Jimmy Correia Jr.
Scientific Program Manager
- PhD, Iowa State University, 2007
- MS, Florida State University, 2001
- BS, SUNY Albany 1999
Research Interests
Dr. Correia is currently the HydroMeteorological Testbed (HMT) Coordinator at the Weather Prediction Center, supported by CIRES at CU Boulder. He has extensive experience working in NOAA testbeds, a space to test and demonstrate new technologies, data, or techniques, for the last 12 years. He spent 8.5 years in the Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecasting Experiment mining Convection Permitting Models (CPM) using object based techniques to quantify multivariate storm properties (storm based model climate) as it related to severe weather. He spent 2 years participating in the Probabilistic Hazard Information experiment designing and executing object based tornado hazard guidance from the warn on forecast ensemble for warning forecasters to use in real time and displaced real time events. Over the last 3.5 years he has coordinated HMT experiments for Winter, and Flash Flood and Intense Rainfall. As a former liaison with the social science community, while at SPC/OU CIMMS, he continues to pursue opportunities for convergent research. Additionally, he continues to work on verification techniques using signal detection theory to assess rare event forecasts, and designing testbed experiments around improving human understanding and performance in using CPM forecasts.
Current Research
Dr Correia is interested in extreme events for precipitation, the verification of extreme events in model forecasts, and verification metrics more generally. The quality and value of forecasts can help us understand where improvement needs to occur but only through regular evaluation activities can we begin to detect and attribute model problems with forecast quality metrics. Forecast value is important because Humans use model forecasts to clarify, communicate and help others anticipate future risks. As such Dr Correia is a strong proponent of having technology work for people (Human Centered) to benefit forecasters and public alike.
Research Categories
Atmosphere, Climate and Weatherto
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