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Joanne Simpson: An Ideal Model of Mentorship

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Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

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The role of cumulus clouds in local, regional, and global weather and climate that is understood today is based to a large extent on the pioneering work of Joanne Simpson. Her involvement in this work is illustrated through the experiences as my career developed. She also was, and is, an ideal model of mentorship. This paper illustrates this model using my interactions during the 1970s and early 1980s, and how they have influenced research articles up to the present.

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  1. Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    Roger A. Pielke Jr.

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  1. Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Mail Code 912, 20771, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Wei-Kuo Tao

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    Robert Adler

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Pielke, R.A. (2003). Joanne Simpson: An Ideal Model of Mentorship. In: Tao, WK., Adler, R. (eds) Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Meteorological Monographs. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-878220-63-9_2

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