Research Interests:
Applications of satellite observations in thunderstorm research and in weather forecasting.
Use of Doppler radar for measurement of winds and stability changes in the clear air prior to thunderstorm development. The effects of surface wetness and vegetation patterns on cumulus cloud formation. Medium and long-range weather forecasting of extreme weather.
Current Research projects:
Dr. Rabin is a research meteorologist with NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, OK. He is working collaboratively with the NOAA/NESDIS Applications Development Lab in Madison WI, and the Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB) at CIRA . The collaboration has led to several innovative research projects involving satellite measurements of mesoscale winds, surface wetness, and the monitoring convective storm clouds and trends in moisture and stability. Dr. Rabin also collaborates with the NOAA-Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (CREST) at the City College of New York on GOES-R related research.