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The Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology (JAMC) publishes applied research on meteorology and climatology. Examples of meteorological research include topics such as weather modification, satellite meteorology, radar meteorology, boundary layer processes, physical meteorology, air pollution meteorology (including dispersion and chemical processes), agricultural and forest meteorology, mountain meteorology, and applied meteorological numerical models. Examples of climatological research include the use of climate information in impact assessments, dynamical and statistical downscaling, seasonal climate forecast applications and verification, climate risk and vulnerability, development of climate monitoring tools, and urban and local climates.

ISSN: 1558-8424; eISSN: 1558-8432

David A. R. Kristovich, Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

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Quantification of effects of errors in the cloud properties on the representation of the surface downward shortwave flux based on MERRA-2 in Japan

Takeshi Watanabe, Kazutaka Oka, and Yasuaki Hijioka

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0249.1

Published Online:: 08 Aug 2022

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A Centimeter Wavelength Snowfall Retrieval Algorithm Using Machine Learning

Fraser King, George Duffy, and Christopher G. Fletcher

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0036.1

Published Online:: 05 Aug 2022

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Meteorological factors responsible for major power outages during a severe freezing rain storm over Eastern Canada

Julie M. Thériault, Vanessa McFadden, Hadleigh Thompson, and Mélissa Cholette

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0217.1

Published Online:: 05 Aug 2022

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Temporal and Spatial Structure of Nocturnal Warming Events in a Midlatitude Coastal City

Isabelle Renee Lao, Carsten Abraham, Ed Wiebe, and Adam H. Monahan

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0205.1

Published Online:: 03 Aug 2022

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Combining Cloud Properties from CALIPSO, CloudSat, and MODIS for Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Shortwave Broadband Irradiance Computations: Impact of Cloud Vertical Profiles

Seung-Hee Ham, Seiji Kato, Fred G. Rose, Sunny Sun-Mack, Yan Chen, Walter F. Miller, and Ryan C. Scott

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0260.1

Published Online:: 29 Jul 2022

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NORA3 Part II: Precipitation and temperature statistics in complex terrain modeled with a non-hydrostatic model

Hilde Haakenstad and Øyvind Breivik

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0005.1

Published Online:: 27 Jul 2022

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Evaluating Winter Precipitation over the Western Himalayas in a High-Resolution Indian Regional Reanalysis using multi-source climate datasets

Nischal, Raju Attada, and Kieran M. R. Hunt

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0172.1

Published Online:: 22 Jul 2022

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Vertical Motions in Orographic Cloud Systems over the Payette River Basin. Part 1: Recovery of Vertical Motions and their Uncertainty from Airborne Doppler Radial Velocity Measurements

Troy J. Zaremba, Robert M. Rauber, Samuel Haimov, Bart Geerts, Jeffrey R. French, Coltin Grasmick, Kaylee Heimes, Sarah A. Tessendorf, Katja Friedrich, Lulin Xue, Roy M. Rasmussen, Melvin L. Kunkel, and Derek R. Blestrud

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0228.1

Published Online:: 20 Jul 2022

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Vertical Motions in Orographic Cloud Systems over the Payette River Basin. Part 2: Fixed and Transient Updrafts and their Relationship to Forcing

Troy J. Zaremba, Kaylee Heimes, Robert M. Rauber, Bart Geerts, Jeffrey R. French, Coltin Graskmick, Sarah Tessendorf, Lulin Xue, Katja Friedrich, Roy M. Rasmussen, Melvin L. Kunkel, and Derek R. Blestrud

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0229.1

Published Online:: 20 Jul 2022

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Radar Retrieval Evaluation and Investigation of Dendritic Growth Layer Polarimetric Signatures in a Winter Storm

Edwin L. Dunnavan, Jacob T. Carlin, Jiaxi Hu, Petar Bukovčić, Alexander V. Ryzhkov, Greg M. McFarquhar, Joseph A. Finlon, Sergey Y. Matrosov, and David J. Delene

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0220.1

Published Online:: 15 Jul 2022

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Observed Covariations in Boundary Layer and Cumulus Cloud Layer Processes

Brandon J. Daub and Neil P. Lareau

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0213.1

Published Online:: 14 Jul 2022

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Morning transition of the boundary layer over Dallas-Fort Worth

Kip F. Nielsen and David A. Rahn

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0169.1

Published Online:: 13 Jul 2022

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Conversion of the Knutson et al. (2020) Tropical Cyclone Frequency Projections to North Atlantic Landfall

Stephen Jewson

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0056.1

Published Online:: 07 Jul 2022

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Physical and optical properties of clouds in the southwest vortex from FY-4A cloud retrievals

Zhuofu Yu, Shuo Ma, Ding Han, Guanlin Li, Wei Yan, and Jingdong Liu

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0128.1

Published Online:: 05 Jul 2022

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Hurricane Simulation and Nonstationary Extremal Analysis for a Changing Climate

Meagan Carney, Holger Kantz, and Matthew Nicol

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0003.1

Published Online:: 30 Jun 2022

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Dynamic and thermodynamic factors involved in future changes in extreme summertime precipitation in Japan projected by convection-permitting regional climate model simulations

Akihiko Murata, Masaya Nosaka, Hidetaka Sasaki, and Hiroaki Kawase

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0256.1

Published Online:: 22 Jun 2022

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Projecting future precipitation in the Yellow River Basin based on CMIP6 models

Zhouliang Sun, Yanli Liu, Jianyun Zhang, Hua Chen, Zhangkang Shu, Xin Chen, Junliang Jin, Tiesheng Guan, Cuishan Liu, Ruimin He, and Guoqing Wang

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0022.1

Published Online:: 20 Jun 2022

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Spatio-temporal changes in frost indicators in southeastern Spain (1950-2020): influence of the East Atlantic index (EA)

David Espin Sanchez, Carmelo Conesa García, and Jorge Olcina Cantos

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0064.1

Published Online:: 20 Jun 2022

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Quantifying the impact of precipitation-type algorithm selection on the representation of freezing rain in an ensemble of regional climate model simulations

Christopher D. McCray, Julie M. Thériault, Dominique Paquin, and émilie Bresson

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0202.1

Published Online:: 17 Jun 2022

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A gamma parameterization for precipitating particle size distributions containing snowflake aggregates drawn from five field experiments.

George Duffy and Derek J. Posselt

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0131.1

Published Online:: 15 Jun 2022

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Understanding Errors in Cloud Liquid Water Path Retrievals derived from CloudSat Path Integrated Attenuation

Matthew Lebsock, Hanii Takahashi, Richard Roy, Marcin J. Kurowski, and Lazaros Oreopoulos

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0235.1

Published Online:: 08 Jun 2022

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Associated Summer Rainfall Changes over the Three Rivers Source Region in China with the East Asian Westerly Jet from 1979 to 2015

Yumeng Liu, Xianhong Meng, Lin Zhao, Zhaoguo Li, Hao Chen, Lunyu Shang, Shaoying Wang, Lele Shu, and Guangwei Li

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0127.1

Published Online:: 07 Jun 2022

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Study on the Change in Freezing Depth in Heilongjiang Province and Its Response to Winter Half-Year Temperature

Fanxiang Meng, Zongliang Wang, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li, Xu Yang, Ennan Zheng, Ge Zhang, Qing Zhuang, Qiyang Fu, and Yuan Zhang

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0195.1

Published Online:: 02 Jun 2022

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Direct comparisons between GPM-DPR and CloudSat snowfall retrievals

Randy J. Chase, Stephen W. Nesbitt, Greg M. McFarquhar, Norman B. Wood, and Gerald M. Heymsfield

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0081.1

Published Online:: 27 May 2022

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Influence of Stability, and Surface Roughness on Turbulence during the Stable Atmospheric Variability and Transport (SAVANT) Field Campaign

Sudheer R. Bhimireddy, Junming Wang, April L. Hiscox, and David A. R. Kristovich

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0160.1

Published Online:: 27 May 2022

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A New Algorithm for Estimating Low Cloud Base Height in Southwest China

Rongjiang Wang, Renjun Zhou, Shuping Yang, Rui Li, Jiangping Pu, Kaiyu Liu, and Yi Deng

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0221.1

Published Online:: 25 May 2022

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Parameterized Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Model for Catastrophe Risk Assessment in China

Lu Yi, Chen Peiyan, Yu Hui, Fang Pingzhi, Gong Ting, Wang Xiaodong, and Song Shengnan

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0157.1

Published Online:: 24 May 2022

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Extending the Heat Index

Yi-Chuan Lu and David M. Romps

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0021.1

Published Online:: 20 May 2022

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How Accurately Can Warm Rain Realistically Be Retrieved with Satellite Sensors? Part 1: DSD Uncertainties

Richard M. Schulte, Christian D. Kummerow, Christian Klepp, and Gerald G. Mace

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0158.1

Published Online:: 13 May 2022

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A numerical study of downbursts using the BLASIUS model

Hongchao Liu, Qian Huang, Yan Chou, Hongying Tian, Yunshuai Zhang, Xixi Wu, Junxia Zhang, and Minzhong Wang

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0243.1

Published Online:: 12 May 2022

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Empirical Evidence for the Frontal Modification of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Depth Variability over Land

Nicholas E. Clark, Sandip Pal, and Temple R. Lee

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0099.1

Published Online:: 11 May 2022

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Detailed mapping and modeling of urban vegetation: what are the benefits for microclimatic simulations with Town Energy Balance (TEB) at neighborhood scale ?

Émilie Bernard, Cécile de Munck, and Aude Lemonsu

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0134.1

Published Online:: 10 May 2022

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Climate Dynamics Preceding Summer Forest Fires in California & the Extreme Case of 2018

Tess W.P. Jacobson, Richard Seager, A. Park Williams, and Naomi Henderson

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0198.1

Published Online:: 06 May 2022

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Insured Corn Losses in the U.S. from Weather and Climate Perils

Logan R. Bundy, Vittorio A. Gensini, and Mark S. Russo

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0245.1

Published Online:: 06 May 2022

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New York State Hurricane Hazard: History and Future Projections

Chia-Ying Lee, Adam H. Sobel, Suzana J. Camargo, Michael K. Tippett, and Qidong Yang

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0173.1

Published Online:: 08 Apr 2022

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ERA5 derived precipitation: Insights from historical rainfall networks in southern Africa

Deon Terblanche, Amanda Lynch, Zihan Chen, and Scott Sinclair

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0096.1

Published Online:: 08 Nov 2021

Volume 61 (2022): Issue 8 (Aug 2022)

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ClimateWNA—High-Resolution Spatial Climate Data for Western North America

Tongli Wang, Andreas Hamann, David L. Spittlehouse, and Trevor Q. Murdock

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-043.1

Published Online:: Jan 2012

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Synergistic Interactions between Urban Heat Islands and Heat Waves: The Impact in Cities Is Larger than the Sum of Its Parts

Dan Li and Elie Bou-Zeid

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-02.1

Published Online:: Sep 2013

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Improving the Representation of Resolved and Unresolved Topographic Effects on Surface Wind in the WRF Model

Pedro A. Jiménez and Jimy Dudhia

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-084.1

Published Online:: Feb 2012

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Wet-Bulb Temperature from Relative Humidity and Air Temperature

Roland Stull

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0143.1

Published Online:: Nov 2011

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African Rainfall Climatology Version 2 for Famine Early Warning Systems

Nicholas S. Novella and Wassila M. Thiaw

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0238.1

Published Online:: Mar 2013

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Impacts of Urban Processes and Urbanization on Summer Precipitation: A Case Study of Heavy Rainfall in Beijing on 1 August 2006

Shiguang Miao, Fei Chen, Qingchun Li, and Shuiyong Fan

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC2513.1

Published Online:: Apr 2011

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A Global Land Cover Climatology Using MODIS Data

Patrick D. Broxton, Xubin Zeng, Damien Sulla-Menashe, and Peter A. Troch

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0270.1

Published Online:: Jun 2014

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A Study of the Urban Boundary Layer Using Different Urban Parameterizations and High-Resolution Urban Canopy Parameters with WRF

Francisco Salamanca, Alberto Martilli, Mukul Tewari, and Fei Chen

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC2538.1

Published Online:: May 2011

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Improved Historical Temperature and Precipitation Time Series for U.S. Climate Divisions

Russell S. Vose, Scott Applequist, Mike Squires, Imke Durre, Matthew J. Menne, Claude N. Williams Jr., Chris Fenimore, Karin Gleason, and Derek Arndt

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0248.1

Published Online:: May 2014

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Urban Modification of Thunderstorms: An Observational Storm Climatology and Model Case Study for the Indianapolis Urban Region

Dev Niyogi, Patrick Pyle, Ming Lei, S. Pal Arya, Chandra M. Kishtawal, Marshall Shepherd, Fei Chen, and Brian Wolfe

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC1836.1

Published Online:: May 2011

Surface Turbulent Fluxes during Persistent Cold-Air Pool Events in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. Part II: Simulations

Xia Sun, Heather A. Holmes, and Hui Xiao

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0250.1

Page(s):: 1029–1050

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A Simple Accurate Formula for Calculating Saturation Vapor Pressure of Water and Ice

Jianhua Huang

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0334.1

Page(s):: 1265–1272

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Economic Impacts of Climate Variability in South Africa and Development of Resource Prediction Models

Mark R. Jury

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0046:EIOCVI>2.0.CO;2

Page(s):: 46–55

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Wet-Bulb Temperature from Relative Humidity and Air Temperature

Roland Stull

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0143.1

Page(s):: 2267–2269

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Urban Warming

G. Kukla, J. Gavin, and T. R. Karl

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1986)025<1265:UW>2.0.CO;2

Page(s):: 1265–1270

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Computation of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Its Use to Assess Drought Occurrences in Cameroon over Recent Decades

Guy Merlin Guenang and F. Mkankam Kamga

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0032.1

Page(s):: 2310–2324

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Modeling Solar Irradiance and Solar PV Power Output to Create a Resource Assessment Using Linear Multiple Multivariate Regression

Christopher T. M. Clack

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0175.1

Page(s):: 109–125

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Observations of the Urban Heat Island Effect in New York City

Robert D. Bornstein

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1968)007<0575:OOTUHI>2.0.CO;2

Page(s):: 575–582

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Assessing the Impact of Typhoons on Rice Production in the Philippines

Elodie Blanc and Eric Strobl

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0214.1

Page(s):: 993–1007

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Improved Magnus Form Approximation of Saturation Vapor Pressure

Oleg A. Alduchov and Robert E. Eskridge

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0601:IMFAOS>2.0.CO;2

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