Published manuscripts

Nelson, T. C., J. Marquis, A. Varble, and K. Friedrich, 2021: Radiosonde observations of environments supporting deep moist convection initiation during RELAMPAGO-CACTI, Mon. Wea. Rev., NA, NA, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-20-0148.1, in EOR. Publisher's Online Version; PDF Version, © American Meteorological Society 2021

Nelson, T. C., L. Harrison, and K. L. Corbosiero, 2020: Temporal and spatial autocorrelations from eXpendable Digital Dropsondes (XDDs) in tropical cyclones, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 37, 381-393, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0032.1. Publisher's Online Version; PDF Version, © American Meteorological Society 2020

Nelson, T. C., 2019: A Revised Technique for Measuring Vertical Velocity using Dropsondes. Ph.D. dissertation, University at Albany, State University of New York, 270pp.

T. C. Nelson, L. Harrison, and K. L. Corbosiero, 2019: Examination of the Expendable Digital Dropsonde–derived vertical velocities from the Tropical Cyclone Intensity (TCI) Experiment. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 2367-2386, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0414.1. Publisher's Online Version; PDF Version, © American Meteorological Society 2019

Ditchek, S. D., T. C. Nelson, M. Rosenmayer, and K. L. Corbosiero, 2017: The relationship between tropical cyclones at genesis and their maximum attained intensity. J. Climate, 30, 4897-4913, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0554.1. Publisher's Online Version; PDF Version, © American Meteorological Society 2017

Nelson, T. C., 2015: Utilizing TITAN Software for Hail Analysis to Aid in Mission Guidance. M.S. thesis, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 131 pp.

Non-published manuscripts

Nelson, T. C., and L. Harrison, 2021a: Revisiting the wind-finding equations for dropsondes, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., in revision for re-submission.

Nelson, T. C., and L. Harrison, 2021b: A revised technique for measuring vertical velocity using dropsondes, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., in revision for re-submission.

Nelson, T. C., 2018: Orographic effects during an extreme precipitation event in western South Dakota, available from the author upon request

Nelson, T. C., 2015: SDSMT AES 2015 Report No. 1: Storm Penetration A-10 (SPA-10) project manual for TITAN. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 67 pp. Available from the Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences program at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology upon request.

Nelson, T. C., and A. B. Young, 2012: Lightning: A parameter for predicting tornadoes and updraft strength. Department of Geography. Ohio University, 24 pp. Available from the authors upon request.

Oral presentations

Nelson, T. C., J. Marquis, A. Varble, and K. Friedrich, 2021: Analysis of Observed Near-cloud Environments Supporting Convective Initiation during RELAMPAGO-CACTI and their Impacts within Idealized Cloud-scale Simulations. 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Processes Across Scales: Engaging with Communities in the Physical and Social Sciences - Mesoscale Symposium, 11 January 2021, New Orleans, LA, presentation.

Nelson, T. C., 2019: Measuring, Depicting, and Analyzing Atmospheric Convection. Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville, 4 November 2019, Louisville, KY, invited presentation

Nelson, T. C., L. Harrison, and K. Corbosiero, 2018: Dropsonde-derived Vertical Velocities from the 2015 Tropical Cyclone Intensity (TCI) experiment. 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 17 April 2018, Ponte Vedra, FL, presentation.

Nelson, T. C., and L. Harrison, 2016: Convective Asymmetries Measured by eXpendable Digital Dropsondes (XDDs) in Tropical Cyclones. Tropical Cyclone Intensity (TCI) Workshop, 16 October 2016, Boulder, CO, presentation.

Nelson, T. C., A. G. Detwiler, and D. V. Kliche, 2015: Utilizing TITAN Software for Hail Analysis to Aid in Mission Guidance. Weather Modification Association Annual Meeting, 23 April 2015, Fargo, ND, presentation.

Nelson, T. C., A. G. Detwiler, and D. V. Kliche, 2015: Utilizing TITAN Software for Hail Analysis to Aid in Mission Guidance. SDSMT Student Research Symposium, 31 March 2015, Rapid City, SD, presentation.

Nelson, T. C., A. G. Detwiler, and D. V. Kliche, 2015: Utilizing TITAN Software for Hail Analysis to Aid in Mission Guidance. 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification, 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, 8 January 2015, Phoenix, AZ, presentation.

Nelson, T. C. and A. G. Detwiler, 2014: Examining Atmospheric Phenomena Using Storm Penetration Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Northern Plains Convective Storms Symposium, 19-20 May 2014, Grand Forks, ND, University of North Dakota, presentation.

Poster presentations

Nelson, T. C.,, J. Marquis, A. Varble, and K. Friedrich, 2020: Cloud-scale Simulations of Convection Initiation using Observed Near-cloud Environments from RELAMPAGO-CACTI. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Atmospheric Convection: Processes, Dynamics, and Links to Weather and Climate, 10 December 2020, San Francisco, CA, poster.

Nelson, T. C.,and J. Marquis, 2019: Analysis of Environments Leading to Convective Initiation during the RELAMPAGO Campaign. Earth System & Space Science (ESSS) Poster Conference, University of Colorado Boulder, 6 December 2019, Boulder, CO, poster.

Nelson, T. C., L. Harrison, and K. Corbosiero, 2017: Measuring Convection using eXpendable Digital Dropsondes (XDDs) in Tropical Cyclones. 8th Northeast Tropical Meteorology Workshop, 21 June 2017, Rensselaerville, NY, poster.

Nelson, T. C., L. Harrison, and K. Corbosiero, 2017: Convective Asymmetries Measured Dropsondes in Tropical Cyclones. 97th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Robert A. Houze, Jr. Symposium, 24 January 2017, Seattle, WA, poster.

Nelson, T. C. and A. B. Young, 2013: September 16th 2010 Tornado Outbreak: An Electrical Dynamic Analysis. Ohio University Student Expo, 11 April 2013, Athens, OH, Ohio University, poster.