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Hydrometeorology Applications Program (HAP)
303-497-2706
hopson ucar.edu
Job Duties
Research in hydrometeorological applications; operational daily
to seasonal flood forecasting for Bangladesh..
Professional Interests
Conducting research in probabilistic river discharge forecasting,
seasonal forecasts of water resources, statistical corrections to
numerical weather prediction output, multi-model approaches, and
verification measures for ensemble forecasting.
Education
B.A. in Physics, 1989, Rice University, Houston, TX
GPA: 3.7 (A=4.0); Graduated Cum Laude; Sigma Pi Sigma member (student
honor society of the American Physical Society); Max Roy and Class
of 1936 merit scholarships received M.S. in Civil Engineering, Water
Resources Emphasis, 1999, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
GPA: 3.8 (A=4.0); Colorado Fellowship recipient
M.S. in Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, 2001,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
GPA: 3.9 (A=4.0)
Ph.D. in Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, 20005,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, GPA: 3.9 (A=4.0)
Selected Publications
Hopson, T. and P. J. Webster, Probabilistic Flood-Forecasting for
Bangladesh: Application of ECMWF Ensemble Weather Forecasts to Operational
Discharge Forecasting, J. Hydromet., (under review).
Hopson, T.M. and P.J. Webster, Verifying the Relationship between
Ensemble Forecast Spread and Skill, Mon. Weath. Rev. (in review).
Hopson, T.M. and P.J. Webster, A Length-scale for the Effects of
Sea-level Variation on Upstream Flooding with Application to Flood
Forecasting in Bangladesh, Wat. Resour. Res. (in review).
Hopson, T., Operational Flood-Forecasting for Bangladesh, University
of Colorado Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Astrophysical, Planetary,
and Atmospheric Science, 2005.
Qualls, R.J. and T.M. Hopson, Combined Use of Vegetation Density,
Friction Velocity, and Solar Elevation to Parameterize the Scalar
Roughness for Sensible Heat, J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 108-118, 1998.
Shankland T.J., P.A. Johnson, T.M. Hopson, Elastic Wave Attenuation
and Velocity of Berea Sandstone Measured in the Frequency Domain,
Geophys. Res. Let, 20 (5), 391-394, 1993.
Johnson, P.A., T.M. Hopson, and T.J. Shankland, Frequency Domain
Travel Time (FDTT) Measurement of Ultrasonic Waves by use of Linear
and Nonlinear Sources, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 92, 2842-2850, 1992.
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