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Curriculum Vitae: Judith D. Berner NCAR P.O.Box 3000 Boulder, C0 80305-3000 USA Email: [email protected]

Phone: (+1) 303 497 2877 Date of Birth: August 6th, 1972 Citizenship: German

Education and professional experience Jul 2008-present

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA. Scientist I. Joint appointment between the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division (Data Assimilation Group under Dr. Chris Snyder ) and Climate and Global Dynamics Division (Atmospheric Modeling and Predictability under Dr. Joe Tribbia)

Nov 2004-Jun 2008 European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Scientific Consultant for Stochastic Physics in the Probabilistic Forecasting and Diagnostics Division under Dr. Tim Palmer. Mar 2003-Sep 2004 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA. Postdoctoral Fellow in the Advanced Study Program under Dr. Grant Branstator. Aug 1999-Jan 2003 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA. Graduate Fellow in the Advanced Study Program and Ph.D. candidate at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn, Germany. Thesis Title: Detection and Stochastic Modeling of nonlinear Signatures in Atmospheric Low-Frequency Variability. Advisors: Dr. Grant Branstator and Prof. Andreas Hense. Apr 1994-Jun 1999 University of Bonn, Germany. Diploma in Meteorology with distinction (“mit Auszeichnung”). Diploma thesis: Weather Regimes and Transitions in a General Circulation Model. Advisors: Dr. Grant Branstator and Prof. Andreas Hense. Minors: Theoretical physics and extraterrestrial physics.

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Oct 1993-Mar 1994 University of Kiel, Germany. Completed the first semester in the Oceanography program.

Research Interests • • • • • • •

Uncertainty representations in weather and climate predictions Model error in climate and weather models Predictability across the scales Stochastic parameterization of subgrid-scale processes Probabilistic forecasting, predictability and error growth Ensemble Data Assimilation Kinetic-energy backscatter

Research Experience Jul 2008-present

NCAR, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division (MMM), Data Assimilation Group, and Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD), Atmospheric Modeling and Predictability, Boulder, CO, USA. Scientist I. Implementation of Stochastic Kinetic-Energy Backscatter schemes into the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) (release is planned for Spring 2011) and the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM). Compared different model error representations on the mesoscale using the Joint Meteorological Ensemble System. Ongoing work includes the development of model error schemes in the context of ensemble data assimilation via the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART) on both the mesoscale (WRF-DART) and global scale (CAM-DART).

Sep 2004-Jul 2008

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK. Scientific Consultant for Stochastic Physics. Developed spectral kinetic energy backscatter scheme in the ECMWF ensemble prediction system and implemented it into operational model code. Validated the improvement of skill in the backscatter scheme against the operational stochastic diabatic tendency scheme and against ensembles without stochastic physics. Studied the reduction of systematic model error in runs with stochastic backscatter on seasonal to decadal scales. Collaborated in testing a stochastic convection scheme. Collaborated

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in using the stochastic backscatter scheme to increase spread in ensemble data assimilation experiments. Mar 2003-Sep 2004 NCAR Advanced Study Program, Boulder, CO, USA. Postdoctoral Fellow. Conducted work on linking nonlinear dynamical signatures to density maxima in the probability density function. Aug 1999-Jan 2003 NCAR Advanced Study Program, Boulder, CO, USA. Graduate Fellow. Developed a nonlinear stochastic model with multiplicative noise for atmospheric low-frequency variability. May 1998-Dec 1998 Climate and Global Dynamics Division, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA. Visiting student. Worked on detection and description of regimelike behavior of the atmosphere. Applied a multivariate estimation maximization algorithm to fit multiple normal functions to PDFs of atmospheric variables. Fall 1997

Climate and Global Dynamics Division, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA. Internship. Estimated PDFs of geopotential heights using adaptive kernel density methods.

May 1995-Sep 1997 Climate Group of the Meteorological Institute, University of Bonn, Germany. Research Assistant. Ran the ECHAM3 GCM at the MaxPlanck Institute, Hamburg. Assisted with the statistical analysis and visualization of the model output. Fall 1996

Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany. Internship. Developed spectral model on the sphere for reactiondiffusion processes. Advisor: Dr. Dieter Wolf-Gladrow.

Refereed Publications Berner J., T. Jung and T. N. Palmer, 2012: “Systematic Error Model Error: The Impact of Increased Horizontal Resolution versus Improved Stochastic and Deterministic Parameterizations”, J.Clim., 66, 603–626. Berner, J., 2011: ”Verfahren zur Bercksichtigung von Modellfehlern in der numerischen Wettervorhersage”, in ”Probabilistische Wettervorhersagen (Probabilistic Weather Forecasting)”, promet, 37. Jahrgang, Heft 3/4

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Berner, J., S.-Y. Ha, J. P. Hacker, A. Fournier, C. Snyder, 2011: “Model uncertainty in a mesoscale ensemble prediction system: Stochastic versus multi-physics representations”, MWR, 139, 1972-1995 Hacker, J.P, S.-Y. Ha , C. Snyder , J. Berner , F. A. Eckel , E. Kuchera , M. Pocernich , S. Rugg , J. Schramm, and X. Wang: “The U.S. Air Force Weather Agencys mesoscale ensemble: Scientific description and performance results”, Tellus, Tellus A, Early View, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600- 0870.2010.00497.x. Berner, J., F. J. Doblas-Reyes, T. N. Palmer, G. Shutts, and A. Weisheimer, 2009: “Impact of a quasi-stochastic cellular automaton backscatter scheme on the systematic error and seasonal prediction skill of a global climate model”, in “Stochastic Physics and Climate Modelling”, T. N. Palmer and P. Williams, Editors, Cambridge University Press, 464pp. Berner, J., G. Shutts, M. Leutbecher, and T.N. Palmer, 2008: “A Spectral Stochastic Kinetic Energy Backscatter Scheme and its Impact on Flow-dependent Predictability in the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System ”, J. Atmos. Sci,66,603– 626 Berner, J., F. J. Doblas-Reyes, T. N. Palmer, G. Shutts, and A. Weisheimer, 2008: “Impact of a quasi-stochastic cellular automaton backscatter scheme on the systematic error and seasonal prediction skill of a global climate model”, Phil. Trans. R. Soc A, 366, pp. 2561–2579, DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0031. Tompkins, A. M., and J. Berner, 2008, “A stochastic convective approach to account for model uncertainty due to unresolved humidity variability”, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D18101, DOI:10.1029/2007JD009284. Shutts G., T. Allen and J. Berner, 2008: “ Stochastic parametrization of multiscale processes using a dual-grid approach”, Phil. Trans. R. Soc A, 366, pp. 26252641, DOI:10.1098/rsta.2008.0035 Berner, J. and G. Branstator, 2007: “Linear and nonlinear signatures in the planetary wave dynamics of an atmospheric general circulation model. Probability density function”, J. Atmos. Sci., 64, pp. 117-136 Berner, J., 2005: “Linking Nonlinearity and non-Gaussianity by the FokkerPlanck equation and the associated nonlinear stochastic mode”, J. Atmos. Sci., 62, pp. 2098–2117 Branstator, G. and J. Berner, 2005: “Linear and nonlinear signatures in the planetary wave dynamics of an atmospheric general circulation model. Phase space tendencies”, J. Atmos. Sci., 62, pp. 1792–1811 Hacker, J., J. Hansen, J. Berner, Y. Chen, G. Eshel, G. Hakim, S. Lazarus, S. Majumdar, R. Morss, A. Poje, V. Sheremet, Y. Tang, C. Webb, 2005 “Future

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Scientific Directions: Predictability”, BAMS, 86, pp. 1733–1737

Publications in preparation Berner, J., K. R. Smith, S.-Y. Ha, J. P. Hacker, A. Fournier, C. Snyder, 2011: “On the sources of skill of including model-error schemes in mesoscale ensemble predictions” to be submitted to MWR F. Tagle, J. Berner, M. D. Grigoriou, N. Mahowald, G. Samorodnitsky, 2013: “ Temperature Extremes in Community Atmosphere Model with model error representation” to be submitted to J. Clim.

Book Chapters Berner, J., F. J. Doblas-Reyes, T. N. Palmer, G. Shutts, and A. Weisheimer, 2008: “Impact of a quasi-stochastic cellular automaton backscatter scheme on the systematic error and seasonal prediction skill of a global climate model” in Stochastic Physics and Climate Modelling, ISBN: 9780521761055, Eds: Tim Palmer, Paul Williams, January 2010, 496pp Shutts G., T. Allen and J. Berner, 2008: “Stochastic parametrization of multiscale processes using a dual-grid approach”, in Stochastic Physics and Climate Modelling, ISBN: 9780521761055, Eds: Tim Palmer, Paul Williams, January 2010, 496pp

Non-Refereed Publications Berner, J., 2011: ”Uncertainty prediction across a range of scales: from shortrange weather forecasting to climate uncertainty” , Workshop on Representing Model Uncertainty and Error in Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction Models, ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, 243-254 Berner, J., J. Murphy and A. Weigel and Participants, 2011: Recommendations of Working group II: Merits and disadvantages of different Model-Error Parameterizations, Proceedings of ECMWF Workshop on Model-Error Representations in weather and climate models, June 24-28, 2011, Reading, United Kingdom Berner, J., 2009: “Advanced Stochastic Parameterization Schemes for representing model error in the AFWA Joint Meteorological Ensemble”, AFWA FY09 Final Report Isaksen, L., M. Fisher and J. Berner, 2007: “Use of analysis ensembles in estimating flow-dependent background error variance”, Proceedings of ECMWF Workshop on Flow-dependent aspects of data assimilation, 11-13 June 2007, Reading, United Kingdom, pp. 65–86

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Shutts, G., T. Allen and J. Berner, 2007: “Stochastic parametrization of multiscale processes using a dual grid and ’real-time computer games physics”, Proceedings of ECMWF Workshop on Ensemble Prediction, 7- 9 November 2007, Reading, United Kingdom, pp. 81–94 Berner, J., G. Shutts and T.N. Palmer, 2005: “Parameterizing the multiscale structure of organised convection using a cellular automaton”, Proceedings of ECMWF Workshop on Representation of sub-grid processes using stochastic-dynamic models, June 6-8, 2005, Reading, United Kingdom, pp. 129–139 Berner, J., 2003: “Detection and Stochastic Modeling of Nonlinear Signatures in the Geopotential Height Field of an Atmospheric General Circulation Model”, Bonner Meteorologische Abhandlungen (Heft 58), Asgard-Verlag, St. Augustin, 156 pp Berner, J., G. Branstator, 2001: “Consequences of Nonlinearities on the LowFrequency Behavior of an AGCM”, 13th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Breckenridge, CO, June. Preprints, pp. 231-234 Berner, J., G. Branstator, 2000: “Regime Signatures in the Phase-Space Tendencies and PDF of an AGCM”, 15th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, Ashville, North Carolina, USA, May. Preprints, pp. 92-95. Berner, J., 1999: Weather Regimes and Transitions in a General Circulation Model. Diplomarbeit. Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn, Germany, 148 pp.

Invited Presentations Sep 2013

Invited speaker at “Stochastic Parameterisation in Weather and Climate Models Symposium”, 16–19 September, 2013, Meteorological Institute, University of Bonn, Germany

Jul 2013

Keynote speaker at “Joint SRNWP workshop physical parameterizations and ensemble prediction systems”, EUMETNET, Jun, 18-21, Madrid, Spain

Mar 2013

IMA Annual Program Year Workshop on “Stochastic Modeling of the Oceans and Atmosphere, University of Minnesota, Minnesota” March 11-15, 2013 (unable to go)

Dec 2012

J. Berner, Jung, T , Palmer, T: “ Systematic Error Model Error: The Impact of Increased Horizontal Resolution versus Improved Stochastic and Deterministic Parameterizations (Invited)”, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 Dec

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Sep 2012

J. Berner, “Multi-models vs. stochastic parameterizations: Merits and disadvantages”, NUOPC Ensemble Design Workshop, Sep 10-12, 2012, Boulder, CO (invited)

Aug 2012

J. Berner, “Principal of stochastic physical parameterizations: What is their promise?”, 2012 Summerschool of the Dynamical Core Model Intercomparison Project, (http:Earthsystemcog.org/projects/ 2012/),Jul 30 - Aug. 19, 2012, Boulder, CO (invited)

Jan 2012

J. Berner, “Uncertainty Prediction Across the Scales”, Schlumberger WesternGeco, http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco.aspx Houston TX, Jan 28, 2012,

Dec 2011

Invited speaker to Fall AGU 2011, San Franzisco: “NG03 Current Issues in Stochastic Weather and Climate Modeling” 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 4-8 Dec (declined)

Oct 2011

J. Berner, “ Methoden zur Repr¨asentierung von Modellfehlern in Wetter- und Klimamodellen”, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany, Oct, 11, 2011,

Aug 2011

J. Berner, “Uncertainty Prediction Across the Scales: From short-range weather forecasts to climate prediction”, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Aug, 18, 2011

Jun 2011

J. Berner, “Uncertainty Prediction Across the Scales” ECMWF Workshop on Model-Error Representations in weather and climate models, June 24-28, 2011, Reading, United Kingdom,

Apr-May 2011

Invitation to attend fully funded program on ”Predictability and Data Assimilation” at Nordita, Sweden, April 26 - May 27, 2011 [Declined due to time constraints]

Aug 2010

“Stochastic Parameterizations in Weather and Climate Models” at Workshop on “Mathematical and Statistical Approaches to Climate Modelling and Prediction”, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK, August 26, 2010 [Invited]

Aug-Sep 2010

Residence on “Mathematical and Statistical Approaches to Climate Modelling and Prediction”, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK, 19 August - 19 December 2010 [Invited for entire program 11 August - 22 December 2010]

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August 2010

Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Germany, Aug 9-13 [Invited speaker - turned down due to time constraints]

May 2010

Workshop on “Simulation Hierarchies for Climate Modeling”,May 3-7, 2010 Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), UCLA [Invited speaker]

April 2010

Workshop on “Numerical Hierarchies for Climate Modeling”, April 12 - 16, 2010, 2010 Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), UCLA [declined]

March 2009

“Representing Model Error in Climate Models and Probabilistic Forecasts by Stochastic Parameterizations”, Workshop on Mathematical challenges in climate science, March 9-13 2009, Leiden, The Netherlands [Invited speaker]

Apr 2007

“Representing Model Error by Stochastic Parameterizations, Workshop on Stochastic Dynamical Systems and Climate Modeling, Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, Apr. 15-20, Banff, Canada [Invited Speaker]

Feb 2007

“Stochastic Parameterizations in Weather and Climate Models”, NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA [Invited Speaker]

Dec 2006

“A kinetic energy backscatter model for ensemble prediction systems”, University of Reading, Reading, UK [Invited Speaker]

Spring 2006

Session on Uncertainty and Stochastic Methods in Geophysics, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, 02– 07 April 2006 (unable to attend), solicited by Prof. Jinqiao Duan

Spring 2006

“The impact of a Stochastic Super-Cluster Parameterizations on Tropical Variability on Seasonal Time-Scales”, IMAGe workshop on “Stochastic and Statistical Parameterization of Unresolved Features in the Atmosphere and Upper Ocean”, NCAR, 27 February-3 March; Boulder, CO, invited by Prof. Andy Majda

Spring 2006

“Stochastic parameterization in NWP and climate models”, ARCC (American Institute for Mathematics Research Conference Center) workshop on ”Mathematical and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Analytical and Stochastic Methods”, PaloAlto, 13-17 February, invited by Dr. Joe Tribbia

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Summer 2005

“Non-Gaussian signatures in the probability density function of planetary waves”, Climate analysis group, University of Reading, July 4th, invited by Prof. David Stephenson

Spring 2005

“Stochastic parametrisation in NWP and climate models”, Colloquium of the University of Bonn, Germany, invited by Dr. Petra Friederichs and Prof. Andreas Hense

Spring 2005

“Stochastic parametrisation of unresolved scales”, Session on Uncertainty and Stochastic Methods in Geophysics European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2005, Vienna, Austria, 24–29 April 2005, solicited by Prof. Jinqiao Duan

Spring 2003

“A nonlinear Stochastic Model of Large-Scale Atmospheric Anomalies”, Workshop on Stochastic Modeling of Geophysical Flows, GTP Turbulence Program, NCAR, Boulder, 12–14 March

Summer 2002

“Formulation of a Nonlinear Stochastic Model of Atmospheric Low-Frequency Behavior”, Workshop on Mathematical Theory and Modelling in Atmosphere-Ocean-Science, Mathematisches Forschunginstitut Oberwolfach, Germany, 18–24 August

Spring 2002

“A Nonlinear Stochastic Model of Atmospheric Low-Frequency Behavior”, MASS seminar at M.I.T., Boston, Massachusetts, invited by Prof. Kerry Emanuel

Fall 2001

“A Nonlinear Stochastic Model of Atmospheric Low-Frequency Behavior”, seminar at the NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, USA, invited by Dr. Matthew Newman

Additional Papers Presented at Professional Meetings J. Berner, K. R. Smith, S.-Y. Ha, J. P. Hacker, A. Fournier, C. Snyder: “Why does including a model-error representation improve probabilistic forecasts?”, 14th WRF Users Workshop, June 24-28, 2013, Boulder, CO J. Berner, F. Tagle, D. Coleman, M. D. Grigoriu, N. Mahowald, G. Samorodnitsky, “Decadal predictability of extreme events: Impact of a model error representation”, AMP/CGD presentation, 16 May 2013 J. Berner, K. R. Smith, C. Snyder: “Refinement and Improvement of Stochastic Treatments of Model Error”, Air Force Weather Agency outbrief 2012, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 27, 2013

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J. Berner, K. R. Smith, S.-Y. Ha, J. P. Hacker, A. Fournier, C. Snyder: “Evaluation of different Model-Error Schemes”, Winter CESM Uncertainty Quantification and Analysis Interest Group, Feb 20-21, 2013, Boulder, CO. J. Berner, Jung, T , Palmer, T: “Systematic Error Model Error: The Impact of Increased Horizontal Resolution versus Improved Stochastic and Deterministic Parameterizations”, Frontiers in Computational Physics, Modeling the Earth System, Boulder, CO, 16-20 Dec, 2012 S.-Y.Ha, J. Berner, and C. Snyder, “Model-error representations for ensemble data assimilation”, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 Dec, 2012 F. Tagle, J. Berner, M. Grigoriu, N. Mahowald, G. Samorodnitsky, “Decadal predictability of extreme events: impact of a model error representation and numerical resolution”, EaSM PI Meeting, Arlington, 8-11, July, 2012 (presented jointly) J. Berner, D. Bundy Coleman, K. Raeder, J. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder CO, “Representing Model Error By a Stochastic Kinetic-Energy Backscatter Scheme (SKEBS)”, 17th CESM Annual Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, 18–21 June 2012 Berner, J., S.-Y. Ha, J. P. Hacker, A. Fournier, C. Snyder: “Model uncertainty in a mesoscale ensemble prediction system: Stochastic versus multi-physics representations”, ECMWF, Reading, UK, Sep 10, 2010 Berner, J., S.-Y. Ha, J. P. Hacker, A. Fournier, C. Snyder, “Model uncertainty in a mesoscale ensemble prediction system: Stochastic versus multi-physics representations”, MWR, MMM seminar, NCAR, Dec 9, 2010 Presented FY09 Midterm Report for Air Force Weather Agency, July 2009, Boulder, CO. With contributions from Josh Hacker, Julie Schramm, Dave Gill and Cliff Mass. Oversight: Chris Snyder, Josh Hacker (NCAR/MMM), Berner, J., S.-Y. Ha, A. Fournier, J. Hacker, C. Snyder (NCAR), “Representing Model error in the AFWA joint mesoscale ensemble by a stochastic kinetic backscatter scheme”, 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, 1-5 June 2009, Omaha, NE Berner, J., S.-Y. Ha, A. Fournier, J. Hacker, C. Snyder (NCAR), “Representing Model error in the AFWA joint mesoscale ensemble by a stochastic kinetic backscatter scheme”, 10th WRF Users’ Workshop,National Center for Atmospheric Research, June 23 - 26, 2009 “A stochastic kinetic energy backscatter scheme for the JME ensemble system”, AFWA (Air Force Weather Agency) Outbriefing 2008, March 5 2009, Omaha, NE “Non-Gaussianity and frequency-dependence of probability density functions of bandpass-filtered data in CAM and CCM”, CGD research report, May 21, 2009

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Buizza, R., J. Berner, R. Hagedorn, L. Isaksen, M. Leutbecher, T. Palmer, F. Vitart and Y-Y. ParK, 2007 “Status and developments of the ECMWF ensemble” Ensemble Prediction Workshop, ECMWF, 7 Nov 2007 Shutts G., T. Allen and J. Berner, 2007: “Stochastic parametrization of multiscale processes using a dual grid and ’real-time computer games physics”, ECMWF Workshop on Ensemble Prediction,7- 9 November 2007, Reading Isaksen, L., M. Fisher and J. Berner, 2007: “Use of analysis ensembles in estimating flow-dependent background error variance”, ECMWF Workshop on Flowdependent aspects of data assimilation, 11-13 June 2007, Reading Buizza, R., J. Berner, R. Hagedorn, M. Leutbecher, M. Rodwell and T. Palmer, 2006: “Development of the ECMWF probabilistic system ” User Meeting, 14-16 June 2006 Adrian Tomkins, P. Bechthold, J. Berner, L. Ferranti, T. Jung and N. Wedi, 2006: “Research at ECMWF concerning the simulation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation” Workshop on the Organization and Maintenance of Tropical Convection and the Madden Julian Oscillation, ICTP, Trieste, 13-17 March Jung, T., Berner, J. , Buizza, R., Hagedorn, R., Lawrence, A., Palmer, T.: “The ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System: Recent Developments”, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 02–07 April 2006 Jung, T., Palmer, T.N., Berner, J., Doblas-Reyes, F., Weisheimer, A.: “Seasonalto-decadal climate probabilistic forecasts in the ENSEMBLES project”, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 02–07 April 2006 Buizza, R. J. Berner, M. Leutbecher and T, N. Palmer, 2005: “Recent developments of the ECMWF EPS”, JRC, Sep 9 Berner, J. and Branstator, G., 2005: “Non-Gaussian signatures in the probability density function of planetary waves”, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24–29 April 2005 Berner, J. and Branstator, G., 2003: “Formulation and Validation of a Nonlinear Stochastic Model for Atmospheric Low-Frequency Behavior”, 15th Conference on Atmospheric and oceanic Fluid Dynamics, San Antonio, TX, USA, June 09–13 Berner, J., 2003: “Formulation and Validation of a Nonlinear Stochastic Model for Atmospheric Low-Frequency Variability”, EGU-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France, 06-11 April Berner, J., 2001: “A Nonlinear Stochastic Model of Atmospheric Low-Frequency Behavior”, AGU Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 29 May-2 June

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Berner, J., G. Branstator, 2000: ”Regime Signatures in the Phase-Space Tendencies and PDF of an AGCM”, Conference on Non-linear Phenomena in Global Climate Dynamics, ICTP, Miramare, Italy, September

Awards May 2010

ECSA travel award for collaborative leave to Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK

1999-2003

ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jan 2003

Ph.D. Dissertation “magna cum laude”

1999-2003

ASP Graduate Fellowship

June 2001

Outstanding Student Award, 13th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Breckenridge, CO, USA

July 1999

Diploma Thesis awarded with distinction (“mit Auszeichnung”)

Teaching and Mentoring Experience Summer 2013

Mini-tutorial on “The WRF stochastic-kinetic energy backscatter scheme”, 14th WRF Users Workshop, June 24–28, 2013, Boulder, CO

Summer 2012

”Principal of stochastic physical parameterizations: what is their promise?”, 2012 Summerschool of the Dynamical Core Model Intercomparison Project, (http:Earthsystemcog.org/projects/dcmip2012/), Jul 30 - Aug. 19, 2012, Boulder, CO

Spring 2008

Taught module on “Stochastic Parameterization for Representing Model Error” in ECMWF training course

Spring 2007

Taught module on “Stochastic Parameterization and Model Error in Ensemble Forecasts” in ECMWF training course

Spring 2006

Taught module on “Representation of Model Errors in Ensemble Forecasts” in ECMWF training course

Spring 2005

Taught module on “Using Stochastic Parameterizations for Representing Model Error in Ensemble Forecasts” in ECMWF training course

Fall 2001

Participated in the joint ASP/CU Boulder (University of Colorado at Boulder) lecture series on “ The Earth Climate System”. Taught three lectures about Natural Climate Variability. CU-coordinator: Prof. Peter Webster.

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Professional Services Since 2013: Associate Editor for Monthly Weather Review Panelist on “UCAR Panel on the national climate adaptation effort”, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Annual Members’ Meeting, 13-13 October 2009, UCAR Center Green Camus Auditorium, Boulder, CO Organized the 2009 ECSA Junior Faculty Forum on “Connecting Weather and Climate in Models, Theory and Observations”, July 14-16, 2009, jointly with A. Monahan, University of Victoria, CA. Early Career Standing Committee Member on the Status of Women (SCSW) representative of the Ad-Hoc Organizing Committee (AHOC), Workforce Management Plan (WMP) Working Group Leader for Subcommittee IV, Workforce Management Plan (WMP), Subcommittee on ladder-track scientific and research engineering appointments at NCAR, April 13 2009, Boulder Reviewer for the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, the Journal of Climate, Monthly Weather Review and the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Served on the Review Committee for the MMM “Paper of the Year 2008” Rapporteur for Data Assimilation at the MMM Retreat, Sep. 3-4 2008, Lafayette , CO, USA

Proposals Proposal for visitor appointment to the Developmental Testbed Center (DTC): “Implementation of Fast Fourier Transform library FFTW into WRF ARW/NMM”; funding was sought to provide funding for ASII K. Smith to implement FFTW into WRF. NCAR PIs: J. Berner, C. Snyder: [Declined 2012] NCAR-PI on EPA Grant: “Extreme Air Quality events using a hierarchy of models: Present and Future” University PI: Peter Hess: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Cornell University; University Co-PIs: Mircea Grigoriu: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University; Natalie Mahowald: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Cornell University; Gennady Samorodnitsky: School of Operations Research and Information Cornell University; [awarded in 2012 for 3 years] Co-I on DE-FOA-0000452: SciDAC: Earth System Modeling DOE Office of Science Program Office: Climate and Environmental Science Office of Science Program Manager Contact: Dorothy Koch / Renu Joseph. “Physics and dynamics coupling

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across scales in the next generation CESM: Meeting the challenge of high resolution”. PI: J. Bacmeister (NCAR); Co-PIs: P. H. Lauritzen (NCAR), V. E. Larson (University of Wisconsin, Milawukee); Co-Is: A. Gettelman, J.F. Lamarque; Collaborators S. Park (NCAR), M. Taylor (Sandia National Labs.) [awarded in 2011] NCAR-PI on NSF Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models (EaSM): “Improved climate projections by novel probabilistic and statistical methods”. University-PIs: Mircea Grigoriu: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University; Natalie Mahowald: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University; Gennady Samorodnitsky: School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University [Awarded in 2011 for 3 years] NCAR-PI on NSF CMG Collaborative Research proposal: “Strategies for Stochastic Parametrizations of Unresolved Degrees of Freedom with Applications to MidLatitude Atmospheric Low-Frequency Variability”. University-PI: Ilya Timofeyev University of Houston Department of Mathematics, Univeristy of Houston, Texas [submitted February, 2010, declined summer 2010] Proposal to organize the 2009 ECSA Junior Faculty Forum, NCAR internal proposal. Co-Organizer: A. Monahan, University of Victoria, CA [successful]

Computer Skills Models:

Integrated Forecasting System (IFS), Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF), Community Atmosphere Model (CAM)

Operating systems: UNIX, LINUX, Windows Progr. Languages:

FORTRAN 90, unix scripting, understanding of MPI issues

Graphic Tools:

Metview, Metpy, Matlab, IDL, NCAR-Graphics, Grads

Statistic Tools:

Basic S-Plus and Bugs

Word Processors:

LATEX, HTML, Word

Other:

SMS (Supervisor Monitor Scheduler), Perforce