Dr. Katie Verlinden

Dr. Katie Verlinden is an atmospheric scientist with expertise in the marine atmospheric boundary layer, air-sea interactions, cloud microphysics, remotely sensed observations, and forecast verification. Dr. Verlinden earned her Master’s in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University where her research was the first to use satellite observations to document the three-dimensional distribution of clouds over the southern hemisphere high latitudes and her Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science from Oregon State University where her dissertation focused on the radiation, turbulence, and forecasting of marine low clouds. Through her research, she has worked with NOAA’s Aviation Weather Testbed to test the initial capabilities of the Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) to forecast visibility for aviation applications; created observationally constrained heat and moisture budgets for the marine atmospheric boundary layer; and estimated the turbulence kinetic energy and mixing within marine low clouds. Applications of Dr. Verlinden’s research range from improving representations of clouds and air-sea interactions in models to providing actionable data that inform decisions made by commercial, non-profit, and governmental organizations.