Journal of Applied Meteorology: Recent submissions
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Analysis of Urban-Rural Canopy Using a Surface Heat Flux/Temperature Model
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)A one-dimensional numerical model, capable of simulating surface temperature and heat flux, is described in terms of the effective atmospheric and terrain variables. The two model parameters which are most responsible for ... -
Ice Nucleation Mechanisms of Submicron Monodispersed Silver Iodide, 1,5-Dihydroxynaphthalene and Phloroglucinol Aerosol Particles
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)The ice-nucleating abilities of monodispersed airborne particles between 0.01 and 0.12 ?m in diameter were determined at different temperatures for silver iodide, silver iodide/sodium chloride, 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene and ... -
Infrasound Originating Near Mountainous Regions in Colorado
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)An array of infrasonic microphones, installed near Fraser, CO, operated from February through June 1973. This observatory, in conjunction with a similar, permanent installation at Boulder, triangulated on sources of ... -
Bacteria as Biogenic Sources of Freezing Nuclei
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Bacteria which produce freezing nuclei active at temperatures warmer than ?10°C have been isolated from leaves, water and snow. Those which produce freezing nuclei active at the warmest temperatures include strains of P. ... -
An Attempt to Detect the Effects of a Steelworks on Precipitation Amounts in Central Hungary
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Daily precipitation amounts from a 20-station network within 50 km of a major steelworks at Dunaujváros have been analysed in two ways for a decade preceding construction of the works in the late 1950's and a decade ... -
Local and Regional Components of Sensible Heat Advection
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Detailed knowledge of the advection of sensible heat is necessary to understand the energy balance of the evaporating surface in many parts of the world. Sensible heat advection can result from regional and/or local sources. ... -
A Practical Method for Determining Wind Frequency Distributions for the Lowest 200 m from Routine Meteorological Data
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)A method is described for determining wind speed frequency distributions at any height up to ?200 m above ground for a meteorological station where wind speed and direction is measured at a low reference level (usually 10 ... -
An Advection-Diffusion Model for Pollutant Dispersion Near Roadways
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)An advection-diffusion model is constructed, using an eddy-diffusivity tensor derived from the turbulence data obtained during the General Motors Sulfate Dispersion Experiment. The derivation was based on dynamic considerations, ... -
Sensitivity Analysis and Application of an Entraining Plume Model
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Data derived from radiosonde soundings and stereoscopic photographs collected during a field experiment were input to a steady-state entraining plume cloud model to predict cumulus cloud development. The basic data input ... -
Extreme Evapotranspiration by Irrigated Alfalfa: A Consequence of the 1976 Midwestern Drought
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)The rate of evapotranspiration by irrigated alfalfa at Mead, NE (41°09?N; 96°30?W, elevation 354 m) reached record levels in 1976. Evapotranspiration was measured with precision weighing lysimeters in a field 1.9 ha in ... -
What Weather Modification Needs: An Insurance Perspective
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Individuals and businesses use insurance as one important means of dealing with uncertainty. While the insurance industry does not require the elimination of risk, for insurance to be affordable and available it must take ... -
What Does Weather Modification Need? A View from the Operational Level
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)For 30 years the field of weather modification has been struggling through a labyrinth of scientific, legal, societal, economic, legislative and operational paths which have produced a continuing controversy on the propriety ... -
What Does Weather Modification Need? A Societal View
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)The paper addresses four areas of concern relevant to a national policy on weather modification (being developed this year). These are 1) research policy issues, 2) public policy issues, 3) public response to weather ... -
Assessment of Probability of the Probable Maximum Hurricane Event and Its Associated Flooding Potential
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)The development of a model for hurricane-induced coastal flooding and the assignment of a probability distribution for each contributing event, makes it possible to estimate the probability of occurrence versus flood ... -
The Radiative Properties of Hydrometeors at Microwave Frequencies
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Radiative parameters of ensembles of ice and water hydrometeors at 19.35, 37.0, 50.3, 100, 130 and 183 GHz were computed by means of Mie theory. Extinction and absorption coefficients as well as the coefficients of Legendre ... -
Effect of Trend or Technology Variables and Record Period on Prediction of Corn Yields with Weather Variables
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)Reliable crop-weather-technology models are needed for yield prediction and for the determination of climatic risks in crop production. Accurate and timely information on crop yields would help both industry and government ... -
On the Use of Pyranometers in the Study of Spectral Solar Radiation and Atmospheric Aerosols
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)The zero-point deviation of Eppley precision spectral pyranometers is considered for different types of Schott filter glass hemispheres. It is found that the zero-point deviation may significantly affect the measurements ... -
The Inherent Position Errors in Double-Theodolite Pibal Measurements
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)A simple analysis of the position error inherent in double-theodolite pibal systems is presented. The quality of data collected by double theodolites is very sensitive to the geometric design of the system, and care must ... -
Comment on “An Assessment of NHRE Hail Suppression Seeding Technology Based on Silver Analysis”
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Measuring Temperature Structure Parameter Profiles with an Acoustic Sounder
(American Meteorological Society, 1978)A preliminary evaluation of acoustic sounders for measuring CT2 has been completed. Results show that the radar equation used to derive CT2 from sounders must be modified to include the effects of excess attenuation due ...