Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Recent submissions
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Meteorological Satellites—The Very Early Years Prior to Launch of TIROS-1
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The meteorological satellite program began in the United States as the result of the actions taken by a very small but dedicated group of people from the late 1940s to 1960. This paper provides firsthand accounts by two ... -
Corrigenda
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)Correction to Volume 74, Issue 11, Article 2179. -
A Proposal for the Intercomparison of the Dynamical Cores of Atmospheric General Circulation Models
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)A benchmark calculation is proposed for evaluating the dynamical cores of atmospheric general circulation models independently of the physical parameterizations. The test focuses on the long-term statistical properties of ... -
Long-Lead Seasonal Forecasts—Where Do We Stand?
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The National Weather Service intends to begin routinely issuing long-lead forecasts of 3-month mean U.S. temperature and precipitation by the beginning of 1995. The ability to produce useful forecasts for certain seasons ... -
The Feasibility of Estimating Ocean Surface Currents on an Operational Basis Using Satellite Feature Tracking Methods
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The feasibility of using a relatively new technique, often referred to as satellite feature tracking, for estimating ocean surface currents is described. Sequential satellite imagery is used to determine the displacements ... -
Natural Disaster Reduction and Global Change
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)No abstract available. -
Lake-Aggregate Mesoscale Disturbances. Part II: A Case Study of the Effects on Regional and Synoptic-Scale Weather Systems
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)A high-resolution numerical model is employed to examine effects of the Great Lakes aggregate, defined to be the five major Great Lakes, on regional and synoptic-scale weather. Simulations wherein the effects of the lakes ... -
Development of a Data Management System for the Kuwait Oil Fire Atmospheric Measurement Program
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)Following the onset of the Kuwait oil fires in early 1991, numerous efforts to monitor and estimate the environmental effects of the fires were initiated. These efforts produced a diverse set of atmospheric data from ... -
Historical Developments Leading to Current Forecast Models of Annual Atlantic Hurricane Activity
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)There is considerable interest in forecasting interannual hurricane activity for the Atlantic basin. Various predictors representing different components of the tropical Atlantic climate have been suggested. The choice of ... -
The Experimental Cloud Lidar Pilot Study (ECLIPS) for Cloud—Radiation Research
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The Experimental Cloud Lidar Pilot Study (ECLIPS) was initiated to obtain statistics on cloud-base height, extinction, optical depth, cloud brokenness, and surface fluxes. Two observational phases have taken place, in ... -
An Investigation of the Ability of Nonlinear Methods to Infer Dynamics from Observables
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)In this study analysis of data whose character was kept secret was performed by employing a variety of nonlinear approaches. The idea was to test the ability of approaches stemming from the theory of nonlinear dynamical ... -
Real-Time Guidance Provided by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division to Forecasters during Emily of 1993
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The Hurricane Research Division (HRD) is NOAA/s primary component for research on tropical cyclones. In accomplishing research goals, many staff members have developed analysis procedures and forecast models that not only ... -
The 1993 Midwest Extreme Precipitation in Historical and Probabilistic Perspective
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)Extreme rainfall amounts that resulted in severe flooding during the spring and summer of 1993 along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are examined from a historical and probabilistic viewpoint. Long-term average ... -
WMO's Role in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)Editor's note: This article is based on a presentation to the Symposium on theInternational Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 24 January 1994 in Nashville,Tennessee. The symposium was held in conjunction with the AMS ... -
A Perspective on Reducing Losses from Natural Hazards
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)Editor's Note: This article is the first in a series of three articles based on apresentation to the Symposium on the International Decade for Natural DisasterReduction held 24 January 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee. The ... -
The Evolution of Convective Storms from Their Footprints on the Sea as Viewed by Synthetic Aperture Radar from Space
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)SEASAT synthetic aperture radar (SAR) echoes from the sea have previously been shown to be the result of rain and winds produced by convective storms; rain damps the surface waves and causes echo-free holes, while the ... -
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program: Programmatic Background and Design of the Cloud and Radiation Test Bed
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, is a major new program of atmospheric measurement and modeling. The program is intended to improve the understanding of ... -
The Atlantic Climate Change Program
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)The Atlantic Climate Change Program (ACCP) is a component of NOAA's Climate and Global Change Program. ACCP is directed at determining the role of the thermohaline circulation of the Atlantic Ocean on global atmospheric ... -
Anders Ångström and His Early Papers on Probability Forecasting and the Use/Value of Weather Forecasts
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)Anders K. Ångström was known primarily for his contributions to the field of atmospheric radiation. However, his scientific interests encompassed many diverse topics. This paper describes the contents of two early, remarkable, ... -
Record-Breaking Microstorm System Supports New Rainfall Frequency Estimates in Illinois
(American Meteorological Society, 1994)An unusually severe microstorm system developed on 11 August 1993 in Champaign in east-central Illinois where continuous weather records have been maintained for 104 years. Total rainfall in the 1993 storm exceeded the ...