David Carroll

Research Interest:

• Development of mobile and remote-access mesonets
  
  
• Surface-atmosphere interactions influencing thunderstorm development and severe weather threat

Classes Recently Taught:

• Weather Analysis I & II
  
• Survey of Meteorology
• Rocky Mountain Field Course
  
• Weather Instrumentation
• Severe Weather
• Field Course: Great Plains Storm Chase

Recent Publications

• Characteristics of Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Encroachment at Two Central Appalachian Heathland Study Areas https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/ee14538e-bea4-4898-91a6-e2f7fdf56612
• Assessing Urban Landscape Variables’ Contributions to Microclimates https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/c09b2e13-de91-4b83-aded-103e5a7e2314
• Storm data and multimedia supplied to commercial and public television, and to National Weather Service for training purposes

Grants and Awards:

• ICAT SEED Grant: 3-D Nexrad Immersion of 2013 Moore EF-5 Tornado
• Outstanding Faculty 2015
• Governor's Award for Innovative Technology (storm chase curriculum) 2005; Sigma Xi Outstanding Math/Science Instructor 2000