The TC-RAMS research team led by Professor Michael M. Bell is focused on improving our understanding and prediction of high-impact extreme weather




Tropical Cyclone Research and Forecasting

Team Lead: Dr. Philip Klotzbach

Colorado State University is a world leader in hurricane research and forecasting. Our group continues the long CSU tradition in hurricane forecasting with continually improving techniques for predicting tropical cyclone activity powered by cutting-edge new research.


Software and Artificial Intelligence

Team Lead: Dr. Jennifer DeHart

Our team develops new software and AI tools that enable better data analysis and forecasts of high-impact weather. These tools include open source software for analyzing weather lidar and radar data, and AI products for better forecasts of hurricanes.


Radar and Field Experiments

Team Lead: Dr. Brenda Dolan

We collect data in field experiments to better study the atmosphere around the world. We manage and deploy the CSU SEA-POL radar, an NSF Community Facility, along with other weather radars on land, ships, aircraft, and satellites to study clouds and precipitation.


Atmospheric Modeling

Team Lead: Dr. Levi Silvers

Our research team uses a combination of theoretical and numerical models to improve our understanding and prediction of extreme weather. The primary targets of our research are on high-impact tropical weather, including hurricanes, heavy rain, and El Nino impacts.

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(2025-06-16)

Nick Mesa successfully defended his research for a Master of Science in Atmospheric Science degree

Nick Mesa defends his research with the title, “An Object-Based Analysis of Lightning Characteristics in a Pre-Tropical Cyclogenesis Environment”.

Congratulations Nick! Nick defended his work which used a combination of tools to track lightning and monitor both the area and the energy of lightning strikes in the environments within which several tropical cyclones developed. Several particular storms were examined including Hurricanes Claudette, Ida, Earl, and Beryl. New methods of tracking lightning hold the potential to illuminate some of the important physical processes that are occuring in the pre-tropical cyglogensis environment.