Kaplan, J., C.M. Rozoff, M. DeMaria, C.R. Sampson, J.P. Kossin, C.S. Velden, J.J. Cione, J.P. Dunion, J.A. Knaff, J.A. Zhang, J.F. Dostalek, J.D. Hawkins, T.F. Lee, and J.E. Solbrig. Evaluating environmental impacts on tropical cyclone rapid intensification predictability utilizing statistical models. Weather and Forecasting, 30(5):1374-1396, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-15-0032.1 2015
Rozoff, C.M., C.S. Velden, J. Kaplan, J.P. Kossin, and A.J. Wimmers. Improvements in the probabilistic prediction of tropical cyclone rapid intensification with passive microwave observations. Weather and Forecasting, 30(4):1016-1038, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-14-00109.1 2015
Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, A. Aksoy, B. Annane, M. Black, J.J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, J.F. Gamache, S.B. Goldenberg, S.G. Gopalakrishnan, J. Kaplan, B.W. Klotz, S. Lorsolo, F.D. Marks, S.T. Murillo, M.D. Powell, P.D. Reasor, K.J. Sellwood, E.W. Uhlhorn, T. Vukicevic, J.A. Zhang, and X. Zhang. NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Experiment (IFEX): A progress report. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 94(6):859-882, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00089 2013
Sampson, C.R., J. Kaplan, J.A. Knaff, M. DeMaria, and C.A. Sisko. A deterministic rapid intensification aid. Weather and Forecasting, 26(4):579-585, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-10-05010.1 2011
Kaplan, J., M. DeMaria, and J.A. Knaff. A revised tropical cyclone rapid intensification index for the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins. Weather and Forecasting, 25(1):220-241, doi:10.1175/2009WAF2222280.1 2010
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff, and J. Kaplan. On the decay of tropical cyclone winds crossing narrow landmasses. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 45(3):491-499, doi:10.1175/JAM2351.1 2006
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Estimating the likelihood of rapid intensification in the Atlantic and east Pacific basins using SHIPS model data. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 4 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, M.L. Black, P.G. Black, J.J. Cione, P.P. Dodge, J.P. Dunion, J.F. Gamache, J. Kaplan, M.D. Powell, L.N. Shay, N. Surgi, and E.W. Uhlhorn. The Intensity Forecasting Experiment: A NOAA multi-year field program for improving tropical cyclone intensity forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(11):1523-1537, doi:10.1175/BAMS-87-11-1523 2006
DeMaria, M., M. Mainelli, L.K. Shay, J.A. Knaff, and J. Kaplan. Further improvements to the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS). Weather and Forecasting, 20(4):531-543, doi:10.1175/WAF862.1 2005
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Estimating the probability of rapid intensification of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific basins. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 538-539, 2004
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Large-scale characteristics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin. Weather and Forecasting, 18(6):1093-1108, doi:10.1175/1520-0434(2003)018<1093:LCORIT>2.0.CO; 2003
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Estimating the probability of rapid intensification using the SHIPS model output: Some preliminary results. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 124-125, 2002
Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, J. Kaplan, and S.B. Goldenberg. A pronounced upper-tropospheric warm anomaly encountered by the NOAA Gulfstream-IV aircraft in the vicinity of deep convection. Monthly Weather Review, 130(1):180-187, 2002
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. On the decay of tropical winds after landfall in the New England area. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 40(2):280-286, 2001
Cione, J.J., P. Molina, J. Kaplan, and P.G. Black. SST time series directly under tropical cyclones: Observations and implications. Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 1-2, 2000
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Large-scale characteristics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin. Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 232-233, 2000
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan. An updated Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) for the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins. Weather and Forecasting, 14(3):326-337, doi:10.1175/1520-0434(1999)014<0326:AUSHIP>2.0.CO; 1999
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Climatological and synoptic characteristics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, January 10-15, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 592-595, 1999
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. Climatological and synoptic characteristics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin. Preprints, Symposium on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-16, 1998. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 119-123, 1998
Landsea, C.W., J. Kaplan, and M. DeMaria. The differing roles of the large-scale environment in the intensity changes of recent Atlantic hurricanes. Preprints, Symposium on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-16, 1998. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 113-114, 1998
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan. An operational evaluation of a statistical intensity prediction scheme (SHIPS). Preprints, 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Collins, CO, May 19-23, 1997. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 280-281, 1997
Kaplan, J., C.W. Landsea, M. DeMaria, and J.J. Cione. The differing roles of the large-scale environment in the intensity changes of three 1996 Atlantic hurricanes. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Collins, CO, May 19-23, 1997. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 358-359, 1997
Franklin, J.L., S.E. Feuer, J. Kaplan, and S.D. Aberson. Tropical cyclone motion and surrounding flow relationships: Searching for beta gyres in Omega dropwindsonde datasets. Monthly Weather Review, 124(1):64-84, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<0064:TCMASF>2.0.CO; 1996
Feuer, S.E., and J. Kaplan. Tropical cyclone intensity change and environmental kinematic structure in Omega dropwindsonde data sets. Preprints, 21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, April 24-28, 1995. American Meteorological Society, Boston,362-364, 1995
Kaplan, J. An examination of the role of large-scale forcing on the rapid intensification of Hurricane Emily (1987). Preprints, 21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, April 24-28, 1995. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 332-334, 1995
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria. A simple empirical model for predicting the decay of tropical cyclone winds after landfall. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 34(11):2499-2512, doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<2499:ASEMFP>2.0.CO; 1995
Burpee, R.W., S.D. Aberson, P.G. Black, M. DeMaria, J.L. Franklin, J.S. Griffin, S.H. Houston, J. Kaplan, S.J. Lord, F.D. Marks, M.D. Powell, and H.E. Willoughby. Real-time guidance provided by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division to forecasters during Emily of 1993. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 75(10):1765-1783, doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1994)075<1765:RTGPBN>2.0.CO; 1994
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan. A statistical hurricane intensity prediction scheme (SHIPS) for the Atlantic basin. Weather and Forecasting, 9(2):209-220, doi:10.1175/1520-0434(1994)0092.0.CO;2 1994
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan. Sea surface temperature and the maximum intensity of Atlantic tropical cyclones. Journal of Climate, 7(9):1324-1334, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1994)007<1324:SSTATM>2.0.CO; 1994
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan. Verification of a statistical hurricane intensity prediction model. Preprints, 20th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Antonio, TX, May 10-14, 1993. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 303-304, 1993
DeMaria, M., J.J. Baik, and J. Kaplan. Upper-level eddy angular momentum fluxes and tropical cyclone intensity change. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 50(8):1133-1147, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050<1133:ULEAMF>2.0.CO; 1993
Kaplan, J., and W.M. Frank. The large-scale inflow-layer structure of Hurricane Frederic (1979). Monthly Weather Review, 121(1):3-20, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1993)121<0003:TLSILS>2.0.CO; 1993
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan. A statistical model for predicting tropical cyclone intensity change. Preprints, 19th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 6-10, 1991. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 587-588, 1991
Kaplan, J., and J.L. Franklin. The relationship between the motion of Tropical Storm Florence (1988) and its environmental flow. Preprints, 19th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 6-10, 1991. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 93-97, 1991
Franklin, J.L., C.S. Velden, J. Kaplan, and C.M. Hayden. Some comparisons of VAS and dropwindsonde data over the subtropical Atlantic. Monthly Weather Review, 118(9):1869-1887, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1990)118<1869:SCOVAD>2.0.CO; 1990
Franklin, J.L., C.S. Velden, C.M. Hayden, and J. Kaplan. A comparison of VAS and ODW data around a subtropical cold low. Preprints, 4th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, San Diego, CA, May 16-19, 1989. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 141-144, 1989
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