Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, vi, 182 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Daniel Keyser

Committee Members

Ryan Torn, Andrea Lang, Thomas Hamill

Keywords

Rossby waves, Rain and rainfall, Rainstorms, Precipitation forecasting, Synoptic meteorology

Subject Categories

Atmospheric Sciences

Abstract

This dissertation examines climatological and dynamical linkages between widespread extreme precipitation events (EPEs) in the central and eastern U.S. and Rossby wave breaking (RWB), and assesses forecast skill for EPEs occurring in conjunction with RWB. The analysis primarily focuses on linkages of EPEs to LC1 (anticyclonic) and LC2 (cyclonic) RWB.

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