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Improved Detection Using Negative Elevation Angles for Mountaintop WSR-88Ds. Part III: Simulations of Shallow Convective Activity over and around Lake Ontario
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: During the winter, lake-effect snowstorms that form over Lake Ontario represent a significant weather hazard for the populace around the lake. These storms, which typically are only 2 km deep, frequently can produce narrow ...
Classification and Conceptual Models for Heavy Snowfall Events over East Vancouver Island of British Columbia, Canada
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he East Vancouver Island region on the west coast of Canada is prone to heavy snow in winter due to its unique geographical setting, which involves complicated interactions among the atmosphere, ocean, and local topography. ...
A Remote-Sensing View of a Freezing-Rain Storm
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A destructive freezing-rain storm on 15 February 1990 was observed intensively with advanced ground-based remote sensors and conventional instruments by the Lake Ontario Winter Storms (LOWS) project in upstate New York. A ...
The 3 November Tornadic Event during Sydney 2000: Storm Evolution and the Role of Low-Level Boundaries
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Several severe thunderstorms, including a tornadic supercell, developed on the afternoon of 3 November 2000, during the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project. Severe weather included three tornadoes, damaging wind ...
The Impact of Advanced Nowcasting Systems on Severe Weather Warning during the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project: 3 November 2000
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: One of the principal aims of the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project was to assess the utility of advanced nowcasting systems to operational severe weather forecasters. This paper describes the application of the ...