Report Schedule

GATE presentations at the 2024 AMS annual meeting by Prof. Bob Houze

Fang, W.-T., P.-L. Chang, and M.-J. Yang, 2024: An observational study of rapid intensification of Typhoon Chanthu (2021) near the complex terrain of Taiwan. Mon. Wea. Rev., Early Online Release.

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Benjamin, S. G., E. P. James, E. J. Szoke, P. T. Schlatter, and J. M. Brown, 2023: The 30 December 2021 Colorado Front Range windstorm and Marshall fire: Evolution of surface and 3D structure, NWP guidance, NWS forecasts, and decision support. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 2551–2573.

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Nam, C. C., M. M. Bell, and D. Tao, 2023: Bifurcation points for tropical cyclone genesis and intensification in sheared and dry environments. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 2239–2259.

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Avenas, A., A. Mouche, P. Tandeo, J.-F. Piolle, D. Chavas, R. Fablet, J. Knaff, and R. Chapron, 2023: Reexamining the estimation of tropical cyclone radius of maximum wind from outer size with extensive synthetic aperture radar dataset. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 3169–3189.

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Liu, S., K. D. Sindhu, and D. J. Kirshbaum, 2023: Observations of boundary later convergence lines and associated updrafts in the U.S. Southern Great Plains. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 2947–2968.

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Johnson, M., M. Xue, and Y. Jung, 2023: Biases and skill of four two-moment bulk microphysics schemes in convection-allowing forecasts for the 2018 Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecasting Experiment period. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 1621–1642.

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Park, C., S.-W. Son, Y. N. Takayabu, S.-H. Park, D.-H. Cha, and E. J. Cha, 2023: Role of midlatitude baroclinic condition in heavy rainfall events directly induced by tropical cyclones in South Korea. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 3113–3132.

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Judt, F., R. Rios-Berrios, and G. H. Bryan, 2023: Marathon versus Sprint: Two modes of tropical cyclone rapid intensification in a global convection-permitting simulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 2683–2699.

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Chen, I.-H., J. Berner, C. Keil, Y.-H. Kuo, and G. Craig, 2024: Classification of warm-season precipitation in High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model forecasts over the contiguous United States. Mon. Wea. Rev., 152, 187–201.

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Nebylitsa, S., S. J. Majumdar, and D. S. Nolan, 2023: Revisiting environmental wind and moisture calculations in the context of tropical cyclone intensification. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 2077–2094.

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Öktem, R., D. M. Romps, and A. C. Varble, 2023: No warm-phase invigoration of convection detected during GoAmazon. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 2345–2364.

Attending the AMS Hurricane Conference

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Tracy, C., and J. R. Mecikalski, 2024: Mesoscale influences of land use, topography, antecedent rainfall, and atmospheric conditions on summertime convective storm initiation under weak synoptic-scale forcing. Wea. Forecasting, 39, 55–74.

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Wang, P., and Z. Meng, 2023: General features of MCSs with the organization of multiple parallel rainbands in China. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 2485–2499.

PhD defense practice talk

Yang, H., Y. Du, and J. Wei, 2023: Generation of multiple gravity wave couplets from convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 2323–2343.

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Wu, Y.-J., Y.-C. Liou, Y.-C. Lo, S.-L. Tai, S.-F. Chang, and J. Sun, 2021: Evaluation of microphysics schemes in tropical cyclones using polarimetric radar observations: Convective precipitation in an outer rainband. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan,99, 1023–1044.

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Ito, K., S. Hirano, J.-D. Lee, and J. C.-L. Chan, 2023: Three-dimensional Fujiwhara effect for binary tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 80, 1779–1795.

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Wang, C.-C., B.-K. Chiou, G. T.-J. Chen, H.-C. Kuo, and C.-H. Liou, 2016: A numerical study of back-building process in a quasistationary rainband with extreme rainfall over northern Taiwan during 11–12 June 2012. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 12359–12382.

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Zhou, A., K. Zhao, W.-C. Lee, Z. Ding, Y. Lu, and H. Huang, 2022: Evaluation and modification of microphysics schemes on the cold pool evolution for a simulated bow echo in southeast China. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 127, e2021JD035262. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035262.

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Alford, A. A., M. I. Biggerstaff, and G. Carrie, 2023: Using ground-based radar observations to evaluate asymmetric convection and eyewall dynamics during the landfall of Hurricane Harvey (2017). J. Atmos. Soc., 80, 1867–1889.

ROC Birthday

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Liu, Q., X. Xu, K. Zhao, and A. Zhou, 2023: A merger-formation bow echo caused by low-level mesovortex in South China. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 128, e2022JD037954. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037954.

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Marquis, J. N., Z. Feng, A. Varble, T. C. Nelson, A. Houston, J. M. Peters, J. P. Mulholland, and J. Hardin, 2023: Low-level mesoscale and cloud-scale interactions promoting deep convection initiation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 1247–1267.

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Zhao, Y., C. Park, and S.-W. Son, 2023: Importance of diabatic heating for the eastward-moving heavy rainfall events along the Yangtze River, China. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 151–165.

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Horinouchi, T., S. Tsujino, M. Hayashi, U. Shimada, W. Yanase, A. Wada, A., and H. Yamada, 2023: Stationary and transient asymmetric features in tropical cyclone eye with wavenumber-1 instability: Case study for Typhoon Haisen (2020) with atmospheric motion vectors from 30-second imaging. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 253–273.

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Chen, I.-H., Y.-J. Su, H.-W. Lai, J.-S. Hong, C.-H. Li, P.-L. Chang, and Y.-J. Wu, 2023: Performance of a convective-scale ensemble prediction system on 2017 warm-season afternoon thunderstorms over Taiwan. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 517–538.

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Chen, X., L. R. Leung, Z. Feng, and Q. Yang, 2023: Diurnal MCSs precede the genesis of Tropical Cyclone Mora (2017): The role of convectively forced gravity waves. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 1463–1479.

TAHOPE workshop preparation

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Jo, E., and S. Lasher-Trapp, 2023: Entrainment in a simulated supercell thunderstorm. Part III: The influence of decreased environmental humidity and general effects on precipitation efficiency. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 1107–1122.

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Falk, N. M., and S. C. van den Heever, 2023: Environmental modulation of mechanical and thermodynamic forcing from cold pool collisions. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 375–395.

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Zhu, X.-S., H. Yu, and Y. Wang, 2022: Downwind development in a stationary band complex leading to the secondary eyewall formation in the simulated Typhoon Soudelor (2015). Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 2459-2483.

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Wang, Y.-F., and Z.-M. Tan, 2022: Essential dynamics of the vertical wind shear affecting the secondary eyewall formation in tropical cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci., 79, 2831-2847.

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Li, B., and L. Wu, 2020: Numerical study of effects of mountains and lakes on a squall line in northern Jiangsu Province. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 132, 781-791.

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Gevorgyan, A., L. Ackermann, Y. Huang, S. Siems, and M. Manton, 2022: Precipitation uncertainty due to variations in precipitation particle parameters within a simple microphysics scheme. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 3229-3249.

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Lin, K.-J., S.-C. Yang, and S. S. Chen, 2022: Improving analysis and prediction of tropical cyclones by assimilating radar and GNSS-R wind observations: Ensemble data assimilation and observing system simulation experiments using a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. Wea. Forecasting, 37, 1533-1552.

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Ahern, K., M. A., R. E. Hart, and A. Bourassa, 2021: Asymmetric hurricane boundary layer structure during storm decay. Part I: Formation of descending inflow. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 3851-3874.

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Tsujino. S., H.-C. Kuo, H. Yu, B.-F. Chen, and K. Tsuboki, 2021: Effects of mid-level moisture and environmental flow on the development of afternoon thunderstorms in Taipei. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 32, 497-518.

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Ahern, K., M. A., R. E. Hart, and A. Bourassa, 2022: Asymmetric hurricane boundary layer structure during storm decay. Part II: Secondary eyewall formation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 1915-1936.

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Xue, C., X. Shen, Z. Ding, N. Wu, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, and C. Guo, 2022: Organizational modes of spring and summer convective storms and associated severe weather over southern China during 2015–19. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 3031-3049.

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Harris, B. L., R. Tailleux, C. H. Holloway, and P. L. Vidale, 2022: A moist available potential energy budget for an axisymmetric tropical cyclone. J. Atmos. Sci., 79, 2493-2513.

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Alvey, G. R. III, M. Fischer, P. Reasor, J. Zawislak, and R. Rogers, 2022: Observed processes underlying the favorable vortex repositioning early in the development of Hurricane Dorian (2019). Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 193-213.

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Barron, N. R., A. C. Didlake Jr., and P. D. Reasor, 2022: Statistical analysis of convective updrafts in tropical cyclone rainbands observed by aircraft Doppler radar. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 127, e2021JD035718.

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Feng, Z., A. Varble, J. Hardin, J. Marquis, A. Hunzinger, Z. Zhang, and M. Thieman, 2022: Deep convection initiation, growth, and environments in the complex terrain of central Argentina during CACTI. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 1135–1155.

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DeHart J. C., and M. M. Bell, 2020: A comparison of the polarmetric characteristics of heavy rainfall from Hurricanes Harvey (2017) and Florence (2018). J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD032212.

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Zhang, M., K. L. Rasmussen, Z. Meng, and Y. Huang, 2022: Impacts of coastal terrain on warm-sector heavy-rain-producing MCSs in southern China. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 603–624.

DesRosiers, A. J., M. M. Bell, and T.-Y. Cha, 2022: Vertical vortex development in Hurricane Michael (2018) during rapid intensification. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 99–114.

Homeyer, C. R., A. O. Fierro, B. A. Schenkel, A. C. Didlake Jr., G. M. McFarquhar, J. Hu, A. V. Ryzhkov, J. B. Basara, A. M. Murphy, and J. Zaislak, 2021: Polarimetric signatures in landfalling tropical cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 131–154.

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Dolan, B., S. A. Rutledge, and K. L. Rasmussen, 2022: Multiscale interactions contributing to enhanced orographic precipitation in landfalling frontal systems over the Olympic Peninsula. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 1207-1231.

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Tu. C.-C., Y.-L. Chen, P.-L. Lin, and M.-Q. Huang, 2022: Analysis and simulations of a heavy rainfall event associated with the passage of a shallow front over northern Taiwan on 2 June 2017. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 505-528.

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Yu, C.-L., A. C. Didlake Jr., and F. Zhang, 2022: Updraft maintenance and axisymmetrization during secondary eyewall formation in a model simulation of Hurricane Matthew (2016). J. Atmos. Sci., 79, 1105-1125.

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Yu, C.-L., A. C. Didlake Jr., J. D. Kepert, and F. Zhang, 2021: Investigating axisymmetric and asymmetric signals of secondary eyewall formation using observations-based modeling of the tropical cyclone boundary layer. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 126, e2020JD034027.

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Mulholland, J. P., J. M. Peters, and H. Morrison, 2021: How does vertical wind hear influence entrainment in squall lines? J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 1931-1946.

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Zou, Q., X. Cui, and S. Hao, 2022: The statistical relationship of lightning activity and short-duration rainfall events over Guangzhou, China, in 2017. Weather Forecast., 37, 601-615.

Boehm, A. M., and M. M. Bell, 2021: Retrieved thermodynamic structure of Hurricane Rita (2005) from airborne multi-Doppler radar data. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 1583-1605.

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Richardson,J. C., R. D. Torn, and B. H. Tang, 2021: An Analog Comparison between Rapidly and Slowly Intensifying Tropical Cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 150, 2139-2156.

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Trabing, B. C., and M. M. Bell, 2021: Observations of diurnal variability under the cirrus canopy of Typhoon Kong-rey (2018). Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2945-2964.

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Ferrett, S., T. H. A. Frame, J. Methven, C. E. Holloway, S. Webster, T. H. M. Stein, and C. Cafaro, 2021: Evaluating convection-permitting ensemble forecasts of precipitation over southeast Asia. Weather Forecast., 36, 1199-1217.

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Dong, F.,X. Zhi, L. Zhang, and C. Ye, 2021: Diurnal variations of coastal boundary layer jets over the northern South China Sea and their impacts on diurnal cycle of rainfall over southern China during the early-summer rainy season. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 3341-3363.

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Park, C., S.-W. Son, H. Kim, Y.-G. Ham, J. Kim, D.-H. Cha, E.-C. Chang, G. Lee, J.-S. Kug, W.-S. Lee, Y.-Y. Lee, H. C. Lee, and B. Lim, 2021: Record-breaking summer rainfall in South Korea in 2020: Synoptic characteristics and the role of large-scale circulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 3085-3020.

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Cha, T.-Y., M. M. Bell, and A. J. DesRosiers, 2021: Doppler radar analysis of the eyewall replacement cycle of Hurricane Matthew (2016) in vertical wind shear. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2927-2943.

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Qin, N., L. Wu, and Q. Liu, 2021: Evolution of the moat associated with the secondary eyewall formation in a simulated tropical cyclone. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 4021-4035.

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Wu. F., and K. Lombardo, 2021: Precipitation enhancement in squall lines moving over mountainous coastal regions. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 3089-3103.

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Chen, B.-F., C. A. Davis, and Y.-H. Kuo, 2021: Examination of the combined effect of deep-layer vertical shear direction and lower-tropospheric mean flow on tropical cyclone intensity and size based on the ERA5 reanalysis. Mon. Wea. Rev, 149, 4057-4076.

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Liu, X., Y. Luo, L. Huang, D.-L. Zhang, and Z. Guan, 2020: Roles of double low-level jets in the generation of coexisting inland and coastal heavy rainfall over south China during the presummer rainy season. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 125, e2020JD032890.

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Shi, D., and G. Chen, 2021: The implication of outflow structure for the rapid intensification of tropical cyclones under vertical wind shear. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 4107-4127.

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Wadler, J. B., D. S. Nolan, J. A. Zhang, and L. K. Shay, 2021: Thermodynamic characteristics of downdrafts in tropical cyclones as seen in idealized simulations of different intensities. J. Atmos.Sci., 78, 3503-3324.

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Park, C., S.-W. Son, J. Kim, E.-C. Chang, J.-H. Kim, E. Jo, D.-H. Cha, and S. Jeong, 2021: Diverse synoptic weather patterns of warm-season heavy rainfall events in South Korea. Mon. Wea.Rev., 149, 3875-3893.

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Lee, T.-Y., C.-C. Wu, and R. Rios-Berrios, 2021: The role of low-level flow direction on tropical cyclone intensity changes in a moderate-sheared environment. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 2859-2877.

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Zhu, Z., and P. Zhu, 2014: The role of outer rainband convection in governing the eyewall replacement cycle in numerical simulations of tropical cyclones. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 119, 8049-8072.

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Moore, B. J., A. B. White, and D. J. Gottas, 2021: Characteristics of long-duration heavy precipitation events along the west coast of the United States. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2255-2277.

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Jeworrek, J., G. West, and R. Stull, 2021: WRF precipitation performance and predictability for systematically varied parameterizations over complex terrain. Weather Forecast., 36, 893-913.

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Alland, J. J., B. H. Tang, K. L. Corbosiero, and G. H. Bryan, 2021a: Combined effects of midlevel dry air and vertical wind shear on tropical cyclone development. Part I: Downdraft ventilation. J. Atmos. Soc., 78, 763-982.

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Chen, X., M. Xue, B. Zhou, J. Fang, J. A. Zhang, and F. D. Marks, 2021: Effect of scale-aware planetary boundary layer schemes on tropical cyclone intensification and structural changes in the gray zone. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2079-2095.

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Lai, T.-K., E. A. Hendricks, M. K. Yau, and K. Menelaou, 2021: Roles of barotropic instability across the moat in inner eyewall decay and outer eyewall intensification: Essential dynamics. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 1411-1428.

Mashiko, W., and U. Shimada, 2021: Observed Near-Surface Wind Structure in the Inner Core of Typhoon Goni (2015). Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 1785-1800.

Marquis, J. N., A. C. Varble, P. Robinson, T. C. Nelson, and K. Friedrich, 2021: Low-level mesoscale and cloud-scale interactions promoting deep convection initiation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2473-2495.

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Huang, H., J. Yuan, G. Wen, X. Bi, L. Huang, and M. Zhou, 2021: Identifying the development of a tropical depression into a tropical storm over the South China Sea. Weather Forecast., 36, 1299-1328.

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Mauri, E. L., and W. A. Gallus Jr., 2021: Differences between severe and nonsevere warm-season, nocturnal bow echo environment. Weather Forecast., 36, 53-74.

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Feng, Y.-C., H.-W. Hsu, T. M. Weckwerth, P.-L. Lin, Y.-C. Liou, and T.-C. Chen Wang, 2021: The spatiotemporal characteristics of near-surface water vapor in a coastal region revealed from radar-derived refractivity. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 237-260.

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Huang, L., Y. Luo, and D.-L. Zhang, 2018: The relationship between anomalous presummer extreme rainfall over south China and synoptic disturbances. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 123, 2017JD028106.

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Mulholland, J. P., J. M. Peters, and H. Morrison, 2021: How does vertical wind hear influence entrainment in squall lines? J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 1931-1946.

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Teng, H.-F., Y.-H. Kuo, and J. M. Done, 2021: Importance of midlevel moisture for tropical cyclone formation in easterly and monsoon environments over the western North Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2449-2469.

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Lin, Y.-H., and C.-C. Wu, 2021: Remote rainfall of Typhoon Khanun (2017): Monsoon mode and topographic mode. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 733-752.

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Shi, D., and G. Chen, 2021: Double warm-core structure and potential vorticity diagnostics during the rapid intensification of Supertyphoon Lekima (2019). J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 2471-2492.

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Alland, J. J., B. H. Tang, K. L. Corbosiero, and G. H. Bryan, 2021b: Combined effects of midlevel dry air and vertical wind shear on tropical cyclone development. Part II: Radial ventilation. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 783-796.

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Lombardo, K., 2020: Squall line responses to coastal mid-Atlantic thermodynamic heterogeneities. J. Atmos. Soc., 77, 4143-4170.

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Chen, Hong et al 2020 Chen, I.-H., J.-S. Hong, Y.-T. Tsai, and C.-T. Fong, 2020: Improving afternoon thunderstorm prediction over Taiwan through 3DVar-based radar and surface data assimilation. Weather Forecast., 35, 2603-2620.

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Wu, S.-N., B. J. Soden, Y. Miyamoto, D. S. Nolan, and S. A. Buehler, 2021: Using satellite observations to evaluate the relationships between ice condensate, latent heat release, and tropical cyclone intensification in a mesoscale model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 113-129.

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Feng, J., Y. Duan, Q. Wan, H. Hu, and Z. Pu, 2020: Improved prediction of landfalling tropical cyclone in China based on assimilation of radar radial winds with new super-observation processing. Weather Forecast., 35, 2523-2539.

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Montgomery, M. T., and J. Persing, 2021: Does balanced dynamics well capture the secondary circulation and spinup of a simulated hurricane? J. Atmos. Soc., 78, 75-96.

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Burrows, D. A., C. R. Ferguson, and L. F. Bosart, 2020: The role of upper-level coupling on Great Plains low-level jet structure and variability. J. Atmos. Soc., 77, 4317-4355.

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McTaggart-Cowan, R, P. A. Vaillancourt, L. Separovic, S. Corvec, and A. Zadra, 2020: A convection parameterization for low-CAPE environments. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 4917-4941.

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Yu, C.-L., A. C. Didlake Jr., F. Zhang, and R. G. Nystrom, 2021: Asymmetric rainband processes leading to secondary eyewall formation in a model simulation of Hurricane Matthew (2016). J. Atmos. Soc., 78, 29-49.

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Hitchcock, S. M., and R. S. Schumacher, 2020: Analysis of back-building convection in simulations with a strong low-level stable layer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 3773-3797.

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Idealized high-resolution simulations of a back-building convective systems that cause torrential rain. J. Atmos. Soc., 78, 117-132.

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Luchetti, N. T., K. Friederich, C. E. Rodell, and J. K. Lundquist, 2020: Characterizing thunderstorm gust fronts over complex terrain. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 3267-3286.

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Weber, N. J., C. F. Mass, and D. Kim, 2020: The impacts of horizontal grid spacing and cumulus parameterization on subseasonal prediction in a global convection-permitting model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 4747-4765.

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Bell, M. M., and M. T. Montgomery, 2019: Mesoscale processes during the genesis of Hurricane Karl (2010). J. Atmos. Soc., 76, 2235-2255.

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Miller, W., and D.-L. Zhang, 2020: Tracing extreme updrafts in Hurricane Wilma (2005) to their boundary layer roots using trajectories: A thermodynamic and structural analysis. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 3605-3630.

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Weckwerth, T. M., K. J. Weber, D. D. Turner, and S. M. Spuler, 2016: Validation of a water vapor micropulse differential absorption lidar (DIAL). J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 33, 2353-2372.

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Gallo, B. T., J. K. Wolff, A. J. Clark, I. Jirak, L. R. Blank, B. Roberts, Y. Wang, C. Zhang, M. Xue, T. Supinie, L. Harris, L. Zhou, and C. Alexander, 2021: Exploring convection-allowing model evaluation strategies for severe local storms using the finite-volume cubed-sphere (FV3) model core. Weather Forecast., 36, 3-19.

“10 ways to improve the representation of MCSs in climate models” from Prof. Courtney Schumacher (Texas A&M University)

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Lai, K. T., and M. L. Waite, 2020: Resolution dependence and subfilter-scale motions in idealized squall-line simulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 3059–3078.

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Grasmick, C, and B. Geerts, 2020: Detailed dual-Doppler structure of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves from an airborne profiling radar over complex terrain. Part I: Dynamic structure. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 1761–1782.

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Han, J.-Y., S.-Y. Hong, and Y. C. Kwon, 2020: The performance of a revised simplified Arakawa-Schubert (SAS) convection scheme in the medium-range forecasts of the Korean Integrated Model (KIM). Weather Forecast., 35, 1113–1128.

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Chang, Y.-P., S.-C. Yang, K.-J. Lin, G.-Y. Lien, and C.-M. Wu, 2020: Impact of tropical cyclone initialization on its convection development and intensity: A case study of Typhoon Megi (2010). J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 443–464.

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Yin, Y., D.-L. Zhang, Y. Luo, and R. Ma, 2020: On the extreme rainfall event of 7 May 2017 over the coastal city of Guangzhou. Part I: Impacts of urbanization and orography. Mon Wea. Rev., 148, 955–979.

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Guimond, S. R., P. D. Reasor, G. M. Heymsfield, and M. M. McLinden, 2020: The dynamics of vortex Rossby waves and secondary eyewall development in Hurricane Matthew (2016): New insights from radar measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 2349–2374.

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Galarneau, T. J., and X. Zeng, 2020: The Hurricane Harvey (2017) Texas rainstorm: Synoptic analysis and sensitivity to soil moisture. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 2479–2502.

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Rotunno, R., J. B. Klemp, and M. L. Weisman, 1988: A theory for strong, long-lived squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 463–485.

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Hsiao, L.-F., M.-J. Yang, C.-S. Lee, H.-C. Kuo, D.-S. Shih, C.-C. Tsai, C.-J. Wang, L.-Y. Chang, D. Y.-C. Chen, L. Feng, J.-S. Hong, C.-T. Fong, D.-S. Chen, T.-C. Yeh, C.-Y. Huang, W.-D. Guo, and G.-F. Lin, 2013: Ensemble forecasting of typhoon rainfall and floods over a mountainous watershed in Taiwan. J. Hydrology, 506, 55-68.

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Heymsield, A. J., C. Schmitt, C.-C. J. Chen, A. Bansemer, A. Gettelman, P. R. Field, and C. Liu, 2020: Contributions of the liquid and ice phases to global surface precipitation: Observations and global climate modeling. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 2629-2648.

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Fischer, M. S., R. F. Rogers, and P. D. Reasor, 2020: The rapid intensification and eyewall replacement cycles of Hurricane Irma (2017). Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 981–1004.

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Stechman, D. M., G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, and R. A. Black, 2020: Composite in situ microphysical analysis of all spiral vertical profiles executed within BAMEX and PECAN mesoscale convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 2541–2565.

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Alvey, G. R., E. Zipser, and J. Zawislak, 2020: How does Hurricane Edouard (2014) evolve toward symmetry before rapid intensification? A high-resolution ensemble study. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 1329–1351.

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Liu, N., C. Liu, B. Chen, and E. Zipser, 2020: What are the favorable large-scale environments for the highest-flash-rate thunderstorms on Earth? J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 1583–1612.

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Wang, Y.-F., and Z.-M. Tan, 2020: Outer rainbands-driven secondary eyewall formation of tropical cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 2217–2236.

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Fu, J., F. Zhang, and T.-D. Hewson, 2020: Object-oriented composite analysis of warm-sector rainfall in north China. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 2719–2735.

Perspectives from GATE, TOGA-COARE, and DYNAMO (Material from Prof. Bob Houze)

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Nguyen, L. T., R. Rogers, J. Zawislak, and J. A. Zhang, 2019: Assessing the influence of convective downdrafts and surface enthalpy fluxes on tropical cyclone intensity change in moderate vertical wind shear. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3519-3534.

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Chen, J.‐H., S.‐J. Lin, L. Zhou, X. Chen, S. Rees, M. Bender, and M. Morin, 2019: Evaluation of tropical cyclone forecasts in the next‐generation global prediction system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3409-3428.

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Nolan, D. S., Y. Miyamoto, S.-N. Wu, and B. J. Soden, 2019: On the correlation between total condensate and moist heating in tropical cyclones and applications for diagnosing intensity. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 2814-2837.

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Weckwerth, T. M., and U. Romatschke, 2019: Where, when, and why did it rain during PECAN? Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3557-3573.

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Evans, R. C., and D. S. Nolan, 2019: Balanced and radiating wave responses to diurnal heating in tropical cyclone-like vortices using a linear nonhydrostatic model. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 2575-2597.

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Zeng, W., G. Chen, Y. Du, and Z. Wen, 2019: Diurnal variations of low-level winds and precipitation response to large-scale circulation during a heavy rainfall event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3981-4003.

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Bao, J.-W., S. A. Michelson, and E. D. Grell, 2019: Microphysical process comparison of three microphysics parameterization schemes in the WRF model for an idealized squall-line case study. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3903-3120.

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Dougherty, E., and K. L. Rasmussen, 2019: Climatology of flood-producing storms and their associated rainfall characteristics in the United States. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3861-3877.

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Jeworrek, J., G. West, and R. Stull, 2019: Evaluation of cumulus and microphysics parameterization in WRF across the convective gray zone. Weather Forecast., 34, 1097-1115.

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Lippi, D. E., J. R. Chrley, and D. T. Kleist, 2019: Improvements to the assimilation of Doppler radial winds for convection-permitting forecasts of a heavy rain event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3609-3632.

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Zhang, S., D. B. Parsons, and Y. Wang, 2020: Wave disturbances and their role in the maintenance, structure, and evolution of a mesoscale convection system. J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 51-77.

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Yu, C.-L., and A. C. Didlake Jr., 2019: Impact of stratiform rainband heating on the tropical cyclone wind field in idealized simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 2443–2462.

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Lawson, J. R., 2019: Predictability of idealized thunderstorms in buoyancy-shear space. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 2653–2672.

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Darby, L. S., A. B. White, A. D. J. Gottas, and T. Coleman, 2019: An evaluation of integrated water vapor, wind, and precipitation forecasts using water vapor flux observations in the western United States. Weather Forecast., 34, 1867–1888.

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Lackmann, G. M., and G. Thompson, 2019: Hydrometeor lofting and mesoscale snowbands. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3879–3899.

Tropical Cyclone Rainfall (Slides from Dr. Robert Rogers at NOAA/AOML/HRD)

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Komaromi, W. A., X. Hong, M. A. Janiga, C. A. Reynolds, J. A. Ridout, and J. D. Doyle, 2019: Examining the predictability of the successive MJO events of November 2011 using coupled 30-day NAVGEM and COAMPS simulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 2123–2143.

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Haghi, K. R., B. Geerts, H. G. Chipilski, A. Johnson, S. Degelia, D. Imy, D. B. Parsons, R. D. Adams-Selin, D. D. Turner, and X. Wang, 2019: Bore-ing into nocturnal convection. Bull. Ame. Meteor. Sci., 100, 1103-1124.

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Wang, S., and R. Toumi, 2019: Impact of dry midlevel air on the tropical cyclone outer circulation. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1809–1826.

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Lin, P.-F., P.-L. Chang, B. J.-D. Jou, J. W. Wilson, and R. D. Roberts, 2011: Warm season afternoon thunderstorm characteristics under weak synoptic-scale forcing over Taiwan Island. Weather Forecast., 26, 44-60.

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Gloeckler, L. C. III, and P. E. Roundy, 2019b: On relationships between nonrecurving western North Pacific tropical cyclones, the Madden-Julian Oscillation, and the East Asian subtropical jet. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 893–917.

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Zhou, L., S.-J. Lin, J.-H. Chen, L. M. Harris, X. Chen, and S. L. Rees, 2019: Toward convective-scale prediction within the next generation global prediction system. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 100, 1225–1244.

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Fang, J., O. Pauluis, and F. Zhang, 2019: The thermodynamic cycles and associated energetics of formation of Hurricane Edouard (2014) during its intensification. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1769–1784.

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Chasteen, M. B., S. E. Koch, and D. B. Parsons, 2019: Multiscale processes enabling the longevity and daytime persistence of a nocturnal mesoscale convective system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 733–761.

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Bell, M. M., and M. T. Montgomery, 2019: Mesoscale processes during the genesis of Hurricane Karl (2010). J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 2235–2255.

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Gu, J.-F., Z.-M. Tan, and X. Qiu, 2019: Intensification variability of tropical cyclones in directional shear flows: Vortex tilt–convection coupling. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1827–1844.

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Conrick, R., and C. F. Mass, 2019: Evaluating simulated microphysics during OLYMPEX using GPM satellite observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1093–1105.

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Liu, Y., Z.-M. Tan, and Z. Wu, 2019: Noninstantaneous Wave-CISK for the interaction between convective heating and low-level moisture convergence in the Tropics. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 2083–2101.

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Jagannathan, A., K. Winters, and L. Armi, 2019: Stratified flows over and around long dynamically tall mountain ridges. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1265–1287.

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Jouan, C., and J. A. Milbrandt, 2019: The importance of the ice-phase microphysics parameterization for simulating the effects of changes to CCN concentrations in deep convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1727–1752.

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Molinari, J., J. A. Zhang, R. F. Rogers, and D. Vollaro, 2019: Repeated eyewall replacement cycles in Hurricane Frances (2004). Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 2009–2022.

Observations of tropical deep convection (from Prof. Courtney Schumacher)

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Impacts of tropical convection on large-scale environment (from Prof. Courtney Schumacher)

Independent study report

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Kurowski, M .J., K. Suselj, W. W. Grabowski, and J. Teixeira, 2018: Shallow-to-deep transition of continental moist convection: Cold pools, surface fluxes, and mesoscale organization. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 4071-4090.

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Nardi, K. M., E. A. Barnes, and F. M. Ralph, 2018: Assessment of numerical weather prediction model reforecasts of the occurrence, intensity, and location of atmospheric rivers along the west coast of North America. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 3343-3362.

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Lutsko, N. J., and T. W. Cronin, 2018: Increase in precipitation efficiency with surface warming in radiative-convective equilibrium. J. of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 10, 2992-3010.

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Grasmick, C., B. Geerts, D. D. Turner, and Z. Wang, 2018: The relation between nocturnal MCS evolution and its outflow boundaries in the stable boundary layer: An observational study of the 15 July 2015 MCS in PECAN. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 3203–3226.

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Ganetis, S. A., B. A. Colle, S. E. Yuter, and N. P. Hoban, 2018: Environmental conditions associated with observed snowband structures within northeast U.S. winter storms. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 3675–3690.

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Paull, G., K. Menelaou, and M. K. Yau, 2018: Sensitivity of tropical cyclone intensification to axisymmetric heat sources: The role of low-level heating and cooling from different microphysical processes. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 4229–4246.

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Tsai, C.-L., K. Kim, Y.-C. Liou, G. Lee, and C.-K. Yu, 2018: Impacts of topography on airflow and precipitation in the Pyeongchang area seen from multiple-Doppler radar observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 3401–3424.

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Kirshbaum, D. J., and D. M. Schultz, 2018: Convective cloud bands downwind of mesoscale mountain ridges. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 4265–4286.

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Stern, D. P., and G. H. Bryan, 2018: Using simulated dropsondes to understand extreme updrafts and wind speeds in tropical cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 3901-3925.

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Parsons, D. B., K. R. Haghi, K. T. Halbert, B. Elmer, and J. Wang, 2019: The potential role of atmospheric bores and gravity waves in the initialization and maintenance of nocturnal convection over the southern Great Plains. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 43-68.

Kowaleski, A. M., and J. L. Evans, 2018: Relationship between the track and structure evolution of Hurricane Sandy (2012) using a regional ensemble. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 4279-4302.

“Tropical Cyclone Physics” from Prof. Kerry Emanuel

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Yang, M.-J., Y.-C. Wu, and Y.-C. Liou, 2018: The study of inland eyewall reconstruction of Typhoon Fanapi (2010) using numerical experiments and vorticity budget analyses. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 123, 9604-9623.

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Adames, A. F., and Y. Ming, 2018: Interactions between water vapor and potential vorticity in synoptic-scale monsoonal disturbances: Moisture vortex instability. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 2083–2106.

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Barnes, H. C., J. P. Zagrodnik, L. A. McMurdie, A. K. Rowe, and R. A. Houze Jr., 2018: Kelvin-Helmholtz waves in precipitating midlatitude cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 2763-2785.

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Conrick, R., C. F. Mass, and Q. Zhong, 2018: Simulated Kelvin-Helmholtz waves over terrain and their microphysical implications. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 2787–2800.

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Lombardo, K., and T. Kading, 2018: The behavior of squall lines in horizontally heterogeneous coastal environments. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 1243–1269.

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Lu, P., N. Lin, K. Emanuel, D. Chavas, and J. Smith, 2018: Assessing hurricane rainfall mechanisms using a physics-based model: Hurricanes Isabel (2003) and Irene (2011). J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 2337–2358.

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Du, Y., and R. Rotunno, 2018: Diurnal cycle of rainfall and winds near the south coast of China. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 2065–2082.

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Chen, Y.-L., Y.-J. Chu, C.-S. Chen, C.-C. Tu, J.-H. Teng, and P.-L. Lin, 2018: Analysis and simulations of a heavy rainfall event over northern Taiwan during 11-12 June 2012. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 2697-2715.

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Liu, Y.-C., J. Fan, K.-M. Xu, and G. J. Zhang, 2018: Analysis of cloud-resolving model simulations for scale dependence of convective momentum transport. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 2445–2472.

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Li, X., M. A. Janiga, S. Wang, W.-K. Tao, A. Rowe, W. Xu, C. Liu, T. Matsui, and C. Zhang, 2018: Evolution of precipitation structure during the November DYNAMO MJO event: Cloud-resolving model intercomparison and cross validation using radar observations. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 123, 3530–3555.

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Lin, K.-J., S.-C. Yang, and S. S. Chen, 2018: Reducing TC position uncertainty in an ensemble data assimilation and prediction system: A case study of Typhoon Fanapi (2010). Weather Forecast., 33, 561–582.

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Gebauer, J. G., A. Shapiro, E. Fedorovich, and P. Klein, 2018: Convection initiation caused by heterogeneous low-level jets over the Great Plains. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 2615–2637.

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Morales, A., H. Morrison, and D. J. Posselt, 2018: Orographic precipitation response to microphysical parameter perturbations for idealized moist nearly neutral flow. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 1933–1953.

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Xiao, J., Z.-M. Tan, and K.-C. Chow, 2019: Structure and formation of convection of secondary rainbands in a simulated typhoon Jangmi (2008). Met. Atm. Phy., 131, 713–737.

Practice Talk for 大氣學門成果發表會

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Han, J., W. Wang, Y. C. Kwon, S.-Y. Hong, V. Tallapragada, and F. Yang, 2017: Updated in the NCEP GFS cumulus convection schemes with scale and aerosol awareness. Weather Forecast., 32, 2005–2017.

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Liu, C., and M. W. Moncrieff, 2017: Shear-parallel mesoscale convective systems in a moist low-inhibition Mei-Yu front environment. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 4213-4228.

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Munsell, E. B., F. Zhang, S. A. Braun, J. A. Sippel, and A. C. Didlake, 2018: The inner-core temperature structure of Hurricane Edouard (2014): Observations and ensemble variability. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 135-155.

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Wu, M., C.-C. Wu, T.-H. Yen, and Y. Luo, 2017: Synoptic analysis of extreme hourly precipitation in Taiwan during 2003–12. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 5123-5140.

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Barnes, H. C., and R. A. Houze Jr., 2014: Precipitation hydrometeor type relative to the mesoscale airflow in mature oceanic deep convection of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 13990–14014.

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Mueller, M. J., K. M. Mahoney, and M. Hughes, 2017: High-resolution model-based investigation of moisture transport into the Pacific Northwest during a strong Atmospheric River event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 3861–3879.

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Chang, H.-L., B. G. Brown, P.-S. Chu, Y.-C. Liou, and W.-H. Wang, 2017: Nowcast guidance of afternoon convection initiation for Taiwan. Weather Forecast., 32, 1801–1817.

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Chen, X., F, Zhang, and K. Zhao, 2017: Influence of monsoonal wind speed and moisture content on intensity and diurnal variations of the Mei-Yu season coastal rainfall over South China. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 2835–2856.

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Peters, J. M., E. R. Nielsen, M. D. Parker, S. M. Hitchcock, and R. S. Schumacher, 2017: The impact of low-level moisture errors on model forecasts of an MCS observed during PECAN. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 3599–3624.

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Tang, X., W.-C. Lee, and M. Bell, 2018: Subrainband structure and dynamic characteristics in the principal rainband in Typhoon Hagupit (2008). Mon. Wea. Rev., 74, 157-173.

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Xu, H., and X. Li, 2017: Torrential rainfall processes associated with a landfall of Typhoon Fitow (2013): A three-dimensional WRF modeling study. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 6004-6024.

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Xu, H., G. Zhai, and X. Li, 2017: Precipitation efficiency and water budget of Typhoon Fitow (2013): A particle trajectory study. J. Hydrometeor., 18, 2331-2354.

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Schumacher, R., S., 2015: Sensitivity of precipitation accumulation in elevated convective systems to small changes in low-level moisture. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 2507–2524.

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Barnes, H. C., and R. A. Houze Jr., 2016: Comparison of observed and simulated spatial patterns of ice microphysical processes in tropical oceanic mesoscale convective systems. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121, 8269-8296.

Discussion on the PRECIP 2020 Field Experiment

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Liou, Y.-C., J.-L. Chiou, W.-H. Chen, and H.-Y. Yu, 2014: Improving the model convective storm quantitative precipitation nowcasting by assimilating state variables retrieved from multiple-Doppler radar observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 4017–4035.

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Anthony C. Didlake Jr. and Robert A. Houze Jr., 2013: Convective-Scale Variations in the Inner-Core Rainbands of a Tropical Cyclone. J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 504-523.

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Schumacher, R., S., and J. M. Peters, 2017: Near-surface thermodynamics sensitivities in simulated extreme-rain-producing mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 2177-2200.

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Adames, A. F., 2017: Precipitation budget of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 1799-1817.

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Hendricks, E. A., M. T. Montgomery, and C. A. Davis, 2004: The role of “vortical” hot towers in the formation of Tropical Cyclone Diana (1984). J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1209-1232.

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Bodine, D. J., and K. L. Rasmussen, 2017: Evolution of mesoscale convective system organizational structure and convective line propagation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 3419-3440.

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Lee, J.-T., D.-I. Lee, C.-H. You, H. Uyeda, Y.-C. Liou, I.-S. Han, 2014:Dual-Doppler radar analysis of a near-shore line-shaped convective system on 27 July 2011, Korea: a case study. Tellus A: Dyn. Meteorol. Oceanogr., 66, 23453.

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Blake, B. T., D. B. Parsons, K. R. Haghi, and S. G. Castleberry, 2017: The structure, evolution, and dynamics of a nocturnal convective system simulated using the WRF-ARW model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 3179–3201.

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Grunzke, C. T., and C. Evans, 2017: Predictability and dynamics of warm-core mesoscale vortex formation with the 8 May 2009 “super derecho” event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 811–832.

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Li, H., X. Cui, and D.-L. Zhang, 2017: On the initiation of an isolated heavy-rain-producing storm near the central urban area of Beijing metropolitan region. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 181-197.

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Michael M. Bell, Michael T. Montgomery, and Wen-Chau Lee, 2012: An Axisymmetric View of Concentric Eyewall Evolution in Hurricane Rita (2005). J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2414-2432.

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Gao, S., S. Zhai, B. Chen, and T. Li, 2017: Water budget and intensity change of tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 3009-3023.

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Stratman, D. R., and K. A. Brewster, 2017: Sensitivities of 1-km forecasts of 24 May 2011 tornadic supercells to microphysics parameterizations. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 2697–2721.

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Tai, S.-L., Y.-C. Liou, J. Sun, and S.-F. Chang, 2017: The development of a terrain-resolving scheme for the forward model and its adjoint in the four-dimensional variational Doppler radar analysis system (VDRAS). Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 289–306.

Talks in Robert A. Houze, Jr. Symposium

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Tiedtke, M., 1993: Representation of clouds in large-scale models. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 3040–3061.

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Wong, M., and W. C. Skamarock, 2016: Spectral characteristics of convective-scale precipitation observations and forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 4183-4196.

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Judt, F., and S. S. Chen, 2016: Predictability and dynamics of tropical cyclone rapid intensification deduced from high-resolution stochastic ensembles. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 4395-4420.

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Lopez, P., 2016: A lightning parameterizations for the ECMWF integrated forecasting system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3057-3075.

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Chen, T.-C., and C.-C. Wu, 2016: The remote effect of Typhoon Megi (2010) on the heavy rainfall over northeastern Taiwan. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 1608–1625.

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Adames, A. F., J. M. Wallace, and J. M. Monteiro, 2016: Seasonality of the structure and propagation characteristics of the MJO. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 3511–3526.

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Herman, G. R., and R. S. Schumacher, 2016: Extreme precipitation in models: An evaluation. Weather Forecast., 31, 1853-1879.

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Penny, A. B., P. A. Harr, and J. D. Doyle, 2016: Sensitivity to the representation of microphysical processes in numerical simulations during tropical storm formation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3611-4006.

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Jeong, J.-H., D.-I. Lee, and C.-C. Wang, 2016: Impact of the cold pool on mesoscale convective system-produced extreme rainfall over southeastern South Korea: 7 July 2009. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3985-4006.

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Nielsen, E. R., and R. S. Schumacher, 2016: Using convection-allowing ensembles to understand the predictability of an extreme rainfall event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3651-3676.

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Stern, D. P., and F. Zhang, 2016: The warm-core structure of Hurricane Earl (2010). J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 3305–3328.

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Fang, J., and F. Zhang, 2016: Contribution of tropical waves to the formation of Supertyphoon Megi (2010). J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 4387–4405.

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Two talks in the US-Taiwan Extreme Precipitation Workshop at University of Hawaii

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Fang, J., and F. Zhang, 2011: Evolution of multiscale vortices in the development of Hurricane Dolly (2008). J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 103–122.

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Dawson, D. T. II, M. Xue, J. A. Milbrandt, and A. Shapiro, 2015: Sensitivity of real-data simulations of the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City tornadic supercell and associated tornadoes to multimoment microphysics. Part I: Storm- and tornado-scale numerical forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 1152-1171.

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Johnson, M., Y. Jung, D. T. Dawson II, and M. Xue, 2016: Comparison of simulated polarimetric signatures in idealized supercell storms using two-moment bulk microphysics schemes in WRF. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 971-996.

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Yang, M.-J., S. A. Braun, and D.-S. Chen, 2011: Water budget of Typhoon Nari (2001). Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3809–3828.

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Fekri, M., and M. K. Yau, 2016: An information-theoretical score of dichotomous precipitation forecast. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 1633–1647.

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Shi, X., and D. R. Durran, 2014: The response of orographic precipitation over idealized midlatitude mountains due to global increases in CO2. J. Climate., 27, 3938-3956.

US visit report

Adames, A. F., and D. Kim, 2016: The MJO as a dispersive, convectively coupled moisture wave: Theory and observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 913-941.

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Hsiao, L.-F., M.-J. Yang, C.-S. Lee, H.-C. Kuo, D.-S. Shih, C.-C. Tsai, C.-J. Wang, L.-Y. Chang, D. Y.-C. Chen, L. Feng, J.-S. Hong, C.-T. Fong, D.-S. Chen, T.-C. Yeh, C.-Y. Huang, W.-D. Guo, and G.-F. Lin, 2013: Ensemble forecasting of typhoon rainfall and floods over a mountainous watershed in Taiwan. J. Hydrology, 506, 55-68.

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Zhang, Y., F. Zhang, D. J. Stensrud, and Z. Meng, 2016: Intrinsic predictability of the 20 May 2013 tornadic thunderstorm event in Oklahoma at storm scales. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 1273-1295.

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Dong, L., and F. Zhang, 2016: OBEST: An observation-based ensemble subsetting technique for tropical cyclone track prediction. Weather Forecast., 31, 57-70.

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Ganetis, S., and B. A. Colle, 2015: The thermodynamic and microphysical evolution of an intense snowband during the Northeast U.S. Blizzard of 8–9 February 2013. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 4104-4127.

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魏士偉、楊明仁，2015：臺灣地區極端降雨颱風之環境特徵與渦漩尺度特徵合成分析研究，大氣科學，43，233-264。

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Vincent, C. L., and T. P. Lane, 2016: Evolution of the diurnal precipitation cycle with the passage of a Madden–Julian oscillation event through the Maritime Continent. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 1983-2005.

Lightning Study

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CWB project proposal report

Nguyen, L. T., and J. Molinari, 2015: Simulation of the downshear reformation of a tropical cyclone. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 4529-4551.

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Li, Z., P. Zuidema, P. Zhu, and H. Morrison, 2015: The sensitivity of simulated shallow cumulus convection and cold pools to microphysics. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 22-40.

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Houze, R. A., Jr., K. L. Rasmussen, M. D. Zuluaga, and S. R. Brodzik, 2015: The variable nature of convection in the tropics and subtropics: A legacy of 16 years of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. Rev. Geophys., 53, 994-1021.

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Lebo, Z. J., and H. Morrison, 2015: Effects of horizontal and vertical grid spacing on mixing in simulated squall lines and implications for convective strength and structure. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 4355–4375.

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Liu, P., Q. Zhang, C. Zhang, Y. Zhu, M. Khairoutdinov, H.-M. Kim, C. Schumacher, and M. Zhang, 2016: A revised real-time multivariate MJO index. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 627–642.

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Min, K.-H., S. Choo, D. Lee, and G. Lee, 2015: Evaluation of WRF cloud microphysics schemes using radar observations. Weather Forecast., 30, 1571-1589.

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Morales, A., R. S. Schumacher, and S. M. Kreidenwes, 2015: Mesoscale vortex development during extreme precipitation: Colorado, September 2013. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 4943-4962.

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Chen, S., M. Flatau, T. G. Jensen,T. Shinoda, J. Schmidt, P.May, J. Cummings, M. Liu, P. E. Ciesielski, C. W. Fairall, R.-C. Lien, D. B. Baranowski, N.-H. Chi, S. De Szoeke, and J. Edson, 2015: A Study of CINDY/DYNAMO MJO Suppressed Phase. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 3755-3779.

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Pan, Y., M. Xue, and G. Ge, 2016: Incorporating diagnosed intercept parameters and the graupel category within the ARPS cloud analysis system for the initialization of double-moment microphysics: Testing with a squall line over south China. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 371-392.

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Adames, A., and J. M. Wallace, 2015: Three-dimensional structure and evolution of the moisture field in the MJO. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 3733-3754.

The Lagrangian Evolution on Water Budget and Precipitation Efficiency of Squall-Line Systems as Interacting with Terrain

Water budget and precipitation efficiency of Typhoon Morakot (2009)

Observation overview of the thunderstorm & heavy rainfall event at Taipei on 2015/06/14

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Report of the Summer Research Project

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What I learned from the visit to NOAA/NSSL

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Talk at the 2015 CWB Conference

Talk at the 2015 CWB Conference

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Wu, C.-C., T.-H. Li, and Y.-H. Huang, 2015: Influence of mesoscale topography on tropical cyclone tracks: Further examination of the channeling effect. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 3032-3050.

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Kim, Y.-J., and A. Arakawa, 1995: Improvement of orographic gravity wave parameterization using a mesoscale gravity wave model. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 1875-1902.

Xu, X., M. Xue, and Y. Wang, 2015a: The genesis of mesovortices within a real-data simulation of a bow echo system. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 1963-1986.

Xu, X., M. Xue, and Y. Wang, 2015b: Mesovortices within the 8 May 2009 bow echo over the central United States: Analyses of the characteristics and evolution based on Doppler radar observations and a high-resolution model simulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 2266-2290.

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Wang, C.-C., 2015: The more rain, the better the model performs—the dependency of quantitative precipitation forecast skill on rainfall amount for typhoons in Taiwan. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 1723-1748.

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Peters, J. M., and R. S. Schumacher, 2015: The simulated structure and evolution of a quasi-idealized warm-season convective system with a training convective line. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 1987-2010.

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Holloway, C. E., S. J. Woolnough, and G. M. S. Lister, 2015: The effects of explicit versus parameterized convection on the MJO in a large-domain high-resolution tropical case study. Part II: Processes leading to differences in MJO development. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 2719-2743.

Morrison, H., S. A. Morales, and C. Villanueva-Birriel, 2015: Concurrent sensitivities of an idealized deep convective storm to parameterization of microphysics, horizontal grid resolution, and environmental static stability. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 2082-2104.

Alfaro, D. A. and M. Khairoutdinov, 2015: Thermodynamic constraints on the morphology of simulated midlatitude squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 3116-3137.

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Morrison, H., and J. A. Milbrandt, 2015: Parameterization of cloud microphysics based on the prediction of bulk ice particle properties. Part I: Scheme description and idealized tests. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 287-311.

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Wang, C.-C., and D. J. Kirshbaum, 2015: Thermally forced convection over a mountainous tropical island. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 2484-2506.

Zhang, D.-L., L. Tian, and M.-J. Yang, 2011: Genesis of Typhoon Nari (2001) from a mesoscale convective system. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D23104.

Bryan, G. H., and H. Morrison, 2012: Sensitivity of a simulated squall line to horizontal resolution and parameterization of microphysics. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 202-225.

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Hannah, W. M., and E. D. Maloney, 2011: The role of moisture–convection feedbacks in simulating the Madden–Julian oscillation. J. Climate, 24, 2754-2770.

Water Budget and Precipitation Efficiency of Typhoon Morakot (2009)

Paper review on tropical waves and TCs

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Xie, B., and F. Zhang, 2012: Impacts of typhoon track and island topography on the heavy rainfalls in Taiwan associated with Morakot (2009). Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 3379-3394.

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Hsu, L.-H., H.-C. Kuo, and R. G. Fovell, 2013: On the geographic asymmetry of typhoon translation speed across the mountainous island of Taiwan. J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 1006-1022.

Hsiao, L.-F., M.-J. Yang, et all, 2013: Ensemble forecasting of typhoon rainfall and floods over a mountainous watershed in Taiwan. J. Hydrology, 506, 55-68.

Adams-Selin, R. D., S. C. van den Heever, and R. D. Johnson, 2013: Impact of grapuel parameterization schemes on idealized bow echo simulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 1241-1262.

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French, A. J., and M. D. Parker, 2010: The response of simulated nocturnal convective systems to a developing low-level jet. J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 3384-3408.

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Zeng, X., W.-K. Tao, S. W. Powell, R. A. Houze Jr., P. Ciesieslki, N. Guy, H. Pierce, and T. Matsui, 2013: A comparison of the water budgets between clouds from AMMA and TWP-ICE. J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 487-503.

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Storer, R. L., S. C. van den Heever, and G. L. Stephens, 2010: Modeling aerosol impacts on convective storms in different environments. J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 3904-3915.

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Xie, B., F. Zhang, Q. Zhang, J. Poterjoy, and Y. Weng, 2013: Observing strategy and observation targeting for tropical cyclones using ensemble-based sensitivity analysis and data assimilation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 2211-2228.

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Sui, C.-H., X. Li, and M.-J. Yang, 2007: On the definition of precipitation efficiency. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 2603-2620.

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Kuo, H.-C., J.-H. Chen, R. T. Williams and C.-P. Chang, 2001: Rossby Waves in Zonally Opposing Mean Flow: Behavior in Northwest Pacific Summer Monsoon. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 2603-2620.

“Effects of Extreme Mountains on Extreme Rainstorms” (Prof. Houze’s ppt file)

Highlights in the paper entitled “Water budget and precipitation efficiency of Typhoon Morakot (2009)”

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Lee, C.-S., H.-Y. Ho, K.-T. Lee, Y.-C. Wang, W.-D. Kuo, Y.-C. Chen, L.-F. Hsiao, C.-H. Chen, C.-C. Chiang, M.-J. Yang and H.-C. Kuo, 2013: Assessment of sewer flooding model based on ensemble quantitative precipitation forecast. J. Hydrology, 506, 101-113.

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Hall, J. D., M. Xue, L. Ran, and L. M. Leslie, 2013: High-resolution modeling of Typhoon Morakot (2009): vortex Rossby waves and their role in extreme precipitation over Taiwan. J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 163-185.

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Xie, B., and F. Zhang, 2012: Impacts of typhoon track and island topography on the heavy rainfalls in Taiwan associated with Morakot (2009). Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 3379-3394.

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McFarquhar, G. M., B. F. Jewett, M. S. Gilmore, S. W. Nesbitt, and T.-L. Hsieh, 2012: Observations of particle size and phase in tropical cyclones: Implications for mesoscale modeling of microphysical processes. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 3515-3534.

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Rotunno, R., J. B. Klemp, and M. L. Weisman, 1988: A theory for strong, long-lived squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 463-485.

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Godinez, H. C., J. M. Reisner, A. O. Fierro, S. R. Guimond, and J. Kao, 2012: Determining key model parameters of rapidly intensifying Hurricane Guillermo (1997) using the Ensemble Kalman filter. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 3147-3171.

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Hanley, K. E., D. J. Kirshbaum, N. M. Roberts, and G. Leoncini, 2013: Sensitivities of a squall line over central Europe in a convective-scale ensemble. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 112-133.

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Zhang, C., Y. Wang, A. Lauer, and K. Hamilton, 2012: Configuration and evaluation of the WRF model for the study of Hawaiian regional climate. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 3259-3277.

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Stern, D. P., and F. Zhang, 2013: How does the eye warm? Part I: A potential temperature budget analysis of an idealized tropical cyclone. J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 73-90.

Nasrollahi, N., A. AghaKouchak, J. Li, X. Gao, K. Hsu, and S. Sorroshian, 2012: Assessing the impacts of different WRF precipitation physics in hurricane simulations. Weather Forecast., 27, 1003-1016.

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Gourley, J. J., and B. E. Vieux, 2005: A method for evaluating the accuracy of quantitative precipitation estimates from a hydrologic modeling perspective. J. Hydrometeor., 6, 115-133.

Tropical Convection: A Half Century Quest for Understanding

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Hendricks, E. A., B. D. McNoldy, and W. H. Schubert, 2012: Observed inner-core structural variability in Hurricane Dolly (2008). Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 4066-4077.

Water budgets and precipitation efficiency of tropical cyclones

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Langhans, W., J. Schmidli, and C. Schar, 2012: Bulk convergence of cloud-resolving simulations of moist convection over complex terrain. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2207-2228.

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Ventrice, M. J., C. D. Thorncroft, and C. J. Schreck III, 2012: Impacts of convectively coupled Kelvin waves on environmental conditions for Atlantic tropical cyclogenesis. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 2198-2214.

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Van Weverberg, K., A. M. Vogelmann, H. Morrison, and J. Milbrandt, 2012: Sensitivity of idealized squall-line simulations to the level of complexity used in two-moment bulk microphysics schemes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 1883-1907.

Wang, Z., 2012: Thermodynamic aspects of tropical cyclone formation. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2433-2451.

Meng, Z., F. Zhang, P. Markoswki, D. Wu, and K. Zhao, 2012: A modeling study on the development of a bowing structure and associated rear inflow within a squall line over south China. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 1182-1207.

Tang, B., and K. A. Emanuel, 2012: Sensitivity of tropical cyclone intensity to ventilation in an axisymmetric model. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2394-2413.

Spengler, T. and J. Egger, 2012: Potential vorticity attribution and causality. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2600-2607.

Yang, M.-J., D.-L. Zhang, X.-D. Tang, and Y. Zhang, 2011: A modeling study of Typhoon Nari (2001) at landfall. 2: Structural changes and terrain-induced asymmetries. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D09112.

Li, M.-H., M.-J. Yang, R. Soong, and H.-L. Huang, 2005: Simulating typhoon floods with gauge data and mesoscale modeled rainfall in a mountainous watershed. J. Hydrometeor., 6, 306-323.

Yang, M.-J., T.-C. Chen Wang, Y. Zhang, and C.-Y. Weng, 2011: Momentum budget evolution of Typhoon Nari (2001) during the landfall process. Terr., Atmos., and Oceanic Sci., 22, 595-612.

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Yang, M.-J., S. A. Braun, and D.-S. Chen, 2011: Water budget of Typhoon Nari (2001). Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3809-3828.

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Liu., H., J. Anderson, and Y.-H. Kuo, 2012: Improved analyses and forecasts of Hurricane Ernesto’s genesis using radio cccultation data in an ensemble filter assimilation system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 151-166.

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Rotunno, R., and G. H. Bryan, 2012: Effects of parameterized diffusion on simulated hurricanes. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2284-2299.

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Rosenfeld, D., W. L. Woodley, A. Khain, W. R. Cotton, G. Carrio, I. Ginis, and J. H. Golden, 2012: Aerosol effects on microstructure and intensity of tropical cyclones. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93, 987-1001.

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Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Multicell squall line structure as a manifestation of vertically trapped gravity waves. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 641-661.

Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Sensitivity of squall-line rear inflow to ice microphysics and environmental humidity. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3175-3193.

Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1996: Momentum budget of a squall line with trailing stratiform precipitation: Calculations with a high-resolution numerical model. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3629-3652.

Colle, B. A., B. F. Smull, and M.-J. Yang, 2002: Numerical simulations of a landfalling cold front observed during COAST: Rapid evolution and responsible mechanisms. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1945-1966.

Yang, M.-J., Ben J.-D. Jou, S.-C. Wang, J.-S. Hong, P.-L. Lin, J.-H. Teng, and H.-C. Lin, 2004: Ensemble prediction of rainfall during the 2000-2002 Mei-Yu seasons: Evaluation over the Taiwan area. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D18203.

PhD thesis report

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Guo, P., Y.-H. Kuo, S. V. Sokolovskiy, and D. H. Lenschow, 2011: Estimating atmospheric boundary layer depth using COSMIC radio occultation data. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 1703-1713.

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Huang, Y.-H., C.-C. Wu, and Y. Wang, 2011: The influence of island topography on typhoon track deflection. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 1708-1727.

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Letkewicz, C. E., and M. D. Parker, 2011: Impact of environmental variations on simulated squall lines interacting with terrain. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3163-3183.

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Fang, X., Y.-H. Kuo, and A. Wang, 2011: The impacts of Taiwan topography on the predictability of Typhoon Morakot’s record-breaking rainfall: A high-resolution ensemble simulation. Weather Forecast., 26, 613-633.

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Gopalakrishnan, S. G., F. Marks, Jr., X. Zhang, J.-W. Bao, K.-S. Yeh, R. Atlas, 2011: The experimental HWRF system: A study on the influence of horizontal resolution on the structure and intensity changes in tropical cyclones using an idealized framework. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 1762-1784.

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Huang, Y.-H., M. T. Montgomery, and C.-C. Wu, 2012: Concentric eyewall formation in Typhoon Sinlaku (2008). Part II: Axisymmetric dynamical Processes. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 662-674.

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Chien, F.-C., and H.-C. Kuo, 2011: On the extreme rainfall of Typhoon Morakot (2009). J. Geophys. Res., 116, D05104.

Mahoney, K. M., G. M. Lackmann, and M. D. Parker, 2009: The role of momentum transport in the motion of a quasi-idealized mesoscale convective system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 3316-3338.

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Lang, S. E., W.-K. Tao, X. Zeng, and Y. Li, 2011: Reducing the biases in simulated radar reflectivities from a bulk microphysics scheme: Tropical convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2582-2598.

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Wu, L., J. Liang, and C.-C. Wu, 2011: Monsoonal influence on Typhoon Morakot (2009). Part I: Observational analysis. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2208-2221.

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Liang, J., L, Wu, X. Ge, and C.-C. Wu, 2011: Monsoonal influence on Typhoon Morakot (2009). Part II: Numerical study. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2222-2235.

Review of the thesis work of Prudence Chien

Clouds in Tropical Cyclones (ppt from Prof. Bob Houze)

Huang, Hsiao-Ling, Chung-Chieh Wang, George Tai-Jen Chen, Richard E. Carbone, 2010: The Role of Diurnal Solenoidal Circulation on Propagating Rainfall Episodes near the Eastern Tibetan Plateau. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 2975-2989.

Bryan, G. H. and H. Morrison, 2011: Sensitivity of a simulated squall line to horizontal resolution and parameterization of microphysics. Mon. Wea. Rev., 140, 202-225.

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Chen, S.-Y., C.-Y. Huang, Y.-H. Kuo, and S. Sokolovskiy, 2011: Observational error estimation of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS radio occultation data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 853-865.

Wu, C.-C., H.-J. Cheng, Y. Wang, and K.-H. Chou, 2009: A numerical investigation of the eyewall evolution in a landfalling typhoon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 21-40.

Yang, M.-J., S. A. Braun, and D.-S. Chen, 2011: Water budget of Typhoon Nari (2001). Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 3809-3828.

Yang, M.-J., T.-C. Chen Wang, Y. Zhang, and C.-Y. Weng, 2011: Momentum budget evolution of Typhoon Nari (2001) during the landfall process. Terr., Atmos., and Oceanic Sci., 22, 595-612.

Tang, X.-D., M.-J. Yang, and Z.-M. Tan, 2012: A modeling study of orographic convection and mountain waves in the landfalling typhoon Nari (2001). Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 138, 419-438.

Ancell, B. C., C. F. Mass, and G. J. Hakim, 2011: Evaluation of surface analyses and forecasts with a multiscale ensemble Kalman filter in regions of complex terrain. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 2008-2024.

Zhou, X. and B. Wang, 2011: Mechanism of concentric eyewall replacement cycles and associated intensity change. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 972-988.

Gao, W., C.-H. Sui, T.-C. Chen Wang, and W.-Y. Chang, 2011: An evaluation and improvement of microphysical parameterization from a two-moment cloud microphysics scheme and the Southwest Monsoon Experiment (SoWMEX)/Terrain influenced Monsoon Rainfall Experiment (TiMREX) observations. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D19101.

Guimond, S. R., M. A. Bourassa, and P. D. Reasor, 2011: A latent heat retrieval and its effects on the intensity and structure change of Hurricane Guillermo (1997). Part I: The algorithm and observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 1549-1567.

Frame, J. W. and P. M. Markowski, 2006: The interaction of simulated squall lines with idealized mountain ridges. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 1919-1941.

Zhang, D.-L., L. Tian, and M.-J. Yang, 2011: Genesis of Typhoon Nari (2001) from a mesoscale convective system. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D23104.

Yang, M.-J., D.-L. Zhang, and H.-L. Huang, 2008: A modeling study of Typhoon Nari (2001) at landfall. Part I: Topographic effects. J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 2603-2620.

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Hendricks, E. A., M. S. Peng, T. Li, and B. Fu, 2010: Quantifying environmental control on tropical cyclone intensity change. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 3243-3271.

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Yang, M.-J., D.-L. Zhang, X.-D. Tang, and Y. Zhang, 2011: A modeling study of Typhoon Nari (2001) at landfall. Part II: Structural changes and terrain-induced asymmetries. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D09112.

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Xu, J., and Y. Wang, 2010b: Sensitivity of the simulated tropical cyclone inner-core size to the initial vortex size. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 4135-4157.

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Colle, B. A., Y. Lin, S. Medina, and B. F. Smull, 2008: Orographic modification of convection and flow kinematics by the Oregon coast range and Cascades during IMPROVE-2. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 3894-3916.

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Hence, D. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2008: Kinematic structure of convective-scale elements in the rainbands of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005). J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15108.

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Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, M.-C. Yen, and A. J. Clark, 2009: Impact of the intraseasonal variability of the western north Pacific large-scale circulation on tropical cyclone tracks. Weather Forecast., 24, 646-666.

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Didlake, A. C. Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2009: Convective-scale downdrafts in the principal rainband of Hurricane Katrina (2005). Mon. Wea. Rev., 111, 3269-3293.

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Judt, F., and S. S. Chen, 2010: Convectively generated potential vorticity in rainbands and formation of the secondary eyewall in Hurricane Rita of 2005. J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 3581-3599.

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Chen, D. Y.-C., K. K. W. Chueng, and C.-S. Lee, 2011: Some implications of core regime wind structures in western North Pacific tropical cyclones. Weather Forecast., 26, 61-75.

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Fang, J., and F. Zhang, 2011: Evolution of multiscale vortices in the development of Hurricane Dolly (2008). J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 103-122.

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Martin, E. R., and R. H. Johnson, 2008: An observational and modeling study of an atmospheric internal bore during NAME 2004. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 4150-4167.

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Lee, C.-S., K. K. W. Cheung, W.-T. Feng, and R. L. Elsberry, 2010: Initial maintenance of tropical cyclone size in the western north Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 3206-3223.

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Hsiao, L.-F.., C.-S. Liou, T.-C. Yeh, Y.-R. Guo, D.-S. Chen, K.-N. Huang, C.-T. Teng, and C.-H. Chen, 2010: A vortex relocation scheme for tropical cyclone initialization in Advanced Research WRF. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 3298-3315.

Liu, K. S., Johnny C. L. Chan, 2002: Synoptic Flow Patterns Associated with Small and Large Tropical Cyclones over the Western North Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 2134-2142.

Wang, Y., 2002: Vortex Rossby Waves in a Numerically Simulated Tropical Cyclone. Part I: Overall Structure, Potential Vorticity, and Kinetic Energy Budgets. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 1213-1238.

Dawson, D. T. II, M. Xue, J. A. Milbrandt, and M.-K. Yau, 2010: Comparison of evaporation and cool pool development between single-moment and miltimoment bulk microphysics in idealized simulations of tornadic thunderstorms. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 1152-1171.

Lim, K.-S. S., and S.-Y. Hong, 2010: Development of an effective double-moment cloud microphysics scheme with prognostic cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) for weather and climate models. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 1587-1612.

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Ma, Z., Y.-H. Kuo, F. M. Ralph, P. J. Neiman, G. A. Wick, E. Sukovich, and B. Wang, 2011: Assimilation of GPS Radio Occultation Data for an Intense Atmospheric River with the NCEP Regional GSI System. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 2170-2183.

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Wu, C.-C., K. K.-W. Cheng, and Y.-Y. Lo, 2009: Numerical study of the rainfall event due to the interaction of Typhoon Babs (1998) and the northeasterly monsoon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 2049-2064.

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Hsu, H.-H., C.-H. Hung, A.-K. Lo, and C.-W. Hung 2008: Influence of Tropical Cyclone on the Estimation of Climate Variability in the Tropical Western North Pacific. J. Climate, 21, 2960-2975.

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Sobel, Adam H., Suzana J. Camargo, 2005: Influence of Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones on Their Large-Scale Environment. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 3396-3407.

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Qiu, X., Z.-M. Tan and Q. Xiao, 2010: The roles of vortex Rossby waves in hurricane secondary eyewall formation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 2092-2109.

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Thompson, G., P. R. Field, R. M. Rasmussen, and W. D. Hall, 2008: Explicit forecasts of winter precipitation using an improved bulk microphysics scheme. Part II: Implementation of a new snow parameterization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 5095-5115.

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Lin, L., X. Zou, R. Anthes, and Y.-H. Kuo, 2010: COSMIC GPS Radio Occultation Temperature Profiles in Clouds. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 1104-1118.

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Wu, L., and G. W. Petty, 2010: Intercomparison of bulk microphysics schemes in model simulations of polar lows. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 2211-2228.