James Belanger

Graduate Student

Mailing Address:
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
311 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340
Office: ES&T 3178
Phone: (404) 316-6445
Email: james.belanger@eas.gatech.edu
Advisor: Dr. Judith A. Curry

Education

  • Ph.D., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Expected 2012
  • B.S., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007

Awards

  • ARCS Scholar, 2011-2012
  • Glen Cass Award, 2011
  • WxChallenge National Champion, 2009-2010
  • Best Student Presentation AMS Applied Climatology Conference, 2010
  • Georgia Tech President's Fellowship 2008-2011
  • AMS Graduate Fellowship, 2007

Research Interests

  • Tropical Cyclogenesis
  • Intraseasonal and Seasonal Predictability
  • Atmospheric Dynamics

Responsibilities

  • Climate Forecast Applications Network Lead Hurricane Forecaster, 2007-2011
  • AMS Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee, 2011
  • President of the Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the AMS/NWA, 2011
  • School of EAS Faculty Search Committee, 2009-2011
  • School of EAS Undergraduate Studies Committee, 2009-2011
  • School of EAS Graduate Recruitment Committee, 2009-2010

Publications

Belanger, J. I., J. A. Curry, and M. T. Jelinek, 2012: Climatological Variability of Easterly Waves across the North Atlantic and East Pacific, J. Climate (in preparation)

Belanger, J. I., J. A. Curry, and P. J. Webster, 2012: Statistical Rendering of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Using the ECMWF Variable Ensemble Prediction System, Geophys. Res. Lett. (in preparation)

Belanger, J. I., P. J. Webster, J. A. Curry, and M. T. Jelinek, 2012: Extended Prediction of North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones, Wea. & Fore. (accepted; get pdf)

Belanger, J. I., J. A. Curry, and P. J. Webster, 2010: Predictability of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones on Intraseasonal Time Scales, Mon. Wea. Rev. 138, 4393-4401. (get pdf)

Holland, G., J. I. Belanger, A. M. Fritz, 2010: A Revised Model for Radial Profiles of Hurricane Winds, Mon. Wea. Rev. 138, 4362-4374. (get pdf)

Belanger, J. I., J. A. Curry, and C. D. Hoyos, 2009: Variability in Tornado Frequency Associated With U.S. Landfalling Tropical Cyclones, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L17805, doi: 10.1029/2009GL040013 (get pdf)