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An Examination of Tropical and Extratropical Gust Factors and the Associated Wind Speed Histograms
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A gust factor, defined as the ratio between a peak wind gust and mean wind speed over a period of time, can be used along with other statistics to examine the structure of the wind. Gust factors are heavily dependent on ...
Surface Observations of Landfalling Hurricane Rainbands
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This study examines the rainband-scale fluctuations of various meteorological parameters for Hurricanes Bonnie (1998) and Dennis (1999). Hurricane rainbands, identified by Next Generation Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 ...
The West Texas Mesonet: A Technical Overview
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The West Texas Mesonet originated in 1999 as a project of Texas Tech University. The mesonet consists of 40 automated surface meteorological stations, two atmospheric profilers, and one upper-air sounding system. Each ...