TAFB Publications

Selected Publications

  Quarterly

• TAFB Quarterly Recaps of Significant Tropical Marine Weather Events in the Mariners Weather Log.

  2010

• Brennan, M. J., H. D. Cobb III, and R. D. Knabb, 2010: Observations of Gulf of Tehuantepec Gap Wind Events from QuikSCAT: An Updated Event Climatology and Operational Model Evaluation. Wea. Forecasting, 25, 646-658.


• Cohen, A. E., and J. P. Cangialosi, 2010: An Observational and High-Resolution Model Analysis of Gale Wind Events in the Gulf of California. Wea. Forecasting, 25, 613-626.


• An Observational and High-Resolution Model Analysis of Gale Wind Events in the Gulf of California, Ariel E. Cohen and John P. Cangialosi – Extended Abstract, 90th Annual AMS Conference, January 2010.


• The Implementation of the Graphical Forecast Editor for a National Center Marine Domain, Ariel E. Cohen, Eric Christensen, Christopher A. Juckins, John P. Cangialosi, Christopher Lauer, Hugh D. Cobb, and Martin Nelson – January 2010.

  2008

• Satellite classification operations at the Tropical Prediction Center during the 2007 Hurricane Season with Comparison to Recent Trends, Preprints 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Orlando, FL, American Meteorological Society, Robbie Berg and Hugh Cobb – 2008.


• Preliminary assessment of the utility of ASCAT wind vector retrievals at the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Preprints 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology , Orlando, FL, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb, Richard Knabb, P. S. Chang and Z. Jelenak – 2008.


• Montana Severe Weather Climatology Using Geographic Information System and Google Earth (Western Region Technical Attachment 08-11), Ariel E. Cohen – August 2008.


• Flash rate, electrical, microphysical, and dynamical relationships across a simulated storm spectrum (Third Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data at the 2008 AMS annual meeting), Ariel E. Cohen and Edward R. Mansell – 2008.

  2007

• Observations of Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind events from QuikSCAT: An updated event climatology and operational model evaluation, Michael Brennan, H. Cobb, and R. Knabb – June 2007.


• The National Weather Service Unified Surface Analysis, Robbie Berg, J. Clark, D. Roth, and T. Birchard – June 2007.


• A numerical study of the topographic effects on the structure and rainfall in Hurricane Georges (1998), John Cangialosi and S.S. Chen – Mon. Wea. Rev., submitted.


• Observations of Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind events from QuikSCAT: An updated event climatology and operational model evaluation, Preprints 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Park City, UT, American Meteorological Society, Michael Brennan, Hugh Cobb, and Richard Knabb – 2007.


• Discrimination of Mesoscale Convective System Environments Using Sounding Observations, Weather and Forecasting, Ariel E. Cohen,Michael C. Coniglio, Stephen F. Corfidi, and Sarah J. Corfidi – 2007.


• Discrimination of Mesoscale Convective System Environments Using Sounding Observations, Preprints 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Ariel E. Cohen, Michael C. Coniglio, Stephen F. Corfidi, and Sarah J. Corfidi – 2007.

  2006

• Real-Time High-Resolution MM5 and WRF Forecasts during RAINEX, John Cangialosi, S. Chen, W. Zhao, W. Wang, and J. Michalakas – April 2006.


• The re-analysis of Hurricane Connie August 12, 1955 and Ione September 19,1955, Preprints 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb – 2006.

  2005

• Hurricane Simulations Using a Vortex-Following Nested Grid in MM5 and WRF, John Cangialosi, S. Chen, and J. Michalakas – June 2005.

  2004

• Beyond hurricanes: Marine analysis and forecasting at the Tropical Prediction Center, Jamie Rhome – May 2004.


• High resolution SST in the SHIPS model: improving operational guidance of tropical cyclone intensity forecasts, Robbie Berg, C. Sisko, and M. DeMaria – May 2004.


• A Numerical Study of the Topographic effects on structure and rainfall in Hurricane Georges (1998), John Cangialosi and S. Chen – May 2004.


• Re-Analysis of the September 18, 1936 and Great Atlantic Hurricane of September 14, 1944 in Virginia, Hugh Cobb – May 2004.


• Dvorak tropical cyclone wind speed biases determined from reconnaissance-based "Best Track" data (1997.2003), Daniel Brown and J. Franklin – May 2004.


• Infrasonic observations of open ocean swells in the Pacific: Deciphering the song of the sea, Mark Willis, M. Garces, C. Hetzer, and S. Businger – October 2004.


• On using ocean swells for continuous infrasonic measurements of winds and temperature in the lower, middle, and upper atmosphere, Milton Garces, M. Willis, C. Hetzer, A. Le Pichon, and D. Drob – October 2004.


• Source modeling of microbaroms in the Pacific, Mark Willis, M. Garces, C. Hetzer, and S. Businger – January 2004.


• Meteorology of the Giant Wave Event of January 1998. Steven Businger, M. Willis, and P. Caldwell. 8th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, North Shore, Hawaii.


• Re-Analysis of the September 18, 1936 and Great Atlantic Hurricane of September 14, 1944 in Virginia, Preprints 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb – 2004.

  2003

• Use of QuikSCAT Imagery in the Diagnosis and Detection of Gulf of Tehuantepec Wind Events 1999-2002, Hugh Cobb, D. Brown and R. Molleda – February 2003.


• Application and Use of Volunteer Observing Ship (VOS) Data at the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Jamie Rhome – April 2003.


• Detecting Marine Winds from Space: An Introduction to Scatterometry and the Current Operational Scatterometers, Jamie Rhome – December 2003.


• The South Florida Mystery, Still Unsolved, Mark Willis – April 2003.


• Ocean Wave Spectra, Mark Willis – November 2003.


• Use of QuikSCAT Imagery in the diagnosis and detection of Gulf of Tehuantepec Wind Events 1999-2002, Preprints 83rd Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb, Daniel P. Brown and Robert Molleda – 2003.

  2002

• Tropical Cyclone Intensity in Relation to SST and Moisture Variability: A Global Perspective, Robbie Berg – May 2002.


• Accuracy of Pressure-Wind Relationships and Dvorak Satellite Intensity Estimates for Tropical Cyclones Determined from Recent Reconnaissance-based "Best Track" Data, Daniel Brown and J. Franklin – May 2002.


• The application and use of UW-CIMSS specialized satellite products in Tropical analysis, Jamie Rhome and C. Velden – April 2002.


• Development of a discriminant analysis mixed precipitation (DAMP) forecast model for Mid-Atlantic winter storms, 13th Conference on Applied Climatology, Portland, OR, American Meteorological Society, J Dustin Hux, P. C. Knappenberger, P. J. Michaels, P. J. Stenger, Hugh Cobb and M. P. Rusnak – 2002.


• Re-Analysis of the Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of August 22-23, 1933, Preprints 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb – 2002.

  2001

• Satellite application for tropical wave/tropical cyclone tracking, Jason Dunion, C. Velden, and J. Rhome – August 2001.


• Development of a Discriminant Analysis Mixed Precipitation (DAMP) Forecast Model for Mid-Atlantic Winter Storms, J. Dustin Hux, P. Knappenberger, P. Michaels, P. Stenger, H. Cobb, and M. Rusnak – April 2001.

  1998

• Re-analysis of The Gale of '78 - Storm 9 of the 1878 Hurricane Season, Preprints 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Fort Lauderdale, FL, American Meteorological Society, David Roth and Hugh Cobb – 2000.


• Characteristics of Tornadic Mesocyclones Associated with Tropical Cyclones in the Middle Atlantic Region as a Guide to Developing a Strategy for Warning Decision Using the WSR-88D. Preprints, 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb and Neil A. Stuart – 1998.

  1997

• A Comparison of the Storm-Scale Vortex Detection Capability, Between the WSR-88D Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm and the National Severe Storms Laboratory Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm During Tropical Storm Bertha. Preprints, 28th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Austin, TX, American Meteorological Society, Neil Stuart, Hugh Cobb, and Gregory J. Stumpf – 1997.

  1996

• The use of new techniques to forecast two heavy snow events in the Wakefield WFO County Warning Area, Preprints 15th Conference Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Norfolk, VA, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb and W. Albright – 1996.

  1995

• Climatology of Heavy Snow Events in eastern Virginia 1960-1995, Preprints 15th Conference Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Norfolk, VA, American Meteorological Society, Hugh Cobb and W. Albright – 1996.


• The 8 February 1995 Heavy Snow Event Over Northeastern North Carolina, Eastern Region Technical Attachment 95-8A, Hugh Cobb and W. Albright – August 1991.

  1991

• The Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of 1933, Hugh Cobb – August 1991.

  1989

• The Siege of New England, Hugh Cobb – October 1989.