Erik N. Rasmussen
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Erik Rasmussen | |
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CIMMS, Rasmussen Systems | |
Thesis | Observational and Theoretical Study of Squall Line Evolution (1992) |
Doctoral advisor | Steve Rutledge[2] |
Erik Nels Rasmussen (born January 27, 1957) is an American meteorologist and leading expert on mesoscale meteorology, severe convective storms, forecasting of storms, and tornadogenesis. He was the field coordinator of the first of the VORTEX projects in 1994-1995 and a lead principal investigator for VORTEX2 from 2009-2010[3] and VORTEX-SE from 2016-2017,[4] as well as involved in other smaller VORTEX offshoots and many field projects.
Biography
Education
Rasmussen was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to James and Ilse Rasmussen in 1957. His younger brother Neal, a software engineer, is also a storm chaser and is an accomplished videographer and photographer.
Rasmussen's undergraduate
From 1982-1984, Rasmussen pursued further postgraduate work at the
Career
Rasmussen became a research meteorologist at the
Since his college days Rasmussen was a major contributor to
See also
References
- ^ "Erik Rasmussen Named Outstanding Young Scientist" (Press release). NOAA Public Affairs. 1997-10-29. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ a b c Rasmussen, Erik (2002). "Erik Rasmussen, Research Meteorologist". National Severe Storms Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2001-04-24.
- ^ "NSSL VORTEX2 Quick Facts". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ a b "VORTEX Southeast". Field Projects. NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ISBN 978-0679776659.
- ^ "VORTEX2". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ Rasmussen, Erik. "About Rasmussen Systems LLC". Rasmussen Systems. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26.
- Rasmussen, Erik (2007). "Severe Storms Research: Erik Rasmussen and Collaborators". CIMMS. Archived from the original on 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- Mathis, Nancy (2007). Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0743280532.
- Davidson, Keay (1996). Twister: The Science of Tornadoes and the Making of an Adventure Movie. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0671000295.
External links
- Rasmussen Systems
- NSSL awards
- Erik N. Rasmussen at IMDb
- J. Vesilind, Priit (Apr 2004). "Chasing Tornadoes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010.