• Variational Assimilation of Radar Data and GLM Lightning-Derived Water Vapor for the Short-Term Forecasts of High-Impact Convective Events Cite CITE Title : Variational Assimilation of Radar Data and GLM Lightning-Derived Water Vapor for the Short-Term Forecasts of High-Impact Convective Events Personal Author(s) : Fierro, Alexandre O.;Wang, Yunheng;Gao, Jidong;Mansell, Edward R.; Published Date : 2019 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (11): 4045–4069. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0421.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 5.43 MB] Personal Author: Fierro, Alexandre O. ; Wang, Yunheng ... 2019 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (11): 4045–4069. Description: The assimilation of water vapor mass mixing ratio derived from total lightning data from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) within a three-dimen... File Type: [PDF - 5.43 MB] File Type: [PDF - 5.43 MB] Neighborhood- and Object-Based Probabilistic Verification of the OU MAP Ensemble Forecasts during 2017 and 2018 Hazardous Weather Testbeds Cite CITE Title : Neighborhood- and Object-Based Probabilistic Verification of the OU MAP Ensemble Forecasts during 2017 and 2018 Hazardous Weather Testbeds Personal Author(s) : Johnson, Aaron;Wang, Xuguang;Wang, Yongming;Reinhart, Anthony;Clark, Adam J.;Jirak, Israel L.; Published Date : 2020 Source : Wea. Forecasting (2020) 35 (1): 169–191. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0060.1 Journal Title : Weather and Forecasting File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 3.14 MB] Personal Author: Johnson, Aaron ; Wang, Xuguang ... 2020 | Wea. Forecasting (2020) 35 (1): 169–191. Description: An object-based probabilistic (OBPROB) forecasting framework is developed and applied, together with a more traditional neighborhood-based framework, ... File Type: [PDF - 3.14 MB] File Type: [PDF - 3.14 MB] Nocturnal Convection Initiation during PECAN 2015 Cite CITE Title : Nocturnal Convection Initiation during PECAN 2015 Personal Author(s) : Weckwerth, Tammy M., 1966-;Hanesiak, John;Wilson, James W.;Trier, Stanley B.;Degelia, Samuel K.;Gallus, William A.;Roberts, Rita D.;Wang, Xuguang; Published Date : 2019 Source : Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (2019) 100 (11): 2223–2239. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0299.1 Journal Title : Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 14.87 MB] Personal Author: Weckwerth, Tammy M., 1966- ; Hanesiak, John ... 2019 | Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (2019) 100 (11): 2223–2239. Description: Nocturnal convection initiation (NCI) is more difficult to anticipate and forecast than daytime convection initiation (CI). A major component of the P... File Type: [PDF - 14.87 MB] File Type: [PDF - 14.87 MB] Of Fire and Smoke Plumes, Polarimetric Radar Characteristics Cite CITE Title : Of Fire and Smoke Plumes, Polarimetric Radar Characteristics Personal Author(s) : Zrnić, Dušan S.;Zhang, Pengfei;Melnikov, Valery;Mirkovic, Djordje; Published Date : 2020 Source : Atmosphere 2020, 11(4), 363. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11040363 Journal Title : Atmosphere File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 9.68 MB] Personal Author: Zrnić, Dušan S. ; Zhang, Pengfei ... 2020 | Atmosphere 2020, 11(4), 363. Description: Weather surveillance radars routinely detect smoke of various origin. Of particular significance to the meteorological community are wildfires in fore... File Type: [PDF - 9.68 MB] File Type: [PDF - 9.68 MB] A Method to Control the Environmental Wind Profile in Idealized Simulations of Deep Convection with Surface Friction Cite CITE Title : A Method to Control the Environmental Wind Profile in Idealized Simulations of Deep Convection with Surface Friction Personal Author(s) : Dawson, Daniel T.;Roberts, Brett;Xue, Ming; Published Date : 2019 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (11): 3935–3954. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0462.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 2.35 MB] Personal Author: Dawson, Daniel T. ; Roberts, Brett ... 2019 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (11): 3935–3954. Description: In idealized, horizontally homogeneous, cloud model simulations of convective storms, the action of surface friction can substantially modify the near... File Type: [PDF - 2.35 MB] File Type: [PDF - 2.35 MB] The Impact of Elevation Sidelobe Contamination on Radar Data Quality for Operational Interpretation Cite CITE Title : The Impact of Elevation Sidelobe Contamination on Radar Data Quality for Operational Interpretation Personal Author(s) : Nai, Feng;Boettcher, Jami;Curtis, Christopher;Schvartzman, David;Torres, Sebastián; Published Date : 2020 Source : J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (2020) 59 (4): 707–724. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0092.1 Journal Title : Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 3.46 MB] Personal Author: Nai, Feng ; Boettcher, Jami ... 2020 | J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (2020) 59 (4): 707–724. Description: To fulfill the evolving observational needs of the National Weather Service (NWS), future weather radar systems will have to meet demanding requiremen... File Type: [PDF - 3.46 MB] File Type: [PDF - 3.46 MB] Ensemble-Based Targeted Observation Method Applied to Radar Radial Velocity Observations on Idealized Supercell Low-Level Rotation Forecasts: A Proof of Concept Cite CITE Title : Ensemble-Based Targeted Observation Method Applied to Radar Radial Velocity Observations on Idealized Supercell Low-Level Rotation Forecasts: A Proof of Concept Personal Author(s) : Kerr, Christopher A.;Wang, Xuguang; Published Date : 2020 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (3): 877–890. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0197.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 1.10 MB] Personal Author: Kerr, Christopher A. ; Wang, Xuguang 2020 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (3): 877–890. Description: The potential future installation of a multifunction phased-array radar (MPAR) network will provide capabilities of case-specific adaptive scanning. K... File Type: [PDF - 1.10 MB] File Type: [PDF - 1.10 MB] Springtime Onset of Isolated Convection Precipitation across the Southeastern United States: Framework and Regional Evolution Cite CITE Title : Springtime Onset of Isolated Convection Precipitation across the Southeastern United States: Framework and Regional Evolution Personal Author(s) : Rickenbach, Thomas M.;Ferreira, Rosana Nieto;Wells, Hannah; Published Date : 2020 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (3): 891–906. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0279.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 5.63 MB] Personal Author: Rickenbach, Thomas M. ; Ferreira, Rosana Nieto ... 2020 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (3): 891–906. Description: This study examines the geographic and temporal characteristics of the springtime transition to the summer precipitation regime of isolated convection... File Type: [PDF - 5.63 MB] File Type: [PDF - 5.63 MB] The First Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa Cite CITE Title : The First Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa Personal Author(s) : Cornforth, Rosalind;Parker, Douglas J., 1967-;Diop-Kane, Mariane;Fink, Andreas H.;Lafore, Jean-Philippe;Laing, Arlene;Afiesimama, Ernest;Caughey, Jim;Diongue-Niang, Aida;Kassimou, Abdou;Lamb, Peter;Lamptey, Benjamin;Mumba, Zilore;Nnodu, Ifeanyi;Omotosho, Jerome;Palmer, Steve;Parrish, Patrick;Razafindrakoto, Leon-Guy;Thiaw, Wassila;Thorncroft, Chris;Tompkins, Adrian; Published Date : 2019 Source : Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (2019) 100 (11): 2343–2351. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0273.1 Journal Title : Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 13.13 MB] Personal Author: Cornforth, Rosalind ; Parker, Douglas J., 1967- ... 2019 | Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (2019) 100 (11): 2343–2351. Description: Bridging the gap between rapidly moving scientific research and specific forecasting tools, Meteorology of Tropical West Africa: The Forecasters’ Ha... File Type: [PDF - 13.13 MB] File Type: [PDF - 13.13 MB] Seven-Doppler Radar and In Situ Analysis of the 25–26 June 2015 Kansas MCS during PECAN Cite CITE Title : Seven-Doppler Radar and In Situ Analysis of the 25–26 June 2015 Kansas MCS during PECAN Personal Author(s) : Miller, Rachel L.;Ziegler, Conrad L.;Biggerstaff, Michael I.; Published Date : 2020 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (1): 211–240. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0151.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 10.51 MB] Personal Author: Miller, Rachel L. ; Ziegler, Conrad L. ... 2020 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (1): 211–240. Description: This case study analyzes a nocturnal mesoscale convective system (MCS) that was observed on 25–26 June 2015 in northeastern Kansas during the Plains... File Type: [PDF - 10.51 MB] File Type: [PDF - 10.51 MB] Simulated Evolution and Severe Wind Production by the 25–26 June 2015 Nocturnal MCS from PECAN Cite CITE Title : Simulated Evolution and Severe Wind Production by the 25–26 June 2015 Nocturnal MCS from PECAN Personal Author(s) : Parker, Matthew D.;Borchardt, Brett S.;Miller, Rachel L.;Ziegler, Conrad L.; Published Date : 2019 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (1): 183–209. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0072.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 7.77 MB] Personal Author: Parker, Matthew D. ; Borchardt, Brett S. ... 2019 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (1): 183–209. Description: The 25–26 June 2015 nocturnal mesoscale convective system (MCS) from the Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) field project produced severe w... File Type: [PDF - 7.77 MB] File Type: [PDF - 7.77 MB] An Evaluation of the Impact of Assimilating AERI Retrievals, Kinematic Profilers, Rawinsondes, and Surface Observations on a Forecast of a Nocturnal Convection Initiation Event during the PECAN Field Campaign Cite CITE Title : An Evaluation of the Impact of Assimilating AERI Retrievals, Kinematic Profilers, Rawinsondes, and Surface Observations on a Forecast of a Nocturnal Convection Initiation Event during the PECAN Field Campaign Personal Author(s) : Degelia, Samuel K.;Wang, Xuguang;Stensrud, David J.; Published Date : 2019 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (8): 2739–2764. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0423.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 6.89 MB] Personal Author: Degelia, Samuel K. ; Wang, Xuguang ... 2019 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (8): 2739–2764. Description: Numerical weather prediction models often fail to correctly forecast convection initiation (CI) at night. To improve our understanding of such events,... File Type: [PDF - 6.89 MB] File Type: [PDF - 6.89 MB] Exploring the Assimilation of GLM-Derived Water Vapor Mass in a Cycled 3DVAR Framework for the Short-Term Forecasts of High-Impact Convective Events Cite CITE Title : Exploring the Assimilation of GLM-Derived Water Vapor Mass in a Cycled 3DVAR Framework for the Short-Term Forecasts of High-Impact Convective Events Personal Author(s) : Hu, Junjun;Fierro, Alexandre O.;Wang, Yunheng;Gao, Jidong;Mansell, Edward R.; Published Date : 2020 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (3): 1005–1028. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0198.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 5.29 MB] Personal Author: Hu, Junjun ; Fierro, Alexandre O. ... 2020 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2020) 148 (3): 1005–1028. Description: The recent successful deployment of the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) on board the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R series (... File Type: [PDF - 5.29 MB] File Type: [PDF - 5.29 MB] Optimal Temporal Frequency of NSSL Phased Array Radar Observations for an Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System Cite CITE Title : Optimal Temporal Frequency of NSSL Phased Array Radar Observations for an Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System Personal Author(s) : Stratman, Derek R.;Yussouf, Nusrat;Jung, Youngsun;Supinie, Timothy A.;Xue, Ming;Skinner, Patrick S.;Putnam, Bryan J.; Published Date : 2020 Source : Wea. Forecasting (2020) 35 (1): 193–214. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0165.1 Journal Title : Weather and Forecasting File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 8.30 MB] Personal Author: Stratman, Derek R. ; Yussouf, Nusrat ... 2020 | Wea. Forecasting (2020) 35 (1): 193–214. Description: A potential replacement candidate for the aging operational WSR-88D infrastructure currently in place is the phased array radar (PAR) system. The curr... File Type: [PDF - 8.30 MB] File Type: [PDF - 8.30 MB] Doppler Circulation as a Fairly Range-Insensitive Far-Field Tornado Detection and Precursor Parameter Cite CITE Title : Doppler Circulation as a Fairly Range-Insensitive Far-Field Tornado Detection and Precursor Parameter Personal Author(s) : Davies-Jones, Robert;Wood, Vincent T.;Rasmussen, Erik N.; Published Date : 2020 Source : J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. (2020) 37 (6): 1117–1133. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0116.1 Journal Title : Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 2.15 MB] Personal Author: Davies-Jones, Robert ; Wood, Vincent T. ... 2020 | J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. (2020) 37 (6): 1117–1133. Description: Formulas are obtained for observed circulation around and contraction rate of a Doppler radar grid cell within a surface of constant launch angle. The... File Type: [PDF - 2.15 MB] File Type: [PDF - 2.15 MB] Tornado Fatalities: An Environmental Perspective Cite CITE Title : Tornado Fatalities: An Environmental Perspective Personal Author(s) : Anderson-Frey, Alexandra K.;Brooks, Harold; Published Date : 2019 Source : Wea. Forecasting (2019) 34 (6): 1999–2015. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0119.1 Journal Title : Weather and Forecasting File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 1.75 MB] Personal Author: Anderson-Frey, Alexandra K. ; Brooks, Harold 2019 | Wea. Forecasting (2019) 34 (6): 1999–2015. Description: Deadly tornadoes are rare events, but that level of rarity varies with many factors. In this work, we summarize and update past research on tornado fa... File Type: [PDF - 1.75 MB] File Type: [PDF - 1.75 MB] Evaluation of Monin–Obukhov and Bulk Richardson Parameterizations for Surface–Atmosphere Exchange Cite CITE Title : Evaluation of Monin–Obukhov and Bulk Richardson Parameterizations for Surface–Atmosphere Exchange Personal Author(s) : Lee, Temple R.;Buban, Michael; Published Date : 2020 Source : J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (2020) 59 (6): 1091–1107. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0057.1 Journal Title : Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 3.28 MB] Personal Author: Lee, Temple R. ; Buban, Michael 2020 | J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. (2020) 59 (6): 1091–1107. Description: The Land–Atmosphere Feedback Experiment (LAFE) was a field campaign to investigate influences of different land surface types on the atmospheric bou... File Type: [PDF - 3.28 MB] File Type: [PDF - 3.28 MB] An Analysis of Subdaily Severe Thunderstorm Probabilities for the United States Cite CITE Title : An Analysis of Subdaily Severe Thunderstorm Probabilities for the United States Personal Author(s) : Krocak, Makenzie J.;Brooks, Harold E.; Published Date : 2020 Source : Wea. Forecasting (2020) 35 (1): 107–112. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0145.1 Journal Title : Weather and Forecasting File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 648.54 KB] Personal Author: Krocak, Makenzie J. ; Brooks, Harold E. 2020 | Wea. Forecasting (2020) 35 (1): 107–112. Description: One of the challenges of providing probabilistic information on a multitude of spatiotemporal scales is ensuring that information is both accurate and... File Type: [PDF - 648.54 KB] File Type: [PDF - 648.54 KB] Object-Based Verification of Short-Term, Storm-Scale Probabilistic Mesocyclone Guidance from an Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System Cite CITE Title : Object-Based Verification of Short-Term, Storm-Scale Probabilistic Mesocyclone Guidance from an Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System Personal Author(s) : Flora, Montgomery L.;Skinner, Patrick S.;Potvin, Corey K.;Reinhart, Anthony E.;Jones, Thomas A.;Yussouf, Nusrat;Knopfmeier, Kent H.; Published Date : 2019 Source : Wea. Forecasting (2019) 34 (6): 1721–1739. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-19-0094.1 Journal Title : Weather and Forecasting File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 2.49 MB] Personal Author: Flora, Montgomery L. ; Skinner, Patrick S. ... 2019 | Wea. Forecasting (2019) 34 (6): 1721–1739. Description: An object-based verification method for short-term, storm-scale probabilistic forecasts was developed and applied to mesocyclone guidance produced by ... File Type: [PDF - 2.49 MB] File Type: [PDF - 2.49 MB] Assimilation of Radar Radial Velocity, Reflectivity, and Pseudo–Water Vapor for Convective-Scale NWP in a Variational Framework Cite CITE Title : Assimilation of Radar Radial Velocity, Reflectivity, and Pseudo–Water Vapor for Convective-Scale NWP in a Variational Framework Personal Author(s) : Lai, Anwei;Gao, Jidong;Koch, Steven E.;Wang, Yunheng;Pan, Sijie;Fierro, Alexandre O.;Cui, Chunguang;Min, Jinzhong; Published Date : 2019 Source : Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (8): 2877–2900. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0403.1 Journal Title : Monthly Weather Review File Format: Copy Export RIS [PDF - 14.66 MB] Personal Author: Lai, Anwei ; Gao, Jidong ... 2019 | Mon. Wea. Rev. (2019) 147 (8): 2877–2900. Description: To improve severe thunderstorm prediction, a novel pseudo-observation and assimilation approach involving water vapor mass mixing ratio is proposed to... File Type: [PDF - 14.66 MB] File Type: [PDF - 14.66 MB]

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