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Sean Davis

Research Physicist

Stratospheric Modeling & Analysis

NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory
325 Broadway, R/CSL8
Boulder, CO 80305 USA

303-351-1673
Sean.M.Davis@noaa.gov

Affiliation

NOAA

Sean's research focuses on understanding interactions between changes in atmospheric composition and circulation, with a particular focus on the upper troposphere to stratosphere.

Education

Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado, 2007
B.S., Physics, University of Tulsa, 2001

Research

Satellite water vapor measurements - Upper Troposphere to Stratosphere
Stratospheric water vapor and ozone variability and trends
Coupling between dynamics, trace constituent distributions

Current Topics

Sean is one of the creators of the SWOOSH database, and is the lead of the ISSI Tropical Width Impacts on the Stratosphere (TWIST) team. He is also a chapter co-lead and active member of the APARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (A-RIP).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

last modified: September 8, 2025