First Semester Bibliography

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology . (n.d.). BoM - Tropical Cyclone Frequently Asked Questions . Retrieved January 1, 2010, from http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/faq/faq_def_6.shtml

Barber, B. (2009). Sandbox for Mapping, Viewing, and Analyzing Atlantic Hurricane Data . Retrieved October 14, 2009, from http://db.hellohelp.net/hurdat_storms/storm_search.php

Booth, M. A., T. Lambert, J. Blackerby, and R. L. Elsberry, 2006: Accuracy of tropical cyclone intensity forecasts in the North Pacific and Atlantic. AMS 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 24-28 April, Monterey, CA. [available online at http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/108805.pdf]

Bosart, L. F., Velden, C. S., Bracken, W. E., Molinari, J., & Black, P. G. (2000). Environmental Influences on the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Opal (1995). Monthly Weather Review , 322-352.

Center, N.H. (2005, January 5). Tropical Cyclone Report – Hurricane Charley. Retrieved January 1, 2010, from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL032004_Charley.pdf

Center, N. H. (2009, January 22). Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Gustav. Retrieved January 1, 2010, from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL072008_Gustav.pdf

DeMaria, M. (2004, January 29). Description of the Extended Best Track File. Retrieved January 1, 2010, from ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/demaria/ebtrk/readme16.txt

DeMaria, M., J.A Knaff, and C. Sampson, 2007: Evaluation of long-term trends in tropical cyclone intensity forecasts. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 97, 19-28.

DeMaria, M., & Kaplan, J. (1994). Sea Surface Temperature and the Maximum Intensity of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones . Journal of Climate , 1324-1334

Elsberry, R. T.D.B Lambert, and M. A. Boothe, 2007: Accuracy of Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific tropical cyclone intensity forecast guidance, Wea. Forecasting, 22, 747-762.

Emanuel, K. A. (1999). Thermodynamic Control of Hurricane Intensity. Nature , 665-669.

Erb, M.P. (2006). A Case Study of Hurricane Katrina: Rapid Intensification in the Gulf of Mexico. Preprints,20th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Asheville NC.

Frank, W. M., and E. A. Ritchie, 2001: Effects of vertical wind shear on the intensity and structure of numerically simulated hurricanes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2249-2269.

Gibbs, W. (1955). 200mb Divergence Associated with Rapid and Intense Cyclogenesis. Central Meteorological Bureau, Melborne , 1-18.

Jarvinen, B.R., C.J. Neumann, and M.A.S. Davis, 1984: A tropical cyclone data tape for the North Atlantic basin, 1886-1983: Contents, limitations, and uses. NOAA Tech. Memo. NWS. NHC 22, Miami, FL, 21 pp. [Available from National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151.]

Kaplan, J. (Performer). (2008). A revised rapid intensification index for the Atlantic and E. Pacific basins. Orlando, FL, USA.
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Kaplan, J., & DeMaria, M. (2003). Large-Scale Characteristics of Rapidly Intensifying Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic Basin. Weather and Forecasting , 1093–1108.

Kaplan, J., & DeMaria, M. (2006). Estimating the Likelihood of Rapid Intensification in the Atlantic and E. Pacific Basins using SHIPS Model Data. AMS Conference , 1-4.

Kossin, J. and W. H. Schubert, 2001: Mesovortices, polygonal flow patterns, and rapid pressure falls in hurricane-like vortices. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 1079-1090.

Landsea, C. (n.d.). HRD: FAQs. Retrieved January 1, 2010, from http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/D7.html

Merrill, R. T. (1988). Enviromental Influences on Hurricane Intensification. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 1678-1687.

Molinari, and, D. Vallaro, 1990: External influences on hurricane intensity. Part II:
Vertical structure and response of the hurricane vortex. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 1902-1918.

National Hurricane Center . (2009 ). NHC Archives of Hurricane Seasons . Retrieved October 14, 2009, from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml

National Hurricane Center. (2009, January 1 ). Extended Best Track File . Retrieved January 1, 2010, from ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/demaria/ebtrk/ebtrk_atlc.txt

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (n.d.). 48 Hour Track Errors - "Early" Guidance . Retrieved January 1, 2010, from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/verification/figs/Early_model_ATL_trk_error_trend.gif

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2008 ). Easy to Read HURDAT 2008 . Retrieved October 15, 2009, from http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/easyread-2008.html

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . (2009). Daily Climate Composits. Retrieved October 12, 2009, from http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/composites/day/

Schade, L. R., & Emanuel, K. A. (1999). The Ocean’s Effect on the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 642-651.

Scotti, R. A. (2003). Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938. Little, Brown.

University of Illinois . (n.d.). History of GOES . Retrieved January 15, 2010, from GOES-1 through GOES-7: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gl%29/guides/rs/sat/goes/oldg.rxml