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Hi, I’m Max Grover πŸ‘‹

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A bit about me...
πŸ’Ό Atmospheric Data Scientist @ Argonne National Lab
🌎 Active member of the Pangeo Community
πŸŒ• Core developer of Py-ART and xradar
πŸ§ͺ M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the Univ. of Illinois

I also work on several other open-source projects for science.

Argonne Instruments at WFIP3: Days 3-4: A Full Weekend

We had a busy weekend deploying more instruments that are collecting data for the field observation portion of the 3rd Department of Energy funded Wind Forecast Improvement Project, which focuses on offshore wind regions off the coast of New England. On Saturday, we spent a bulk of the day putting

Date: December 17, 2023 | Author: Max Grover | Tags: W, F, I, P, 3, ,, , A, r, g, o, n, n, e, ,, , I, n, s, t, r, u, m, e, n, t, s, ,, , F, i, e, l, d, , W, o, r, k
Argonne Instruments at WFIP3: Day 2 - Installation Begins!

Today was the first day of real installation work! We started with a quick breakfast at the hotel, then drove to the field site at sunrise (shown below). ![Nantucket Morning](../images/morning-field-site.jpg) We started by installing the meteorology tower, which includes sensors that measure wind speed, wind direction, temperature, precipitation, and moisture. The tower

Date: December 15, 2023 | Author: Max Grover | Tags: W, F, I, P, 3, ,, , A, r, g, o, n, n, e, ,, , I, n, s, t, r, u, m, e, n, t, s, ,, , F, i, e, l, d, , W, o, r, k
Argonne Instruments at WFIP3: Day 1 - Landing in Nantucket

Today was the first day of my trip focused on deploying instruments from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) (based in Lemont, Illinois), to the East Coast of the United States for the 3rd Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP3). The project aims to improve wind forecasting ability within models, using both models

Date: December 14, 2023 | Author: Max Grover | Tags: W, F, I, P, 3, ,, , A, r, g, o, n, n, e, ,, , I, n, s, t, r, u, m, e, n, t, s, ,, , F, i, e, l, d, , W, o, r, k
AMS 2023 Reflections: Thank You Denver (and Boulder)!

Last week, I attended the 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Denver Colorado. Prior to attending, I put together a blog post detailing my pre-conference thoughts and expressed a high level of excitement for this year’s conference. It did not disappoint. The week was full of meaningful connections with

Date: January 16, 2023 | Author: Max Grover | Tags: A, M, S, ,, , C, o, n, f, e, r, e, n, c, e, ,, , C, o, l, o, r, a, d, o
Pre-AMS 2023 Reflection

It is hard to believe that tomorrow I will hop on a plane for AMS 2023. Am I prepared for all of my presentations, co-chair obligations, and general travel logistics? Absolutely not. I am however excited to reconnect with the weather community in beautiful Colorado, with this being the

Date: January 05, 2023 | Author: Max Grover | Tags: A, M, S, ,, , C, o, n, f, e, r, e, n, c, e, ,, , C, o, l, o, r, a, d, o