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Today's Topics:
1. Stellenausschreibung Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in des
Deutschen Wetterdienstes in Offenbach am Main (1263)
2. Two positions at Essen, Germany (Roger Brugge)
3. Postdoctoral position at CNRM (Toulouse, France): West
African Monsoon, AMMA-2050 (francoise guichard)
4. Metocean Analyst - Vattenfall Wind Power Closing Date 22 Sept
(zoe.roberts@vattenfall.com)
5. Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Earth Institute at Columbia
University (USA) (Roger Brugge)
6. 2 Support Scientists for the U.S. Coastal Act Project with
UCAR (USA) (Roger Brugge)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 10:06:19 +0000
From: 1263 <1263.personalgewinnung@bav.bund.de>
To: "'met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk'" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Stellenausschreibung Wissenschaftliche/r
Mitarbeiter/in des Deutschen Wetterdienstes in Offenbach am Main
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Der Deutsche Wetterdienst (DWD) sucht für das Referat "Numerische Modelle" im Geschäftsbereich "Forschung und Entwicklung" am Dienstort Offenbach am Main im Rahmen des Programms Innovation in der angewandten Forschung und Entwicklung (IAFE) zum 01.01.2017, befristet für die Dauer von 4 Jahren, eine/n
Wissenschaftliche/n Mitarbeiter/in
Referenzcode der Ausschreibung 20161263_9334
Aufbauend auf den bisherigen Erfahrungen in der Forschung und Entwicklung plant der DWD den Aufbau eines Integrierten Vorhersagesystems (IVS) mit dem Ziel die Produkte des Nowcasting und der NWV so zu ergänzen und weiter zu entwickeln, dass eine bruchfreie Darstellung von Atmosphärenzustand und Wetterphänomenen vom jeweils aktuellen Zeitpunkt bis zur Kurzfristvorhersage, also im Zeitraum 0 bis 12 Stunden, erfolgen kann. Bestandteil dieses Vorhersagesystems sind sowohl probabilistische Verfahren für die Erkennung und das Nowcasting von gefährlichen Wettererscheinungen, als auch Verfahren der ensemblebasierten numerischen Datenassimilation und Kürzestfristvorhersage. Dazu gehören die simultane Verwendung und Assimilation aller verfügbaren Beobachtungs- und Fernerkundungsdaten.
Die Aufgabengebiete umfassen im Wesentlichen folgende Tätigkeiten:
· Evaluierung der bestehenden Entwicklungsumgebungen BaCy und NUMEX (für numerische Wettervorhersagemodelle inklusive Datenassimilationszyklus) sowie Polara (für Nowcastingverfahren) im Hinblick auf ihre Tauglichkeit als Basis für ein gemeinsames System
· Zusammenführung und Erweiterung der bestehenden Techniken zur Schaffung einer gemeinsamen, vereinheitlichten Testumgebung in enger Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Referaten mit dem Schwerpunkt der einfachen Bedienbarkeit und hohen Experimentendurchsatz
· Unterstützung anderer IVS-Mitarbeiter/innen bei der Nutzung der o.g. Systeme während der Anfangsphase des Projektes
· Einbindung der neuen Techniken/ Verfahren und der IVS-spezifischen Produkte in NUMEX
· Arbeiten zur Vorbereitung des operationellen Betriebs in Kooperation mit TI1
· Teilnahme an wissenschaftlichen Tagungen und Besprechungen, wissenschaftliche und technische Dokumentation der Verfahren sowie Präsentation der Ergebnisse und Veröffentlichungen in Fachzeitschriften
Unerlässliche Anforderungen an die/den künftige/n DP-Inhaber/in sind:
· Erfolgreich abgeschlossenes naturwissenschaftliches Hochschulstudium (Universitätsdiplom/-Master), der Meteorologie, Mathematik, Physik oder Informatik
· Kenntnisse der deutschen Sprache in Wort und Schrift (mind. Level C1 CEFR)
· Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache in Wort und Schrift (mind. Level B2 CEFR)
Darüber hinaus erwarten wir von Ihnen:
· Fundierte Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen in Shell-Programmierung unter Unix/Linux sowie mit höheren Skriptsprachen (z.B. Python, Perl)
· Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen im Umgang mit in der Meteorologie üblichen Datenformaten sowie der Verarbeitung großer Datenmengen
· Solide Programmierkenntnisse in Fortran oder C auf Unix/Großrechnern
· Kenntnisse im Aufbau von Modellen der numerischen Wettervorhersage oder Nowcastingverfahren
· Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen im Umgang mit Datenbanken
· Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen in der Aufbereitung und Visualisierung meteorologischer Daten und Modellergebnisse
· Befähigung zur Umsetzung komplexer, theoretischer Ansätze in praktisch nutzbare Verfahren
· Teamfähigkeit in interdisziplinären Arbeitsgruppen
· Kreativität und Innovationsvermögen
· Befähigung zum konzeptionellen, selbständigen und zielorientierten Denken und Handeln
· Initiative und Leistungsbereitschaft
· Planungs- und Organisationsvermögen
· Kommunikationsvermögen (auch im internationalen Umfeld)
Bezahlung:
Der Dienstposten ist nach Entgeltgruppe 13, Fallgruppe 1 Teil III der Anlage 1 zum TV EntgO Bund bewertet. Die Zuordnung zu den Stufen erfolgt unter Berücksichtigung der persönlichen Voraussetzungen.
Der Dienstposten wurde außerhalb des Deutschen Wetterdienstes ausgeschrieben. Eine
Finanzierung von Beamten/-innen und Tarifbeschäftigten mit unbefristeten Verträgen beim DWD
ist aus haushaltsrechtlichen Gründen nicht möglich, so dass sich diese nicht auf den Dienstposten
bewerben können. Es können sich jedoch Zeittarifbeschäftigte des DWD, die über die fachlichen
Voraussetzungen verfügen, bewerben.
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Der Deutsche Wetterdienst fördert die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie und wurde entsprechend zertifiziert. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie unter www.beruf-und-familie.de<http://www.beruf-und-familie.de>
Besondere Hinweise:
Die Besetzung des Dienstpostens in Teilzeit ist grundsätzlich möglich.
Frauen werden verstärkt zur Bewerbung aufgefordert.
Frauen werden bei gleicher Qualifikation nach Maßgabe des § 8 BGleiG bevorzugt berücksichtigt. Den Belangen des Bundesgleichstellungsgesetzes wird hierbei Rechnung getragen.
Schwerbehinderte Menschen werden bei gleicher fachlicher Eignung bevorzugt eingestellt. Es wird nur ein Mindestmaß an körperlicher Eignung verlangt.
Die Bewerbung von Menschen aller Nationalitäten wird begrüßt.
Die Auswahl erfolgt durch eine Auswahlkommission.
Bei ausländischen Bildungsabschlüssen bitten wir um Übersendung entsprechender Nachweise über die Gleichwertigkeit mit einem deutschen Abschluss. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte der Internetseite der Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB) unter www.kmk.org/zab<http://www.kmk.org/zab>
Bewerbungsverfahren:
Sollte Ihr Interesse geweckt worden sein, bewerben Sie sich bitte bis zum 04.10.2016 über das Elektronische Bewerbungsverfahren (EBV) auf der Einstiegsseite http://www.bav.bund.de/Einstieg-EBV
Bitte laden Sie im weiteren Verlauf Ihre vollständigen Bewerbungsunterlagen (Lebenslauf, Universitätsdiplom/ Master-Urkunde und Zeugnis, Arbeitszeugnisse) als Anlage in Ihr Kandidatenprofil hoch.
Zusätzlich pflegen Sie bitte in Ihrem Kandidatenprofil unter "Ausbildung/Abschlüsse" Ihren Studienabschluss mit Abschlussnote und unter "Sprachen" Ihre Deutsch- und Englisch-Kenntnisse.
Für Fragen im Zusammenhang mit dem Elektronischen Bewerbungsverfahren steht Ihnen die Bundesanstalt für Verwaltungsdienstleistungen unter der Rufnummer 04941 602-240 zur Verfügung.
Ansprechpartner/in:
Für nähere Auskünfte steht Ihnen im Deutschen Wetterdienst Frau Seeber, Tel.: 069 8062-4256 zur Verfügung.
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Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 11:44:38 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
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Subject: [Met-jobs] Two positions at Essen, Germany
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The North Rhine Westphalian State Agency for Nature, Environment, and Consumer Protection at Essen, Germany, offers two positions in the fields of air quality modelling and air quality data processing. For more details please see attached files.
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 16:18:38 +0200
From: francoise guichard <francoise.guichard@gmail.com>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoctoral position at CNRM (Toulouse, France):
West African Monsoon, AMMA-2050
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*24-MONTH POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE AT CNRM (CNRS AND MÉTÉO-FRANCE)
IN TOULOUSE, FRANCE*
*SUBJECT*: Exploring the sensitivities of the West African monsoon to
climatic change and physical parametrizations with an academic model in the
AMMA-2050 project
*STARTING DATE* : around 1st January 2017
*NET SALARY* : from 2100 to 3200 €/m, depending on experience
Applicants must contact Françoise Guichard (*francoise.guichard@meteo.fr
<francoise.guichard@meteo.frn>*), Philippe Peyrillé
(*philippe.peyrille@meteo.fr
<philippe.peyrille@meteo.fr>*), Dominique Bouniol (*dominique.bouniol@meteo.fr
<dominique.bouniol@meteo.fr>*) no later than 15 October 2015
*THE AMMA-2050 PROJECT*
AMMA-2050 stands for African Monsoon Multi-disciplinary Analysis-2050. It
is part of the Future climate for Africa (FCFA) program, funded by the UK
Department for International Development (DFID) and the Natural Environment
Research Council (NERC) in UK, and involves researchers from UK, Sénégal,
Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and France.
"West Africa is a region on Earth where rainfall displays a very high
variability. In the recent past, it was hit by periods of prolonged and
severe droughts which have had strong consequences on the livelihoods of
many people. These populations are growing and are increasingly vulnerable
to changes in the climate trends. AMMA-2050 aims to improve the
understanding of the variability of future climate. In particular, it
investigates how physical processes cause 'high impact weather events' such
as heavy rain events and how these may change in the short to medium-term
future climate."
FCFA: *http://www.futureclimateafrica.org/
<http://www.futureclimateafrica.org/>*
AMMA-2050: *https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/african-monsoon-multi-disciplinary-analysis-2050
<https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/african-monsoon-multi-disciplinary-analysis-2050>*
*POSTDOC SUBJECT AND REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS*
Several scientific questions are addressed through the use of different
types of models in the project, from global coarse-resolution to
convection-permitting regional climate models and also more simple academic
models. The Postdoc will work with the latter to explore basic
sensitivities of the West African monsoon to climatic changes in a
simplified framework, and to help in the interpretation of more complex
climate simulations, in particular those performed within AMMA-2050. More
precisely, he/she will use the two-dimensional monsoon model developed by
Peyrillé et al (J. Atmos. Sci. 2007, 2016) to analyse the sensitivity of
the simulated monsoon to climatic changes (SST, CO2, larger-scale
circulations...), physical parametrizations (turbulence, convection and
clouds in particular) and numerical choices (e.g. grid size). With the help
of the supervisors, the Postdoc will perform and analyse the simulations with
the aim of identifying the mechanisms accounting for the changes in the
simulated monsoon system (position, strength, variability...) - the
exploitation of energy, water and momentum budgets should be especially
useful for this purpose. If possible, he/she will also explore whether these
mechanisms are also operating in more complex simulations.
The candidate will hold a PhD degree in atmospheric sciences with
experience in physical processes and modelling. Experience with convective
processes and their parametrizations, as well as on the tropical dynamics would
be greatly appreciated. Good programming skills (FORTRAN90, Unix shell,
graphic softwares...) are required. Fluency in English is necessary.
*THE LABORATORY*
The Centre National des Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM) is the research
centre of Météo-France, the French weather service and also an unité mixte
de recherche (UMR) du CNRS.The laboratory hosts approximately 275 permanent
positions (one third being research scientists), and about 60 students and
visitors. The mesoscale meteorology group leads studies on mesoscale and
microscale processes of the atmosphere and its interfaces. Research topics
are cloud physics, boundary layer, soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfers,
remote-sensing of continental surfaces, mesoscale predictability,
high-impact weather events and climate change impacts. Research seeks to
improve the representation of the mesoscale processes within numerical
weather prediction and climate models through development and improvement
of physical parametrizations.
*HOW TO APPLY*
Applicants will send the following to : Françoise Guichard
(*francoise.guichard@meteo.fr
<francoise.guichard@meteo.frn>*), Philippe Peyrillé
(*philippe.peyrille@meteo.fr
<philippe.peyrille@meteo.fr>*), Dominique Bouniol (*dominique.bouniol@meteo.fr
<dominique.bouniol@meteo.fr>*)
[1] a curriculum vitae (including research experience, publications and
conferences, computing skills and different language practice…)
[2] a brief statement of research interests
[3] names and contact details (email + telephone number) of three referees
--
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Françoise GUICHARD
CNRM-GAME (UMR 3589, CNRS & Météo-France)
42 avenue Coriolis
31057 Toulouse Cedex
tel: 00 33 5 61 07 90 14
fax: 00 33 5 61 07 96 26
email: francoise.guichard@gmail.com , francoise.guichard@meteo.fr
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Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 15:18:28 +0000
From: <zoe.roberts@vattenfall.com>
To: <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Metocean Analyst - Vattenfall Wind Power Closing
Date 22 Sept
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As Vattenfall's Offshore Wind business continues to grow, we are looking for a Metocean Analyst to join our Civil and Structural Engineering team (part of Engineering and Construction within BA Wind) and deliver expert technical support in the area of marine climatology. Please see the following link for details:
https://corporate.vattenfall.com/career/jobs/search-for-jobs/met-ocean-specialist---ba-wind/
Kind Regards,
Zoe
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Zoe Roberts, PhD, CSci, CMarSci, MIMarEST
Senior Metocean Analyst - Civil and Structural Engineering
Vattenfall Wind Power UK
1 Tudor Street
London
EC4Y 0AH
X: 3113
T: +44 203 301 9113
M:+44 781 444 4680
E: zoe.roberts@vattenfall.com<mailto:zoe.roberts@vattenfall.com>
LI: http://www.linkedin.com/in/drzrobertsmetocean
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We have recently changed the registered offices of a number of our companies. The following are now registered at 1 Tudor Street, London, EC4Y 0AH:
Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd, Border Wind Ltd, Border Wind Farms Ltd, BW Ops Ltd, Clashindarroch Wind Farm Ltd, Eclipse Energy UK Ltd,
Eclipse Energy Company Ltd, Kentish Flats Ltd, Ormonde Energy Ltd, Ormonde Energy Holdings Ltd, Ormonde Project Company Ltd, Thanet Offshore
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Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 16:51:21 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.rdg.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Earth Institute
at Columbia University (USA)
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Forwarded from CLIMLIST...
Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Sustainable Development
$61,800
The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York, NY, seeks
applications from innovative, doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D.,
J.D., or Sc.D. recipients interested in a broad range of issues in
sustainable development.
The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides scholars
with the opportunity to acquire and apply the cross-disciplinary
expertise needed to address critical issues of sustainable development
such as food security, energy systems, climate change impacts, poverty
reduction, disease, and environmental degradation. Candidates who have
developed cross-disciplinary approaches during their graduate studies
will find numerous, unique opportunities to engage in programs at the
leading edge of sustainable development research.
Candidates must complete the online application and submit a proposal
for research that would contribute to global, sustainable development.
Candidates may suggest contributing to or expanding on existing Earth
Institute programs or developing new projects that integrate the breadth
of expertise of the Earth Institute.
The deadline to submit an application is November 1, 2016 for
fellowships starting in the fall of 2017. Fellowships are a 24-month
appointment.
For more information about the program or to apply for a fellowship,
please visit www.earth.columbia.edu/fellows
<http://www.earth.columbia.edu/fellows> or email fellows@ei.columbia.edu
<mailto:fellows@ei.columbia.edu>.
The program is open to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. All doctoral
requirements must be fulfilled and the degree awarded within 5 years
before the start of the fellowship. Gaps in employment or studies will
be considered on a case-by-case basis. Columbia University is an
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are
encouraged to apply.
*****
Gabriella Cohen
Program Manager, Office of Academic and Research Programs
The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Email: gcohen@ei.columbia.edu <mailto:gcohen@ei.columbia.edu>
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 16:52:40 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] 2 Support Scientists for the U.S. Coastal Act
Project with UCAR (USA)
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Support scientists for the
U.S. Coastal Act Project
The UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs is seeking two visiting scientists
for projects supporting the U.S. Coastal Act. The positions are for two
years and are located in College Park, Maryland at the National Centers
for Environmental Prediction, Environmental Modeling Center.
The deadline for applications is 30 September, but we will accept
applications until the positions are filled.
UCAR will provide a salary that is commensurate with education and
experience. UCAR benefits include group health and dental insurance,
paid time off, mandatory participation in the TIAA retirement fund, and
life insurance.
U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or other protected status under 8
U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) is required for this position. UCAR/NCAR will not
sponsor a work visa (e.g., J-1, H1-B, etc.) for this position.
Wind, Gust and Surface Pressure Analyses Project
The successful candidate will work on developing an improved analysis
capability for atmospheric conditions (sustained wind, wind gust,
pressure and stability) near the surface and in the vicinity of where
named tropical cyclones reached landfall along the coasts of the United
States. The candidate will work with and supplement an existing team at
EMC advancing the capabilities of the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis
(RTMA) and the Unrestricted Mesoscale Analysis (URMA). The work is in
the specific context of the Consumer Option for an Alternative System to
Allocate Losses (COASTAL) Act which requires NOAA to produce detailed
post-storm analyses following named landfalling tropical storms to
permit FEMA to "adjudicate" between wind-caused damages versus
water-caused damages. A demonstration system is to be in place at the
end of a two-year period.
Qualifications and Requirements
The candidate is expected to have an M.S. with at least five years of
work experience or a recent Ph.D. (preferred) in meteorology or
atmospheric sciences with experience in one or more of the following areas.
• Working with observational near-surface data both over land and over
water, including dealing with issues of quality control. Familiarity
with BUFR would be beneficial.
• Working with sophisticated objective analysis systems especially those
based on the variational technique.
• Working with numerical prediction models, such as HWRF or NMMB,
especially when used as the background for objective analysis systems.
Familiarity with GRIB2 would be beneficial.
• Knowledge and experience with scientific programming (e.g., FORTRAN,
C/C++, Perl, and/or Python), with parallel programming using MPI and/or
OpenMP, with shell scripts and/or workflows in a UNIX environment, and
with one or more graphics utilities (e.g., GrADS, GEMPAK, NCL, IDL,
and/or Matlab).
The candidate must have good communication skills and be able to work
with a diverse group of scientists across multiple organizations who are
involved in various aspects of the COASTAL Act project.
Wave – Surge Coupling Project
The successful candidate will support NCEP's EMC with the wave modeling
development work involved in coupling the spectral wave model WAVEWATCH
III with the ADCIRC surge model from the National Ocean Service (NOS).
This task is part of an inter agency collaborative effort to develop a
modelling system for coastal flooding associated with ocean storms.
Duties
The candidate will perform the functions of the job in a high-quality,
independent and collaborative way, assisting in managing projects, and
developing and applying innovative methods for the primary work areas below.
The candidate will work with scientists at EMC and NOS to develop a
coupled wave – surge modeling system for inundation studies associated
with land falling hurricanes. The candidate will work on several tasks
including the development and implementation of the WAVEWATCH III model
on unstructured meshes for hurricane conditions, coupling of the wave
model with the ADCIRC model in NOAA's NEMS (NOAA Environmental Modeling
System) coupling environment which is based on an ESMF framework,
development and testing of different physics packages to accurately
determine the total water level associated with inundation of land
falling hurricanes. The specific activities will include:
• Training on the NEMS coupler environment and extending the WAVEWATCH
III framework to work with unstructured grids (currently works with
regular grids).
• Implementation of the unstructured version of WAVEWATCH III on the
ADCIRC grids for hurricane inundation studies and the testing of
different physics packages for wave propagation and dissipation,
especially in shallow coastal waters.
• Work with NOS to develop a two – way coupled WAVEWATCH III / ADCIRC
system using the NEMS framework. (ADCIRC development for NEMS will be
done separately by NOS).
• Further validation of the performance of the coupled system, focusing
on impacts on coastal flooding.
Required skills
Education and Experience:
• A Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, Coastal and/or Ocean Engineering, or
a related physical or applied mathematical science, with at least 5
years of experience in the area of wave / surge modeling.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Experience with phase averaged wave models and shallow water
circulation models
• Experience with code development in FORTRAN, scripting in Linux/Unix
shell environments and Matlab or Python,
• Experience with running complex jobs, and processing large amounts of
observed and modelled output data,
Desired skills
• Experience in using mainframe supercomputers and/or workstations in a
FORTRAN/UNIX environment, using statistical and display tools,
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment,
• Relevant peer-reviewed publications.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good coding skills
For details and application instructions,
please visit the UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs Website
vsp.ucar.edu/opportunities
COASTAL Act Goals and Objectives
The Consumer Option for an Alternative System to Allocate Losses
(COASTAL) Act was signed into law on July 6, 2012. The purpose of the
COASTAL Act is to lower costs to FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) by better discerning wind versus water damage in the case of
"indeterminate losses;" that is, where little tangible evidence beyond a
building's foundation ("slab") remains for the proper adjustment of
insurance claims for homes totally destroyed by a tropical cyclone.
The COASTAL Act requires NOAA to produce detailed "post-storm
assessments" in the aftermath of a damaging tropical cyclone that
strikes the U.S. or its territories. Using output from a hindcast model
(termed the "Named Storm Event Model" (NSEM) by the Act), the
assessments will indicate the strength and timing of damaging winds and
water at a given location in the area impacted by the tropical cyclone.
If the assessment results for the location of a specific "slab" case can
be certified by NOAA as being greater than 90 percent accurate, those
results will be input into a FEMA-managed formula that considers a
variety of factors that may have contributed to structural damage. Based
on this formula, FEMA will determine the appropriate loss allocation
between wind and water.
The Act further requires NOAA to create a "Coastal Wind and Water Event
Database" (CWWED) to provide the public access to "covered data" (the
observations collected during the storm to assist with the assessment).
The CWWED will serve as the portal through which the gridded post-storm
assessment results and metadata will also be accessed by the public.
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