Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Recent submissions
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Polarization-Corrected Temperatures for 10-, 19-, 37-, and 89-GHz Passive Microwave Frequencies
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractCoefficients are derived for computing the polarization-corrected temperature (PCT) for 10-, 19-, 37- and 89-GHz (and similar) frequencies, with applicability to satellites in the Global Precipitation Measurement ... -
Radar-Observed Bulk Microphysics of Midlatitude Leading-Line Trailing-Stratiform Mesoscale Convective Systems
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractIn 2013, all NEXRAD WSR-88D units in the United States were upgraded to dual polarization. Dual polarization allows for the identification of precipitation particle shape, size, orientation, and concentration. In ... -
Global Precipitation Measuring Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Observations of Hailstorm Vertical Structure: Current Capabilities and Drawbacks
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractA statistical analysis of simultaneous observations of more than 800 hailstorms over the continental United States performed by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) ... -
WRF Model Study of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet: Effects of Grid Spacing and Boundary Layer Parameterization
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractPrevious studies have shown that the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model often underpredicts the strength of the Great Plains nocturnal low-level jet (NLLJ), which has implications for weather, climate, ... -
Present Climate Evaluation and Added Value Analysis of Dynamically Downscaled Simulations of CORDEX—East Asia
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractIn this study, we investigate the skills of the regional climate model Consortium for Small-Scale Modeling in Climate Mode (CCLM) in reproducing historical climatic features and their added value to the driving ... -
Cloud-Spacing Effects upon Entrainment and Rainfall along a Convective Line
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractCumulus clouds modify their immediate surroundings by detraining their warm, humid updrafts. When clouds are closely spaced, this conditioning of the local environment may alter the properties of the air entrained ... -
A Maieutic Exploration of Nudging Strategies for Regional Climate Applications Using the WRF Model
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractThe use of nudging in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model to constrain regional climate downscaling simulations is gaining in popularity because it can reduce error and improve consistency with the ... -
Examination of the Physical Atmosphere in the Great Lakes Region and Its Potential Impact on Air Quality—Overwater Stability and Satellite Assimilation
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractHigh mixing ratios of ozone along the shores of Lake Michigan have been a recurring theme over the last 40 years. Models continue to have difficulty in replicating ozone behavior in the region. Although emissions ... -
An Evaluation of MÉRA, a High-Resolution Mesoscale Regional Reanalysis
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractMet Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service, has generated a very high resolution (2.5-km horizontal grid) regional climate reanalysis for Ireland called the Met Éireann Reanalysis (MÉRA). MÉRA spans the period ... -
CO2 Transport, Variability, and Budget over the Southern California Air Basin Using the High-Resolution WRF-VPRM Model during the CalNex 2010 Campaign
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractTo study regional-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) transport, temporal variability, and budget over the Southern California Air Basin (SoCAB) during the California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change ... -
Influence of Lake Erie on a Lake Ontario Lake-Effect Snowstorm
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractAnnual lake-effect snowstorms, which develop through surface buoyant instability and upward moisture transport from the Laurentian Great Lakes, lead to important local increases in snowfall to the south and east. ... -
Prediction of the Onset of Heavy Rain Using SEVIRI Cloud Observations
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractThunderstorms and strong precipitation events can be highly variable in space and time and therefore are challenging to forecast. Geostationary satellites are particularly well suited for studying their occurrence ... -
Long-Term Observations and High-Resolution Modeling of Midlatitude Nocturnal Boundary Layer Processes Connected to Low-Level Jets
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractLow-level-jet (LLJ) periods are investigated by exploiting a long-term record of ground-based remote sensing Doppler wind lidar measurements supported by tower observations and surface flux measurements at the ... -
Future Hydrologic Extremes of the Red River Basin
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractHydrologic extremes of drought and flooding stress water resources and damage communities in the Red River basin, located in the south-central United States. For example, the summer of 2011 was the third driest ... -
Vertically Propagating Mountain Waves—A Hazard for High-Flying Aircraft?
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractStall warnings at flight level 410 (12.5 km) occurred unexpectedly during a research flight of the High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) over Italy on 12 January 2016. The dangerous flight situation ... -
An Improved Algorithm for Low-Level Turbulence Forecasting
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractA low-level turbulence (LLT) forecasting algorithm is proposed and implemented within the Graphical Turbulence Guidance (GTG) turbulence forecasting system. The LLT algorithm provides predictions of energy dissipation ... -
A Simple Accurate Formula for Calculating Saturation Vapor Pressure of Water and Ice
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractIt is necessary to calculate the saturation vapor pressure of water and of ice for some purposes in many disciplines. A number of formulas are available for this calculation. These formulas either are tedious or ... -
Simulation of an Evolving Convective Boundary Layer Using a Scale-Dependent Dynamic Smagorinsky Model at Near-Gray-Zone Resolutions
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractA scale-dependent Lagrangian-averaged dynamic Smagorinsky subgrid scheme with stratification effects is used to simulate the evolving convective boundary layer of the Wangara (Australia) case study in the gray-zone ... -
An Observational Study of the Diurnal Variation of Precipitation over Hong Kong and the Underlying Processes
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractHourly rainfall from automatic weather stations and reanalysis data from MERRA-2 are used to investigate the diurnal variation of precipitation in Hong Kong, a site along the southeast China coast with strong ... -
Possible Relationship of Weakened Aleutian Low with Air Quality Improvement in Seoul, South Korea
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractCold-season air quality in Seoul, South Korea, has been improved noticeably between 2001 and 2015 with a near-50% decrease in the mean concentration of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters ≤10 ?m (PM10). ...