Abstract: A thermodynamic diagram useful in the graphical computation of the Montgomery streamfunction is developed. Examples of the use of the diagram are shown together with an analysis of error for the graphical technique.

Abstract: Rawinsonde observations taken during the National Hail Research Experiment are analyzed by multiple-linear regression techniques to study the influence of environmental factors on hailstorm severity. The latter is inferred ...

Abstract: A substantial decline in North American cyclone and anticyclone activity has been documented by several recent studies based on counts of disturbance tracks. An independent method of assessing long-term trends in synoptic-scale ...

Abstract: The time series of daily averaged cloud fractions (CFs) collected from different platforms?two Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on Terra and Aqua satellites, the National Centers for ...

Abstract: ontemporary climate science seeks to understand the rate and magnitude of a warming global climate and how it impacts regional variability and teleconnections. One of the key drivers of regional climate is the observed ...

Abstract: Radiometrics MP-3000A microwave radiometric profiler (MWRP) provided high temporal resolution atmospheric profiles for temperature and absolute humidity up to 10 km, while 113 radiosondes were launched (and 68 were used ...

Abstract: The Storm Studies in the Arctic (STAR) network (2007?2010) conducted a major meteorological field project from 10 October?30 November 2007 and in February 2008, focused on southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada?a region ...