@article{brennan_lackmann_2006, title={Observational diagnosis and model forecast evaluation of unforecasted incipient precipitation during the 24-25 January 2000 East Coast cyclone}, volume={134}, ISSN={["1520-0493"]}, DOI={10.1175/MWR3184.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={8}, journal={MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW}, author={Brennan, Michael J. and Lackmann, Gary M.}, year={2006}, month={Aug}, pages={2033–2054} }
 @article{brennan_keeter_riordan_lackmann_2005, title={Expandng horizons wth an NWS internship course}, volume={86}, ISSN={["1520-0477"]}, DOI={10.1175/BAMS-86-10-1407}, abstractNote={M eteorology students at North Carolina State University (NCSU) participated in an experimental internship course during the spring of 2004 that allowed them to gain an operational perspective on meteorology by experiencing the everyday duties of the staff at the collocated National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offi ce (WFO) in Raleigh. Th e course was designed to meet several goals, which included allowing students to contribute to operational forecasting, gain profi ciency with routine NWS duties and soft ware tools, and sample the broad array of work performed by the NWS. Students also were exposed to operational meteorology and NWS careers and received assistance in pursuing such a career. During the semester, fi ve senior undergraduate and fi ve graduate students enrolled in the course. Th ey attended NWS training sessions, “shadowed” NWS staff , performed routine NWS duties, and assisted NWS staff during high-impact weather events. Overall, the students and NWS staff were decidedly positive about the course, which was again off ered during the spring of 2005. As the fi eld of atmospheric science continues to advance and diversify, courses of this type can play an increasingly vital role in education and professional development. In describing the new course, we hope to encourage others who may be contemplating a similar program, especially since many WFOs are located on college campuses, an arrangement that makes this type of experience feasible. Th e internship course was a natural extension of the 17 consecutive years of NOAA-funded collaboration between NCSU and the Raleigh WFO, which moved to the NCSU campus in 1994. Th e course was designed for students interested in an NWS career. Th e hands-on experience should help students decide whether an NWS career is something they might wish to pursue. Secondly, the course provided experience that will be invaluable when they apply for an entry-level NWS position. Students were selected for the course by the evaluation of a written statement of interest by NWS personnel and an interview with the NWS science operations offi cer and other NWS staff . Th e course required students to work at least 16 hours alongside NWS personnel performing routine shift duties and to maintain a journal documenting their experiences. Students initially observed NWS personnel during their shift s and gained experience with manual analysis of surface and upper-air maps, composing the state weather summary, and gathering and disseminating climate and hydrological data. With time, students became independently profi cient with these duties. In addition, the students traveled to NWS equipment sites and attended special sessions for hands-on experience with the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), seasonal familiarization with severe and winter weather forecast problems, offi ce safety, and applying for NWS jobs.}, number={10}, journal={BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY}, author={Brennan, MJ and Keeter, K and Riordan, AJ and Lackmann, GM}, year={2005}, month={Oct}, pages={1407–1409} }
 @article{brennan_lackmann_2005, title={The influence of incipient latent heat release on the precipitation distribution of the 24-25 January 2000 US East Coast cyclone}, volume={133}, ISSN={["0027-0644"]}, DOI={10.1175/MWR2959.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={7}, journal={MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW}, author={Brennan, MJ and Lackmann, GM}, year={2005}, month={Jul}, pages={1913–1937} }
 @article{brennan_lackmann_koch_2004, title={The impact of a split-front rainband on Appalachian cold-air damming erosion}, volume={85}, ISSN={["1520-0477"]}, DOI={10.1175/BAMS-85-7-935}, abstractNote={AFFILIATIONS: BRENNAN AND LACKMANN—Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; KOCH—NOAA/Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Michael J. Brennan, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 1125 Jordan Hall, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 E-mail: mike_brennan@ncsu.edu}, number={7}, journal={BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY}, author={Brennan, MJ and Lackmann, GM and Koch, SE}, year={2004}, month={Jul}, pages={935–939} }
 @article{brennan_lackmann_koch_2003, title={An analysis of the impact of a split-front rainband on Appalachian cold-air damming}, volume={18}, ISSN={["1520-0434"]}, DOI={10.1175/1520-0434(2003)018<0712:AAOTIO>2.0.CO;2}, abstractNote={Abstract Appalachian cold-air damming (CAD) is characterized by the development of a cool, stable air mass that is advected southwestward along the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains by low-level ageostrophic flow. Operational forecasters have identified the demise of CAD as a major forecasting challenge, in part because numerical weather prediction models have a tendency to erode the cold air too quickly. Previous studies have considered the role of clouds and precipitation in the initiation and maintenance of CAD; generally, precipitation is thought to reinforce CAD due to the cooling and stabilization resulting from evaporation. Here, the impact of precipitation on CAD during a situation where the lower-tropospheric air mass was near saturation prior to the arrival of precipitation is considered. Previous studies have indicated that the passage of a cold front can bring about CAD demise, as the synoptic-scale flow becomes northwesterly behind the front and low-level stable air is scoured. Addi...}, number={5}, journal={WEATHER AND FORECASTING}, author={Brennan, MJ and Lackmann, GM and Koch, SE}, year={2003}, month={Oct}, pages={712–731} }