Jason Otkin

Expert on flash drought, drought impacts on agriculture, fire detection, numerical weather prediction, model verification, and data assimilation

Associate Research Professor, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies College of Letters and Science Graduate School Work: 608-265-2476 — Home and cell phones available upon request jasono@ssec.wisc.edu Home page

Topics

• Evolution and characteristics of "flash drought" events that develop quickly over a few weeks
• Drought impacts on farmers and ranchers in the United States
• Use of satellite observations to detect fires in the Next Generation Fire System
• Improving the accuracy of numerical weather prediction model forecasts through advanced data assimilation
• Use of satellite observations to assess the accuracy of numerical weather prediction models

Achievements

• Author or co-author of more than 110 publications on flash droughts, drought impacts on agriculture, numerical weather prediction, model verification, and data assimilation
• Principal Investigator of numerous projects funded by NASA, NOAA, NSF, and DoE
• Member of the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, and European Geosciences Union