Patricia A. Miller

Ms. Miller is a mathematician currently assigned to the Information Systems Branch of the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) Global Systems Division (GSD). Ms. Miller joined NOAA's Space Environment Laboratory in 1975, moved into the Wave Propagation Laboratory in 1978, and into the Forecast Systems Laboratory (now renamed ESRL/GSD) in 1984. She has worked in the fields of oceanic remote sensing, meteorological remote sensing, model verification, aviation weather, and high performance computing. She is now engaged in data assimilation and quality control of meteorological observations.

Address

NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory
R/E/FS4
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Phone:  (303) 497-6365
Fax:  (303) 497-7256
Email:  Patricia.A.Miller@noaa.gov 

Publications

Miller, P. A., M. F. Barth, L. A. Benjamin, R. S. Artz, and W. R. Pendergrass, 2007: MADIS Support for UrbaNet. 14th Symposium on Meteorological Observations, and Instrumentation, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc. PDF

Moninger, W.R., M.F. Barth, S.G. Benjamin, R.S. Collander, B.D. Jamison, P.A. Miller, B.E. Schwartz, T.L. Smith, and E. Szoke, 2006: TAMDAR evaluation work at the Forecast Systems Laboratory: An overview. 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), Atlanta, GA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 9.7. PDF

Stensrud, D.J., N. Yussourf, M.E. Baldwin, J.T. McQueen, J. Du, B. Zhou, B. Ferrier, G. Manikin, F.M. Ralph, J.M. Wilczak, A.B. White, I. Djlalova, J. Bao, R.J. Zamora, S.G. Benjamin, P.A. Miller, T.L. Smith, T. Smirnova, M.F. Barth, 2006: The New England High-Resolution Temperature Program (NEHRTP). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.,87,491-498. PDF

Miller, P.A., M. Barth, L. Benjamin, D. Helms, M. Campbell, J. Facundo, and J. O'Sullivan, 2005: The Meteorological Assimilation and Data Ingest System (MADIS): Providing value-added observations to the meteorological community. 21st Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Washington, D.C., Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, and L.A. Benjamin 2005: An update on MADIS observation ingest, integration, quality control, and distribution capabilities. 21st Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, J7.12. PDF

MacDermaid, C., R.C. Lipschutz, P. Hildreth, R.A. Ryan, A.B. Stanley, M.F. Barth, and P.A. Miller, 2005: Architecture of MADIS data processing and distribution at FSL. 21st Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, P2.39. PDF

Moninger, W.R., T.S. Daniels, R. Mamrosh, M. Barth, S. Benjamin, R. Collander, L. Ewy, B. Jamison, R. Lipschutz, P. Miller, B. Schwartz, T. Smith, and E. Szoke, 2004: TAMDAR, the Rapid Update Cycle, and the Great Lakes Fleet Experiment. 11th Conf. on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology , Hyannis, MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, P8.6. PDF

Chadwick R., Miller P., Helms, D. 2004: Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) for collection and use of citizen weather data. Great Divide Weather Workshop, Sep. 8-10, 2004., Billings MT

Koch, S.E., Y. Xie, N. Wang, J.A. McGinley, P.A. Miller, and S. Albers, 2004: A new approach for mesoscale surface analysis: The Space-Time Mesoscale Analysis System (STMAS). 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms , Hyannis, MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, J1.5.

Miller, P.A. and M.F. Barth, 2003: Ingest, Integration, Quality Control, and Distribution of Observations from State Transportation Departments using MADIS International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (IIPS), Feb 9-13, 2003. PDF

Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, and A.E. MacDonald, 2002: MADIS: Providing Value-Added Observations to the Meteorological Community. FSL Forum, June, 2002.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, and L.L. Morone, 2002: NCEP RSAS Technical Procedures Bulletin, March 2002

Miller, P.A. and M.F. Barth, 2002: The AWIPS Build 5.2.2 MAPS Surface Assimilation System (MSAS) Preprints, Interactive Symposium on the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), Jan 13-17, 2002.

Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, and A.E. MacDonald 2002: MADIS: The Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System. Preprints, AMS Symposium on Observations, Data Assimilation, and Probabilistic Prediction, Jan 13-17, 2002.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, and A.E. MacDonald 2001: An Introduction to FSL's Assimilation Model Experiment (FAME). Preprints, Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems, Jan 14-19, 2001.

Miller, P.A. and M.F. Barth, 2000: Upgrades to the LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System., FSL Forum, February, 2000.

Miller, P.A. and M.F. Barth, 1999: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: An Update for AWIPS Build 4.2. Preprints, 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Jan 10-15, 1999.

Jesuroga, R.T., C. Subramaniam, M. Kelsch, and P.A. Miller, 1998: The AWIPS Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System. Preprints, 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Jan 11-16, 1998.

Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, M.H. Savoie, and C.S. Hartsough, 1998: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: Results from the Model Consistency Check Applied to Boundary Layer Profiler Winds. Preprints, 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Jan 11-16, 1998.

Hartsough, C.S., P.A. Miller, M.F. Barth, and M.H. Savoie, 1998: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: Results from the Spatial Consistency Check Applied to Surface Observations. Preprints, 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Jan. 11-16, 1998.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, C.S. Hartsough, M.H. Savoie, 1998: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: An Overall System Description, Preprints, 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Jan. 11-16 1998.

Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, and C.S. Hartsough, 1997: Results from the LDAD Quality Control Model Consistency Check Applied to Boundary Layer Profiler Winds. FSL Forum, November, 1997.

Hartsough, C.S., P.A. Miller, and M.F. Barth, 1997: Results from the LDAD Quality Control Spatial Consistency Check Applied to Surface Observations. FSL Forum, November, 1997.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, and C.S. Hartsough, 1997: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System. FSL Forum, November, 1997.

van de Kamp, D.W., F.M. Ralph, M.F. Barth, P.A. Miller, J.R. Smart L.A. Benjamin, 1997: The New Bird Contamination Quality Control Check Applied to Hourly Winds from NOAA's Profiler Network. Preprints, 28th Conference on Radar Meteorology.

Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, and P.A. Miller, 1997: Developing FSL's Real-Time Verification System, FSL Forum, June 1997.

Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, L.A. Sherretz, D.M. Rodgers, M. Moore, D. Sims, 1997: Using the FSL Prototype AIV Editor to Edit Icing Grids: A Preliminary Evaluation Using the RTVS. NOAA Tech Memo; ERL FSL-20.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, J.R. Smart and L.A. Benjamin, 1997: The Extent of Bird Contamination in the Hourly Winds Measured by the NOAA Profiler Network: Results Before and After Implementation of the New Bird Contamination Quality Control Check. Preprints, First Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems, Long Beach, CA, Feb. 2-7, 1997.

Hartsough, C.S., P.A. Miller, M.F. Barth, and B.E. Schwartz, 1997: The Quality Control Component of FSL's Real-Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprints, Seventh Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Long Beach, CA, Feb. 2-7, 1997.

Mahoney, J.L. J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, 1997: A Description of the Forecast System Laboratory's Real-Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprints, Seventh Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Long Beach, CA, Feb. 2-7, 1997.

Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henderson, P.A. Miller, 1997: Statistical Evaluation of "Edited" Icing Grids using the Real-Time Verification System (RTVS). Preprints, Seventh Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Long Beach, CA, Feb. 2-7, 1997.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, J.R. Smart, L.A. Benjamin, 1996: Bird Contamination in the NOAA Profiler Network Hourly Winds: Results Before and After Implementation of the New Quality Control Check. FSL Forum, December, 1996.

Miller, P.A., L.B. Hart, T.B. Henderson, 1996: Numerical Weather Prediction: Predicting Future Computation Requirements, FSL Forum, August, 1996.

Miller, P.A., L.B. Hart, T.B. Henderson, 1996: The Computational Future of Numerical Weather Prediction. Preprints, Eleventh Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 19-23, 1996

Miller, P.A., L.B. Hart, T.B. Henderson, C.F. Baillie, M.W. Govett, 1996: A Parallel Programming Technique for Environmental Prediction Models. NOAA Regional Environmental Modeling Workshop Abstracts.

Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, D.W. van de Kamp, B.E. Schwartz, R.B. Chadwick, B.L. Weber, and D.B. Wuertz 1995: Real-time Six-min Winds from the NOAA Profiler Network. Part I: Data Processing and Quality Control, through NOAA review, to be submitted to Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

Mahoney, J.L., P.A. Miller, J.E. Ramer, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller 1996: A Second Evaluation Of State-of-the-Atmosphere Variables Generated by MSAS. NOAA Tech Memo; ERL FSL-19.

Mahoney, J.L., C. Hartsough, P.A. Miller, M.M. Cairns, R.J. Miller 1995: A Second Evaluation of Aviation-Impact Variables Generated by LAPS. NOAA Tech Memo; ERL FSL-16.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, R.S. Collander, 1995: The performance of the first RASS in NOAA's Profiler Network. FSL Forum, December 1995.

Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, D.W. van de Kamp, B.E. Schwartz, R.B. Chadwick, B.L. Weber, D.B. Wuertz 1995: An evaluation of real-time quality control techniques applied to subhourly wind profiler data. Preprints, Ninth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Charlotte, NC, March 27-31, 1995.

Schwartz B.E., P.A. Miller, M.F. Barth 1995: A comparison of ACARS ascent/descent and 6-minute profiler wind observations. Preprints, Ninth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Charlotte, NC. March 27-31, 1995

Miller, P.A. and R.L. Fozzard 1994: Real-time Quality Control Monitoring of hourly surface observations at NOAA's Forecast Systems Laboratory. Preprints, Tenth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Portland, Oregon, July 17-22, 1994.

Schlatter, T.W. and F.S. Zbar editors, 1994: Wind profiler assessment report and recommendations for future work. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA report. 144pp. P.A. Miller contributor to Wind data quality control section.

Miller, P.A., R.S. Collander, and M.F. Barth, 1994: Evaluating the performance of the first RASS in NOAA's Wind Profiler Demonstration Network. Proceedings, Third Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling: Needs and Technologies, Hamburg, Germany, August 30 - September 2, 1994.

Moninger, W.R and P.A. Miller. 1994: ACARS Quality Control, Correction, and Monitoring. Preprints, Tenth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Portland, Oregon, July 17-22, 1994 .

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, D.W. van de Kamp, T.W. Schlatter, B.L. Weber, D.B. Wuertz, K.A. Brewster 1994: An Evaluation of Two Quality Control Methods Designed for use with Hourly Wind Profiler Data. Annales Geophysicae, 12, 711-724. European Geophysical Society.

Benjamin, S.G., L.L. Morone, K.J. Brundage, P.A. Miller, T.L. Smith, G. Grell, D. Kim, J.M. Brown, T.W. Schlatter 1994: The Rapid Update cycle at NMC. Preprints, Tenth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Portland, Oregon, July 17-22, 1994 .

Benjamin, S.G., R. Bleck, G. Grell, T.L. Smith, K.J. Brundage, J.M. Brown, P.A. Miller, 1994: An Operational Isentropic/Sigma Hybrid Forecast Model and Data Assimilation System. Proceedings, The Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones, Vol. III, Bergen, Norway, June 27-July 1, 1994. S. Gronas and M.A. Shapiro (eds.), Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, 268-273 (1994).

Miller, P.A., T.W. Schlatter, D.W. van de Kamp, M.F. Barth, and B.L. Weber, 1994: An Unfolding Algorithm for Profiler Winds, AMS Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 11, 32-41.

Miller, P.A., and M.F. Barth, 1993: Wind Profiler Demonstration Network Quality Control Upgrade. FSL Forum, December, 1993.

Miller, P.A. and Shwu-Ching Lin, 1993: Correlation Models for Three-Dimensional Multivariate Optimal Interpolation. Lecture notes, Mesoscale Data Assimilation, 1990 Summer Colloquium, Advanced Study Program, NCAR, Boulder, CO.

Miller, P.A. and Shwu-Ching Lin, 1993: Use of Asynoptic Aircraft and Surface Observations in an Intermittent Assimilation System. Lecture notes, Mesoscale Data Assimilation, 1990 Summer Colloquium, Advanced Study Program, NCAR, Boulder, CO.

Benjamin S.B., R. Bleck, G. Grell, Z. Pan, T. L. Smith, J. M. Brown, J. E. Ramer, P. A. Miller, and K. Brundage, 1993: Aviation Forecasts from the Hybrid-B Version of MAPS- Effects of a New Vertical Coordinate and Improved Model Physics. Preprints, Aviation Conference, Vienna, Virginia.

Miller, P.A., T.W. Schlatter, M.F. Barth, D.W. van de Kamp, B.L. Weber, D.B. Wuertz, 1993: Quality Control Methods Designed for use with Hourly Wind Profiler Data. Proceedings, European Geophysical Society, XVIII General Assembly, Supplement II to Vol. 11, Wiesbaden, Germany, May 3-7.

Benjamin, S.G., T.L. Smith, P.A. Miller, D. Kim, T.W. Schlatter, D. Devenyi, J.M. Carriere, and R. Bleck 1993: Recent Developments in the MAPS Isentropic-Sigma Data Assimilation System. Quarterly Journal of the Hungarian Meteorological Service, 97, January-March 1993

Miller P.A., L.L. Morone, 1993: Real-time quality control of hourly reports from the Automated Surface Observing System. Preprints, Eighth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Anaheim, California, January 17-22.

Miller, P.A., 1992: Evaluating two algorithms for unfolding profiler winds. FSL Forum, July, 1992.

Miller, P.A. and S.G. Benjamin, 1992: A System for the Hourly Assimilation of Surface Observations in Mountainous and Flat Terrain, AMS Monthly Weather Review, 120, 2342-2359.

Miller, P.A., T.W. Schlatter, D.B. Wuertz, B.L. Weber, D.W. van de Kamp and M.F. Barth, 1991: An Evaluation of Automated Quality Control Methods Designed for use with Hourly Wind Profiler Data. Proceedings, Second Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling: Needs and Technologies, Boulder, Co., September 10-13.

Benjamin, S.G., T.L. Smith, P.A. Miller, D. Kim, T.W. Schlatter, and R. Bleck 1991: Recent Improvements in the MAPS Isentropic-Sigma Data Assimilation System. Preprints, Ninth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Denver, Co., October 14-18.

Miller, P.A., and S.G. Benjamin, 1991: Horizontal Quality Control For a Real-Time 3-h Assimilation System Configured in Isentropic Coordinates. Preprints, Ninth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Denver, Co., October 14-18.

Benjamin, S.B. and P.A. Miller, 1990: An Alternative Sea-Level Pressure Reduction and a Statistical Comparison of Geostrophic Winds Estimated with Observed Surface Winds, AMS Monthly Weather Review, 118, 2099-2116.

Wuertz, D.B., B.L. Weber, R.G. Strauch, D.A. Merritt, K.P. Moran, D.C. Law, D. Van de Kamp, R.B. Chadwick, M.H. Ackley, M.F. Barth, N.L. Abshire, P.A. Miller, T.W. Schlatter, 1990: Evaluating the Performance of the New NOAA Demonstration Network Wind Profiler. Proceedings, International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium, May 20-24, 1990, College Park, MD.

Weber, B.L., D.B. Wuertz, R.G. Strauch, D.A. Merritt, K.P. Moran, D.C. Law, D. Van de Kamp, R.B. Chadwick, M.H. Ackley, M.F. Barth, N.L. Abshire, P.A. Miller, T.W. Schlatter, 1990: Preliminary Evaluation of the first NOAA Demonstation Network Wind Profiler, AMS Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 7, 909-918.

Miller, P.A., and M.J. Falls, 1989: The Incorporation of Inversion Characteristics into Ground-Based Microwave Temperature Soundings: A Simulation Study. Microwave Remote Sensing of the Earth System, A. Chedin, ed., Hampton, Virginia, 51-73 (1989).

Miller, P.A., and M.J. Falls, 1989: A Pilot Study of Methods to Decrease Measurement Errors of Tropospheric Inversions by Ground-Based Microwave Radiometry. AMS Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 6(2), 225-234.

Miller, P.A., and S.G. Benjamin, 1988: A Scheme for Analyzing Surface Observations Over Heterogeneous Terrain. Preprints, Eighth Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Baltimore, MD, February 22-25, 178-184.

Miller, P.A., and M.J. Falls, 1987: A Pilot Study of Measurement Errors of Tropospheric Inversions by Ground-Based Microwave Radiometry. Proceedings, XIX General Assembly, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) August 9-22, 1987 Vancouver, Canada.

Miller, P.A., and B.L. Weber, 1987: Response to "Comments on 'A Compact Direction-Finding Antenna for HF Remote Sensing'", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, GE-25, 110-113.

Miller, P.A., R.L. Lyons, and B.L. Weber, 1985: A Compact Direction- Finding Antenna for HF Remote Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, GE-23, 18-24.

Holitza, F.J., J.R. Smart, C.J. McAdie, P.A. Miller, R.D. Schroeder, and T.L. Benson, 1984: Final Report to the NEXRAD JSPO, FY 1984. NOAA Program for Regional Observing and Forecasing Services, 104pp.

Miller, P.A., R.L. Lyons, and B.L. Weber, 1983: An Analysis of Direction-Finding Algorithms Designed for Use with a Compact Four-Element Antenna. Proceedings, International Workshop on the Remote Sensing of Oceanic Variables Using HF Groundwave Radar, Nov 15-16, Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland.

Georges, T.M. editor,D.E. Barrick, M.F. Barth, C. Blasingame, Y.A. Bush, A. Carr, M.W. Evans, J.D. Forberg, I. Fotino, A.S. Frisch, J. Hawkins, M.M. Janopaul, D.C. Law, J. Leise, R. Lyons, P.A. Miller, J.P. Riley, M. Spratte, W. St. John, K. Sutterfield, and B.L. Weber, 1982: Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar: A Users Guide, NOAA Wave Propagation Laboratory Report, 335pp. P.A. Miller solely responsible for Appendix C: "Results of Some Simulations to Test the Accuracy of Different Angle-finding Algorithms."

Miller, P.A., and J.A. Leise, 1982: Radar Doppler Detection Methods with Applications to CODAR. NOAA Tech Memo; ERL WPL-94, 25pp.

Leise, J.A., and P.A. Miller, 1981: Observations of Two-Dimensional Surface Continuity with an HF Radar. Proceedings, Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, Nov. 9-13, San Fransico, CA.

Leise, J.A., and P.A. Miller, 1979: Numerical Methods for Generating Computer Movies of Lagrangian Coordinate Systems. Proceedings, Fall Meeting of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematicians (SIAM), Nov 12-14, Denver, CO.


Last updated 2 March 2007.