Harlan Shannon

As a meteorologist, Harlan is responsible for assessing weather and climate impacts on Australian agriculture, developing geospatial products and applications to support WAOB agricultural weather and drought monitoring activities, preparing ad hoc weather analyses when extreme weather threatens U.S. crops and livestock, and serving as the WAOB focal point for World Meteorological Organization (WMO) related activities. Prior to joining USDA, Harlan worked for the Center for Conservation Research and Technology, developing a numerical model to forecast avian soaring flight times and altitudes to reduce the bird strike hazard to aircraft. Harlan earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University.