Scott Sandgathe



Title Principal Oceanographer
Department Environmental & Information Systems (EIS)


Education B.S. Physics 1972, Oregon State University
Graduate with honors 1973, Officer Candidate School
Ph.D. Meteorology 1981, Naval Postgraduate School
Email sandgathe@apl.washington.edu
Phone 541-988-0289

Meteorological Analysis and Verification, Forecast Meteorology, Navy Technology Systems, Numerical Weather Prediction, Tropical Meteorology

Dr. Sandgathe has extensive experience in operational oceanography and meteorology including tropical meteorology, synoptic analysis and forecasting, and numerical weather prediction. He is currently technical advisor to the Navy's Tactical Weather Radar Program and NOWCAST Program. He is also developing an automated forecast verification technique for mesoscale numerical weather prediction and working on automation and visualization tools for Navy meteorologists. Dr. Sandgathe joined the Laboratory in 2001.

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