Abstract: o what extent did large-scale thermodynamic climate change contribute to the intensity and unusual track of Hurricane Sandy, which affected the U.S. mid-Atlantic region in late October 2012? How much of an impact would ...

Abstract: revious studies have documented a feedback mechanism involving the cyclonic low-level jet (LLJ), poleward moisture flux and flux convergence, and condensational heating. Increased water vapor content and potentially heavier ...

Abstract: Although Rochester, New York (ROC), is not located in a climatogically favored region for extreme [i.e., ≥30 cm (12 in.) 24 h?1] lake-effect snow (LES), significant [i.e., ≥15 cm (6 in.) 24 h?1] LES can occur there under ...

Abstract: An elongated cold-frontal maximum in the lower-tropospheric potential vorticity (PV) field accompanies some midlatitude cyclones. These PV maxima are often of diabatic origin, and are hypothesized to contribute substantially ...

Abstract: AbstractTropical cyclones (TCs) undergoing strong extratropical transition (ET) can produce adverse societal impacts in areas that rarely experience direct TC impacts. This, in conjunction with projected environmental ...

Abstract: The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is used to test the sensitivity of simulations of Hurricane Ivan (2004) to changes in horizontal grid spacing for grid lengths from 8 to 1 km. As resolution is increased, ...

Abstract: nalysis of a pair of three-dimensional simulations of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) reveals a significant sensitivity of convective momentum transport (CMT), MCS motion, and the generation of severe surface winds to ...

Abstract: AbstractRecord-setting rainfall occurred over the state of South Carolina in early October 2015, with maximum accumulations exceeding 500 mm. During the heavy rainfall, Hurricane Joaquin was located offshore to the southeast ...