David Dowell
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| David Dowell | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | NSSL, NCAR, CIMMS, ESRL |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University (B.S., 1991) University of Oklahoma (M.S., 1994; Ph.D., 2000) |
| Known for | Tornado and meteorological data assimilation research |
David C. Dowell is American atmospheric scientist recognized for research on tornado structure and dynamics and on tornadogenesis. He participated in both of the VORTEX projects.[1]
Dowell studied computer science at Texas A&M University (TAMU), earning a B.S. summa cum laude in 1991 with a minor in meteorology. He was awarded a M.S. and a Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 1994 and 2000, respectively. He was on the steering committee, was a principal investigator (PI), and was field coordinator (FC) for the VORTEX2 field project in 2009-2010.[2] Dowell is a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) at OU.[3] He was a contributor to Storm Track magazine.
