Dr. Michael S. Fischer
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Hurricane Research Division-- CIMAS
phone: 305-361-4337
michael.fischer@noaa.gov
NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
Professional InterestsDr. Fischer is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate at NOAA/AOML's Hurricane Research Division (HRD) in Miami, FL. His research interests involve environmental and convective influences on tropical cyclone structure and intensity change, with an emphasis on processes favoring tropical cyclone rapid intensification. His research utilizes a combination of satellite and aircraft observations, reanalysis products, numerical modeling, and machine-learning techniques.
Manuscripts in Review- Fischer, M. S., R. F. Rogers, and P. D. Reasor (2019): The rapid intensification and eyewall replacement cycles of Hurricane Irma (2017). Mon. Wea. Rev., in review.
Recently Published Peer-Reviewed Papers- Fischer, M.S., R.F. Rogers, P.D. Reasor, and J.P. Dunion. An observational analysis of the relationship between tropical cyclone vortex tilt, precipitation structure, and intensity change. Monthly Weather Review, 152(1):203-225, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-23-0089.1 2024
- Rios-Berrios, R., P.M. Finocchio, J.J. Alland, X. Chen, M.S. Fischer, S.N. Stevenson, and D. Tao. A review of the interactions between tropical cyclones and environmental vertical wind shear. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 81(4):713-741, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-S-23-0022.1 2024
- Shimada, U., P.D. Reasor, R.F. Rogers, M.S. Fischer, F.D. Marks, J.A. Zawislak, And J.A Zhang. Shear-relative asymmetric kinematic characteristics of intensifying hurricanes as observed by airborne Doppler radar Monthly Weather Review, 152(2):491-512, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0340.1 2024
- Fischer, M.S., R.F. Rogers, P.D. Reasor, and J.P. Dunion. An observational analysis of the relationship between tropical cyclone vortex tilt, precipitation structure, and intensity change. Monthly Weather Review, 152(1):203-225, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-23-0089.1 2024
- Rios-Berrios, R., P.M. Finocchio, J.J. Alland, X. Chen, M.S. Fischer, S.N. Stevenson, and D. Tao. A review of the interactions between tropical cyclones and environmental vertical wind shear. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 81(4):713-741, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-S-23-0022.1 2024
- Shimada, U., P.D. Reasor, R.F. Rogers, M.S. Fischer, F.D. Marks, J.A. Zawislak, And J.A Zhang. Shear-relative asymmetric kinematic characteristics of intensifying hurricanes as observed by airborne Doppler radar Monthly Weather Review, 152(2):491-512, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0340.1 2024
- DesRosiers, A.J., M.M. Bell, P.J. Klotzbach, M.S. Fischer, and P.D. Reasor. Observed relationships between tropical cyclone vortex height, intensity, and intensification rate. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(8):e2022GL101877, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101877 2023
- Fischer, M.S., P.D. Reasor, B.H. Tang, K.L. Corbosiero, R.D. Torn, and X. Chen. A tale of two vortex evolutions: Using a high-resolution ensemble to assess the impacts of ventilation on a tropical cyclone rapid intensification event. Monthly Weather Review, 151(1):297-320, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0037.1 2023
- Hazelton, A., G.J. Alaka Jr., M. Fischer, R. Torn, and S. Gopalakrishnan. Factors influencing the track of Hurricane Dorian (2019) in the west Atlantic: Analysis of a HAFS ensemble. Monthly Weather Review, 151(1):175-192, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0112.1 2023
- Stone, Z., G.R. Alvey III, J.P. Dunion, M.S. Fischer, D.J. Raymond, R.F. Rogers, S. Sentic, and J. Zawislak. Thermodynamic contribution to vortex alignment and rapid intensification of Hurricane Sally (2020). Monthly Weather Review, 151(4):931-951, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0201.1 2023
- Wadler, J.B., J.E. Rudzin, B. Jaimes de la Cruz, J. Chen, M.S. Fischer, G. Chen, N. Qin, B. Tang, and Q. Li. A review of recent research progress on the effects of external influences on tropical cyclone intensity change. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 12(3):200-215, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcrr.2023.09.001 2023
- Wadler, J.B., J.J. Cione, R.F. Rogers, and M.S. Fischer. On the distribution of convective and stratiform precipitation in tropical cyclones from airborne Doppler radar and its relationship to intensity change and environmental wind shear direction. Monthly Weather Review, 151(12):3209-3233, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-23-0048.1 2023
- Alvey, G.R., M. Fischer, P. Reasor, J. Zawislak, and R. Rogers. Observed processes underlying the favorable vortex repositioning early in the development of Dorian (2019). Monthly Weather Review, 150(1):253-273, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-21-0069.1 2022
- Fischer, M.S., P.D. Reasor, R.F. Rogers, and J.F. Gamache. An analysis of tropical cyclone vortex and convective characteristics in relation to storm intensity using a novel airborne Doppler radar database. Monthly Weather Review, 150(9):2255-2278, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-21-0223.1 2022
- Zawislak, J., R.F. Rogers, S.D. Aberson, G.J. Alaka, G. Alvey, A. Aksoy, L. Bucci, J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, M. Fischer, J. Gamache, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. Hazelton, H.M. Holbach, J. Kaplan, H. Leighton, F. Marks, S.T. Murillo, P. Reasor, K. Ryan, K. Sellwood, J.A. Sippel, and J.A. Zhang. Accomplishments of NOAA’S airborne hurricane field program and a broader future approach to forecast improvement. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(2):E311-E338, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0174.1 2022
- Hazelton, A., G. Alaka, L. Cowan, M. Fischer, and S. Gopalakrishnan. Understanding the processes causing the early intensification of Hurricane Dorian through an ensemble of the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS). Atmosphere, 12(1):93, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12010093 2021
- Fischer, M.S., R.F. Rogers, and P.D. Reasor. The rapid intensification and eyewall replacement cycles of Hurricane Irma (2017). Monthly Weather Review, 148(3):981-1004, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0184.1 2020
Recent Presentations- Fischer, M. S., R. F. Rogers, and P. D. Reasor: The rapid intensification and eyewall replacement cycles of Hurricane Irma (2017). 19th Cyclone Workshop, Seeon, Germany, October 2019.
- Fischer, M. S., B. H. Tang, and K. L. Corbosiero: Characteristics of tropical cyclone rapid intensification in environments of upper-tropospheric troughs. 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, April 2018.
- Fischer, M. S., B. H. Tang, K. L. Corbosiero, and C. M. Rozoff: Normalized convective characteristics of tropical cyclone rapid intensification events in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific. 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, April 2018.
Awards and Honors | | | | | | | 2019 | | Distinguished Dissertation Award | | University at Albany
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