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Donald W. Burgess was born on 1947 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S., is an American meteorologist. Discover Donald W. Burgess's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?
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Donald W. Burgess Height, Weight & Measurements
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Donald W. Burgess Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Donald W. Burgess worth at the age of 77 years old? Donald W. Burgess’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Donald W. Burgess's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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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.
Burgess was born in 1947 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
He has previously done comprehensive resurvey work on the 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes.
Burgess is also a recreational storm chaser and contributed to Storm Track magazine.
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.
Burgess studied atmospheric sciences and meteorology at OU, attaining a B.S. in engineering in 1971 and a M.S. in 1974.
He worked at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) as a research meteorologist and made major contributions to the NEXRAD Doppler radar program, especially concerning severe storms and tornadoes.
Burgess led the team that developed the tornadic vortex signature (TVS) and also pioneered development of the concept of nowcasting as he used radar at NSSL in directing research teams to intercept severe and tornadic storms.
He was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in 1993.
Burgess is married and has two children.
Burgess additionally participated in the field for field projects, was a collaborator for VORTEX1 from 1994-1995, and was on the steering committee and was a principal investigator (PI) for VORTEX2 from 2009-2010.
Another area of focus has been improving weather forecasting.
Burgess also worked at the Radar Training Branch (RTB), the NEXRAD Operational Support Facility (OSF), and the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) at the University of Oklahoma.
Burgess has appeared on NOVA and National Geographic Explorer as well as the IMAX documentary Tornado Alley.
He has been featured in The Atlantic, Weatherwise, the USA Today, and other publications.
In retirement he worked with other prominent severe storms researchers on an informal six year resurvey project of the Tri-State Tornado.
