– CASEY D. BURLEYSON CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE – CASEY D. BURLEYSON
EDUCATION
2013
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
2008
M.S. Applied Physics, Columbia University
2007
B.S. Meteorology, North Carolina State University
EXPERIENCE
2014Postdoctoral Research Associate, Atmospheric Sciences and Global
Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2008-2009
Research Staff, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Columbia University
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2014
“Best Talk” Award at the PNNL Postdoctoral Research Symposium
2010-2013
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
2011
NSF DYNAMO Campaign Travel Fellowship
2007-2008
NSF IGERT Fellowship
PUBLICATIONS (SUBMITTED, ACCEPTED, AND PUBLISHED)
Burleyson, C. D., C. N. Long, and J. M. Comstock, 2014: Quantifying diurnal cloud
radiative effects by cloud type in the tropical western Pacific. Submitted to J.
Appl. Meteor. Climatol. – October 2014.
Burleyson, C. D., and S. E. Yuter, 2014a: Patterns of diurnal marine stratocumulus
cloud fraction variability. Conditionally accepted in J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. –
September 2014.
Burleyson, C. D., and S. E. Yuter, 2014b: Sub-diurnal stratocumulus cloud fraction
variability and sensitivity to precipitation. Submitted to J. Climate – September
2014.
Feng, Z., S. Hagos, A. K. Rowe, C. D. Burleyson, M. N. Martini, and S. P. de Szoeke,
2014: Mechanisms of convective cloud organization by cold pools over tropical
warm ocean during the AMIE/DYNAMO field campaign. Conditionally accepted in
J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst. – October 2014.
Hagos, S., Z. Feng, C. D. Burleyson, K.-S. Lim, C. N. Long, D. Wu, and G. Thompson,
2014: Evaluation of high resolution simulations of cloud populations in MaddenJulian Oscillation using data collected during AMIE/DYNAMO field campaign.
Accepted in J. Geophys. Res. – October 2014.
Wilbanks, M., S. E. Yuter, S. P. de Szoeke, W. A. Brewer, M. A. Miller, A. Hall, and
C. D. Burleyson, 2014: Near-surface density currents observed in the southeast
Pacific stratocumulus-topped marine boundary layer. Submitted to Mon. Wea.
Rev. – October 2014.
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Burleyson, C. D., S. P. de Szoeke, S. E. Yuter, M. Wilbanks, and W. A. Brewer, 2013:
Ship-based observations of the diurnal cycle of southeast Pacific marine
stratocumulus clouds and precipitation. J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 3876-3894.
doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-01.1.
de Szoeke, S. P., S. E. Yuter, D. Mechem, C. Fairall, C. D. Burleyson, and P. Zuidema,
2012: Observations of stratocumulus and their effect on the eastern Pacific
surface heat budget along 20°S. J. Climate, 25, 8541- 8566.
doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00618.1.
Allen, G., G. Vaughan, T. Toniazzo, H. Coe, P. Connolly, S. E. Yuter, C. D. Burleyson,
P. Minnis, and J. K. Ayers, 2012: Gravity-wave induced perturbations in marine
stratocumulus. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 139, 32-45. doi:10.1002/qj.1952.
Biasutti, M., S. E. Yuter, C. D. Burleyson, and A. H. Sobel, 2011: Very high resolution
rainfall patterns measured by TRMM precipitation radar: Seasonal and diurnal
cycles. Clim. Dyn., 39, 239-258. doi:10.1007/s00382-011-1146-6.
Sobel, A. H., C. D. Burleyson, and S. E. Yuter, 2011: Rain on small tropical islands.
J. Geophys. Res., 116, D08102. doi:10.1029/2010JD014695.
PUBLICATIONS (IN PREPARATION)
Burleyson, C. D., and S. E. Yuter, 2014c: A 10-year examination of precipitation
around Lake Victoria. In preparation for Geophys. Res. Lett..
Riihimaki, L., C. N. Long, and C. D. Burleyson, 2014: Spatial surface irradiance
variability at the Darwin, Australia Atmospheric Radiation Measurement site. In
preparation for J. Geophys. Res..
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012
Co-Instructor of Record, Introduction to Weather and Climate
2010
Lab Instructor, Fundamentals of Meteorology II
2009
Lab Instructor, Fundamentals of Meteorology I
2007
Lab Instructor, Introduction to Weather and Climate
2009-2013
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Remote Sensing (9 lectures)
INVITED TALKS
Burleyson, C. D., and S. E. Yuter, 2014: Environmental controls on marine
stratocumulus cloud fraction. University of Washington, February 2014,
Seattle, WA.
Burleyson, C. D., and S. E. Yuter, 2011: Two views of climatologically important
precipitation. Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, June 2011,
Asheville, NC.
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INFORMAL AND OUTREACH TALKS
Burleyson, C. D., 2014: Atmospheric observations in eastern Africa or: How I set my
doctor’s personal record for most vaccinations given in a single day. PNNL’s
“Science Social” Seminar Series, July 2014, Richland, WA.
Burleyson, C. D., 2014: Ways that a meteorologist may use math (and make mistakes
doing so). Richland High School’s Math Club, May 2014, Richland, WA.
Burleyson, C. D., 2012: Field experiment experience: Travels of an atmospheric
sciences graduate student. Central NC Chapter of the American Meteorological
Society, October 2012, Raleigh, NC.
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP/SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS
Burleyson, C. D., C. N. Long, and J. M. Comstock, 2014: Quantifying cloud radiative
effects in the tropical western Pacific. Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2014,
December 2014, San Francisco, CA.
Burleyson, C. D., C. N. Long, and J. M. Comstock, 2014: Quantifying cloud radiative
effects in the tropical western Pacific. 6th Annual PNNL Postdoc Research
Symposium, July 2014, Richland, WA.
Burleyson, C. D., S. E. Yuter, and M. A. Miller, 2012: A new method to evaluate cloud
fraction within marine stratocumulus clouds. Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2012,
December 2012, San Francisco, CA.
Burleyson, C. D., C. E. Letkewicz, and D. A. McConnell, 2011: Graduate student
experiences in a geoscience teaching and learning research seminar. 4th
National CIRTL Forum, October 2011, Madison, WI.
Burleyson, C. D., R. L. Rose, and S. E. Yuter, 2011: Atmospheric observations working
group report. Lake Victoria Basin Commission Stakeholders Workshop. July
2011, Kisumu, Kenya.
Burleyson, C. D., S. E. Yuter, and S. P. de Szoeke, 2011: Observations of the diurnal
cycle of marine stratocumulus clouds and precipitation. VOCALS 3rd Science
Team Meeting, March 2011, Miami, FL.
Burleyson, C. D., S. E. Yuter, and S. P. de Szoeke, 2010: Observations of the diurnal
cycle of marine stratocumulus during the VOCALS regional experiment.
Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2010, December 2010, San Francisco, CA.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Feng, Z., S. M. Hagos, C. D. Burleyson, A. Rowe, and M. Martini, 2014: Mechanisms
of convective triggering and organization by cold pools during DYNAMO.
Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, December 2014, San Francisco, CA.
Long, C., C. D. Burleyson, J. Comstock, and Z. Feng, 2014: A climatology of surface
radiation, clouds, and cloud radiative effects for the ARM TWP Sites. GEWEX
2014 Baseline Surface Radiation Network Meeting, September 2014, Bologna,
Italy.
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Yuter, S. E., A. Hall, C. D. Burleyson, M. Wilbanks, M. Frey, M. Miller, S. P. de Szoeke,
and D. B. Mechem, 2014: Questioning the importance of the cloud lifetime effect:
The relative roles of drizzle and the sun. DOE 2014 ASR Science Team Meeting,
March 2014, Arlington, VA.
Long, C., J. Flaherty, J. Comstock, and C. D. Burleyson, 2014: Climatology of surface
radiation, cloud cover, and cloud radiative effects for the ARM TWP. DOE 2014
ASR Science Team Meeting, March 2014, Arlington, VA.
Feng, Z., S. Hagos, C. D. Burleyson, and A. Brewer, 2014: Towards understanding
and parameterizing cold pools over tropical oceans. DOE 2014 ASR Science
Team Meeting, March 2014, Arlington, VA.
Yuter, S. E., M. Miller, M. Frey, C. D. Burleyson, M. Wilbanks, S. P. de Szoeke, and
D. B. Mechem, 2012: Characteristics of low cloud variability over the Azores and
marine stratocumulus regions. DOE 2012 ASR Science Team Meeting, March
2012, Arlington, VA.
de Szoeke, S. P., N. Elmer, C. D. Burleyson, P. Zuidema, S. E. Yuter, and
C. W. Fairall, 2011: The eastern Pacific diurnal cycle of clouds, solar forcing, and
tropospheric waves. Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2011, December 2011, San
Francisco, CA.
Biasutti, M., A. H. Sobel, S. E. Yuter, and C. D. Burleyson, 2011: Frequency and
intensity of precipitation events as seen by the TRMM precipitation radar.
Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2011, December 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Mechem, D. B., S. E. Yuter, S. P. de Szoeke, and C. D. Burleyson, 2011: Factorial
analysis of mechanisms governing the diurnal cycle in southeast-Pacific
stratocumulus. WCRP Open Science Conference on Climate Research in
Service to Society, October 2011, Denver, CO.
McConnell, D. A., S. E. Yuter, C. D. Burleyson, N. R. Hardin, K. Ryker, and J. A.
Stempien, 2011: Building successful self-regulated learners: What 2000+
students have to tell us. Abstracts, GSA Annual Meeting 2011, October 2011,
Minneapolis, MN.
Yuter, S. E., A. Hall, C. D. Burleyson, M. Wilbanks, D. Leon, and A. Brewer, 2011:
Long-lived drizzle cells in inversion-topped boundary layers. Abstracts, AMS 14th
Conference on Mesoscale Processes, August 2011, Los Angeles, CA.
Mechem, D. B., S. E. Yuter, S. P. de Szoeke, C. D. Burleyson, and P. R. Bishop, 2011:
Isolating contributions to the diurnal cycle in southeast-Pacific stratocumulus.
Abstracts, AMS 14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, August 2011, Los
Angeles, CA.
Bishop, P. R., D. B. Mechem, S. E. Yuter, S. P. de Szoeke, and C. D. Burleyson, 2011:
Mesoscale variability of turbulence-generating mechanisms in southeast-Pacific
stratocumulus. Abstracts, AMS 14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes,
August 2011, Los Angeles, CA.
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Biasutti, M., S. E. Yuter, A. H. Sobel, and C. D. Burleyson, 2011: A closer look at the
climatology of tropical precipitation. 5th Northeast Tropical Meteorology
Conference, May 2011, Dedham, MA.
de Szoeke, S. P., C. W. Fairall, C. D. Burleyson, P. Zuidema, and S. E. Yuter, 2011:
Vertical structure and surface radiative effects of marine stratocumulus clouds
from 7 years of ship observations. VOCALS 3rd Science Team Meeting, March
2011, Miami, FL.
Yuter, S. E., A. Hall, and C. D. Burleyson, 2011: Observations of the life cycle of
marine stratocumulus drizzle cells. VOCALS 3rd Science Team Meeting, March
2011, Miami, FL.
de Szoeke, S. P., C. W. Fairall, C. D. Burleyson, P. Zuidema, and S. E. Yuter, 2010:
Ship observations of southeastern tropical Pacific stratocumulus clouds along
20°S. Abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2010, December 2010, San Francisco, CA.
Sobel, A. H., C. D. Burleyson, and S. E. Yuter, 2010: Rain on small tropical islands.
Abstracts, AMS 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, May
2010, Tucson, AZ.
Yuter, S. E., M. Biasutti, A. H. Sobel, and C. D. Burleyson, 2010: Seasonal and diurnal
spatial patterns of precipitation frequency from the TRMM Precipitation Radar.
Abstracts, EGU General Assembly 2010, May 2010, Vienna, Austria.
Sobel, A. H., C. D. Burleyson, and S. E. Yuter, 2009: Rain on small tropical islands.
NASA Precipitation Measurement Mission (PMM) Science Team Meeting,
October 2009, Salt Lake City, UT.
Sobel, A. H., C. D. Burleyson, and S. E. Yuter, 2009: Rain on small tropical islands.
Abstracts, 3rd Northeast Tropical Meteorology Conference, June 2009,
Rensselaerville, NY.
Sobel, A. H., E. Maloney, G. Bellon, D. Frierson, C. D. Burleyson, and S. E. Yuter,
2008: Intraseasonal rainfall variance patterns and the dynamics of the MJO.
NASA Precipitation Measurement Mission (PMM) Science Team Meeting,
August 2008, Ft. Collins, CO.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
2011-2012 Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO)
2011
East African Community Atmospheric Observations Feasibility Study
2010
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
(VORTEX-2)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2007American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2006-
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
2012-
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
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