Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Recent submissions

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    • Women in Meteorology 

      LeMone, Margaret A.; Waukau, Patricia L. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The names of 927 women who are or have been active in meteorology or closely related fields have been obtained from various sources. Of these women, at least 500 are presently active. An estimated 4?5% of the total number ...

    • Some Comments on the Evaluation of Model Performance 

      Willmott, Cort J. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Quantitative approaches to the evaluation of model performance were recently examined by Fox (1981). His recommendations are briefly reviewed and a revised set of performance statistics is proposed. It is suggested that ...

    • Cold Fronts Research: The Australian Summertime “Cool Change” 

      Smith, R. K.; Ryan, B. F.; Troup, A. J.; Wilson, K. J. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Much of the significant weather of southeastern Australia is associated with the passage of cold fronts. In summer, such passages are often accompanied by rapid and extreme temperature fails, as hot continental northerly ...

    • VHF and UHF Doppler Radars as Tools for Synoptic Research 

      Larsen, M. F.; Röttger, J. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Applications of VHF and UHF Doppler radars to research in synoptic meteorology are reviewed. We find that these radars show great potential for studies of large scales, but the area of research where the instruments really ...

    • On the Use of Radars for Operational Wind Profiling 

      Balsley, B. B.; Gage, K. S. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The application of clear-air radars to operational wind profiling is considered. Several alternative techniques for determining atmospheric winds from radars are surveyed and, in light of the current interest in operational ...

    • Where We Are and Where We Are Going in Mountain Meteorology 

      Reiter, Elmar R. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Mountain ranges and high plateaus influence atmospheric circulation patterns on all scales, ranging from ultralong planetary waves to small turbulent eddies. Some of these effects are brought about simply by orographic ...

    • Real-Time Jetstream Tracking: National Benefit from an ST Radar Network for Measuring Atmospheric Motions 

      Carlson, Herbert C.; Sundararaman, N. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Attention is directed to a wind measurement system that could be of significant cost benefit to the airline industry and the nation. A network of Stratosphere-Troposphere (ST) radars can provide continuous wind measurements ...

    • San Antonio Mountain Experiment (SAMEX) 

      McCutchan, Morris H.; Fox, Douglas G.; Furman, R. William (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The San Antonio Mountain Experiment (SAMEX) involves a 3325 m. conically shaped, isolated mountain in north-central New Mexico where hourly observations of temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and ...

    • The Mount Washington Observatory—50 Years Old 

      Smith, Alan A. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The Mount Washington Observatory celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. The history of the establishment and of the early days of the Observatory is summarized, and its research programs, instrumentation, and facilities ...

    • The Media and Public Perceptions of Climatic Change 

      Harrison, Michael R. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      This paper reports on the role of the media in shaping public perceptions of climatic change in Canada. The results of an exploratory questionnaire survey in southern Ontario revealed that a large proportion of respondents ...

    • Climatic Aspects of Droughts 

      Landsberg, H. E. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Drought is an inevitable part of climate, even in regions of usually ample rainfall. Because of the effects of drought on food supply, long time series of occurrence exist in many parts of the world. Incidence is dominated ...

    • Multiple Aircraft Tracking System for Coordinated Research Missions 

      Johnson, Peter N.; Fink, Jack L. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The Multiple Aircraft Position System (MAPS) was developed by the Convective Storms Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in response to the need for aircraft position in the coordination of large field ...

    • An Overview of Acid Rain Monitoring Activities in North America 

      Wisniewski, Joe; Kinsman, John D. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The various forms of acidic components that may be deposited from the atmosphere are reviewed. These components are classified into three categories: wet deposition (rain and snow), dry deposition (particles and gases), ...

    • Sunday Creek—The CCOPE Operations Center 

      Biter, C. J.; Johnson, Peter N. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      An operations center was designed for the Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment to facilitate the task of coordinating research activities. This paper describes the facilities of the center and the role of the ...

    • The Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment (CCOPE), 18 May-7 August 1981 

      Knight, Charles A. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      The Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment, CCOPE, was an outgrowth of the perceived need for more comprehensive data sets on convective clouds. It was planned and executed by a large group of participants, with ...

    • Atmospheric Issues Identified in State Water Resource Planning 

      Changnon, Stanley A.; Semonin, Richard G. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Illinois is completing a comprehensive statewide water plan. The plan selects three atmospheric issues, among the 11 identified as key issues facing the state's water resources. The issues selected include climate change ...

    • Jule Charney's Influence on Meteorology 

      Phillips, Norman A. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      No abstract available.

    • Fog and Tidal Current Connection at Cape Cod Canal—Early Recognition and Recent Measurements 

      Woodcock, Alfred H. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      Notes by Gardner Emmons about the initiation of low advective fogs on Cape Cod are presented. Subsequent measurements made in these fogs confirm his suggestion that mixing and temperature changes associated with tidal ...

    • Satellite Observations of Sea Surface Temperature Around the British Isles 

      Saunders, R. W.; Ward, N. R.; England, C. F.; Hunt, G. E. (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      TIROS-N Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery has been used to study the temperature structure of the sea surface around the British Isles. We have combined the satellite imagery from both TIROS-N. ...

    • A Study of Persistent Elevated Pollution Episodes in the Northeastern United States 

      Vaughan, William M.; Chan, Michael; Cantrell, Bruce; Pooler, Francis (American Meteorological Society, 1982)
      To examine chemical transformation within stagnant air masses and the atmospheric processes acting upon such air masses, the United States EPA sponsored a study in the summer of 1980 in the northeastern region of the ...