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Lynn McMurdie is a research professor specializing in meteorology, focusing on the study of storm structures that form over oceans and their modification as they traverse mountain ranges. Her latest project involves the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX), which seeks to better understand midlatitude storms through direct sampling via aircraft and various specialized radar and ground instruments that measure the structure and amounts of rain and snow. The observations gathered are essential for validating satellite estimates of global rainfall, particularly in how storm systems behave when moving over coastal mountain regions. Future research plans include studying supercell thunderstorms in Argentina and snowstorms along the eastern coast. McMurdie's research approach integrates observational data with modeling and theoretical frameworks, and her commitment to research and teaching has earned her several awards in the Atmospheric Science department at the University of Washington.
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