Andrew Rosenow

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Andrew Rosenow

Research Scientist II

andrew.rosenow@ou.edu
andrew.rosenow@noaa.gov
National Weather Center 4730H

Education

PhD, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois
MS, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois
BS, Meteorology, Valparaiso University

Affiliated CIWRO Team

PATHWAI

About

Dr. Rosenow is a research scientist on the PATHWAI team. Dr. Rosenow has been at CIWRO since 2016, where he develops new algorithms and tools for decision support. His research focuses on winter weather, where he has worked towards improving understanding of the development, detection, and prediction of heavy snowfall. He also is working to improve the classification of winter precipitation types (snow/sleet/freezing rain/rain), and to assess the characteristics of winter weather that create significant impacts on transportation systems.

Research Focus

Detection, Prediction, and Quantification of Winter Storms and Snowfall
Winter Impacts on Ground Transportation
Winter Impacts on Aviation
Classification of Snow, Freezing Rain, and Ice Pellets
Detection and Structure of Snow Squalls

CIWRO Research Themes

Weather Radar and Observations
Forecast Applications Improvements R&D

Honors and awards

CIMMS Outstanding Publication Award - 2019

Publications

Rosenow, A. A., D. M. Plummer, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, 2014: Vertical velocity and physical structure of generating cells and convection in the comma head region of continental winter cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 1538-1558.
Rauber, R. M., J. Wegman, D. M. Plummer, A. A. Rosenow, M. Peterson, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, P. S. Market, K. R. Knupp, J. M. Keeler, S. Battaglia, 2014: Stability and charging characteristics of the comma head of continental winter cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 1559-1582.
Rauber, R. M., M. K. Macomber, D. M. Plummer, A. A. Rosenow, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, J. M. Keeler, 2014: Finescale radar and airmass structure of the comma head of a continental winter cyclone: The role of three airstreams. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 4207-4229.
Rauber, R. M., D. M. Plummer, M. K. Macomber, A. A. Rosenow, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, N. Owens, J. M. Keeler, 2015: The role of cloud-top generating cells and boundary-layer circulations in the fine-scale radar structure of a winter cyclone over the Great Lakes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 2291-2318.
Murphy, A., R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Plummer, J. Finlon and A. A. Rosenow, 2017: A Microphysical Analysis of Elevated Convection in the Comma Head Region of Continental Winter Cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci. 74, 69-91.
Rosenow, A. A., R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, J. M. Keeler, 2018: Elevated Potential Instability in the Comma-Head: Distribution and Development. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 1259–1278.
Rosenow, A.A., K. Howard, and J. Meitin, 2018: Gap-filling Mobile Radar Observations of a Snow Squall in the San Luis Valley. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 2469–2481.
Reeves, H. D., Lis, N., Zhang, G., and Rosenow, A. A., 2022: Development and Testing of an Advanced Hydrometeor-Phase Algorithm to Meet Emerging Needs in the Aviation Sector, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 61, 521-536.
Reeves, H. D., D. D. Tripp, M. E. Baldwin, and A. A. Rosenow, 2023: Statistical Evaluation of Different Surface Precipitation-Type Algorithms and Its Implications for NWP Prediction and Operational Decision-Making. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 2575–2589
Baldwin, M. E., H. D. Reeves, and A. A. Rosenow, 2023: Evaluation of a Probabilistic Subfreezing Road Temperature Nowcast System Based on Machine Learning. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 2427–2440
Rosenow, A. A., H. D. Reeves, and D. D. Tripp, 2023: Evaluation of Ensemble Snowfall Forecasts Using Operationally Used Snow-to-Liquid Ratios in Five Winter Storms. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 2135–2147
Rosenow, A. A., P. Bukovčić, H. D. Reeves, and M. Baldwin, 2025: Use of Radar-Derived Extinction to Diagnose Snow Intensity. Wea. Forecasting, 40, 2495–2505.

Professional organizations

American Meteorological Society