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Matthew R. Norman
InformationPh.D. CandidateDOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow North Carolina State University Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences Climate Modeling Laboratory
ContactNCSU Campus Box 8208Raleigh, NC 27695 E-mail: mrnorman@ncsu.edu |
Research Interests
Undergraduate Research
- Stability of a second-order semi-implicit semi-Lagrangian (SISL) model
- On the Accuracy of Semi-Lagrangian Numerical Simulation of Internal Gravity Wave Motion in the Atmosphere
Master's Research
- Improved accuracy in conservative semi-Lagrangian transport in numerical models
- High-order conservative interpolation of geophysical data
- 3rd-Order temporal discretizations for semi-implicit semi-Lagrangian (SISL) models
Ph.D. Research
- Emphasis on scalable finite volume (FV) methods: e.g. one-step explicit methods
- Development of high-order accurate, one-step FV methods using characteristics
- Extension to genuine multi-dimensionality using bicharacteristics
- Implementation of a 2-D x-z fully compressible non-hydrostatic model
- Implementation of a 2-D shallow water model on the Cubed-Sphere
Media
- Neutral Atmospheric Convection (2.0 Mb) - This is the standard 2-D convecting bubble in a dry neutral atmosphere test case using a Godunov-type model with a second-order approximate Riemann solver based on a flux wave decomposition. 160 x 80 cells are used. The second-order fluxes are limited with a van Albada limiter. Multidimensionality is achieved via an alternating dimensional split.
- Density Current (1.4 Mb) - This is a density current (advancing front) test case with the same model as before except using 500 x 200 cells.
Internships, Awards, Conferences, & Colloquia
- Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS): Summer, 2007
- Cha-Cha Days: October 19-21, 2007
- Numerical Techniques for Global Atmospheric Models: June 2-13, 2008
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Advanced Study Program (ASP) Graduate Visitor: June 2008 - March 2009
- Department of Energy (DOE) Computer Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF): August 2008 - present
- Global Atmospheric Solvers for Next-Generation Weather and Climate Models: September 23-24, 2008
- DOE CSGF Practicum at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 15 - July 31, 2009
- Solutions of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere: April 27-30, 2009
- Frontiers of Geophysical Simulation: August 18-20, 2009
Publications
- F. H. M. Semazzi, J. S. Scroggs, G. A. Pouliot, A. L. McKee-Burrows, Matthew Norman, V. Poojary, and Y.-M. Tsai, 2005: On the Accuracy of Semi-Lagrangian Numerical Simulation of Internal Gravity Wave Motion in the Atmosphere. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 83, 851-869.
- Norman, Matthew, 2008: Investigation of Higher-Order Accuracy for a Conservative Semi-Lagrangian Discretization of the Atmospheric Dynamical Equations. Master's Thesis, North Carolina State University.
- Norman, Matthew and R. Nair, 2008: Inherently Conservative Non-Polynomial Based Remapping Schemes: Application to Semi-Lagrangian Transport. Monthly Weather Review, 136, 5044-5061.
- Norman, Matthew, F. H. M. Semazzi, and R. D. Nair, 2009: Conservative Cascade Interpolation on the Sphere: An Intercomparison of Various Non-Oscillatory Reconstructions. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 135, 795-805.
- Norman, Matthew, R. D. Nair, and F. H. M. Semazzi, 2010: A High-Order Accurate, Upwind, Fully Discrete, and Non-Oscillatory Solver for Non-Hydrostatic Atmospheric Simulation. Journal of Computational Physics, in prep.