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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
EISSN: 1520-0477
ISSN: 0003-0007
Priority: 12
Description: The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the flagship magazine of AMS and publishes articles of interest and significance for the weather, water, and climate community as well as news, editorials, and reviews for AMS members More ...
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Derecho Hazards in the United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Convectively generated wind-storms occur over broad temporal and spatial scales; however, the more widespread and longer lived of these windstorms have been given the name ?derecho.? Utilizing an integrated derecho database, ...
Driving Blind: Weather-Related Vision Hazards and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: isibility-related weather hazards have significant impacts on motor vehicle operators because of decreased driver vision, reduced roadway speed, amplified speed variability, and elevated crash risk. This research presents ...
Recipe for Disaster: How the Dynamic Ingredients of Risk and Exposure Are Changing the Tornado Disaster Landscape
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: ornado disasters and their potential are a product of both hazard risk and underlying physical and social vulnerabilities. This investigation appraises exposure, which is an important component and driver of vulnerability, ...
A Reassessment of U.S. Lightning Mortality
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Lightning is a unique weather hazard when compared to other perils such as tornadoes, flash floods, and hurricanes since lightning itself does not constitute a criterion for a severe event according to National Weather ...
The Future of Supercells in the United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society