Professor of Meteorology and Associate Director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies
Florida State UniversityForecasting, Hurricane, Meteorology
Bourassa uses on-site and remote observations as well as meteorological models to research air-sea interactions and how satellites measure what is happening on the Earth鈥檚 surface. He is an expert in surface water waves and the identification of tropical disturbances, which are possible precursors to tropical cyclones. Bourassa is also a team leader for the NASA Ocean Vector Wind Science Team.