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Ryan Torn's current research focuses on trying to understand atmospheric predictability by determining the source and growth of uncertainty within numerical models across a number of timescales using ensemble forecasts. This includes employing sensitivity analysis, which can be used to identify locations where to take observations that could improve the forecast.  He is an expert in both hurricane and atmospheric river forecasting.

Dr. Bassill received his PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a research focus in ensemble and parameterization studies. Afterward, he worked as a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Utah, where he studied aspects of Hurricane Sandy’s unusual track (including what led some models to make an incorrect forecast). Afterward he was hired as a Post-Doctoral researcher with the New York State Mesonet to begin building an operational analysis system that would utilize mesonet observations. Concurrently, he is actively involved in building meteorological products for and doing basic research with the New York State Mesonet. Currently, Nick predominantly spends his time working with the Center of Excellence on a variety of projects.