Journal of Applied Meteorology: Recent submissions
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Rainfall Intensity Estimation by Ground-Based Dual-Frequency Microwave Radiometers
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)Many investigators have used satellite data to derive rainfall intensity and to compare them with rain gauge data. However, there has always been a problem: what is the optimal time period for the two different types of ... -
Drop Size Distributions Measured by a 2D Video Disdrometer: Comparison with Dual-Polarization Radar Data
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)An analysis of drop size distributions (DSDs) measured in four very different precipitation regimes is presented and is compared with polarimetric radar measurements. The DSDs are measured by a 2D video disdrometer, which ... -
A Comparison among Strategies for Interpolating Maximum and Minimum Daily Air Temperatures. Part I: The Selection of “Guiding” Topographic and Land Cover Variables
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)This paper explores the derivation and selection of a comprehensive set of continuous topographic and land cover?related variables to guide the interpolation of daily maximum and minimum temperatures over England and Wales, ... -
Variograms of Radar Reflectivity to Describe the Spatial Continuity of Alpine Precipitation
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)The authors use variograms of radar reflectivity as a summary statistic to describe the spatial continuity of Alpine precipitation on mesogamma scales. First, how to obtain such variograms is discussed. Second, a set of ... -
Sampling Errors of SSM/I and TRMM Rainfall Averages: Comparison with Error Estimates from Surface Data and a Simple Model
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)Quantitative use of satellite-derived maps of monthly rainfall requires some measure of the accuracy of the satellite estimates. The rainfall estimate for a given map grid box is subject to both remote sensing error and, ... -
Retrieved Vertical Profiles of Latent Heat Release Using TRMM Rainfall Products for February 1998
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)This paper represents the first attempt to use Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) rainfall information to estimate the four-dimensional latent heating structure over the global Tropics for one month (February 1998). ... -
A Cooperative Atmosphere–Surface Exchange Study (CASES) Dataset for Analyzing and Parameterizing the Effects of Land Surface Heterogeneity on Area-Averaged Surface Heat Fluxes
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)A multiscale dataset that includes atmospheric, surface, and subsurface observations obtained from an observation network covering a region that has a scale order comparable to mesoscale and general circulation models is ... -
Estimation of the Equivalent Radar Reflectivity Factor from Measured Snow Size Spectra
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)In this paper, a method for the estimation of radar reflectivity from measured snow particle size distributions is presented based on earlier works of Marshall and Gunn and of Smith. During two snowfalls, the method was ... -
Modification of an Operational Dispersion Model for Urban Applications
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)An operational multisource, multireceptor Gaussian dispersion model, the Danish regulatory model Operationelle Meteorologiske Luftkvalitetsmodeller (OML) has been modified for applications in urban environments. A so-called ... -
Calculation of Area-Averaged Fluxes: Application to BOREAS
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)This study estimates area-averaged fluxes over the Boreal Ecosystem?Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) region using tower and aircraft data. The dependence of the area-averaged flux on various assumptions and external flow ... -
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Simulations of Mesoscale Circulations in the Center of the Iberian Peninsula for Thermal Low Pressure Conditions. Part I: Evaluation of the Topography Vorticity-Mode Mesoscale Model
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)The Topography Vorticity-Mode Mesoscale (TVM) model has been evaluated for four different cases of thermal low pressure systems over the Iberian Peninsula. These conditions are considered to be representative of the range ... -
A Dynamic Probability Model of Hurricane Winds in Coastal Counties of the United States
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)The authors develop and apply a model that uses hurricane-experience data in counties along the U.S. hurricane coast to give annual exceedence probabilities to maximum tropical cyclone wind events. The model uses a maximum ... -
Simulations of Mesoscale Circulations in the Center of the Iberian Peninsula for Thermal Low Pressure Conditions. Part II: Air-Parcel Transport Patterns
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)This paper discusses the variability of air-parcel transport under similar summer thermal low pressure conditions over the Iberian Peninsula. Three-dimensional trajectories were estimated by means of the Topography ... -
Operational Nowcasting of the Sun Protection Factor for the Urban Area of Vienna
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)A method was developed to produce hourly updated nowcasts of recommended sun protection factors (SPF) for different photobiological skin types. Actual UV (250?400 nm) measurements and a forecast of the UV index provide the ... -
Assessment of the Quality of Thunderstorm Data at First-Order Stations
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)Climatological assessments of past fluctuations in thunderstorms and other weather extremes require high-quality records. Data on thunder-day occurrences exist at U.S. first-order stations (FOS) since 1894 and represent ... -
Forcing of the Wintertime Antarctic Boundary Layer Winds from the NCEP–NCAR Global Reanalysis
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)Antarctica is noted for strong and persistent winds in the lower atmosphere. The wind directions are controlled by the underlying ice terrain and are deflected in general 20°?50° to the left of the fall line. The Antarctic ... -
Aerosol Dynamics in the Near Field of Engine Exhaust Plumes
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)A simulation methodology previously employed to study the effect of large- and small-scale turbulent mixing on gaseous chemistry in engine exhaust plumes has been extended in this study to investigate aerosol dynamics. An ... -
Determination of Unfiltered Radiances from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Instrument
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)A new method for determining unfiltered shortwave (SW), longwave (LW), and window radiances from filtered radiances measured by the Clouds and the Earth?s Radiant Energy System (CERES) satellite instrument is presented. ... -
On the Definition of a Heat Wave
(American Meteorological Society, 2001)Heat waves are a major cause of weather-related deaths. With the current concern for global warming it is reasonable to suppose that they may increase in frequency, severity, duration, or areal extent in the future. However, ...