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Julia Simonson

Julia Simonson

Julia Simonson is a Research Scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder.  She joined CIRES in 2022 as a postdoctoral associate in the Assimilation, Verification, and Innovation Division of NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL).  Since 2024 she has been working within the Earth Prediction Advancement Division at GSL and the Developmental Testbed Center (DTC).  Her research focuses on boundary layer diurnal evolution and land-atmosphere interactions, and the representation of these processes within numerical weather prediction models.

Research Interest

Land-atmosphere interactions, stable boundary layers, morning and evening transitions

Education

  • Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies, Colorado State University
  • M.S. in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
  • B.S. in Meteorology, Texas A&M University

Experience

  • Research Scientist I, CU CIRES@NOAA GSL and DTC (2024 – present)
  • Postdoctoral Associate, CU CIRES@NOAA GSL (2022 – 2024)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alaska Fairbanks (2020 – 2022)

Websites

Our Mission

Lead research and directed development through the transition of environmental data, models, products, tools, and services to support commerce, protect life and property, and promote a scientifically literate public.

Research Areas

Organizational Excellence, Earth System Prediction, Advanced Technologies, and Decision Support are the foundation to achieving the GSL Grand Challenge: Deliver actionable global storm-scale prediction and environmental information through advanced technologies to serve society.

Global Systems Laboratory