William McPherson

Research Associate, Ph.D. Student

(405) 325-9611,

William McPherson
Center for Spatial Analysis
3100 Monitor Ave, Ste 180
Norman, OK 73072-7807

Education

PhD in Geography (in progress), University of Oklahoma

Master of Science in Meteorology (1991), University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of Science (Physics) (1985), University of Oklahoma

Teaching Experience in Geography:

GIS and Remote Sensing (CSA Geospatial Summer Institute)
Numerous climate and meteorology classes and labs

Grants & Awards

2007, ($55.618) Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support for NOAA Historical Climate Network(renewal), Co-PI, National Weather Service Headquarters
2006, ($266,311) Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support for NOAA Environmental Real-Time Observation Network (renewal), Co-PI, National Weather Service Headquarters
2005, ($112,371) Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support for NOAA Environmental Real-Time Observation Network, Co-PI, National Weather Service Headquarters
2004, ($213,501) Development of a Comprehensive GIS Model to Prototype a New National Weather Service COOP Network, Co-PI, National Weather Service Headquarters
2004, ($38,337) GIS-based Selection of Potential National Weather Service COOP Sites: A Pilot Study in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Co-PI, National Weather Service Headquarters
2004, ($88,451) Field Surveys for COOP and LETS locations in New England States, Co-PI, National Weather Service Headquarters

Conference Presentations & Papers

McPherson, W. G., Jr., M. Yuan and N. Benson, Devising an online collaborative decision-support GIS for climate monitoring site selection, 2007. 23rd International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; American Meteorological Society, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
McPherson, W. G., Jr. and M. Yuan, Spatial Analysis Decision Support for NOAA’s Environmental Real-Time Observation Network, 2006. 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 11-15.
McPherson, W. G., Jr. and M. Yuan, A GIS Approach to Site Selection for the NWS Modernized Coop Network, 2005. 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation; American Meteorological Society, Savannah, Georgia, Jun. 20-24.
McPherson, W. G., Jr. and M. Yuan, D. Giuliano, K. Tapp, and J. Rush, Siting New England: a GIS prototype for site selection for the NWS Modernized Cooperative Network, 2005. Ninth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface; American Meteorological Society, San Diego, CA, Jan. 9-13.
Wolfinbarger, J. M., J. R. Greenfield, T. A. Cannon, and W. G. McPherson, Jr., 2004. Weatherscope: A Streamlined Display Application For Geographic Weather Data. 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; American Meteorological Society, Seattle, Washington, Jan. 11-15.