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Paul Knight

Mr. Knight is the co-host and producer of Weather World, a fifteen minute weather magazine show broadcast weeknights on three public television stations in Pennsylvania. He is also a senior forecaster for the New York Times weather page and serves as the state climatologist for Pennsylvania. He is a certified consulting meteorologist (1994) and holds the AMS TV Seal of Approval (1980) and the NWA TV Seal (2002). He, along with Fred Gadomski, received the AMS Outstanding Contribution by a TV Meteorologist award and the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters TV Broadcaster of the Year Award in 2003.

Paul G. Knight, M.S., CCM
Department of Meteorology
605 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Telephone (814) 863-1842
E-mail: pgk2@psu.edu

  • (The Pennsylvania State University), Instructor
    in Meteorology and Manager of Weather Communications Group
  • The Pennsylvania State Climatologist
  • AMS and NWA member
  • AASC (American Association of State Climatologists)
  • The National Council for Geographic Education
  • Advisory Council - CARA

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    Personal Statement: While higher education alone is not the answer to the challenges facing society, the discipline gained by pursuing a degree in the atmospheric sciences from Penn State will help a diligent student to realize their potential to become a productive member of the global community. The combination of a good exercise regimen (body), a disciplined and creative mind (soul) and an active, growing faith (spirit) will make for a fulfilling time while pursuing a degree at Penn State.

    Research Interests: Mesoclimatology, medium range weather forecasting, extended predictions (analog and time series), convective precipitation prediction, developing mesonets, climate indices, utility of meteorological information to the public, interface between dynamic and statistical forecast techniques

    Teaching Interests: Synoptic meteorology, weather prediction, mesoscale analysis and forecasting, forensic meteorology, weather communications, climate studies, turfgrass meteorology, special topics in forecasting and climatology (with NWS)

    Graduate Students: Pursuit of an advanced degree in the areas of research interest must be in collaboration with a member of the graduate faculty.

    Selected Publications:
    Knight, P.G. and Gadomski, F.J. 1986. A Method for presenting medium-range forecasts. Weather and Forecasting. Vol. 1, No 1-2.

    Russo, J.M., Kelley, J.G.W., Knight, P.G., Gadomski, F.J. 1987. Digital Image Processing and Visual Communications Technologies in Meteorology. The International Society for Optical Engineering. Vol. 846.

    Nese, J.M. and Knight, P.G. 1997. The development of a Winter Disruptiveness Index. Preprint for the Applied Climatology Conference

    Forbes, G.S. and Knight, P.G. 1999. Monthly temperature and precipitation anomaly predictions for Pennsylvania, and their credibility, based on the occurrence of a strong El Nino in late summer. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science

    Knight, P.G. and Evans, M. E. 2000. Prediction of excessive rainfall in the Middle Atlantic region. Preprint for the Extreme Precipitation Conference

    Knight, P.G. and Ayers, B.B. 2002. Developing an Interactive Mesonet for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Preprint for the AMS IIPS Conference

    Knight, P.G. and Ayers, B.B. 2002. Beware of Stitching together a Mesonet. Preprint for the AMS Applied Climatology Conference

    Knight, P.G., Diercks, J. and Grumm, R.H.. 2003. A Decade of Collaboration between NWS and PSU. Preprint for the AMS Education Conference

     
     

    Last updated: January 7, 2005