NSSL scientist and Chief of the Forecast Research Division David J. Stensrud has been awarded the 2008 OAR Outstanding Scientific Paper Award – Special Recognition Award for his book “Parameterization Schemes: Keys to Understanding Numerical Weather Prediction Models” published by Cambridge University Press.

This book was deemed to be one of the most original, important, useful, and best written, by a team of reviewers. The book is described as, “The first book to provide in-depth explorations of the most commonly used types of parameterization schemes that influence both short-range weather forecasts and global climate models. Several parameterizations are summarized and compared, followed by a discussion of their limitations. This will be an essential reference for academic researchers, meteorologists, weather forecasters, and graduate students interested in numerical weather prediction and its use in weather forecasting.”

This is the second year in a row this award has been presented to an NSSL scientist for writing a book.

Background: The Outstanding Scientific Paper Awards were established to recognize the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Federal employees, and Cooperative Institute (CI) scientists associated with OAR who published outstanding scientific peer-reviewed research papers, review papers, books, monographs, and chapters of books that have contributed to or contain the results of research sponsored by OAR.

Significance: Quality scientific publications are a measure of the effectiveness of preeminent research.