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The Application of Compact Discs (CD-ROM) in the Atmospheric Sciences and Related Fields: An Update
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper describes the current application of compact discs (CD-ROM) to the storage and distribution of datasets for atmospheric sciences and related disciplines. CD-ROM technology is reviewed, currently available discs ...
Synoptic Frontal Analysis: Time for a Reassessment?
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: For over a half-century, the Bergen School conceptual model of cyclone structure and development has dominated the practice of synoptic meteorology, especially regarding the techniques by which surface synoptic charts are ...
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Publisher: American Meteorological Society
The “Banana Belt” of the Coastal Regions of Southern Oregon and Northern California
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The coastal regions of southern Oregon and northern California can be considerably warmer than locations to the north and south when air descends the substantial mountain barrier to the east. This paper describes the event ...
IFPS and the Future of the National Weather Service
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
The Northern California Wildfires of 8–9 October 2017: The Role of a Major Downslope Wind Event
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractA series of large wildfires began over the terrain north of San Francisco, California, during the evening of 8 October 2017 and spread across nearly 250,000 acres, including areas near the towns of Santa Rosa and ...
Subseasonal Weather Prediction in a Global Convection-Permitting Model
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractAlthough accurate weather and climate prediction beyond one to two weeks is of great value to society, the skill of such extended prediction is limited in current operational global numerical models, whose coarse ...
Evaluating Simulated Microphysics during OLYMPEX Using GPM Satellite Observations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractThis study evaluates moist physics in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model using observations collected during the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX) field campaign by the Global Precipitation ...