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Extreme Rainfall from Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in the Eastern United States: Hurricane Irene (2011)
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: urricane Irene produced catastrophic rainfall and flooding in portions of the eastern United States from 27 to 29 August 2011. Like a number of tropical cyclones that have produced extreme flooding in the northeastern ...
The Present-Day Simulation and Twenty-First-Century Projection of the Climatology of Extratropical Transition in the North Atlantic
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractThis study explores the simulations and twenty-first-century projections of extratropical transition (ET) of tropical cyclones (TCs) in the North Atlantic, with a newly developed global climate model: the ...
Changes in Wind Speed under Heat Waves Enhance Urban Heat Islands in the Beijing Metropolitan Area
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he interaction between urban heat islands (UHIs) and heat waves (HWs) is studied using measurements collected at two towers in the Beijing, China, metropolitan area and an analytical model. Measurements show that 1) the ...
Typhoon Nina and the August 1975 Flood over Central China
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he August 1975 flood in central China was one of the most destructive floods in history. Catastrophic flooding was the product of extreme rainfall from Typhoon Nina over a 3-day period from 5 to 7 August 1975. Despite the ...
Projection of Landfalling–Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Eastern United States under Anthropogenic Warming
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractLandfalling?tropical cyclone (TC) rainfall is an important element of inland flood hazards in the eastern United States. The projection of landfalling-TC rainfall under anthropogenic warming provides insight into ...