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Jennifer Mahoney
GSL Staff Profiles
Title
Director of Global Systems Laboratory
Email
jennifer.mahoney@noaa.gov
Phone
303-578-6232
Address
DSRC
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Affiliation
Federal
Awards

Profile

Jennifer Mahoney, Director of NOAA's Global Research Laboratory
Jennifer Mahoney is the Director of the NOAA’s Global Research Laboratory (GSL). She leads a staff of nearly 200 meteorologists, software engineers, and support staff dedicated to “making forecasts better.” GSL research provides the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the public with rapidly-updating environmental models, state-of-the-art decision support tools, innovative visualization systems, and high-performance computing technology to support commerce and a weather-ready nation. GSL’s most recognizable accomplishments include NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh high-impact weather prediction model used in NWS operations, the Science on a Sphere®, a six-foot diameter animated globe used to display Earth science datasets seen by nearly 50 million people each year, and forecast tools used in 120 NWS offices for predicting the weather and supporting impact-based weather decisions.

Research Interests

  • Atmospheric science for aviation
  • Fire weather
  • Convective and winter weather 
  • Impact-based verification and assessment
  • Decision support strategies for forecast systems

Education

  • M.S. in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University 
  • B.A. in Meteorology from the University of Northern Colorado

Professional Activities

  • American Meteorological Society (AMS) Commission on the Weather, Water and Climate Enterprise Steering Committee 
  • Chair for NOAA’s HPC Allocation Committee enabling the efficient use of computing resources serving NOAA’s forecasting needs
  • Co-Chair for the NOAA Research Council’s Unified Modeling Committee (UMC) with the goal to plan, monitor, evaluate and improve modeling within NOAA, and in a community effort with external partners
  • Management Oversite Board for the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation 
  • Executive Team for NOAA’s Developmental Testbed Center
  • NOAA Central Region Team which is one of eight teams representing a network of NOAA employees that are addressing regional challenges, exchanging information, and improving understanding of NOAA’s mission

Honors and Awards

  • 2021 NOAA Bronze Medal:  For expeditiously and skillfully Coordinating research that leveraged the unique scientific opportunity resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic.
  • 2020 Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science Outstanding Alum Award
  • 2017 NOAA Research Employee of the Year for Leadership
  • 2003 NOAA Research Employee of the Year for Leadership

Publications

Refereed
  • Bernardet, L., L. Nance, M. Demirtas, S. Koch, E. Szoke, T. Fowler, A. Loughe, J. Luppens Mahoney, H. Chuang, M. Pyle, and R. Gall, 2008: The Developmental Testbed Center and its Winter Forecasting Experiment. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.
  • Brown, B.G., A. Takacs, J.L. Mahoney, and T. Fowler, 2002: Summary of workshop on forecast verification. Submitted to Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.M. Brown, E.I Tollerud, 1995: Contrasting Meteorological Conditions Associated with Winter Storms at Denver and Colorado Springs. Wea. Forecasting, 10, 245-260.

Official FAA Reports Supporting Transition of Aviation Weather Products into NWS Operations
  • Lack, S.A., A.F. Loughe, M.P. Kay, M.A. Petty, and J.L. Mahoney: 2012. The NDFD Thunderstorm Probability Field: An Assessment of Forecast Lead Time and Spatial Displacement. Submitted to the NWS Aviation Services Branch.
  • Lack, S.A., M.S. Wandishin, M.A. Petty, and J.L. Mahoney, 2011: AutoNowcaster Pilot Evaluation Study. Submitted to the National Weather Service Aviation Services Branch. 27 pp.
  • Loughe, A.F., J.E. Hart, G.J. Layne, M.A. Petty, and J.L. Mahoney, 2011: Icing Algorithm Assessment: RUC-derived and WRR-derived CIP and FIP. Submitted to the FAA Aviation Weather Research Program.
  • Wandishin, M.S., B.P Pettegrew, M.A. Petty, J.L. Mahoney, 2011: Quality Assessment Report: Graphical Turbulence Guidance Version 2.5. Submitted to the FAA Aviation Weather Research Program.
  • Loughe, A.F., B.P. Pettegrew, J.K. Henderson, J.E. Hart, S. Madine, and J.L. Mahoney, 2010: Quality Assessment Report: National Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Product (D4). Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Madine, S., S.A. Lack, S.A. Early, M. Chapman, J.K. Henderson, J.E. Hart, and J.L. Mahoney, 2008: Quality Assessment Report: Forecast Icing Product (FIP). Submitted to Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Braid, J.T., A. Holmes, M.J. Pocernich, L.D. Holland, P.A. Kucera, B.G. Brown, and J.L. Mahoney, 2007: Quality Assessment Report: National Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Product (D4). Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Chapman, M.B., and J.L. Mahoney, 2007: Forecast Icing Product - Icing Probability: Quality Assessment Report. Submitted to Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Kay, M.P., S. Madine, J.L. Mahoney, and J.E. Hart, 2007: 2007 Convective Forecast Scientific Evaluation. Prepared for the FAA System Operations Group.
  • Kay, M.P., J.K. Henderson, S.A. Krieger, J.L. Mahoney, L.D. Holland, and B.G. Brown, 2006: Quality Assessment Report - Graphical Turbulence Guidance (GTG) Version 2.3. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Kay, M.P., J.K. Henderson, and J.L. Mahoney, 2006: Quality Assessment Report - GTG Version 1.0 Proposed Threshold Changes for Aviation Digital Data Service Displays. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Kay, M.P., S. Madine, and J.L. Mahoney, 2006: Quality Assessment Report - National Convective Hazard Detection Product. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Seseske, S.A., M.P. Kay, S. Madine, J.E. Hart, J.L. Mahoney, and B. Brown, 2006: Quality Assessment Report: National Convective Weather Forecast 2 (NCWF-2). Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Brown, B., E. Gilleland, R. Hueftle, L. Holland, M. Kay, S. Madine, J. Mahoney, A. Takacs, and J. Wolff, 2005: Quality Assessment Report - Oceanic Weather Cloud-Top Height. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Fowler, T.L., A. Holmes, M.j. Pocernich, J.T. Braid, B.G. Brown, and J.L. Mahoney, 2005: Quality Assessment Report: National Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Product (D3). Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather TechnologyTransfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Mahoney, J.L., P. Kucera, J.E. Hart, and B.G. Brown, 2004: Quality Assessment Report: National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF-2). Submitted to Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Mahoney, J.L., T. Fowler, J. Henderson, C. Fischer, S. Seseske, and B.G. Brown, 2004: Forecast Icing Potential for Alaska (FIP-AK): Quality Assessment Report. Submitted to Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Takacs, A., L. Holland, M. Chapman, B.G. Brown, J.L. Mahoney, and C. Fischer, 2004: Graphical Turbulence Guidance 2 (GTG2): Quality Assessment Report. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Brown, B.G., T.L. Fowler, J.L. Mahoney, M. Chapman, R.Bullock, and J. Henderson: 2003: Forecast Icing Potential (FIP): Quality Assessment Report. Submitted to AWTT Technology Review Panel.
  • Kelsch, M., J.L. Mahoney, T. Fowler, B.G. Brown, J. Henderson, C. Fischer, 2003: Current Icing Potential for Alaska (CIP-AK): Quality Assessment Report. Submitted to Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Technical Review Panel.
  • Kelsch, M., C. Fischer, M. Kay, J.L. Mahoney, A. Takacs, T. Fowler, B.G. Brown, J. Wolff, 2003: Forecaster Assessment of Upper Level Guidance from the Integrated Turbulence Forecast Algorithm (ITFA): A Summary of Results for the Winter 2003 Study. Quality Assessment Report submitted to the Turbulence Product Development Team. (Available from the author).
  • Brown , B.G., J.L. Mahoney, R. Bullock, M.B. Chapmen, C. Fischer, T.L. Fowler, J.E. Hart, and J.K. Henderson, 2002: Integrated Turbulence Forecasting Algorithm (ITFA): Quality Assessment Report. Submitted to AWTT Technology Review Panel (available from B. Brown, Research Applications Laboratory, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000).
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, J.E. Hart, and J. Henderson, 2002: A Statistical Evaluation of the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP) and the Convective Significant Weather Advisory (C-Sigmet): 2001 and 2002. Submitted to FAA Weather Research Program (available from Jennifer.Mahoney@noaa.gov).
  • Mahoney, J.L., T. Fowler, B.G. Brown, J. Braid, C. Fischer, M. Kay, and J. Wolf, 2002: Forecaster Assessment of Turbulence Algorithms: A Summary of Results for the Winter 2002 Study. Submitted to Aviation Weather Research Program Leadership Team.
  • Brown , B.G., J.L. Mahoney, T.L. Fowler, and J. Henderson, 2001: Approaches for Verification of Ceiling and Visibility Diagnoses and Forecasts. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Research Program (available from B. Brown, Research Applications Laboratory, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000).
  • Brown, B.G, T.L. Fowler, and J.L. Mahoney, 2001: Verification Results for the Integrated Icing Forecast Algorithm (IIFA). Submitted to AWTT Technology Review Panel (available authors).
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, R. Bullock, T.L. Fowler, C. Fischer, J. Henderson , and B. Sigren, 2001: Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison: Winter 2001 Results. FAA Turbulence Product Development Team Report to FAA Aviation Weather Research Program (available from Jennifer.Mahoney@noaa.gov).
  • Mahoney, J.L., J. Braid, B. Brown, T. Fowler, and J. Wolff, 2001: A Forecaster Evaluation of Turbulence Algorithms: A Summary of the Winter 2001 Study. FAA Turbulence Product Development Team Report to FAA Aviation Weather Research Program (available from Jennifer.Mahoney@noaa.gov).
  • Brown, B.G. and J.L. Mahoney, 2000: Quality Assessment of the National Convective Weather Forecast Product. Submitted to FAA Weather Research Program (available from Jennifer.Mahoney@noaa.gov).
  • Brown, B.G., J.L. Mahoney, R. Sharman, J. Vogt, and J. Henderson, 2000: Use of Automated Observations for Verification of Turbulence Forecasts. Submitted to FAA Aviation Weather Research Program (available from B. Brown, Research Applications Laboratory, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000).
  • Brown, B.G., J.L. Mahoney, R. Bullock, T.L. Fowler, J. Hart, J. Henderson, and A. Loughe, 2000. Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison: Winter 2000 Results. September 2000.

NOAA Technical Reports
  • Lack, S.A., M. P. Kay, G. J. Layne, M. A. Petty, and J. L. Mahoney, 2012: 2011 Quality assessment of CoSPA. Submitted to the FAA Aviation Weather Research Program. Tech Memo #38 OAR/GSD. 42pp.
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, J. Hart, 2000: Statistical Verification Results for the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product. NOAA Technical Report, OAR 457-FSL 6, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, L.A. Sherretz, D.M. Rodgers, M. Moore, and D. Sims, 1997: Using the FSL Prototype AIV Editor to Edit Icing Grids: A Preliminary Evaluation using the RTVS. NOAA Technical Memorandum, ERL FSL-20, Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO 80303, pp 14.
  • Mahoney, J.L., P.A. Miller, J.E. Ramer, T.L. Smith, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller, 1996: A Second Evaluation of State-of- the-Atmosphere Variables Generated by the MAPS Surface Assimilation System. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-19, 38 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Mahoney, J.L., C. Hartsough, P.A. Miller, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller, 1995: A Second Evaluation of Aviation Impact Variables Generated by LAPS. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-16, 89 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Cairns, M.M., R.J. Miller, J. Chen, A. Marroquin, J.L. Mahoney, 1994: A Second Evaluation of Aviation Impact Variables Generated by the ETA Model. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-14, 94 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Cairns, M.M., R.J. Miller, J. Chen, J.L. Mahoney, S.G. Benjamin, J.E. Ramer, T.L. Smith, 1994: A Second Evaluation of Aviation Impact Variables Generated by the MAPS Model. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-13, 96 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Cairns, M.M., J.R. Miller, S.C. Albers, D.L. Birkenheuer, B.D. Jamison, C.S. Hartsough, J.L. Mahoney, A. Marroquin, P.T. McCaslin, J.E. Ramer, J.M. Schmidt, 1993: A Preliminary Evaluation of Aviation-Impact Variables Derived from Numerical Models. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-5, 165 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
Conference Preprints
  • Hansen, T. L., C. Golden, Y. Guo, N. Hardin, T. J. Lefebvre, J. L. Mahoney, K. L. Manross, S. Murphy, D. Nietfeld, E. Polster, et al., 2018: Hazard Services: Progress Report, AMS 98th Annual meeting - 2018, Austin, TX, American Meteorological Society.
  • Hansen, T. L., D. Nietfeld, J. L. Mahoney, J. Wakefield, S. Williams, C. Golden, E. Polster, R. Pierce, K. L. Manross, N. Hardin, 2017: Hazard Services -- Progress Report, 2017 - 97th AMS Annual Meeting , Seattle, WA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
  • Hansen, T. L., K. Manross, C. Golden, J. L. Mahoney, J. Wakefield, S. Williams, R. Pierce, 2016: Experimental Hazard Services -- Expanding the Concepts to Communicate Hazard Information, 2016 - 96th AMS Annual Meeting , New Orleans, LA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. 
  • Hamer, P., M. A. Petty and J. L. Mahoney, 2013: A Framework for Automated Forecast Verification and Dissemination of Performance Information. 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, 6-10 January, Austin, TX.
  • Layne, G.J., P. Hamer, M.P. Kay, M.S. Wandishin, M.A. Petty, S.A. Lack, J.E. Hart, and J.L. Mahoney, 2013: VERIFIED: A web based tool to assess potential airspace constrain from operationally-relevant forecast products. Poster: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 6-10 January, Austin, TX.
  • Layne, G.J., A.F. Loughe, J.E. Hart, M.S. Wandishin, M.A. Petty, and J.L. Mahoney, 2013: A comparison of RUC- derived and RAP-derived CIP and FIP icing products. Poster: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 6-10 January, Austin, TX.
  • Layne, G.J., A.F. Loughe, M.S. Wandishin, M.A. Petty, and J.L. Mahoney, 2013: Verification for Terminal Forecasts and Traffic Flow Management Decisions. Poster: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 6-10 January, Austin, TX.
  • Layne G., M.S. Wandishin, M.P. Kay, S.A. Lack, M.A. Petty, J.L. Mahoney, 2012: Relating a Convective Translation Metric to Convective Impact. Preprint: Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration. New Orleans, LA.
  • Lack, S.A., G.J. Layne, M.P. Kay, S. Madine, M.A. Petty, and J.L. Mahoney, 2011: Quality assessment techniques for evaluating convective weather products used for air traffic management strategic planning. 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Lack, S.A., M.S. Wandishin, and J.L. Mahoney, 2011: An object-based approach for identifying and evaluating convective initiation. 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Loughe, A.F., B.P. Pettegrew, J.K. Henderson, J.E. Hart, S. Madine, and J. Mahoney, 2011: A performance assessment of the National Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Product. 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 1-4 August, Los Angeles, CA, Amer. Met. Soc.
  • Lack, S.A., G.J. Layne, M.P. Kay, S. Madine, and J.L. Mahoney, 2010: Evaluating supplemental relationships between convective forecast products for aviation. 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), Atlanta, GA
  • Lack, S., G.J. Layne, M.P. Kay, S. Madine, and J.L. Mahoney, 2009: An Operational Perspective for Evaluating Convective Nowcasts for Aviation. World Meteorological Organization Symposium on Nowcasting and Very Short Term Forecasting, 31 August - 4 September, Whistler, BC, Canada.
  • Mahoney, J., 2008: The Quality Assessment Research Team (QART) and NextGen Alignment. Preprints, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 21-24 January, New Orleans, LA.
  • Kay, M.P., S. Madine, J.L. Mahoney, J.E. Hart, 2008: Aligning Forecast Verification With User-Specific Needs - An Example For Aviation. Preprints, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 21-24 January, New Orleans, LA.
  • Loughe, A.F., S. Madine, J. Mahoney, and M. Graf, 2008: A Lead-Time Metric For Assessing Skill In Forecasting the Onset of IFR Events. Preprints, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 21-24 January, New Orleans, LA.
  • Kay, M.P., J.L. Mahoney, and J.E. Hart, 2006: An analysis of CCFP forecast performance for the 2005 Convective Season. Preprints, 12th Conference on Aviation and Range Meteorology, Atlanta, GA, Amer. Met. Soc.
  • Madine, S., M.P. Kay, and J.L. Mahoney, 2006: Comparing the FAA Cloud Top Height Product and the NESDIS/CIMMS Cloud Top Pressure Product in Oceanic Regions. Preprints, 12th Conference on Aviation and Range Meteorology, Atlanta, GA, Amer. Met. Soc.
  • Mahoney, J.L and B. Brown, 2006: The FAA Aviation Weather Research Program Quality Assessment Product Development Team. Preprints, 12th Conference on Aviation and Range Meteorology, Atlanta, GA, Amer. Met. Soc.
  • Kay, M.P., and J.L. Mahoney, 2005: Near real-time verification at the Forecast Systems Laboratory: An operational perspective. WWRP Symposium on Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting, Toulouse, France, 5-9 September 2005.
  • Mahoney, J. L., S. Seseske, J.E. Hart, and M. Kay, 2004: Defining observation fields for verification of spatial forecasts of convection: Part 2. Preprints, 11th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace, 4-8 October, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.E. Hart, and B.G. Brown, 2004: Defining observation fields for verification of spatial forecasts of convection. Preprints, 17th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, 11-15 January, Seattle, Washington.
  • Shaw, B., M. Kay, J. Mahoney, J. McGinley, J. Smart, P. Welsch, A. Wildman, J.Savadel, P. Bogenschutz, P. Ruscher: 2004. Applying the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model to National Weather Service Forecast Office Operations. Preprints, 16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, 11-15 January, Seattle, WA.
  • Welsh, P., A. Wildman, B. Shaw, J. Smart, J. McGinley, J.L. Mahoney, and M. Kay, 2004: Implementing and evaluating the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) Model at NWS WFO Jacksonville, Florida. Preprints, 20th Conference on Weather and Forecasting/16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, 11-15 January, Seattle, Washington.
  • Kelsch, M., C. Fischer, J.L. Mahoney, 2003: Forecaster's evaluation of the integrated turbulence forecast algorithm (ITFA), Winter 2003. Preprints, 20th Conference on weather Analysis and Forecasting, 11-15 January, Seattle, WA.
  • Brown, B.G., J.L. Mahoney, C.A. Davis, R. Bullock, and C. Mueller, 2002: Improved approaches for measuring the quality of convective weather forecasts. Preprints, 16th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, 14-18 January, Orlando, FL., 20-25.
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, J.E. Hart, and C. Fischer: 2002: Using verification techniques to evaluate differences among convective forecasts. Preprints, 16th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, 14-18 January, Orlando, FL., 12-19.
  • Mahoney, J.L., Judy K. Henderson, Barbara G. Brown, Joan E. Hart, Andrew Loughe, Christopher Fischer, and Beth Sigren, 2002: The Real-Time Verification System (RTVS) and its Application to Aviation Weather Forecast. 10th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 13-16 May, Portland, OR.
  • Loughe, A.F., J.K. Henderson, J.L. Mahoney, E.I. Tollerud, 2001: A Verification Approach Suitable for Assessing the Quality of Model-Based Precipitation Forecasts during Extreme Precipitation Events. Preprints, Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, 14-19 January, Albuquerque, NM
  • Brown, B.G., J.L. Mahoney, J.Henderson, T.L. Kane, R. Bullock, and J.E. Hart, 2000. The Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison Exercise: Statistical Verification Results. 9th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 11-15 September, Orlando, FL.
  • Brown, B.G, J.L. Mahoney, R. Sharman, J. Vogt, and J. Henderson, 2000: Use of Automated Observations for Verification of Turbulence Forecasts. October 2000.
  • Brown, B.G, J.L. Mahoney, J. Henderson, T.L. Kane, R. Bullock, J.E. Hart, 2000: The Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison Exercise: Statistical Verification Results. Preprints, 9th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 11-15 September, Orlando, FL.
  • Mahoney, J.L. and B.G. Brown, 2000. Forecaster Assessment of Turbulence Algorithms: A Summary of Results for the Winter 2000 Study. Preprints, FAA Aviation Weather Research Program Turbulence Product Development Team, 25 September 2000.
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, C. Mueller, J.E. Hart, 2000: Convective Intercomparison Exercise: Baseline Statistical Results. 9th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 11-15 September, Orlando, FL.
  • Brown, B.G, J.L. Mahoney, R. Bullock, J. Henderson, and T.L. Kane, 1999: Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison: 1998-99 Initial Results. Report, Research Applications Laboratory, NCAR, Boulder, CO 80303, 64 pp (available from the Authors).
  • Hartsough, C.S., J.L. Mahoney, J.K. Henderson, 1999: Verification of the Aviation Weather Center's Convective SIGMET Outlooks using RTVS. Preprints, 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 10-15 January, Dallas, TX, 100-104.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, B.G. Brown, C.S. Hartsough, 1999: Benefits of using FSL';s Real-Time Verification System (RTVS) at the NWS/NCEP Aviation Weather Center. Preprints, 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 10-15 January, Dallas TX, 95-99.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, 1998: Developing the Real-Time Verification System to Support Aviation Forecasting and Product Development. Preprints, Annales Geophysicae, Part III Space and Planetary Sciences. Supplement III to Volume 6. 20-24 April, Nice, France, European Geophysical Soc., C961.
  • Mahoney, J.L, J.K. Henderson, B.G. Brown, D. Mathews, and F. Mosher, 1998: Verification of the Aviation Weather Center's In-Flight Aviation Weather Advisories: The Methods, Complexities, and Limitations. Preprints, 14th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences. 11-16 January, Phoenix, AZ, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, J65-J69.
  • Marroquin, A., C.M.I.R. Girz, J. Mahoney, 1998: Forecasting Turbulence in the Upper Troposphere. Preprints, Annales Geophysicae, Part III Space and Planetary Sciences. Supplement III to Volume 6. 20-24 April, Nice, France, European Geophysical Soc., C961.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller 1997: Developing FSL's Real-Time Verification System. FSL Forum, Forecast Systems Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 4-9 (available from Nita Fullerton 303-497-6995).
  • Mahoney, J. L., J.K., Henderson, P.A. Miller, 1997: A Description of the Forecast Systems Laboratory's Real- Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprints, 7th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 2-7 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, J26 - J31.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, L.A. Sherretz, D.M. Rodgers, and M. Moore, 1997: Statistical Evaluation of Edited Icing Grids using FSL's Real-Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprints, 7th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 2-7 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, 120 - 125.
  • Marroquin, A., J.L. Mahoney, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller, 1995: Importance of Statistical Verification of AIVs from Mesoscale Numerical Model Output. Preprints. 6th Conference on Aviation Weather Systems, 15-20 January, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
  • Brown, B.G, J.L. Mahoney, J. Henderson, T.L. Kane, R. Bullock, J.E. Hart, 2000: The Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison Exercise: Statistical Verification Results. Preprint, 9 th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 11-15 September, Orlando, FL.
  • Brown, B.G and J.L. Mahoney, 2000: Quality Assessment for the National Convective Weather Forecast Product. Report, Research Application Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80303, 29 pp (Available from the Authors).
  • Loughe, A.F., J.K. Henderson, J.L. Mahoney, E.I. Tollerud, 2001: A Verification Approach Suitable for Assessing the Quality of Model-Based Precipitation Forecasts during Extreme Precipitation Events. Preprints, Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Reponses, January 14-19 2001, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G., J.Hart, 2000: Statistical Verification Results for the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product. NOAA Technical Report, OAR 457-FSL 6, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, C. Mueller, J.E. Hart, 2000: Convective Intercomparison Exercise: Baseline Statistical Results. Preprint, 9th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 11-15 September, Orlando, FL.
  • Brown, B.G, J.L. Mahoney, R. Bullock, J. Henderson, and T.L. Kane, 1999: Turbulence Algorithm Intercomparison: 1998-99 Initial Results. Report, Research Application Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80303, 64 pp (Available from the Author).
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, B.G. Brown, C.S. Hartsough, 1999: Benefits of using FSL's Real-Time Verification
  • System (RTVS) at the NWS/NCEP Aviation Weather Center. Preprint, 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 10-15 January, Dallas TX, 95-99.
  • Hartsough, C.S., J.L. Mahoney, 1999: Verification of the Aviation Weather Center's Convective SIGMET Outlooks using RTVS. Preprint, 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 10-15 January, Dallas, TX, 100-104.
  • Fields, H. L., J.L. Mahoney, 1999: The Use of Verification from an Operational Forecaster's Perspective. Preprint, 8th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, 10-15 January, Dallas, TX, 105-106.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, 1998: Developing the Real-Time Verification System to Support Aviation Forecasting and Product Development. Preprint, Annales Geophysicae, Part III Space and Planetary Sciences. Supplement III to Volume 6. 20-24 April, Nice, France, European Geophysical Soc., C961.
  • Marroquin, A., C.M.I.R. Girz, J. Mahoney, 1998: Forecasting Turbulence in the Upper Troposphere. Preprint, Annales Geophysicae, Part III Space and Planetary Sciences. Supplement III to Volume 6. 20-24 April, Nice, France, European Geophysical Soc., C961.
  • Mahoney, J.L, J.K. Henderson, B.G. Brown, D. Mathews, and F. Mosher, 1998: Verification of the Aviation Weather Center's In-Flight Aviation Weather Advisories: The Methods, Complexities, and Limitations. Preprints, 14th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences. 11-16 January, Phoenix, AZ, Amer. Meteor. Soc, Boston, MA, J65-J69.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller 1997: Developing FSL's Real-Time Verification System. FSL Forum, Forecast Systems Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 4-9 (available from Nita Fullerton 303-497-6995).
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K., Henderson, P.A. Miller, 1997: A Description of the Forecast Systems Laboratory's Real- Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprints, 7 th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 2-7 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, J26 - J31.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, L.A. Sherretz, D.M. Rodgers, and M. Moore, 1997: Statistical Evaluation of Edited Icing Grids using FSL's Real-Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprint, 7th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, 2-7 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, 120 - 125.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, L.A. Sherretz, D.M. Rodgers, M. Moore, and D. Sims, 1997: Using the FSL Prototype AIV Editor to Edit Icing Grids: A Preliminary Evaluation using the RTVS. NOAA Technical Memorandum, ERL FSL-20, Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO 80303, pp 14.
  • Mahoney, J.L., P.A. Miller, J.E. Ramer, T.L. Smith, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller, 1996: A Second Evaluation of State-of- the-Atmosphere Variables Generated by the MAPS Surface Assimilation System. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-19, 38 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.M. Brown, E.I. Tollerud, 1995: Contrasting Meteorological Conditions Associated with Winter Storms at Denver and Colorado Springs. Wea. Forecasting, 10, 245-260.
  • Mahoney, J.L., C. Hartsough, P.A. Miller, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller, 1995: A Second Evaluation of Aviation Impact Variables Generated by LAPS. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-16, 89 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Marroquin, A., J.L. Mahoney, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller, 1995: Importance of Statistical Verification of AIVs from Mesoscale Numerical Model Output. Preprints. 6 th Conference on Aviation Weather Systems, 15-20 January, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
  • Tollerud, E.I., J.L. Mahoney, 1995: Differences in Snowfall Patterns in Denver and Colorado Springs Storms. Preprints. 14 th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, 15-20 January, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 148-152.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.M. Brown, and E.I. Tollerud, 1994: Using Potential Vorticity to Forecast Heavy Snow. Preprint. International Symposium on the Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones, 27 June - 1 July, Bergen, Norway, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 320-325.
  • Mahoney, J.L., A. Marroquin, 1994: Description and Verification of the Eta Model Post-Processor for Aviation Weather Forecasting. Preprint. Twenty-Eight Annual CMOS, Congress Special Session Meteorological Research to Meet Canada's Aviation Needs in the 21st Century, 30 May - 3 June 1994, Ottawa, Canada (Available from Author).
  • Tollerud, E.I., J.L. Mahoney, R.S. Collander, 1994: Spatial Snowfall Distributions in Winter Storms in the Central and Western United States. Preprint. Western Snow Conference, 12 - 14 April, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 124-130.
  • Cairns, M.M., R.J. Miller, J. Chen, A. Marroquin, J.L. Mahoney, 1994: A Second Evaluation of Aviation Impact Variables Generated by the Eta Model. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-14, 94 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Cairns, M.M., R.J. Miller, J. Chen, J.L. Mahoney, S.G. Benjamin, J.E. Ramer, T.L. Smith, 1994: A Second Evaluation of Aviation Impact Variables Generated by the MAPS Model. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-13, 96 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Cairns, M.M., J.R. Miller, S.C. Albers, D.L. Birkenheuer, B.D. Jamison, C.S. Hartsough, J.L. Mahoney, A. Marroquin, P.T. McCaslin, J.E. Ramer, J.M. Schmidt, 1993: A Preliminary Evaluation of Aviation-Impact Variables Derived from Numerical Models. NOAA Technical Memorandum. ERL FSL-5, 165 pp. FSL, Boulder, CO 80303.
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.M. Brown, 1992: Snowfall-Event Climatology: The finale. Preprint. 60th Annual Meeting of the Western Snow Conference, 14-16 April, Jackson Hole, WY, 66-77.
  • Mahoney, J.L., 1992: Synoptic and Mesoscale Features in Colorado Winter Storms: A Climatology. M.S. thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. 99 pp (Available from the author).
  • Mahoney, J.L., J.M. Brown, 1992: Synoptic-Scale and Mesoscale Characteristics Associated with Denver and Colorado Springs Winter Precipitation. Preprint. 4 th Workshop on Operational Meteorology, 15-18 September, Whistler, B.C. Canada, 450-459.
  • Marroquin, A., G.K, Greenhut, B. Jamison, J.L. Mahoney, B. Schwartz, G.M.I.R. Girz, 1992: Modeling and Forecasting Clear Air Turbulence using a mesoscale Numerical Model. Preprint. Tenth Symposium on Turbulence and Diffusion, 29 September - 2 October. Portland, OR.
  • Mahoney, J.L. 1991: Climatology of Snowfall-Event Characteristics at Denver. Preprints. 59th Annual Meeting of the Western Snow Conference, 12-15 April, Juneau, Alaska, 57-66.
  • Mahoney, J.L., 1991: Climatology of Snowfall-Event Characteristics for the Front Range of Colorado. Preprints. 7 th Conference on Applied Climatology, 10-13, September, Salt Lake City, UT, Amer. Meteor. Soc.