Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Recent submissions
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Regional Retrieval Processor for Direct Broadcast High Resolution Infrared Data
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)he Space Science Engineering Center, in collaboration with the Mauna Kea Weather Center of the University of Hawaii has developed a regional retrieval processor for high spectral resolution infrared data. The core of the ... -
The Observation Record Length Necessary to Generate Robust Soil Moisture Percentiles
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)he ability to use in situ soil moisture for large-scale soil moisture monitoring, model and satellite validation, and climate investigations is contingent on properly standardizing soil moisture observations. Percentiles ... -
An Initial Laboratory Prototype Experiment for Sequestration of Atmospheric CO2
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)n initial phase of laboratory investigation has been completed in pursuit of a global-scale methodology for reduction of CO2 in ambient air through direct air capture (DAC). The methodology presented previously by Agee, ... -
The Sensitivity of WRF Downscaled Precipitation in Puerto Rico to Cumulus Parameterization and Interior Grid Nudging
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)he sensitivity of the precipitation over Puerto Rico that is simulated by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is evaluated using multiple combinations of cumulus parameterization (CP) schemes and interior grid ... -
Reprocessing of HIRS Satellite Measurements from 1980 to 2015: Development toward a Consistent Decadal Cloud Record
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)his paper presents the cloud-parameter data records derived from High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) measurements from 1980 through 2015 on the NOAA and MetOp polar-orbiting platforms. Over this time period, ... -
The Influence of Fire-Induced Surface Changes on the Diurnal Temperature Changes over the Hayman Fire Scar
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)uring the 2010 Bio?Hydro?Atmosphere Interactions of Energy, Aerosols, Carbon, H2O, and Nitrogen (BEACHON) experiment in Colorado, nighttime temperatures over a site within the 2002 ?Hayman? fire scar were considerably ... -
Annual Dynamics of Shortwave Radiation as Consequence of Smoothing of Previously Plowed and Harrowed Soils in Poland
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)moothing a rough, deeply plowed soil increases its albedo, which determines a lower amount of shortwave radiation absorbed by its surface layer. That surface emits less longwave radiation, leading to a reduction in its ... -
A New Method for Generating Stochastic Simulations of Daily Air Temperature for Use in Weather Generators
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)stochastic harmonic autoregressive parametric (SHArP) weather generator is presented that simulates trended, nonstationary temperature values directly, circumventing the conventional approach of adding simulated standardized ... -
The Influence of Synoptic Circulations and Local Processes on Temperature Anomalies at Three French Observatories
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)he relative contribution of the synoptic-scale circulations to local and mesoscale processes was quantified in terms of the variability of midlatitude temperature anomalies from 2003 to 2013 using meteorological variables ... -
Probabilistic Forecasting of Surface Ozone with a Novel Statistical Approach
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)he recent change in the Environmental Protection Agency?s surface ozone regulation, lowering the surface ozone daily maximum 8-h average (MDA8) exceedance threshold from 75 to 70 ppbv, poses significant challenges to U.S. ... -
Assessment of MISR Cloud Motion Vectors (CMVs) Relative to GOES and MODIS Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs)
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)loud motion vector (CMV) winds retrieved from the Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the polar-orbiting Terra satellite from 2003 to 2008 are compared with collocated atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) ... -
Impact of Long-Term Observation on the Sampling Characteristics of TRMM PR Precipitation
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)bservations of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar (TRMM PR) over 16 yr yielded hundreds of large precipitation systems (≥100 km) for each 0.1° grid over major rainy regions. More than 90% of the ... -
A Seasonal Rainfall Performance Probability Tool for Famine Early Warning Systems
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)his paper reports on the development of a new statistical tool that generates probabilistic outlooks of seasonal precipitation anomaly categories over Africa. Called the seasonal performance probability (SPP), it quantitatively ... -
A New Convective Velocity Scale for Studying Diurnal Urban Heat Island Circulation
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)rban heat island circulation establishes an urban dome under stable stratification and no background wind conditions. Small-scale water models have been a very useful tool in the exploration of the mechanisms by which urban ... -
Assessment of the Energy Balance Closure under Advective Conditions and Its Impact Using Remote Sensing Data
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)unique and intensive flux observation matrix was established during May to September of 2012 in an oasis?desert area located in the middle reaches of the Heihe River basin, China. The flux observation matrix included 22 ... -
A Study of the Impacts of Climate Change Scenarios on the Plant Hardiness Zones of Albania
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)aps of plant hardiness zones are useful tools for determining the extreme limits for the survival of plants. Exploration of projected climate change effects on hardiness zones can help identify areas most affected by climate ... -
Changes in Wind Speed under Heat Waves Enhance Urban Heat Islands in the Beijing Metropolitan Area
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)he interaction between urban heat islands (UHIs) and heat waves (HWs) is studied using measurements collected at two towers in the Beijing, China, metropolitan area and an analytical model. Measurements show that 1) the ... -
Evaluation of a High-Resolution SPI for Monitoring Local Drought Severity
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)standardized precipitation index (SPI) that uses high-resolution, daily estimates of precipitation from the National Weather Service over the contiguous United States has been developed and is referred to as HRD SPI. There ... -
Estimation of Depolarization Ratio Using Weather Radars with Simultaneous Transmission / Reception
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)new methodology for estimating the Depolarization Ratio (DR) by dual-polarization radars with simultaneous transmission / reception of orthogonally polarized waves together with traditionally measured differential reflectivity ... -
Aircraft Measurements and Numerical Simulations of an Expansion Fan off the California Coast
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)ountains along the California coastline play a critical role in the dynamics of marine atmospheric boundary layer (MBL) airflow in the vicinity of the shoreline. Large changes in the MBL topology have been known to occur ...