Francois Vandenberghe

Project Scientist
National Security Applications Program (NSAP)
303-497-8464
vandenbucar.edu

Job Duties

Lead the development of WRF Climo Four Dimensional Data Assimilation system (WRF C-FDDA).

Scientific support to sensor data fusion.

Professional Interests

Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction, Data assimilation, Climate Downscaling.

Education

M.S., Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France, 1988, Optimal Control.

Ph.D., The Mining School of Paris, France, 1992, Satellite Data Assimilation.

Publications

Chen S-H, F. Vandenberghe, G. Petty and J. Bresch: Application of SSM/I Satellite Data to a Hurricane Simulation. Q. J. R. Meteoro. Soc., In Press.

Cucurull, L., F. Vandenberghe, D. Barker, E. Vilaclara, A. Rius: 3DVAR assimilation of GPS and meteorological observations in MM5 during the December 14th 2001 storm event over the western Mediterranean sea. Monthly Weather Review, Volume 132, no 3, 749-763, March 2004.

Ware, R., F. Solheim, R. Carpenter, J. Gueldner, J. Liljegren, T. Nehrkorn, and F. Vandenberghe: Radiometric profiling of tropospheric temperature, humidity and cloud liquid. Radio Science, Volume 38, no 4., 8079-8092, July 2003.

Zou X., F. Vandenberghe, B. Wang, M.E. Gorbunov, Y.H. Kuo, S. Sokolovskiy, J.C. Chang, G.G. Sela and R. Anthes, (1999): A raytracing operator and its adjoint for the use of GPS/MET refraction angle measurements. J. Geophys. Res., Vol 104, No D18, 22, 301-22,318.