Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Recent submissions
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Comparison of NCEP Multisensor Precipitation Estimates with Independent Gauge Data over the Eastern United States
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)auge-calibrated radar estimates of daily precipitation are compared with daily observed values of precipitation from National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Observer Network (COOP) stations to evaluate the multisensor ... -
Computation of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Its Use to Assess Drought Occurrences in Cameroon over Recent Decades
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he standardized precipitation index (SPI) is computed and analyzed using 55 years of precipitation data recorded in 24 observation stations in Cameroon along with University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit (CRU) ... -
Comparison of Near-Surface Air Temperatures and MODIS Ice-Surface Temperatures at Summit, Greenland (2008–13)
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he stability of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) ice-surface temperature (IST) product from Terra was investigated for use as a climate-quality data record. The availability of climate-quality air ... -
A Case Study of Radar Observations and WRF LES Simulations of the Impact of Ground-Based Glaciogenic Seeding on Orographic Clouds and Precipitation. Part I: Observations and Model Validations
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)rofiling airborne radar data and accompanying large-eddy-simulation (LES) modeling are used to examine the impact of ground-based glaciogenic seeding on cloud and precipitation in a shallow stratiform orographic winter ... -
A Synergistic Analysis of Cloud Cover and Vertical Distribution from A-Train and Ground-Based Sensors over the High Arctic Station Eureka from 2006 to 2010
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ctive remote sensing instruments such as lidar and radar allow one to accurately detect the presence of clouds and give information on their vertical structure and phase. To better address cloud radiative impact over the ... -
Characterization of Low-Level Winds of Southern and Coastal Delaware
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)inds across the Delaware Peninsula transport pollutants, modify the temperature, and play a critical role within the state?s agricultural and tourism industries. The low-level winds inland and near Delaware?s coastline are ... -
Extension of the TAMSAT Satellite-Based Rainfall Monitoring over Africa and from 1983 to Present
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ropical Applications of Meteorology Using Satellite Data and Ground-Based Observations (TAMSAT) rainfall monitoring products have been extended to provide spatially contiguous rainfall estimates across Africa. This has ... -
Measurements of Differential Reflectivity in Snowstorms and Warm Season Stratiform Systems
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he organized behavior of differential radar reflectivity (ZDR) is documented in the cold regions of a wide variety of stratiform precipitation types occurring in both winter and summer. The radar targets and attendant cloud ... -
Use of the GOES-R Split-Window Difference to Diagnose Deepening Low-Level Water Vapor
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he depth of boundary layer water vapor plays a critical role in convective cloud formation in the warm season, but numerical models often struggle with accurate predictions of above-surface moisture. Satellite retrievals ... -
Optimizing the Probability of Flying in High Ice Water Content Conditions in the Tropics Using a Regional-Scale Climatology of Convective Cell Properties
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)n this paper, statistical properties of rainfall are derived from 14 years of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission data to optimize the use of flight hours for the upcoming High Altitude Ice Crystals (HAIC)/High Ice Water ... -
Uncertainties of GPM DPR Rain Estimates Caused by DSD Parameterizations
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)framework based on measured raindrop size distribution (DSD) data has been developed to assess uncertainties in DSD models employed in Ku- and Ka-band dual-wavelength radar retrievals. In this study, the rain rates and ... -
Temporal Patterns of Precipitation and Vegetation Variability over Zimbabwe during Extreme Dry and Wet Rainfall Seasons
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)limatic variability over southern Africa is a well-recognized phenomenon, yet knowledge about the temporal variability of extreme seasons is lacking. This study investigates the intraseasonal progression of extreme seasons ... -
A Surface Wind Extremes (“Wind Lulls” and “Wind Blows”) Climatology for Central North America and Adjoining Oceans (1979–2012)
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)his study explores long-term deviations from wind averages, specifically near the surface across central North America and adjoining oceans (25°?50°N, 60°?130°W) for 1979?2012 (408 months) by utilizing the North American ... -
Effect of Urban Growth on Aerosol Optical Depth—Tucson, Arizona, 35 Years Later
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ultiwavelength solar irradiance measurements between 400 and 900 nm were made on cloudless days in Tucson, Arizona, over a 30-month period between March 2010 and August 2012. They were analyzed to simultaneously retrieve ... -
Study of a Sea-Breeze Case through Momentum, Temperature, and Turbulence Budgets
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)simulation with the Méso-NH model over the island of Mallorca, Spain, has been made in a case of synoptic high pressure (5 June 2010) that allowed the development of sea breezes (SB) in the three main basins of the island. ... -
Temporal Trend Analyses of Alpine Data Using North American Regional Reanalysis and In Situ Data: Temperature, Wind Speed, Precipitation, and Derived Blowing Snow
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)cross the globe, wind speed trends have shown a slight decline for in situ meteorological datasets. Yet few studies have assessed long-term wind speed trends for alpine regions or how such trends could influence snow ... -
A Removal Filter for Suspicious Extreme Rainfall Profiles in TRMM PR 2A25 Version-7 Data
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)his study reports on the presence of suspicious ?extreme rainfall? data in the 2A25 version-7 (V7) product of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar (PR) dataset and introduces a simple method ... -
Investigating the Effect of the “Land between the Lakes” on Storm Patterns
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he artificially created region around the ?Land between the Lakes? (LBL) in Kentucky represents unique land use and land cover (LULC) heterogeneities. Over a distance of 100 km, the LULC comprises artificially created open ... -
Forecast of Icing Events at a Wind Farm in Sweden
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)his paper introduces a method for identifying icing events using a physical icing model, driven by atmospheric data from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, and applies it to a wind park in Sweden. Observed ... -
Impact of Afternoon Thunderstorms on the Land–Sea Breeze in the Taipei Basin during Summer: An Experiment
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)nvironmental conditions for the roughly three million people living in the Taipei basin of Taiwan are greatly affected by the land?sea breeze and afternoon thunderstorm activities. A new perspective on the land?sea breeze ...