Meteorology Professor

Jamie Dyer

Jamie Dyer is a climatologist/meteorologist with concentrations in climate dynamics and hydrometeorology. Previous research has included studies of snow cover and snow depth variability over the US and Canada, with a focus on the rate and spatial extent of ablation, or melting, of winter snow cover. Additionally, he has performed research dealing with the relationship between streamflow within large watersheds in North America and changes in gridded snow depth developed from climate observation stations. In addition to the cryospheric research, Jamie has worked extensively with precipitation estimation techniques used in development of improved quantitative precipitation forecasting (QPF) over the southeast US.

Education:

Ph.D. (Geography), University of Georgia, 2005

M.S. (Geography), University of Georgia, 2001

B.S. (Physics), University of Georgia, 1999

A.S., Young Harris Junior College, 1997

Experience:

Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 2005-present.

Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, 1999-2005.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, 2000-2005.

Hydrometeorologist (SCEP), Southeast River Forecast Center, NWS, Peachtree City, Georgia, 2001-2004.

Recent Publications:

Dyer, J.L. and R. Garza, 2004: A Comparison of Precipitation Estimation Techniques over Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Weather and Forecasting, 19, 1029-1043.

Dyer, J.L. and T.L. Mote, 2002: Role of Energy Budget Components on Snow Ablation from a Mid-Latitude Prairie Snowpack. Polar Geography, 26, 4, 1-29.

Dyer, J.L.: Inland flooding patterns and potential in the southeast United States due to Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. In preparation for submission to Journal of Hydrometeorology.

Dyer, J.L.: Snow cover and streamflow relationships in large North American watersheds. In preparation for submission to Water Resources Research.

Dyer, J.L. and T.L. Mote: Spatial variability and patterns of snow depth over North America. In preparation for submission to Transactions, American Geophysical Union.

Dyer, J.L., T.L. Mote: Trends in snow ablation over North America . In preparation for submission to Internation Journal of Climatology..

Other:

Dyer, J.L., 2005: Spatial and temporal trends in snow cover in North America and the relationships with streamflow and rapid ablation. Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. of Geogrpahy, University of Georgia.

Dyer, J.L. and R. Garza, 2003: A Comparison of Precipitation Estimation Techniques over Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Mote, T.L., A.J. Grundstein, and J.L. Dyer, 2000: A comparison of modeled, remotely sensed, and measured snow water equivalent in the northern Great Plains. Preprints, 12 th Conference on Applied Climatology. Amer. Meteor. Soc., paper 1A.2.

Dyer, J.L., 2005: Simulating the 1997 Red River floods utilizing a coupled snowpack and hydrologic model. M.S. thesis, Dept. of Geography, University of Georgia.

Professional Memberships:

American Geophysical Union.

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

Association of American Geographers.

Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers.

American Meteorological Society.