Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio

👋 Professor expert in TC genesis, AEWs, km-scale modeling, and more since well you know, a long time. 😉

Michael Duda created the meshes I use but if you ever need help with regional configurations, I’m one of the few that can help you with that. :)

Promotional banner for a hearing with the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, featuring an image of John Nielsen-Gammon alongside a graphic of connected blue lines and dots, representing a network.

🏛️ Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor, Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, will testify before Congress Wednesday morning at 9 AM CT in a hearing titled “Protecting Lives and Property: Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Enhance Weather Forecasting.”

VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfgH...

How 'tropical waves' carry confounding clues about huge hurricanes The patterns found in the atmosphere often uneventfully dissipate, but occasionally feed giant hurricanes.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season started but have you ever wondered how hurricane seeds form? Read about it 👇
Thanks to @dinahvp.bsky.social ‪‪@usatoday.com for the article!
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

How 'tropical waves' carry confounding clues about huge hurricanes The patterns found in the atmosphere often uneventfully dissipate, but occasionally feed giant hurricanes.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season started but have you ever wondered how hurricane seeds form? Read about it 👇
Thanks to @dinahvp.bsky.social ‪‪@usatoday.com for the article!
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

I'll be speaking tomorrow, Thurs., May 29th, at 9:30AM Eastern Time in the Weather & Climate Livestream
www.youtube.com/@wclivestream

Topic: Using climate models to predict solar and wind power droughts, i.e., periods when it is Dark & Still

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🔊In collaboration with @ncar-ucar.bsky.social, NCAR, the Mesoamerica Affinity Group (MAAG) was created to promote research & collaborations in Earth science across Mesoamerica & the Caribbean. Want to learn more?

When: May 30th @ 2pm ET
Where: Zoom, tinyurl.com/CaribForClim...

Thanks for the update. Best of luck!

@70dbz.bsky.social have you received an update from NOAA in terms of actually receiving the funds?

My recent feature with @tamu.bsky.social:
We discuss how ongoing research, including my own, is helping to better understand and anticipate high-impact tropical weather.

Read more here👇🌀⛈️
@tamuatmo.bsky.social @tamuartsci.bsky.social

For those who can't make it to Penn State this Friday, Jenni's memorial celebration will be broadcast at this URL: psu.zoom.us/j/96242402604.

We will be holding a memorial celebration for Prof. Jenni Evans this coming Friday (4/11) at 5:00 PM in 112 Walker Building @pennstateuniv.bsky.social to honor her life.
If you would like to give a speech, reach out to me @ knunez.ocasio@tamu.edu or Guido Cervone (guc18@psu.edu). @ametsoc.org

Thank you, I will try my best @profcorbosiero.bsky.social!

I will carry forward her strength and legacy as I mentor my own students. Dr. Evans, you will always be a role model to me and to future generations.

ICDS mourns passing of former Director Jenni Evans - PSU Institute for Computational and Data Sciences | High Performance Computing at Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Dr. Jenni L. Evans, a distinguished meteorologist and esteemed professor in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025, leaving...

It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my Ph.D. advisor, Jenni Evans. She was an esteemed scientific leader in tropical meteorology & computational science. She shared great strength & inspiration to follow my dreams.
@ametsoc.org @pennstateuniv.bsky.social
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Sharing some new work I am pretty proud of! Highlights communication issues around the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale when the primary threat is not wind. Let me know if you need the PDF.

journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

The official AMS logo.

The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.

Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk

Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Student Tackles Emerging Pollution Challenges Texas A&M doctoral student Sahir Gagan is exploring how tiny plastic particles and dangerous chemicals in the air could impact our health and the environment.

Proud! My PhD student Sahir Gagan has been awarded the Thomas Powell Fellowship! His work in lab and field sampling, along with his commitment to outreach programs, is making a real impact. Thrilled to see his hard work is recognized in the news today! artsci.tamu.edu/news/2025/02...

Three individuals, one using a tablet, discussing in a grassy field with a weather balloon and instrumentation, under the banner of Texas A&M University's Department of Atmospheric Sciences promoting their graduate programs.

🌪️🌎 Ready to take your passion for weather, climate, & the atmosphere to the next level? Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences graduate programs offer world-class research & opportunities. 🌟 Apply today! 🌩️ 👉 atmo.tamu.edu

Excited to share Kelly & I's new GRL paper: We see an intensification of the West African Monsoon, a stronger African Easterly jet, and increase + southern shift in precip over tropical Africa in a warmer climate using MPAS + the PGW method.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Image of Kelly Nuñez Ocasio, smiling, with text overlay stating 'ATMO Professor Leads Research on Response of Tropical Weather to the Climate Change' from Texas A&M University Atmospheric Sciences.

Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio @knubez.bsky.social, assistant professor at @tamuatmo.bsky.social, and Dr. Erin Dougherty @edougherty.bsky.social from NCAR are using a new kilometer-scale regional model to explore how climate change will impact tropical Africa.

Read more online: tx.ag/ATMOTropical

If you happen to be at #AGU24 and come across Ember, NOAA’s support dog, please send pics! 🥹 She is ADORABLE!! I can’t stop thinking about her!

Today! #AGU24

Welcome Texas A&M @tamu.bsky.social Atmospheric Sciences!

If you're interested in atmospheric sciences, give @tamuatmo.bsky.social a follow

📢#AGU24: Interested in how the warming climate will affect weather over Africa & the Atlantic? Stop by my talk on Monday! @edougherty.bsky.social & I have join forces & are pioneering the use of MPAS (next gen weather & climate model) @ km-scales to simulate future climate projections! ⛈️

Improving Weather Information Communication In A Changing Climate Dr. Erik Nielsen '13 is working to solve the growing challenge of helping the public better understand multiple threats posed by powerful storms like Hurricane Helene by ensuring that future Aggie met...

This was fun to do! Might have been a slow news day on campus, but I'll take it!

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