Jared Rennie

Mr. Rennie received both his Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Meteorology from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire. His master's thesis included evaluating and introducing techniques to nowcast microburst events over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Using an updated climatology of five minute averaged peak wind data, as well as local products from the WSR-88D, Mr Rennie developed advanced statistical techniques in hopes to increase detection of microburst occurrence, while lowering the amount of false alarms. As an undergraduate student, Mr. Rennie received the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship and participated in a summer internship at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Oklahoma. During his time there Mr. Rennie compared conventional radar products to newer technologies, including NSSL's Phased Array Radar.

Mr. Rennie supports maintenance and expansion of major in situ datasets including the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) and the Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) Network. These products are essential to address climate data needs on a national and global scale. Working in an operational, as well as a research environment, he focuses on modification and implementation of software for utilization in data processing, including ingest, quality control, and homogeneity adjustments. Mr. Rennie is also working on an international effort to create a single comprehensive databank of surface observations taken globally at monthly, daily, and sub-daily resolutions.

Mr. Rennie joined CICS-NC as a research associate on July 30, 2010.