Nancy J. Selover
- Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Research Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Arizona State Climatologist, State Climate Office
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Arizona State University
PO Box 871508
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone:
480-965-4349
(480) 965-0580
Fax:
480-965-1473
Email:
selover@asu.edu
Home Page:
http://geography.asu.edu/azclimate
Biography
Funded Research Projects:2004-2006CuPIDO Cumulus Photogrammetric, In Situ and Doppler Observations. Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Joseph Zehnder, ASU Geography. Project to examine onset and development of deep convection associated with the North American Monsoon over the Catalina Mountain sky islands of southern Arizona. 2005Salt River Project Run-off Model. With Andrew W. Ellis, Office of Climatology, ASU Geography. Develop run-off prediction models for the Salt, Verde, and Tonto Basins using SNOTEL SWE and precipitation data. Separate models for 1st and 15th of month during RO season. 2003-2004City of Phoenix Water Services Department ASU GPS Data Collection Pilot Study. PI: Dr. Elizabeth Burns, ASU Geography. Project Manager supervising graduate students in GPS data collection and GIS processing of water department infrastructure. 2001-2002Crop Water Use in Central Arizona. Co-Investigator with Dr. Michael Hanrahan, Senior Research Specialist, ADWR. Project funded by Arizona Department of Water Resources to estimate actual crop water use for cotton, wheat and barley in central Arizona. 1999-2001Evaporation and Climate Effects of Tempe Town Lake. PI. Partner project with City of Tempe Water Management Division, ASU Environmental Fluid Dynamics Program, and McKemy Middle School. Grant from University for the Next Century, ASU President's Office. 1999 Temperature and Wind Speed Probabilities in the Metropolitan Phoenix Area. PI. Grant from Salt River Project Electric System Planning and Engineering Department. May through September 1999. 1991-1999 Arizona Thunderstorm Intercept Project (AZTC). Assistant Director since 1992. A summer research project with the National Weather Service Phoenix Forecast office and the local media to gather meteorological data ahead of approaching thunderstorms in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. One credit summer course at ASU (GPH 498). 1998 Summer Solar energy study in Grand Canyon along the Colorado River. PI: Dr. Larry Stevens 1995-1997 Energy Balance studies in the Grand Canyon along the Colorado River. PI: Melvin G. Marcus 1995-1996 NCAR COMET Partners Project, Influence of Local Circulation Patterns on Convective Precipitation and Thunderstorm Development: Phoenix, AZ, Co-Investigators: Nancy J. Selover & Dr. Randall Cerveny, Arizona State University and Douglas Green, National Weather Service Forecast Office Phoenix. 1995 Western Region Climate Center, Desert Research Institute, Development of Long-Range Statistical Forecast Guidance for Arizona Monsoon Precipitation. Co-Investigators: Robert C. Balling, Jr., Anthony J. Brazel, Nancy J. Selover & Randall S. Cerveny.Education
- Ph.D., Geography, Arizona State University, 2005
- M.A., Geography, Arizona State University, 1995
- B.S., Geography, Arizona State University, 1993
- B.A., Technical Theatre, University of California-Los Angeles, 1973
Journal Articles
Baker, L. A., A. J. Brazel, N. Selover, C. Martin, N. McIntyre, F. R. Steiner, A. Nelson and L. Musacchio. 2002. Urbanization and warming of Phoenix (Arizona, USA): Impacts, feedbacks, and mitigation. Urban Ecosystems 6:183-203. (link)
Brazel, A. J., H. S. Fernando, J. C. Hunt, N. Selover, B. C. Hedquist and E. Pardyjak. 2005. Evening transition observations in Phoenix, Arizona. Journal of Applied Meteorology 44:99-112. (link)
Brazel, A. J., N. Selover, R. Vose and G. Heisler. 2000. The tale of two climates -- Baltimore and Phoenix urban LTER sites. Climate Research 15:123-135. (link)
Zehnder, J. A., L. Zhang, D. Hansford, A. Razdan, N. Selover and C. M. Brown. 2006. Using digital cloud photogrammetry to characterize the onset and transition from shallow to deep convection over orography. Monthly Weather Review 134:2527-2546.
Posters/Presentations
Brazel, A. J., A. Anderson and N. Selover. 1999. Microclimate and housing waves along the urban fringe. Presented at the Proceedings Biometeorology and Urban Climatology at the Turn of the Millennium, International Congress of Biometeorology and International Conference on Urban Climatology, 8-12 November, Sydney, Australia.
Brazel, A. J., C. Martin, D. Hope, A. Ellis, G. Heisler, L. Baker, S. Anderson, N. Selover, L. Stabler, R. Tomalty and J. Blair. 2001. CAP LTER climate. Poster presented at the January 19, 2001, CAP LTER Third Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. (link)
Brazel, A. J. and N. J. Selover. 2006. Diurnal regimes of evaporation at Tempe Town Lake, Arizona. Poster presented September 2006 to the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. Eugene, OR.
Brazel, A. J. and N. Selover. 2002. The evening transition in Phoenix. Poster presented at January 17, 2002, CAP LTER Fourth Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Jones, N., A. J. Brazel, C. Eisinger, S. Harlan, B. Hedquist, S. Grineski, G. D. Jenerette, L. Larsen, M. Lord, J. Parker, L. Prashad, N. Selover, W. L. Stefanov and D. Zeigler. 2003. Neighborhood ecosystems: Human-vegetation-climate interactions in a desert metropolis. Poster presented February 19, 2003, CAP LTER Fifth Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Selover, N. 2000. Spatial variation in climate across the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area at various times scales. Presented at 14-18 August 2000 Third Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society, University of California, Davis.
Selover, N. J. 2000. Local climate effects of a large urban lake on Tempe, AZ. Presented at 14-18 August 2000 Third Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society, University of California, Davis.
Selover, N. J., R. Aggarwal, S. Waters and H. Eakin. 2012. Case critical: Are droughts withering our resources?. Panel discussion moderated by Climate Change Science Manager, Nalini Chhetri, Thursday, September 6, 2012, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
