Paper on the sensitivity of numerical models to the surface drag coefficient published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
The full text can be accessed at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1002/qj.2057.
Paper on storm surge, tide, and wave model inter-comparison for the landfalls of Hurricanes Ike and Rita published in the Journal of Geophysical Research
The paper can be accessed at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgrc.20376/full.
Paper on the storm surge impacts of Hurricane Ike published in the Journal of Geophysical Reseasrch
The paper can be accessed at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgrc.20314/full.
HRD Director Frank Marks talks to the Philadelphia Enquirer about the increased potential for damaging hurricanes in the future
The full article can be accessed at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20131029_Long-term_forecast_sees_more-damaging_storms.html.
15th Anniversary of Hurricane Mitch
On October 27, 1998, Hurricane Research Division scientists made an historic flight into Hurricane Mitch as it loitered off the Honduran coast while it was still a Category Five storm. Mitch had formed five days earlier in the western Caribbean Sea and had moved slowly westward, paralleling the Honduran coast as it intensified. The flight reached the […]
Mike Black’s work on the impact of hurricane winds on tall structures highlighted by the Washington Post Capital Weather Gang
The article can be found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/10/23/sandy-spared-new-yorks-skyscrapers-but-high-rises-carry-high-risk-during-hurricanes/.
Jason Dunion talks about Saharan dust outbreaks and Atlantic hurricane activity with the Bermuda Sun
The article can be found at http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/News/Article/African-dust-storms-may-hold-key-to-explaining-quiet-hurricane-season/24/270/71370.
Jason Dunion talks about Saharan dust outbreaks and Atlantic hurricane activity with the Tampa Tribune
You can access the article at http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/is-african-dust-keeping-the-hurricane-season-calm-20131022/.
Jason Dunion talks about Saharan dust outbreaks and Atlantic hurricane activity with the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The article can be found at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-african-dust-outbreaks-20131014,0,1753512.story.
25th anniversary of Hurricane Joan
Hurricane Joan approaches Nicaragua On October 22, 1988, Hurricane Joan made landfall near Bluefields, Nicaragua. A late season storm, Joan had taken an unusual track over the southern Caribbean, across the Netherland Antilles ABC islands and northern Venezuela before undergoing rapid intensification and hitting Nicaragua with 145 mph winds. Heavy rains in addition to the winds […]
