Abstract: Tucson, Arizona, is an example of the many cities in the southwestern United States experiencing rapid growth and urban sprawl over the last several decades. The accompanying extensive modification of land use and land ...

Abstract: The North American monsoon is an important feature of the atmospheric circulation over the continent, with a research literature that dates back almost 100 years. The authors review the wide range of past and current ...

Abstract: The intraseasonal evolution of the North American monsoon in southeast Arizona during the 1980?93 period is investigated using a neural network?based nonlinear classification technique known as the self-organizing map ...

Abstract: Relationships between transient upper-tropospheric troughs and warm season convective activity over the southwest United States and northern Mexico are explored. Analysis of geopotential height and vorticity fields from ...

Abstract: This article presents ongoing efforts to understand interactions between the North American monsoon and society in order to develop applications for monsoon research in a highly complex, multicultural, and binational region. ...