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Bhardwaj, A. ; Misra, V.
Title
Monitoring the Indian Summer Monsoon Evolution at the Granularity of the Indian Meteorological Sub-divisions using Remotely Sensed Rainfall Products
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2019
Publication
Remote Sensing
Abbreviated Journal
Remote Sensing
Volume
11
Issue
9
Pages
1080
Keywords
Indian Summer Monsoon ; GPM ; TRMM satellite precipitation ; meteorological sub-divisions
Abstract
We make use of satellite-based rainfall products from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) to objectively define local onset and demise of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) at the spatial resolution of the meteorological subdivisions defined by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). These meteorological sub-divisions are the operational spatial scales for official forecasts issued by the IMD. Therefore, there is a direct practical utility to target these spatial scales for monitoring the evolution of the ISM. We find that the diagnosis of the climatological onset and demise dates and its variations from the TMPA product is quite similar to the rain gauge based analysis of the IMD, despite the differences in the duration of the two datasets. This study shows that the onset date variations of the ISM have a significant impact on the variations of the seasonal length and seasonal rainfall anomalies in many of the meteorological sub-divisions: for example, the early or later onset of the ISM is associated with longer and wetter or shorter and drier ISM seasons, respectively. It is shown that TMPA dataset (and therefore its follow up Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for GPM (IMERG)) could be usefully adopted for monitoring the onset of the ISM and therefore extend its use to anticipate the potential anomalies of the seasonal length and seasonal rainfall anomalies of the ISM in many of the Indian meteorological sub-divisions. View Full-Text
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2072-4292
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COAPS @ user @
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1026
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Cocke, S. ; Boisserie, M. ; Shin, D.-W.
Title
A coupled soil moisture initialization scheme for the FSU/COAPS climate model
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2013
Publication
Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering
Abbreviated Journal
Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
420-437
Keywords
soil moisture initialization ; data assimilation ; precipitation assimilation ; nudging ; reanalysis
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1741-5977
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COAPS @ mfield @
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199
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Author
Guimond, S. R.
Title
A diagnostic study of the effects of trough interactions on tropical cyclone QPF.
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$loc['typeManuscript']
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2007
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Satellites, Precipitation, Tropical Cyclones, Troughs
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A composite study is presented analyzing the influence of upper-tropospheric troughs on the evolution of precipitation in twelve Atlantic tropical cyclones (TCs) between the years 2000 � 2005. The TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) is used to examine the enhancement of precipitation within a 24 h window centered on trough interaction (TI) time in a shear-vector relative coordinate system. Eddy angular momentum flux convergence (EFC) computed from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) operational analyses is employed to objectively determine the initiation of a TI while adding insight, along with vertical wind shear, into the intensification of TC vortices. The relative roles of the dynamics (EFC and vertical wind shear) and thermodynamics (moist static energy potential) in TIs are outlined in the context of precipitation enhancement that provides quantitative insight into the “good trough”/“bad trough” paradigm. The largest precipitation rates and enhancements are found in the down-shear left quadrant of the storm, consistent with previous studies of convective asymmetries. Maximum mean enhancement values of 1.4 mm/h are found at the 200 km radius in the down-shear left quadrant. Results indicate that the largest precipitation enhancements occur with “medium” TIs; comprised of EFC values between 17 � 22 (m/s)/day and vertical wind shear Sensitivity tests on the upper vertical wind shear boundary reveal the importance of using the tropopause for wind shear computations when a TC enters mid-latitude regions. Changes in radial mean precipitation ranging from 29 � 40 % across all storm quadrants are found when using the tropopause as the upper boundary on the shear vector. Tests on the lower boundary using QuikSCAT ocean surface wind vectors expose large sensitivities on the precipitation ranging from 42 � 60 % indicating that the standard level of 850 hPa, outside of the boundary layer in most storms, is more physically reliable for computing vertical wind shear. These results should help to improve TC quantitative precipitation forecasting (QPF) as operational forecasters routinely rely on crude statistical methods and rules of thumb for forecasting TC precipitation.
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Department of Meteorology
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$loc['Master's thesis']
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Florida State University
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Tallahassee, FL
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NASA, OVWST
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COAPS @ mfield @
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610
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Kim, D. ; Lee, S.-K. ; Lopez, H. ; Foltz, G.R. ; Misra, V. ; Kumar, A.
Title
On the Role of Pacific-Atlantic SST Contrast and Associated Caribbean Sea Convection in August-October U.S. Regional Rainfall Variability
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2020
Publication
Geophysical Research Letters
Abbreviated Journal
Geophys. Res. Lett.
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47
Issue
11
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Pacific‐ ; Atlantic SST interaction ; Atlantic Warm pool ; Caribbean Sea ; U.S. precipitation
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This study investigates the large‐scale atmospheric processes that lead to U.S. precipitation variability in late summer to midfall (August–October; ASO) and shows that the well‐recognized relationship between North Atlantic Subtropical High and U.S. precipitation in peak summer (June–August) significantly weakens in ASO. The working hypothesis derived from our analysis is that in ASO convective activity in the Caribbean Sea, modulated by the tropical Pacific‐Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly contrast, directly influences the North American Low‐Level Jet and thus U.S. precipitation east of the Rockies, through a Gill‐type response. This hypothesis derived from observations is strongly supported by a long‐term climate model simulation and by a linear baroclinic atmospheric model with prescribed diabatic forcings in the Caribbean Sea. This study integrates key findings from previous studies and advances a consistent physical rationale that links the Pacific‐Atlantic SST anomaly contrast, Caribbean Sea convective activity, and U.S. rainfall in ASO.
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0094-8276
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COAPS @ user @
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1110
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Author
Lim, Y.-K. ; Cocke, S. ; Shin, D.W. ; Schoof, J.T. ; LaRow, T.E. ; O'Brien, J.J.
Title
Downscaling large-scale NCEP CFS to resolve fine-scale seasonal precipitation and extremes for the crop growing seasons over the southeastern United States
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2010
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Climate Dynamics
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Clim Dyn
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35
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2-3
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449-471
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Downscaling ; Precipitation ; Regional climate ; Prediction ; Extremes
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0930-7575
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$loc['no']
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COAPS @ mfield @
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364
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Lim, Y.-K. ; Kim, K.-Y.
Title
A New Perspective on the Climate Prediction of Asian Summer Monsoon Precipitation
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2006
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Journal of Climate
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J. Climate
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19
Issue
19
Pages
4840-4853
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Monsoons ; Asia ; Intraseasonal variability ; Precipitation
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0894-8755
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COAPS @ mfield @
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708
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Parfitt, R. ; Ummenhofer, C.C. ; Buckley, B.M. ; Hansen, K.G. ; D'Arrigo, R.D.
Title
Distinct seasonal climate drivers revealed in a network of tree-ring records from Labrador, Canada
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2020
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Climate Dynamics
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Clim Dyn
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54
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3-4
Pages
1897-1911
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BLUE INTENSITY ; LATEWOOD DENSITY ; TEMPERATURE ; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY ; PRECIPITATION ; STANDARDIZATION ; VARIABILITY ; NUNATSIAVUT ; TRENDS ; GULF
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Traditionally, high-latitude dendroclimatic studies have focused on measurements of total ring width (RW), with the maximum density of the latewood (MXD) serving as a complementary variable. Whilst MXD has typically improved the strength of the growing season climate connection over that of RW, its measurements are costly and time-consuming. Recently, a less costly and more time-efficient technique to extract density measurements has emerged, based on lignin's propensity to absorb blue light. This Blue Intensity (BI) methodology is based on image analyses of finely-sanded core samples, and the relative ease with which density measurements can be extracted allows for significant increases in spatio-temporal sample depth. While some studies have attempted to combine RW and MXD as predictors for summer temperature reconstructions, here we evaluate a systematic comparison of the climate signal for RW and latewood BI (LWBI) separately, using a recently updated and expanded tree ring database for Labrador, Canada. We demonstrate that while RW responds primarily to climatic drivers earlier in the growing season (January-April), LWBI is more responsive to climate conditions during late spring and summer (May-August). Furthermore, RW appears to be driven primarily by large-scale atmospheric dynamics associated with the Pacific North American pattern, whilst LWBI is more closely associated with local climate conditions, themselves linked to the behaviour of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. Lastly, we demonstrate that anomalously wide or narrow growth rings consistently respond to the same climate drivers as average growth years, whereas the sensitivity of LWBI to extreme climate conditions appears to be enhanced.
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1119
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Author
Petraitis, D. C.
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Long-Term ENSO-Related Winter Rainfall Predictions over the Southeast U.S. Using the FSU Global Spectral Model
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2006
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Correlation, Model, Precipitation, ENSO, Skill Score
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Rainfall patterns over the Southeast U.S. have been found to be connected to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Warm ENSO events cause positive precipitation anomalies and cold ENSO events cause negative precipitation anomalies. With this level of connection, models can be used to test the predictability of ENSO events. Using the Florida State University Global Spectral Model (FSUGSM), model data over a 50-year period will be evaluated for its similarity to observations. The FSUGSM is a global spectral model with a T63 horizontal resolution (approximately 1.875°) and 17 unevenly spaced vertical levels. Details of this model can be found in Cocke and LaRow (2000). The experiment utilizes two runs using the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) RAS convection scheme and two runs using the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) SAS convection scheme to comprise the ensemble. The simulation was done for 50 years, from 1950 to 1999. Reynolds and Smith monthly mean sea surface temperatures (SSTs) from 1950-1999 provide the lower boundary condition. Atmospheric and land conditions from January 1, 1987 and January 1, 1995 were used as the initial starting conditions. The observational precipitation data being used as the basis for comparison is a gridded global dataset from Willmott and Matsuura (2005). Phase precipitation differences show higher precipitation amounts for El Niño than La Niña in all model runs. Temporal correlations between model runs and the observations show southern and eastern areas with the highest correlation values during an ENSO event. Skill scores validate the findings of the model/observation correlations, with southern and eastern areas showing scores close to zero. Temporal correlations between tropical Pacific SSTs and Southeast precipitation further confirm the model's ability to predict ENSO precipitation patterns over the Southeast U.S. The inconsistency in the SST/precipitation correlations between the models can be attributed to differences in the 200-mb jet stream and 500-mb height anomalies. Slight differences in position and strength for both variables affect the teleconnection between tropical Pacific SSTs and Southeast.
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$loc['Master's thesis']
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Florida State University
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Tallahassee, FL
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618
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Author
Selman, C. M.
Title
Simulating the Impacts and Sensitivity of the Southeastern United States Climatology to Irrigation
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2015
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climate ; irrigation ; precipitation ; regional model ; temperature
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Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
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$loc['Ph.D. thesis']
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Florida State University
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Tallahassee, FL
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COAPS @ mfield @
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111
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Selman, C. ; Misra, V.
Title
Simulating diurnal variations over the southeastern United States
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2015
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.
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120
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1
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180-198
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diurnal variations ; southeast ; precipitation ; temperature ; downscaling ; regional climate modeling
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2169897X
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COAPS @ mfield @
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120
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