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MOISTURE SURGES OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
(2008)
The North American Monsoon (NAM) is characterized by widespread convective activity and rainfall that is tied to key synoptic and sub-synoptic atmospheric circulation features during summer - from mid-June to September. ...
STATE AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION USING POLARIMETRIC RADAR DATA AND AN ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER
(2008)
The US National Weather Service plans to upgrade the entire operational radar network to polarimetric capability early in the next decade. The goal of this dissertation is to develop methodologies that use polarimetric ...
Predictability of Mesoscale Convective Systems in Two- and Three-Dimensional Models
(2008)
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are a dominant climatological feature of the central United States and are responsible for a substantial fraction of warm season rainfall. Yet, very little is known about the predictability ...
Discrimination of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Severe Weather Outbreaks
(2008)
Outbreaks of severe weather affect the majority of the conterminous United States. An outbreak is characterized by multiple severe weather occurrences within a single synoptic system. Outbreaks can be categorized by ...