James P. Kossin, Ph.D. Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison 1225 West Dayton Street Madison, WI, USA 53706 +1.608.265.5356 (voice) +1.608.262.5974 (fax) Publications Curriculum Vitae (updated Oct 2008) Photo

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General

I'm a research scientist and principal investigator in the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) located in the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences building at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. My area of specialization is tropical meteorology with an emphasis on hurricane and climate change studies.

Research Interests

Hurricane variability and trends - Relationships with global climate change.
Hurricane dynamics - Rapid intensity change, secondary eyewall formation, and variability of the hurricane inner-core.
Statistical relationships between remotely (satellite) sensed fields and hurricane metrics such as intensity, intensity change, and surface wind structure.
Development of operational forecasting tools.