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Analysis of forecast performance for hit, miss, and false alarm thundersnow events during ROCS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Thundersnow (TSSN) is a mesoscale event that is typically associated with large amounts of precipitation and both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning. Starting in 2003, the Research on Convective Snows (ROCS) group began ...
Analysis of heavy-rain-producing elevated thunderstorms in the Mo-Ks-Ok region of the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A new method of calculating vertical motion in isentropic space
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A full isentropic vertical motion (?�??) has long been difficult to calculate in an operational forecasting environment. However, recent interactions with the Springfield, MO National Weather Service Office spurred the ...
Neighboring upper level jet streaks, their proximity, and their synergestic coupling of the divergent regions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
A reoccurring question when diagnosing the upper troposphere is: How close is close enough for jet streaks to be considered coupled? The phrase, 'coupled jet streaks' refers to two individual jet streaks working synergistically ...
An analysis of environmental influences on morphologies and tornadogenesis within quasi-linear convective systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) often take the form of quasi-linear convective systems (QLCSs) within the mid-latitudes of the United States. QLCSs have a quasi-linear convective precipitation structure either followed ...
Severe winter storms in Missouri from 1960-2010
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Severe winter storms have cost the state of Missouri significant economic loss from property damage, crop destruction, and loss of livestock. Even worse than the economic loss from these storms are the injuries and deaths ...
Enso and PDO climate variability impacts on regional Missouri crop yields
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
An analysis of crop yields for the state of Missouri was completed to determine if an interannual or multidecadal variability existed as a result of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation ...
A study of elevated convection and its impacts on surface weather conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Elevated convection is a vexing phenomenon that causes forecasting problems for both numerical weather prediction systems and human forecasters alike. It is frequently associated with heavy rain and can produce flash ...
An index for anticipating excessive precipitation with elevated thunderstorms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Attempting to predict the location and the initiation of elevated thunderstorms can be very challenging due to the uncertainty in of the mechanisms that release elevated instability (Moore et al., 2003). Excessive Precipitation ...
Evaluation of the non-supercell tornado parameter for the green bay, Wisconsin tornado event of 07 August 2013
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The difficulty of detecting and forecasting the development of non-supercell tornadoes (NST) is well documented. The rapid, low level development of NSTs decreases the warning time as they often develop in minutes and can ...