# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# researchAreas[].label
Climatic changes, Climate Dynamics and Prediction

# keywords[]
4101 Climate Change Impacts And Adaptation

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

# keywords[]
3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

# publications[].label
What Does It Take to Get into Graduate School? A Survey of Atmospheric Science Programs

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based simultaneous state and parameter estimation with MM5

# publications[].label
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part IV: Comparison with modeling simulations of the Moore tornado outbreak

# publications[].label
What Does It Take to Get Into Graduate School? A Survey of Atmospheric Science Programs: Appendix

# publications[].label
Prioritization of Research on Drought Assessment in a Changing Climate

# publications[].label
The Weather and Climate of Texas: A Big State With Big Extremes

# publications[].label
Dependence of daily peak O₃ concentrations near Houston, Texas on environmental factors: Wind speed, temperature, and boundary-layer depth

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based data assimilation and targeted observation of a chemical tracer in a sea breeze model

# publications[].label
AN OBJECTIVE CLIMATOLOGY OF MOBILE TROUGHS IN THE NORTHERN-HEMISPHERE

# publications[].label
A potential vorticity diagnostic approach to upper-level frontogenesis within a developing baroclinic wave

# publications[].label
THE TEXAS WATER RESEARCH NETWORK: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR 21 ST CENTURY TEXAS

# publications[].label
Using tropopause maps to diagnose midlatitude weather systems

# publications[].label
Low-level jet development during a numerically simulated return flow event

# publications[].label
A Review of User Perceptions of Drought Indices and Indicators Used in the Diverse Climates of North America

# publications[].label
Impacts of urbanization, antecedent rainfall event, and cyclone tracks on extreme floods at Houston reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey

# publications[].label
A Conceptual Model for Eight-Hour Ozone Exceedances in Houston, Texas Part I: Background Ozone Levels in Eastern Texas

# publications[].label
Impacts of climate change on future hurricane induced rainfall and flooding in a coastal watershed: A case study on Hurricane Harvey

# publications[].label
The Regional Climate Center Program-Past, Present, and Future: Reflections from 40 Years of Regional Climate Services

# publications[].label
A Synoptic Overview of the Intensification of the Storm of the Century

# publications[].label
An Assessment of the Meteorological Severity of the 2008-09 Texas Drought through July 2009

# publications[].label
Impacts of meteorological uncertainties on ozone pollution predictability estimated through meteorological and photochemical ensemble forecasts

# publications[].label
Winter Storm Uri: A Test of Texas Water Infrastructure and Water Resource Resilience to Extreme Winter Weather Events

# publications[].label
Initial Modeling of the August 2000 Houston-Galveston Ozone Episode

# publications[].label
An objective climatology of mobile troughs in the Northern Hemisphere

# publications[].label
Overview of the Second Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS II) and the Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (GoMACCS)

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based data assimilation for thermally forced circulations - art. no. D16105

# publications[].label
Climate simulations: recognize the 'hot model' problem.

# publications[].label
Reply to comment by David E. Parker et al. on "Unresolved issues with the assessment of multidecadal global land surface temperature trends"

# publications[].label
Multi-doppler radar observations of boundary layer winds in support of the second Texas air quality field study (TexAQS II)

# publications[].label
The Use of a High-Resolution Standardized Precipitation Index for Drought Monitoring and Assessment

# publications[].label
An unprecedented fall drought drives Dust Bowl-like losses associated with La Nia events in US wheat production.

# publications[].publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

# publications[].label
Piecewise tendency diagnosis of dynamical processes governing the development of an upper-tropospheric mobile trough

# publications[].label
Upper-tropospheric mobile trough formation upstream of the North Pacific storm track

# publications[].label
THE FORMATION OF NEW ENGLAND COASTAL FRONTS

# publications[].label
Detecting Beam Blockage in Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates

# publications[].label
Dynamical Diagnosis: A Comparison of Quasigeostrophy and Ertel Potential Vorticity

# publications[].label
Mesoscale model performance with assimilation of wind profiler data: Sensitivity to assimilation parameters and network configuration

# publications[].label
A Conceptual Model for Eight-Hour Ozone Exceedances in Houston, Texas Part II: Eight-Hour Ozone Exceedances in the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area

# publications[].label
The multiple-vortex nature of tropical cyclogenesis

# publications[].label
Comments on "The intensification of the low-level jet during the development of mesoscale convective systems on a Mei-Yu front"

# publications[].label
The Convective Instability Pathway to Warm Season Drought in Texas. Part I: The Role of Convective Inhibition and Its Modulation by Soil Moisture

# publications[].label
Dynamical conceptual models of upper-level mobile trough formation: comparison and application

# publications[].label
The Convective Instability Pathway to Warm Season Drought in Texas. Part II: Free-Tropospheric Modulation of Convective Inhibition

# publications[].label
Evaluation of Planetary Boundary Layer Scheme Sensitivities for the Purpose of Parameter Estimation

# publications[].label
Meteorological based parameters and ozone exceedances in Houston and other cities in Texas.

# publications[].label
DETECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF LEFT-MOVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS USING THE WSR-88D - A CASE-STUDY

# publications[].label
An Analysis of the Lagged Relationship between Anomalies of Precipitation and Soil Moisture and Its Potential Role in Agricultural Drought Early Warning

# publications[].label
Historic and Future Droughts in the Big Bend Region of the Chihuahuan Desert

# publications[].label
2007 annual meeting organizing committee

# publications[].label
Dynamical conceptual models of upper-level mobile trough formation: comparison and application

# publications[].label
An Inconvenient Truth: the scientific argument

# publications[].label
Sensitivity of Monthly Convective Precipitation to Environmental Conditions

# publications[].label
Midlatitude synoptic meteorology: Dynamics, analysis, and forecasting

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based simultaneous state and parameter estimation for treatment of mesoscale model error: A real-data study

# publications[].label
Potential vorticity diagnosis in the quasigeostrophic and nonlinear balance systems

# publications[].label
Numerical simulations and forecasting potential for extreme rainfall events in the southern United States

# publications[].label
An assessment of the extremes and impacts of the February 2021 South-Central U.S. Arctic outbreak, and how climate services can help

# publications[].label
A Review: Communicating Uncertainty within the Global Climate Projections

# publications[].label
Weather in Texas: The Essential Handbook by George W. Bomar (review)

# publications[].label
Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas, 1900-2036

# publications[].label
CROP AND LOCATION SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT QUANTIFICATION: PART III. FORECASTING WATER STRESS AND YIELD TRENDS

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

# publications[].label
Potential genotype-based climate change adaptation strategies for sustaining cotton production in the Texas High Plains: A simulation study

# publications[].label
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part I: Methodology

# publications[].label
Unprecedented Drought Challenges for Texas Water Resources in a Changing Climate: What Do Researchers and Stakeholders Need to Know?

# publications[].label
Unresolved issues with the assessment of multidecadal global land surface temperature trends

# publications[].label
Mesoscale predictability of an extreme warm-season precipitation event

# publications[].label
Enhancement of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas

# publications[].label
A visualization of the global dynamic tropopause

# publications[].label
A SURVEY OF EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS DURING GALE

# publications[].label
Ensemble-Based Observation Targeting for Improving Ozone Prediction in Houston and the Surrounding Area

# publications[].label
THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF NEW-ENGLAND COASTAL FRONTS

# publications[].label
Nonstationarity in Extreme Precipitation Return Values along the US Gulf and Southeastern Coasts

# publications[].label
An objective climatology of mobile troughs in the northern hemisphere

# publications[].label
Extreme rainfall in texas: Patterns and predictability

# publications[].label
Simulations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Houston, Texas -: art. no. D16203

# publications[].label
NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CHANGES OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN TEXAS

# publications[].label
Evaluation and Comparison of Preliminary Meteorological Modeling for the August 2000 Houston- Galveston Ozone Episode

# publications[].label
Observation-Based Estimates of Present-Day and Future Climate Change Impacts on Heavy Rainfall in Harris County

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based data assimilation at a coastline

# publications[].label
Mesoscale Analysis of the March 27, 1994, Severe Weather Outbreak

# publications[].label
INSITU OBSERVATIONS OF KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ WAVES ALONG A FRONTAL INVERSION

# publications[].label
Documentation of uncertainties and biases associated with surface temperature measurement sites for climate change assessment

# publications[].label
RADIOSONDE PENETRATION OF AN UNDILUTE CUMULONIMBUS ANVIL

# publications[].label
Analysis and display of single and multiple Doppler radar data using GEMPAK and Vis-5D

# publications[].label
Unprecedented drought challenges for Texas water resources in a changing climate: what do researchers and stakeholders need to know?

# publications[].label
In Texas floods, is there a link to climate change?

# publications[].label
Multisensor estimation of mixing heights over a coastal city

# publications[].label
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part III: The Hesston tornado outbreak

# publications[].label
Analysis of the impacts of station exposure on the US Historical Climatology Network temperatures and temperature trends

# publications[].label
DYNAMICAL CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF UPPER-LEVEL MOBILE TROUGH FORMATION - COMPARISON AND APPLICATION

# publications[].label
Potential vorticity diagnosis of the severe convective regime. Part II: The impact of idealized PV anomalies

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based simultaneous state and parameter estimation in a two-dimensional sea-breeze model

# publications[].label
Climatology, synoptic assessment, and thermodynamic evaluation for cloud-to-ground lightning in Georgia: A study for the 1996 summer olympics

# publications[].label
Texas A&M University's laboratory for the exploration of atmospheric processes - TAMU's LEAP

# publications[].label
Dynamical Diagnosis: A Comparison of Quasigeostrophy and Ertel Potential Vorticity

# publications[].label
MARCH 1843: THE MOST ABNORMAL MONTH EVER?

# publications[].label
Stalling North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

# publications[].label
Extreme weathers true damage cost is often a mystery  thats a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

# publications[].label
Ensemble-based data assimilation at a coastline

# publications[].label
The 2011 Texas Drought: A Briefing Packet for the Texas Legislature

# publications[].label
Meteorological Modeling for the August 2000 Houston-Galveston Ozone Episode: PBL Characteristics, Nudging Procedure, and Performance Evaluation

# publications[].label
A Review of User Perceptions of Drought Indices and Indicators Used in the Diverse Climates of North America

# publications[].label
U.S. winter wheat yield loss attributed to compound hot-dry-windy events.

# publications[].label
March 1843: The Most Abnormal Month Ever?

# publications[].label
Feasibility Study for Development of Statewide Evapotranspiration Network

# publications[].label
Evaluation of Three Planetary Boundary Layer Schemes in the WRF Model

# publications[].label
A New Homogenized Climate Division Precipitation Dataset for Analysis of Climate Variability and Climate Change

# editorOf[].label
Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water Dynamics, Climate, Physical Meteorology, Weather Systems, and Measurements

# researcherOn[].label
RAPID: Coordinated Rainfall Analysis of Hurricane Harvey

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].label
Improving the Drought Monitoring Capabilities of Land Surface Models by Integrating Bias-Corrected, Gridded Precipitation Estimates

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Meteorology; 3150 TAMU

# organizations[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# schools[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# inTheNews[].label
Texas ranchers prepare for megadroughts predicted for later this century

# inTheNews[].label
5 things worth knowing about this week's weather in Austin

# inTheNews[].label
Texas to have Drier Summers for Rest of 21st Century

# inTheNews[].label
John Nielson-Gammon & Margaret Spellings: Texas' coming climate extremes demand thoughtful but decisive solutions by leadership

# inTheNews[].label
EMISSIONS: Is 1.5 C and impossible target?

# inTheNews[].label
AgriLife extension offering Cotton update

# inTheNews[].label
Texas Isn't The Same As Australia, But Drought And Fire Are Still Risks

# inTheNews[].label
It's time to accept, prepare for significant changge in Texas weather

# inTheNews[].label
Texas Needs To Prepare For A 'Megadrought,' State Climatologist Warns

# inTheNews[].label
Texas experts react to news of warming Antartica

# inTheNews[].label
Texas Needs to Prepare for Possibility of Extreme Droughts, UT Professor Says in Recent Study

# inTheNews[].label
Who says we're boring? 'Midwest Futures' evokes region's interesting, varied past

# inTheNews[].label
Keppel-Aleks, Swann, and Xu Receive 2019 Global Environmental Change Early Career Award

# inTheNews[].label
How Texas is bracing for impending megadroughts brought by climate change

# inTheNews[].label
Texas Crop and Weather Report - July 7, 2020

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M Study: Texas Will Face Driest Conditions Of The Last 1,000 Years

# inTheNews[].label
Dry winter weather could extend into spring, summer

# inTheNews[].label
State climate czar says drought causing concern

# inTheNews[].label
KSAT Explains: The science and impact of climate change

# inTheNews[].label
Have carbon emissions increased under Trump?

# inTheNews[].label
Texas ranchers face tough decisions as drought looms over 2020

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M Expert: La Nina In Pacific May Affect Texas Weather

# inTheNews[].label
Texas Weather Is Predicted to Become Hotter and Drier Than It's Been in 1,000 Years

# inTheNews[].label
Think Texas Summers are Hot Now? Just Wait.

# inTheNews[].label
Exploding trees' and denying science: The truth about Trump's two days of wild climate change claims

# inTheNews[].label
How Texas can prep for extreme weather due to climate change

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M report offers weather forecast for 2036: Warmer, likekly wetter

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M Scientists: Record Antarctic Heat Reflects Current, Future Climate Trends

# inTheNews[].label
August may enter the record books as one of Austin's hottest ever

# inTheNews[].label
Texas state climatologist: 'Next 6 weeks will tell the story for hurricane season'

# inTheNews[].label
Historic drought in the West is forcing ranchers to take painful measures

# inTheNews[].label
People are scared': Texans brace for Hurricane Laura as storm approaches

# inTheNews[].label
Fact-check: Jan Schakowsky claims under Donald Trump, 'carbon emissions going absolutely in the wrong way'

# inTheNews[].label
Month's rainfall doubles average for typical January

# inTheNews[].label
Texas' Dry Future Means San Angelo Will Feel Like Midland; Houston Like Austin, Study Predicts

# inTheNews[].label
Drought in Texas could force ranchers to cull or sell hurds

# inTheNews[].label
Antartica's Ice, the One War That the Human Species Can't Lose

# inTheNews[].label
EXTREME WEATHER: 'Wake-up call.' Early storms redefine hurricane season

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M Professor: Summer Will End Tuesday In Much Of Texas

# inTheNews[].label
Thousands Of Texans Evacuate As Hurricane Laura Approaches. How Are Coastal Communities Coping?

# inTheNews[].label
Drought conditions less severe in Brazos Valley, new data says

# inTheNews[].label
Texas Needs to Start Preparing for Possibility of 10-Year Megadroughts

# inTheNews[].label
Extreme Weather Risks Rising In Texas, Warns New Report

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M professor: Tuesday marked end of summer for most of Texas

# inTheNews[].label
City could store three Lake Austins' worth of water underground by 2040

# inTheNews[].label
Texas faces 'megadrought,' Texas A&M climate expert warns

# etdChairOf[].label
Schulze, Karl Werner (2003-08). An investigation into the contamination of WSR-88D VAD wind profile output by migrating birds. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
McRoberts, Douglas B (2014-12). Minimizing Biases in Radar Precipitation Estimates. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Han, Sang-Ok (2004-08). Investigation of surface inhomogeneity and estimation of the GOES skin temperature assimilation errors of the MM5 implied by the inhomogeneity over Houston metropolitan area. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
McRoberts, Douglas Brent (2008-05). Drought over the past century in Texas and New Mexico: reducing inhomogeneities in long-term climate records via statistical methods to study drought. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Smith, Christina Lynn (2003-05). Analysis of mixing layer heights inferred from radiosonde, wind profiler, airborne lidar, airborne microwave temperature profiler, and in-situ aircraft data during the Texas 2000 air quality study in Houston, TX. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Aksoy, Altug (2005-08). Mesoscale ensemble-based data assimilation and parameter estimation. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Sippel, Jason Allen (2004-12). The multiple vortex nature of tropical cyclogenesis. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Walter, Kevin Robert (2004-08). The nonlinear dynamics of the sea breeze. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Myoung, Boksoon (2007-08). Interannual variability of summer precipitation in Texas and its implication to summer drought. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Odins, Andrew Michael (2004-12). Mesoscale predictability of an extreme warm-season precipitation event. Master's Thesis.