Welcome to Applied Weather Associates

We specialize in Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) studies and analysis, Hydrometeorology analysis, providing gridded precipitation and meteorological variable analysis for Hydraulic Model Calibration and Validation, extreme rainfall Storm Analysis, Dynamic NEXRAD Radar analysis using SPAS, Forensic Meteorology, and Weather Modification.  All of our site-specific and regional PMP studies have received regulator (Federal/State/Local) approval or are in the process of being approved.  For a look at our current and most recent list of work, please go to the Projects page. 

Our unique SPAS Real-Time application; which allows for state of the science storm analysis for use in hydraulic calibration, modeling, inflow forecasting, Real-time Average Recurrence Interval determination, Real-Time Depth-Area-Duration analysis, and many other applications, is now running on several watersheds.

• Who we are
  Dr. Ed Tomlinson, President and Chief Meteorologist; Resume
  Bill Kappel, Vice President and Senior Meteorologist; Resume
  Geoff Muhlestein, GIS specialist and staff scientist; Resume
  Doug Hultstrand, Hydrometeorologist; Resume
  Patrice Sutter, Staff Meteorologist; Resume
  Bob Wright Air Force Weather Command Colonel (retired);
  We also work closely with Metstat, Inc in our storm analysis, hydrometeorological applications, and database management and with Weather Decision Technologies WDT, Inc for our radar data.
  • Meet Ed Tomlinson
  • AWA Qualifications and Background
  • Team Member Bios
  • Locations of SPAS Storms Analyzed-East 
  • Locations of SPAS Storms Analyzed-West 
  • Locations of SPAS Storms Analyzed-Arizona 
  • Locations of PMP projects completed and in progress  
• Recent Papers and Presentations
  • Use of High Resolution Gauge Adjusted Precipitation in the Verification of Numerical Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts for West Coast Storm Events-NHWC Annual Conference 2011
  • Improving Hydrologic Analysis Using Quality Controlled Weather Radar Data and SPAS – California Examples-NHWC Annual Conference 2011
  • Improving Hydrologic Analysis and Applications through the use of Quality Controlled Radar Data and the Storm Precipitation Analysis System-CDA Annual Conference 2010
  • PMP as a Function of Areal Size-ASDSO Annual Conference 2010
  • Average Recurrence Interval of Event Precipitation in Real-time-ASDSO Annual Conference 2010
  • PMP Revisited in Hydro Review October 2009
  • SPAS Real Time Fact Sheet
  • Arizona Statewide PMP Presentation-ASDSO Annual Conference 2009
  • Real-Time DAD from SPAS-ASDSO Annual Conference 2009
  • Storm Precipitation Analysis System (SPAS)
  • 2009 ASDSO NE Regional Presentation-Smethport, PA July 1942 World Record Rainfall Reanalysis
  • 2009 NHWC Annual Conference SPAS Real-Time Presenation
  • 2009 ASDSO West Regional Paper-Improving HMR 49
  • 2009 ASDSO West Regional Presentation-Six New Pacific Northwest Storm Analysis
  • 2009 FERC Forum PMP Presentation
  • 2008 ASDSO Annual Meeting-Nebraska Statewide PMP Presentation
  • 2008 HydroVision Conference Presentation
  • 2007 CEATI Inflow Forecasts for Hydropower Conference Presentation
  • 2007 Western Regional ASDSO Presentation Nebraska Statewide PMP Study
  • 2006 Annual ASDSO Conference Presentation Using NEXRAD and SPAS to provide high resolution hourly rainfall analysis for runoff model calibration and validation
  • Gladstone, CO 1911 Extreme Storm Event Re-evaluation
  • 2004 Annual ASDSO Conference Presentation
    
    

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