Donald W. Burgess

Don Burgess
Born1947
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma (B.S., 1971; M.S., 1974)
Known forRadar research and training on severe convective storms and tornadoes
Awards1976 NOAA's Special Achievement Award[1]
1979 NOAA's Research Outstanding Scientific Paper[1]
2003 NOAA's Bronze Medal[1]
2007 NOAA's Research Outstanding Paper Award[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
InstitutionsNational Severe Storms Laboratory
CIMMS / OU
NWS Warning Decision Training Branch

Donald W. Burgess (born 1947) is an American meteorologist who has made important contributions to understanding of severe convective storms, particularly tornadoes, radar observations and techniques, as well as to training other meteorologists. He was a radar operator during the first organized storm chasing expeditions by the University of Oklahoma (OU) in the early 1970s and participated in both the VORTEX projects.[2]

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  2. ^ Murnan, James (May 12, 2009). "VORTEX2". That Weather Show. NOAA Weather Partners. Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-15.