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Optimal Design of a Multi-scale Ensemble System for Convective Scale Probabilistic Forecasts: Data Assimilation and Initial Condition Perturbation Methods
(2014-12-12)
This dissertation research was undertaken to better understand the optimal design of convection-permitting storm-scale ensemble forecast (SSEF) systems that resolve features ranging from synoptic to convective scales. The ...
Interactions Between Coherent Structures and the Urban Canopy Layer
(2014-12-12)
The focus of this dissertation research is to gain further insight into the interaction of coherent structures and the urban canopy layer (CS-UCL interactions). There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that periods ...
The Impact of El Nino Southern Oscillation on the Climatology of U.S. Winter and Early Spring Tornado Outbreaks
(2014-12-12)
In recent years, the notion of a potential seasonal tornado outbreak prediction scheme has garnered the attention of several researchers. The studies that have arisen on this topic have focused mainly on the influence of ...