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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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Aeronautical Meteorology: Progress and Challenges—Today and Tomorrow
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Weather strongly affects air carrier and general aviation operations and the air traffic control system. Accidents, flight delays, airport operations, and fuel economy are only a few of the more significant factors in air ...
Chicago Area Program: A Major New Atmospheric Effort
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A series of mesoscale meteorological research projects have developed since 1975 in the area over and around the south end of Lake Michigan. These regionally focused projects, under the label of the Chicago Area Program ...
Typhoon Havens Research Program at the Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Tropical cyclone research from the operational, applied view-point falls into two categories?forecasting research and decision-making research. One aspect of the latter is the typhoon haven evaluations being done by the ...
Tornadowise or Otherwise?
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Institutions of higher education commonly function as communities isolated from the larger communities of which they are generally a part. Because institutions furnish duplicate services, such as health and police agencies, ...
Performance of NMC in Forecasting a Record-Breaking Winter Storm, 6-7 February 1978
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: An intense winter storm deepened rapidly to maturity off the Mid-Atlantic coast and brought record amounts of snow to southeastern New England. The development, which was not the typical development of a Cape Hatteras storm ...
The Case for an Expanded Digital WEFAX
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Arguments are presented in support of an intermediate band-width rebroadcast service that would make geostationary satellite image data in digital form available frequently to a broader base of users. The appeal of locally ...
A Survey of New Jersey's Agricultural Weather Service Users
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Three surveys were conducted to examine the availability and usage of agricultural weather information in southern New jersey. Farmers, representatives of the agricultural industry, and radio stations in southern New Jersey ...
NWS Hazardous Weather Terminology
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The hazardous weather terminology used by the National Weather Service has slowly evolved since the beginning of a U.S. weather service in the 1800s. Use of the terms watch and warning has proved to be the most controversial ...
Interpretation of Doppler Weather Radar Displays of Midlatitude Mesoscale Convective Systems
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The utility of color displays of Doppler-radar data in revealing real-time kinematic information has been demonstrated in past studies, especially for extratropical cyclones and severe thunderstorms. Such displays can also ...
Vortex Breakdown in Atmospheric Columnar Vortices
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Vortex breakdown occurs in tornadoes and waterspouts. This phenomenon may give information on the state and future behavior of those whirlwinds. Because of the rarity of recorded events, archival sources are consulted for ...