprints:
Stern, Daniel P., David. S. Nolan, and Sim D. Aberson, 2008: Simulations and observations of extreme low-level updrafts in Hurricane Isabel (2003). Preprints, 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Orlando, Florida.
Moon, Yumin, and David S. Nolan, 2008: The dynamic response of the hurricane wind field to rainband heating. Part II: Comparison to RAINEX observations and high-resolution simulations. Preprints, 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Orlando, Florida.
Moon, Yumin, and David S. Nolan, 2007: Do gravity waves transport angular momentum away from hurricanes? Preprints, 16th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics , American Meteorological Society, Santa Fe, NM.
Stern, Daniel P., and David S. Nolan, 2007: The vertical structure of tangential winds in tropical cyclones: Theory vs. observations. Preprints, 12th AMS Conference on Mesoscale Processes , Waterville Valley, NH.
Moon, Yumin, and David S. Nolan, 2006: The intensification of cyclones from asymmetric heating revisited: Energetics and weakly nonlinear effects. Preprints, 27th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Monterey, CA, April, 2006.
Stern, Daniel P., and David S. Nolan, 2006: Kinetic energy efficiencies of idealized developing tropical cyclones. Preprints, 27th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Monterey, CA, April, 2006.
Nolan, David S., Eric D. Rappin, and Kerry A. Emanuel, 2006: Could hurricanes form from random convection in a warmer world? Preprints, 27th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Monterey, CA, April, 2006.
Nolan, David S., 2004: Vortex sheets, vortex rings, and a mesocyclone. Preprints, 22nd AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms , Hyannis, MA, October 2004.
Nolan, David S., Morris A. Bender, Timothy P. Marchok, Steven T. Garner, and Chris L. Kerr, 2004: Simulations of Hurricane Isabel (2003) in the WRF, GFDL, and ZETAC models. Preprints, 5th Annual WRF User's Workshop , Boulder, June, 2004.
Emanuel, Kerry A., and David S. Nolan, 2004: Tropical cyclone activity and the global climate system. Preprints, 26th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Miami Beach, May, 2004.
Nolan, David S., 2004: Mechanics and efficiency of symmetric and asymmetric intensification processes. Preprints, 26th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Miami Beach, May, 2004.
Moore, Christopher W., David S. Nolan, and Daniel S. Schaffer, 2004: Coupling atmosphere and ocean models for the study of hurricane-like vortex generation. Eos Trans. AGU , 84(52) , Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS41D-09.
Nolan, David S., 2003: Instabilities in swirling boundary layers. Preprints, 14th AMS Conference on Atmoshperic and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics , San Antonio, TX, June, 2003.
Nolan, David S., and Micahel T. Montgomery, 2002: Three-dimensional stability analyses of tornado-like vortices with secondary circulations. Preprints, 21st AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms , San Anotonio, TX, August, 2002.
Baidya Roy, Somnath, Chris P. Weaver, David S. Nolan, and Roni Avissar, 2002: A preferred dynamical scale for landscape-forced mesoscale circulations? Preprints, AMS/GAPP Mississippi River Climate and Hydrology Conference , New Orleans, LA, May 2002.
Nolan, David S., and Robert E. Tuleya, 2002: Preliminary comparisons of tropical cyclone simulations in the GFDL and WRF Models. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , San Diego, CA, May, 2002.
Nolan, David S., and Michael T. Montgomery, 2002: From asymmetric heating to axisymmetric intensification. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , San Diego, CA, May, 2002.
Nolan, David S., and Michael T. Montgomery, 2000: Three-dimensional asymmetric eigenmodes of balanced, hurricane-like vortices. Preprints, 24th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Fort Lauderdale, FL, May, 2000.
Nolan, David S., Michael T. Montgomery, and Paul D. Reasor, 2000: Studies of the wavenumber one instability in hurricane-like vortices. Preprints, 24th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Fort Lauderdale, FL, May, 2000.
Nolan, David S., and Michael T. Montgomery, 1999: The role of vortex-Rossby waves in the algebraic growth of wavenumber one disturbances in hurricane-like vortices. Preprints, 12th AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics , June, 1999, New York City, NY.
Nolan, David S., 1999: Vortex stabilization in deformation fields. Preprints, 12th AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics , June, 1999, New York City, NY.
Nolan, David S., and Brian F. Farrell, 1998: The Reynolds number dependence of the flow structure and maximum windspeeds in tornado-like vortices. Preprints, 19th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms, September , 1998, Minneapolis, MN.
Nolan, David S., and Brian F. Farrell, 1998: The intensification of two-dimensional swirling flows by stochastic asymmetric forcing. Preprints of the Rossby-100 Symposium , June 1998, Stockholm, Sweden.