Matthew J. Bunkers, Ph.D.
Certified Consulting Meteorologist
Email: nrnplnsweather@gmail.com
Phone: 605.390.7243 (mobile)
Contact Northern Plains Weather
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Qualifications & Education – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSMT), Rapid City, SD:
- Ph.D., Atmospheric, Environmental, & Water Resources (Dissertation: Supercell Motion and Longevity), Aug 1995–Dec 2005
- M.S., Meteorology (Thesis: A Climatological Evaluation of the Northern Plains from the Late 19th Century to 1990: Definition of Climate Regions, Comparisons of Drought, and El Niño/La Niña Teleconnections), Jun 1992–Dec 1993
- B.S., Interdisciplinary Sciences (minors in math, meteorology, and physics), Aug 1988–May 1992
Qualifications & Education – Awards and Recognition:
- NOAA 2021 Administrator’s Award, Oct 2021
- Recognized as an AMS Gold Star Editor for Weather and Forecasting, 2018
- NWA T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award, Oct 2014
- NOAA Distinguished Career Award for Scientific Achievement, Jan 2014
- AMS Editor’s Award for Weather and Forecasting, Jan 2004
Qualifications & Education – Certifications and Memberships:
- Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) #731 (since 2017)
- Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) (since 1991)
- Member of the Association of Certified Meteorologists (since 2018)
- Member of the National Weather Association (since 1994)
- Member of the Severe Local Storms Committee of the AMS (2018–2020)
- SDSMT Adjunct Research Scientist IV (since 2009)
Qualifications & Education – Recent Publications (authored/coauthored 60 papers):
- An Update for Predicting Left-Moving Supercell Motion
- Cell Mergers, Boundary Interactions, and Convective Systems in Cases of Significant Tornadoes and Hail
- Letters: The Importance of Validating Data
- Some Perils of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Weather
- Comment–Reply Exchanges: Trends and Suggestions
- Advantages to Writing Shorter Articles
- Scan-by-Scan Storm-Motion Deviations for Concurrent Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercells
- Radar-Based Comparison of Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary Speeds versus Peak Wind Gusts from Automated Stations
- Thunderstorm Downbursts: Windstorms and Blowdowns
- Data Availability Principles and Practice
- Observations of Hail–Wind Ratios from Convective Storm Reports across the Continental United States
- Meteorological Factors Associated with Frost Rings in Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine at Mt. Goliath, Colorado
Complete List of Peer-Reviewed and Other Publications:
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