Hurricane Research Division of AOML/NOAA

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Dr. Joseph J. Cione
Meteorologist
Hurricane Research Division
phone: 305-213-0886
joe.cione@noaa.gov

NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149

Professional Interests

Dr. Joseph J. Cione, a Lead Meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received his Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Meteorology with a concentration in Physical Oceanography at North Carolina State University. Cione was hired as a Federal Employee in 1995 and spent 2 years in Washington D.C. at OAR headquarters as US Weather Research Program Deputy Director before joining AOML’s Hurricane Research Division in Miami, FL in 1997. In June of 2014, Cione relocated to Boulder, Colorado and is currently on a multi-year detail at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Cione specializes in studies of atmospheric and oceanic boundary layer thermodynamic processes in hurricanes and extra-tropical winter storms. Throughout his career, Cione has shown an interest in exploring difficult to observe regions and has helped transition basic research into improved forecast operations. Some of his previous work illustrates a previously undocumented ‘direct link’ between storm-induced, ocean cooling and subsequent hurricane intensity change. These promising research findings were successfully incorporated into the operational version of the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in 2005. As a result of this integration, significantly improvements to SHIPS operational forecasts have been documented.

In 2005, Dr. Cione, in conjunction with NASA and Aerosonde Corporation collaborators, conducted the first successful unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight into the core of a mature tropical cyclone (Ophelia). In November of 2007, this same team conducted a record duration (17.5h), minimum altitude (82m) UAS mission directly into the center of Hurricane Noel. Near-surface wind measurements were reported to NOAA’s NHC in real time, enabling these critical data to be used in subsequent public forecasts and warnings. Related to these achievements, Cione received the United States Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award in April of 2010. In 2014, Cione and his team continued efforts to deploy low altitude small UAS into tropical cyclone environments. On September 16-17, 2014 the first aircraft-deployed UAS missions into a Hurricane were conducted. Using NOAA’s manned P-3 aircraft, two Coyote UAS, each measuring 13 pounds and 5 feet across were successfully launched into the atmospheric boundary layer of Hurricane Edouard. Cione, along with his NOAA team received the DoC Silver medal for these ground-breaking efforts in 2015. Follow on P-3/Coyote UAS hurricane missions were also successfully conducted in Major Hurricanes Maria (2017) and Michael (2018). Analyses from these flights been documented in an AMS BAMS article published in February 2020.

Today, as a Lead Meteorologist at HRD, Cione is spearheading a diverse mix of top scientists and engineers from the government, academia and the private sector. Under Cione’s leadership, the group, known as NEOTAC, is charged with identifying, sharing, developing, testing and implementing promising new emerging technologies and advanced concepts of operations. Additional information about NEOTAC, including past presentations, can be found below.

Current Research Projects

New and Improved Observing Technologies And Enhanced Concepts of Operations (NEOTAC)
Using Small Drones to Improve Situational Awareness and Future Forecasts of Hurricane Intensity Change Project - Funding: NOAA/OAR (OAR_WPO_RFP2020_Zhang_and_Cione_FINAL.pdf)
NOAA-Korea Joint Project Agreement (JPA) Tropical Cyclone Air Sea Interaction Project - Funding: NOAA/CPO/JPA (JPA_TC air-sea interaction_2021.pdf)
Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensity (TCRI) Project - Funding: Office of Naval Research (TCRI.pdf)
Prediction of Rainfall Extremes Campaign In the Pacific (PRECIP) Project - Funding: National Science Foundation (https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/precip)
Unmanned Observations of the Upper Ocean and Near-Surface Atmosphere for Improved Hurricane Intensity Prediction Project - Funding: NOAA/UxS (usx_saildrone_proposal)
CIMAS Contributions to OAR Disaster Recovery Act Projects

Manuscripts in Review

Wadler, J. B., J. Cione, J. Zhang, E. Kalina and John Kaplan 2020: The effects of environmental wind shear direction on tropical cyclone boundary layer thermodynamics and intensity change from multiple observational datasets. Submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.
Dobosy, R., J. Zhang, J. Wadler, X. Chen, G. de Boer, G. Bryan, D. Lenschow, A. Farber and J. Cione 2020: New perspectives on tropical-cylcone momentum fluxes from remotely piloted aircraft systems. Submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.
Chen, X., J. A. Zhang, F. D. Marks, R. F. Rogers, and J. J. Cione, 2020: Thermodynamic control of precipitation symmetrization and rapid intensification of tropical cyclones under shear. Submitted to J. Atmos. Sci.

Recently Published Papers

Cione, J.J., G.H. Bryan, R. Dobosy, J.A. Zhang, G. de Boer, A. Aksoy, J.B. Wadler, E.A. Kalina, B.A. Dahl, K. Ryan, J. Neuhaus, E. Dumas, F.D. Marks, A.M. Farber, T. Hock, and X. Chen. Eye of the storm: Observing hurricanes with a small Unmanned Aircraft System. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 101(2):E186-E205, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0169.1 2020
de Boer, G., B. Argrow, J. Cassano, J. Cione, E. Frew, D. Lawrence, G. Wick, and C. Wolff. Advancing unmanned aerial capabilities for atmospheric research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100(3):ES105-ES108, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0254.1 2019
Aksoy, A., J.A. Zhang, B.W. Klotz, E.W. Uhlhorn, and J.J. Cione. Axisymmetric initialization of the atmosphere and ocean for idealized coupled hurricane simulations. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 9(7):2672-2695, doi:10.1002/2017MS000977 2017
Goni, G.J., R. Todd, S. Jayne, G. Halliwell, S. Glenn, J. Dong, R. Curry, R. Domingues, F. Bringas, L. Centurioni, S. DiMarco, T. Miles, J. Morell, L. Pomales, H. Kim, P. Robbins, G. Gawarkiewicz, J. Wilkin, J. Heiderich, B. Baltes, J. Cione, G. Seroka, K. Knee and E. Sanabia 2017: Autonomous and Lagrangian Ocean Observations for Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Studies and Forecasts. Oceanography. DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2017.227

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Cione, J.J., G. Bryan, R. Dobosy, J. Zhang, G. de Boer, A. Aksoy, J. Wadler, E. Kalina, B. Dahl, K. Ryan, J. Neuhaus, E. Dumas, F. Marks, A. Farber, T. Hock and X. Chen 2020: Eye of the Storm: Observing Hurricanes with a Small Unmanned Aircraft System. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0169.1

Wadler, J. B., J. Cione, J. Zhang, E. Kalina and John Kaplan 2020: The effects of environmental wind shear direction on tropical cyclone boundary layer thermodynamics and intensity change from multiple observational datasets. Submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.

Dobosy, R., J. Zhang, J. Wadler, X. Chen, G. de Boer, G. Bryan, D. Lenschow, A. Farber and J. Cione 2020: New perspectives on tropical-cylcone momentum fluxes from remotely piloted aircraft systems. Submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.

Kang, S.K., Y. Park, I. Ginis, D. Lee, K. Kim, E. Kim, J. Park, Y. Seung, K. Jung, H. Kang, J. Lee, S. Nam, J. Cione 2020: Trapping of low-salinity tropical water by subtropical warm eddies as a boosting process for tropical cyclone rapid intensification. Submitted to Science.

Chen, X., J. A. Zhang, F. D. Marks, R. F. Rogers, and J. J. Cione, 2020: Thermodynamic control of precipitation symmetrization and rapid intensification of tropical cyclones under shear. Submitted to J. Atmos. Sci.

S.K. Kang, J. Cione, S. Landwehr, E. Kim, K. Kim, H. Kang, C. Hong , J. So, M. Kwon, K. Oh , J. Lee, D. Kang, D. Kim, J. Park, S. Kim, S. Nam, B. Ward, and I. Ginis 2020: Anomalously large latent heat fluxes in low to moderate wind conditions within the eddy-rich zone of the Northwestern Pacific. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res. Oceans.

de Boer, G., B. Argrow, J. Cassano, J. Cione, E. Frew, D. Lawrence, G. Wick and C. Wolff, 2018: Advancing unmanned aerial capabilities for atmospheric research. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0254.1

Goni, G.J., R. Todd, S. Jayne, G. Halliwell, S. Glenn, J. Dong, R. Curry, R. Domingues, F. Bringas, L. Centurioni, S. DiMarco, T. Miles, J. Morell, L. Pomales, H. Kim, P. Robbins, G. Gawarkiewicz, J. Wilkin, J. Heiderich, B. Baltes, J. Cione, G. Seroka, K. Knee and E. Sanabia 2017: Autonomous and Lagrangian Ocean Observations for Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Studies and Forecasts. Oceanography. DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2017.227

Kalina, E.A., S. Matrosov, J. Cione, F. Marks, J. Vivekanandan, R. Black, J. Hubbert, M. Bell, D. Kingsmill, and A. White 2017: The Ice Water Paths of Small and Large Ice Species in Hurricanes Arthur (2014) and Irene (2011). J. Appl. Meteorol. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0300.1

J. A. Zhang, J. Cione, E. Kalina, T. Hock and J. Smith 2017: Infrared measurements of sea surface temperature in Hurricane Edouard (2014) using GPS dropsondes. J. Ocean Atmos. Tech. DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-16-0211.1.

Aksoy, A., J. A. Zhang, B. W. Klotz, E. W. Uhlhorn, and J. J. Cione, 2017: Axisymmetric initialization of the atmosphere and ocean for idealized coupled hurricane simulations. J. Adv. Model Earth Sy., 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017MS000977

Cione, B. Dahl, H. Christophersen and R. Atlas 2017: Evaluating the Impact of Hurricane Observations from the Unmanned Coyote Aircraft in Observing System Simulations Experiments; 97th Annual American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, 22-27 Jan 2017, Seattle, Wa.

Aksoy, A., J. Cione, B. Dahl, H. Christophersen and R. Atlas 2017: Evaluating the Impact of Hurricane Observations from the Unmanned Coyote Aircraft in Observing System Simulations Experiments; 97th Annual American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, 22-27 Jan 2017, Seattle, Wa.

Cione, J. J. 2016: Hurricane Technology Congressional Briefing: NOAA’s Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. U.S. Senate, 24 May 2016, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.

Cione, J. J., E. Kalina, E. Uhlhorn, and A. Damiano 2016: Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System Observations in Hurricane Edouard (2014). Earth Space Sci., doi:10.1002/2016EA000187

Cione, J.J. E. Kalina 2016: Factors that Impact Air-Sea Structure in Hurricanes; 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 12-18 April, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Aksoy, A., J. Cione, H. Christophersen and B. Dahl, 2016: Assessing the Value of the Coyote UAS Platform and Observations from the Perspective of Tropical Cyclone Data Assimilation and Prediction; 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 12-18 April, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Hyun-Sook, K., G. Halliwell, V. Tallapragada, P. Black, S. Chen, J. Cione, I. Ginis, B. Liu, L. Miller, S.Jayne, E, Sanabia, L. Shay, E. Uhlhorn, L. Zhu, 2016: Ocean Model Impact Study for Coupled Hurricane Forecasting: An HFIP Initiative; 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 12-18 April, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Green, B., H Winterbottom, E. Kalina, J. Cione 2016: Toward Identifying and Understanding Errors in Numerically Simulated Tropical Cyclones: A Case Study of Hurricane Edouard (2014); 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 12-18 April, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Kalina, E.A., S. Matrosov, F. Marks, J. Cione, D. Kingsmill, M. Bell, R. Black, J. Hubbert, W. Lee, J. Vivekanandan, P. Dodge, R. Rogers, 2016: The Fall Speeds and Ice Water Paths of Small and Large Ice Species in Hurricane Arthur (2014); 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 12-18 April, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Zhang, J. A., J. Cione, E. Kalina, T. Hock, J. Smith 2016: Novel Measurements of Sea Surface temperatures in Tropical Cylcones Obtained from GPS Dropsonde; 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 12-18 April, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Cione, J.J. 2015: The relative roles of the ocean and atmosphere as revealed by buoy air-sea observations in hurricanes. Mon. Wea. Rev. doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00380.1

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, J. E. Solbrig 2015: Evaluating environmental impacts on tropical cyclone rapid intensification predictability utilizing statistical models. Wea. Forecasting, doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-15-0032.1

Cione, J.J. 2014: The truth about 26oC and the relative roles of the ocean and atmosphere at the hurricane air–sea interface. AMS 31th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 30 March – 04 April 2014, San Diego, CA.

Aksoy, A., B. W. Blotz, J. Zhang, E. Uhlhorn, J. J. Cione 2014: Model Sensitivity to Perturbations of Environment, Structure, and Model Parameters in Idealized, Ocean-Coupled Tropical Cyclone Simulations. AMS 31th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 30 March – 04 April 2014, San Diego, CA.

Cione, J.J., E. A. Kalina, J. A. Zhang, E. W. Uhlhorn 2013: Observations of air-sea interaction and intensity change in hurricanes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 2368–2382.

Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, A. Aksoy, B. Annane, M. Black, J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, J.Gamache, S. Goldenberg, S. Gopalakrishnan, J. Kaplan, B. Klotz, S. Lorsolo, F. Marks, S. Murrillo, M. Powell, P. Reasor, K. Sellwood, E. Uhlhorn, T. Vukicevic, J. Zhang, and X. Zhang, 2013: NOAA’s Intensity Forecasting Experiment (IFEX): A Progress Report. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 94, 859–882.

Cione, J.J. 2012: Hurricane intensity change and inner-core SST: Warmer is not always better. AMS 30th Conference on Hurricanes and tropical Meteorology. 15-20 April 2012, Ponte Vedra, FL.

Stansbury, R., M. Towhidnejad, J. Clifford, M. Dop, R. Hoffman, J. Cione, K. Twinning, M. DuPuis 2012: The Gale UAS for tropical cyclone measurements: An update and lessons learned. Infotech@Aerospace June 2012.

Stansbury, R., M. Towhidnejad, I. Demirkiran, J. Clifford, M. Dop, T. Koung, J. Cione, N. Ash, “A P-3 Deployable Unmanned Aircraft for Scientific Measurement of Tropical Cyclones,” AIAA Infotech@Aerospace, AIAA-2011-1421, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2011-1421

Aberson, S.D., J. Cione, C-C. Wu, M.M. Bell, J. Halverson, C. Fogarty, and M. Weissmann 2010: Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones: From Science to Mitigation, J.C.L. Chan and J.D. Kepert (eds.). World Scientific Publishing Company, 2nd edition, 227-240, 2010.

Cione, J.J., J. Zhang and E. Uhlhorn 2010: Near-surface temperature and moisture observations from tropical cyclones from 1975-2007: Axisymmetric and asymmetric structural analysis. AMS 29th Conference on Hurricanes and tropical Meteorology. 10-14 May 2010, Tucson, AZ.

Cione, J.J., E. W. Uhlhorn, G. Cascella, S. J. Majumdar, C. Sisko, N. Carrasco, M. D. Powell, P. Bale, G. Holland, P. Turlington, D. Fowler, C. W. Landsea, and C. L. Yuhas 2008: The first successful unmanned aerial system (UAS) mission into a tropical cyclone (Ophelia 2005) with preliminary UAS observations from hurricane Noel (2007). AMS 88th Annual Conference, 20-25 January 2008, New Orleans, NO.

Rogers, R.F., S.D. Aberson, M.L. Black, J. Cione, P. Dodge, J. Dunion, J.Gamache, J. Kaplan, M. Powell, N. Shay, N. Surgi, and E. Uhlhorn, 2006: The Intensity Forecasting Experiment (IFEX): A NOAA Multi-year Field Program for Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 87, 1537.

Aberson, S.D., M.L. Black, R.A. Black, R.W. Burpee, J.J. Cione, C.W. Landsea, and F.D. Marks 2006: Thirty years of tropical cyclone research with the NOAA P-3 aircraft. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 87(8): 1039-1055 1537.

Fitzpatrick, P.J., Q. Xiao, G.Holland, Y.Kuo, and J.Cione 2006: Analysis of Hurricanes Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and COSMIC Satellite Data. 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface AMS Conference on Coastal Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction; San Antonio, Texas, 14-18 January 2007.

Cione, J.J., J. Kaplan, C. Gentemann and M DeMaria 2005: Developing an Inner-Core SST Cooling Predictor for Use in SHIPS. Session on funded projects from NOAA's Joint Hurricane Testbed, 59th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, March 1-7, 2005, Jacksonville, FL.

Cione, J.J. and E. W. Uhlhorn 2004: Atmospheric boundary layer and upper-ocean observations in Hurricane Lili (2002). 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, May 3-7 2004, Miami, FL.

Cione, J.J., J. Kaplan, C. Gentemann and M DeMaria 2004: Developing an Inner-Core SST Cooling Predictor for Use in SHIPS, Session on funded projects from NOAA's Joint Hurricane Testbed, 58th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, March 1-5, 2004, Charleston, SC.

Cione, J.J., and E. W. Uhlhorn 2003: Sea surface temperature variability in hurricanes: Implications with respect to intensity change. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131: 1783-1796.

Cione, J.J. and E.W. Uhlhorn 2003: Hurricane intensity and storm-cooled sea. Spotlight Article. Bull. Amer. Met Soc., 84:.

Cione, J.J. and E. W. Uhlhorn 2001: Upper ocean heat content and energy extracted by the storm: An analytical look. Preprint from the 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April- 3 May 2002, San Diego, CA.

Uhlhorn, E.W. and J. J. Cione 2001: Real-time simulation of hurricane inner-core ocean cooling as a gauge for intensity change. Preprint from the 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April - 3 May 2002, San Diego CA.

Cione, J.J., P. J. Black and S. Houston 2000: Surface observations in the hurricane environment. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128: 1550-1561.

Cione, J.J., P. Molina, J. Kaplan and P. G. Black 2000: SST time series directly under Tropical Cyclones: Observations and implications. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Cione, J.J., E.. W. Uhlhorn and P. G. Black 2000: Atmospheric boundary layer and upper ocean structure in Hurricane Erika (1997). Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Uhlhorn, E. W., P. G. Black, L. K. Shay, J. J. Cione, S. D. Jacob and G. Goni 2000: Warm core ocean features in the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Shay, L. K., G. Goni, P. G. Black, S. D. Jacob, J. J. Cione and E. W. Uhlhorn 2000: Global analogues of deep warm upper ocean layers: Hurricane heat potential estimates. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Goni, G. J, L. K. Shay, G. J. Goni, P. G. Black, S. D. Jacob, T. M. Cook, J. J. Cione and E. W. Uhlhorn 2000: Role of the upper ocean structure on the intensification of hurricane Bret (1999) from satellite altimetry. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Black, P. G., E. W. Uhlhorn, J. J. Cione, G. J. Goni, L. K. Shay, S. D. Jacob, E. J. Walsh, E. A. D'Arso 2000: Hurricane intensity change modulated by air-sea interaction effects based on unique airborne measurements during the 1998-99 hurricane seasons. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Parrish, J. R., M. L. Black, S. H. Houston, P.P Dodge and J. J. Cione 2000: The structure of Hurricane Irene (1999) over South Florida. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Cook, T. M, L. K. Shay, P. G. Black, G. J. Goni, M. M. Huber, S. D. Jacob and J. J. Cione 2000: Coupled air-sea interactions during Hurricane Bonnie (1998).. Preprint from the 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May - 2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Cione, J.J., P. Black, S. Houston and S. Feuer 1999: Cooling and drying within the hurricane near surface environment? Preprint from the AMS Conference on Tropical Meteorology and Hurricanes; Dallas, Texas, 11-15 January 1999.

Cione, J.J., S. Raman, L.J. Pietrafesa, R. A. Neuherz, K. Keeter and X. Li, 1998: The use of pre-storm low-level baroclinicity in determining and implementing the Atlantic Surface Cyclone Intensification Index. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 89: 211-224.

Cione, J.J. and P. Black 1998: Surface thermodynamic observations within the tropical cyclone inner core. Preprint from the Conference on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change; Phoenix, Arizona, 11-16 January 1998.

Shay, L., G. Goni, F. Marks, J. Cione and P. Black 1998: Role of warm ocean features on intensity change. Preprint from the Conference on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change; Phoenix, Arizona, 11-16 January 1998.

Niyogi, D. S., J. Cione, S. Raman 1998: Gulf Stream influence on the North Carolina meso-climate. Preprint from the Second Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes; Phoenix, Arizona, 11-16 January 1998.

Black, P., S. Houston, J. Cione and M. Hopkins 1997: Analysis of air-deployed drifting buoys in hurricane Fran over the eastern Atlantic in 1996. 51st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, OFCM; Miami, Florida, March 1997.

Kaplan, J., C.W. Landsea, M. DeMaria and J. Cione 1997: The differing roles of the large-scale environment in the intensity changes of three 1996 Atlantic hurricanes. Preprint from the 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology; Ft. Collins, Colorado, 19-23 May 1997.

Cione, J.J., and S. Raman, 1996: Surface cyclone intensity forecasting within the mid-Atlantic Gulf Stream locale using pre-storm low level baroclinic indices. Preprint from the AMS Conference on Coastal Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction; Atlanta, Georgia, 28 January - 2 February 1996.

Cione, J.J., and S. Raman, 1996: The impact of SST gradients on propagating low-level mesovortices near the Gulf Stream. Preprint from the AMS Conference on Coastal Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction; Atlanta, Georgia, 28 January - 2 February 1996.

Cione, J.J., and S. Raman, 1995: A numerical investigation of surface-induced mesocyclogenesis near the Gulf Stream. Tellus, 47A, 815-833.

Cione, J.J., and S. Raman, 1994: A three dimensional numerical investigation of surface-induced coastal cyclogenesis near the Gulf Stream. Proceedings from the Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones International Symposium; Bergen, Norway, 27 June- 1 July 1994, Vol III, 52-55.

Cione, J.J., and S. Raman, 1994: Two-dimensional numerical simulations of Gulf Stream-enhanced offshore cold advection. Preprint from the Sixth Conference on Mesoscale Processes; Portland, Oregon, 18-22 July 1994, 270-273.

Cione, J.J. S. Raman and L.J. Pietrafesa, 1993: The effect of Gulf Stream-induced baroclinicity on U.S. east coast winter cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 421-430.

Awards and Honors


2018	Aviation Week Laureate Award Winner for Defense (Dual Use)

2015	US Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award	For conducting the 1 st air-deployed drone mission into a hurricane using NOAA aircraft

2010	US Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award	Executing the 1st launch and recovery of an uncrewed aircraft into a tropical cyclone

1993	John A. Knauss Sea Grant Fellow	1 st Meteorologist appointed as a National Sea Grant Fellow

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