Dr. Robert F. Rogers Meteorologist Hurricane Research Division phone: 305-361-4536 fax: 305-361-4402 robert.rogers@noaa.gov
NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
Professional InterestsDr. Rogers is an employee of NOAA’s Hurricane Research Division (HRD) in Miami, FL. His main areas of research involve studying the role of convective- and vortex-scale processes in tropical cyclone (TC) structure and intensity change, using a combination of aircraft observations and numerical models. He is an active participant in HRD's annual hurricane field campaign, and he served as Director of the field campaign in 2005 and 2010. He has also served as Associate Editor for Monthly Weather Review and Weather and Forecasting. He has published research in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Monthly Weather Review, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, among others.
Current Research Projects
Hightlighted Publications- Rogers, R.F., 2010: Convective-scale structure and evolution during a high-resolution simulation of tropical cyclone rapid intensification. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 67, 44–70.
- Rogers, R.F., P. Reasor, and S. Lorsolo, 2013: Airborne Doppler Observations of the Inner-core Structural Differences between Intensifying and Steady-State Tropical Cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 2970-2991.
- Rogers, R.F., J.A. Zhang, J. Zawislak, H. Jiang, G.R. Alvey III, E.J. Zipser, and S.N. Stevenson, 2016: Observations of the structure and evolution of Hurricane Edouard (2014) during intensity change. Part II: Kinematic structure and the distribution of deep convection. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3355-3376.
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
- 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
- Aberson, S.D., J.A. Zhang, J. Zawislak, K. Sellwood, R. Rogers, and J.J. Cione. The NCAR GPS dropwindsonde and its impact on hurricane operations and research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(11):E2134-E2154, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0119.1 2023
- 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
- 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
- Aberson, S.D., J.A. Zhang, J. Zawislak, K. Sellwood, R. Rogers, and J.J. Cione. The NCAR GPS dropwindsonde and its impact on hurricane operations and research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(11):E2134-E2154, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0119.1 2023
- Chen, X., C.M. Rozoff, R.F. Rogers, K.L. Corbosiero, D. Tao, J.-F. Gu, F. Judt, E.A. Hendricks, Y. Wang, M.M. Bell, D.P. Stern, K.D. Musgrave, J.A. Knaff, and J. Kaplan. Research advances on internal processes affecting tropical cyclone intensity change from 2018–2022. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 12(1):10-29, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcrr.2023.05.001 2023
- Rogers, R.F., and J.A. Zhang. Airborne Doppler radar observations of tropical cyclone boundary layer kinematic structure and evolution during landfall. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(23):e2023GL105548, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105548 2023
- Rogers, R.F., J. Courtney, and K. Wood. The World Meteorological Organization Tenth International Workshop on Tropical cyclones (IWTC-10): A summary. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 12(1):1-9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcrr.2023.04.001 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.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
- Zhang, J.A., R.F. Rogers, P.D. Reasor, and J. Gamache. The mean kinematic structure of the tropical cyclone boundary layer and its relationship to intensity change. Monthly Weather Review, 151(1):63-84, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-21-0335 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
- Joe, P., J. Sun, N. Yussouf, S. Goodman, M. Riemer, K.C. Gouda, B. Golding, R. Rogers, G. Isaac, J. Wilson, P.-W.P. Li, V. Wulfmeyer, K. Elmore, J. Onvlee, P. Chong, and J. Ladue. Predicting the weather: A partnership of observation scientists and forecasters. In Toward the “Perfect” Weather Warning: Bridging Disciplinary Gaps through Partnership and Communication, B. Golding (ed.). Springer Publishing, 201-254 , https://doi.org/10.1007/ 978-3-030-98989-7_7 2022
- Ming J., R. Liu, J.A. Zhang, and R.F. Rogers. The shear-relative variation of inflow angle and its relationship to tropical cyclone intensification. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 127(16):e2022JD037280, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037280 2022
- Wu, Y.-C., M.-J. Yang, and R.F. Rogers. Examining terrain effects on the evolution of precipitation and vorticity of Typhoon Fanapi (2010) after departing the central mountain range on Taiwan. Monthly Weather Review, 150(6):1517-1540, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-21-0205.1 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
- Chen, X., J.-F. Gu, J.A. Zhang, F.D. Marks, R.F. Rogers, and J.J. Cione. Boundary layer recovery and precipitation symmetrization preceding rapid intensification of tropical cyclones under shear. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 78(5):1523-1544, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-20-0252.1 2021
- Christophersen, H.W., B.A. Dahl, J.P. Dunion, R.F. Rogers, F.D. Marks, R. Atlas, and W.J. Blackwell. Impact of TROPICS radiances on tropical cyclone prediction in an OSSE. Monthly Weather Review, 149(7):2279-2298, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-20-0339.1 2021
- Lin, I.-I., R.F. Rogers, H.-C. Huang, Y.-C. Liao, D. Herndon, J.-Y. Yu, Y.-T. Chang, J.A. Zhang, C.M. Patricola, I.-F. Pun, and C.-C. Lien. A tale of two rapidly-intensifying supertyphoons: Hagibis (2019) and Haiyan (2013). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102(9):E1645-E1664, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0223.1 2021
- Rogers, R.F. Recent advances in our understanding of tropical cyclone intensity change processes from airborne observations. Atmosphere, 12(5):650, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12050650 2021
- Wadler, J.B., J.A. Zhang, R.F. Rogers, B. Jaimes, and L.K. Shay. The rapid intensification of Hurricane Michael (2018): Storm structure and the relationship to environmental and air-sea interactions. Monthly Weather Review, 149(1):245-267, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-20-0145.1 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
- Rogers, R.F., P.D. Reasor, J.A. Zawislak, and L.T. Nguyen. Precipitation processes and vortex alignment during intensification of a weak tropical cyclone in moderate vertical shear. Monthly Weather Review, 148(5):1899-1929, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0315.1 2020
- Zhang, J.A., E.A. Kalina, M.K. Biswas, R.F. Rogers, P. Zhu, and F.D. Marks. A review and evaluation of planetary boundary layer parameterizations in Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model using idealized simulations and observations. Atmosphere, 11(10):1091, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11101091 2020
- Ahren, K., M.A. Bourassa, R.E. Hart, J.A. Zhang, and R.F. Rogers. Observed kinematic and thermodynamic structure in the hurricane boundary layer during intensity change. Monthly Weather Review, 147(8):2765-2785, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0380.1 2019
- Martinez, J., M.M. Bell, R.F. Rogers, and J.D. Doyle Axisymmetric potential vorticity evolution of Hurricane Patricia (2015). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 76(7):2043-2063, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-18-0373.1 2019
- Molinari, J., J.A. Zhang, R.F. Rogers, and D. Vollaro. Repeated eyewall replacement cycles in Hurricane Frances (2004). Monthly Weather Review, 147(6):2009-2022, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0345.1 2019
- Nguyen, L.T., R. Rogers, J. Zawislak, and J.A. Zhang. Assessing the influence of convective downdrafts and surface enthalpy fluxes on tropical cyclone intensity change in moderate vertical wind shear. Monthly Weather Review, 147(10):3519-3534, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0461.1 2019
- Rogers, R.F., C.S. Velden, J. Zawislak, and J.A. Zhang. Tropical cyclones and hurricanes: Observations. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 25 pp., https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12065-2 2019
- Zhang, J.A., and R.F. Rogers. Effects of parameterized boundary layer structure on hurricane rapid intensification in shear. Monthly Weather Review, 147(3):853-871, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0010.1 2019
- Blackwell, W.J., S. Braun, R. Bennartz, C. Velden, M. DeMaria, R. Atlas, J. Dunion, F. Marks, R. Rogers, B. Annane, and R.V. Leslie. An overview of the TROPICS NASA Earth Venture mission. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 141(S1):16-26, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3290 2018
- Cheung, K., Z. Yu, R.L. Elsberry, M. Bell, H. Jiang, T.C. Lee, K.-C. Lu, Y. Oikawa, L. Qi, R.F. Rogers, and K. Tsuboki. Recent advances in research and forecasting of tropical cyclone rainfall. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 7(2):106-127, https://doi.org/10.6057/2018TCRR02.03 2018
- Didlake, A.C., P.D. Reasor, R.F. Rogers, and W.-C. Lee. Dynamics of the transition from spiral rainbands to a secondary eyewall in Hurricane Earl (2010). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 75(9):2909-2929, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-17-0348.1 2018
- Dougherty, E.M., J. Molinari, R.F. Rogers, J.A. Zhang, and J.P. Kossin. Hurricane Bonnie (1998): Maintaining intensity during high vertical wind shear and an eyewall replacement cycle. Monthly Weather Review, 146(10):3383-3399, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0030.1 2018
- Leighton, H., S. Gopalakrishnan, J.A. Zhang, R.F. Rogers, Z. Zhang, and V. Tallapragada. Azimuthal distribution of deep convection, environmental factors and tropical cyclone rapid intensification: A perspective from HWRF ensemble forecasts of Hurricane Edouard (2014). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 75(1):275-295, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-17-0171.1 2018
- Leroux, M.-D., K. Wood, R.L. Elsberry, E.O. Cayanan, E. Hendricks, M. Kucas, P. Otto, R. Rogers, B. Sampson, and Z. Yu. Recent advances in research and forecasting of tropical cyclone track, intensity, and structure at landfall. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 7(2):85-105, https://doi.org/10.6057/2018TCRR02.02 2018
- Rogers, R.F., K. Cheung, R.L. Elsberry, N. Kohno, M.-D. Leroux, and P. Otto. The World Meteorological Organization Fourth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Landfall Processes (IWTCLP-IV): A summary. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 7(2):77-84, https://doi.org/10.6057/2018TCRR02.01 2018
- Wadler, J.B., R.F. Rogers, and P.D. Reasor. The relationship between spatial variations in the structure of convective bursts and tropical cyclone intensification using airborne Doppler radar. Monthly Weather Review, 146(3):761-780, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0213.1 2018
- Zhang, J.A., F.D. Marks, J.A. Sippel, R.F. Rogers, X. Zhang, S.G. Gopalakrishnan, Z. Zhang, and V. Tallapragada. Evaluating the impact of improvement in the horizontal diffusion parameterization on hurricane prediction in the operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) model. Weather and Forecasting, 33(1):317-329, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-17-0097.1 2018
- Doyle, J.D., J.R. Moskaitis, J.W. Feldmeier, R.J. Ferek, M. Beaubien, M.M. Bell, D.L. Cecil, R.L. Creasey, P. Duran, R.L. Elsberry, W.A. Komaromi, J. Molinari, D.R. Ryglicki, D.P. Stern, C.S. Velden, X. Wang, T. Allen, B.S. Barrett, P.G. Black, J.P. Dunion, K.A. Emanuel, P.A. Harr, L. Harrison, E.A. Hendricks, D. Herndon, W.Q. Jeffries, S.J. Majumdar, J.A. Moore, Z. Pu, R.F. Rogers, E.R. Sanabia, G.J. Tripoli, and D.-L. Zhang. A view of tropical cyclones from above: The Tropical Cyclone Intensity Experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98(10):2113-2134, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0055.1 2017
- Hazelton, A.T., R.E. Hart, and R.F. Rogers. Analyzing simulated convective bursts in two Atlantic hurricanes. Part II: Intensity change due to bursts. Monthly Weather Review, 145(8):3095-3117, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0268.1 2017
- Hazelton, A.T., R.F. Rogers, and R.E. Hart. Analyzing simulated convective bursts in two Atlantic hurricanes. Part I: Burst formation and development. Monthly Weather Review, 145(8):3073-3094, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0267.1 2017
- Martinez, J., M.M. Bell, J.L. Vigh, and R.F. Rogers. Examining tropical cyclone structure and intensification with the FLIGHT+ dataset from 1999 to 2012. Monthly Weather Review, 145(11):4401-4421, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0011.1 2017
- Nguyen, L.T., R.F. Rogers, and P.D. Reasor. Thermodynamic and kinematic influences on precipitation symmetry in sheared tropical cyclones: Bertha and Cristobal (2014). Monthly Weather Review, 145(11):4423-4446, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0073.1 2017
- Rogers, R.F., P.D. Reasor, and J.A. Zhang. Reply to "Comments on 'Multiscale structure and evolution of Hurricane Earl (2010) during rapid intensification.'” Monthly Weather Review, 145(4):1573-1575, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0414.1 2017
- Rogers, R.F., S. Aberson, M.M. Bell, D.J. Cecil, J.D. Doyle, T.B. Kimberlain, J. Morgerman, L.K. Shay, and C. Velden. Rewriting the tropical record books: The extraordinary intensification of Hurricane Patricia (2015). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98(10):2019-2112, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0039.1 2017
- Zhang, J.A., R.F. Rogers, and V. Tallapragada. Impact of parameterized boundary layer structure on tropical cyclone rapid intensification forecasts in HWRF. Monthly Weather Review, 145(4):1413-1426, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0129.1 2017
- Rogers, R.F., J.A. Zhang, J. Zawislak, H. Jiang, G.R. Alvey, E.J. Zipser, and S.N. Stevenson. Observations of the structure and evolution of Hurricane Edouard (2014) during intensity change, Part II: Kinematic structure and the distribution of deep convection. Monthly Weather Review, 144(9):3355-3376, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0017.1 2016
- Zawislak, J., H. Jiang, G.R. Alvey, E.J. Zipser, R.F. Rogers, J.A. Zhang, and S.N. Stevenson. Observations of the structure and evolution of Hurricane Edouard (2014) during intensity change, Part 1: Relationship between the thermodynamic structure and precipitation. Monthly Weather Review, 144(9):3333-3354, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0018-1 2016
- Hazelton, A.T., R. Rogers, and R.E. Hart. Shear-relative asymmetries in tropical cyclone eyewall slope. Monthly Weather Review, 143(3):883-903, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00122.1 2015
- Ming, J., J.A. Zhang, and R.F. Rogers. Typhoon kinematic and thermodynamic boundary layer structure from dropsonde composites. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 120(8):3158-3172, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022640 2015
- Rogers, R.F., P.D. Reasor, and J.A. Zhang. Multiscale structure and evolution of Earl (2010) during rapid intensification. Monthly Weather Review, 143(2):536-562, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00175.1 2015
- Susca-Lopata, G., J. Zawislak, E.J. Zipser, and R.F. Rogers. The role of observed environmental conditions and precipitation evolution in the rapid intensification of Hurricane Earl (2010). Monthly Weather Review, 143(6):2207-2223, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00283.1 2015
- Zhang, J.A., D.S. Nolan, R.F. Rogers, and V. Tallapragada. Evaluating the impact of improvements in the boundary layer parameterization on hurricane intensity and structure forecasts in HWRF. Monthly Weather Review, 143(8):3136-3155, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00339.1 2015
- DeHart, J.C., R.A. Houze, and R.F. Rogers. Quadrant distribution of tropical cyclone inner-core kinematics in relation to environmental shear. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 71(7):2713-2732, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-13-0298.1 2014
- Ming, J., J.A. Zhang, R.F. Rogers, F.D. Marks, Y. Wang, and N. Cai. Multiplatform observations of boundary layer structure in the outer rainbands of landfalling typhoons. Journal of the Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 119(13):7799-7814, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD021637 2014
- Uhlhorn, E.W., B.W. Klotz, T. Vukicevic, P.D. Reasor, and R.F. Rogers. Observed hurricane wind speed asymmetries and relationships to motion and environmental shear. Monthly Weather Review, 142(3):1290-1311, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-13-00249.1 2014
- Elsberry, R.L., L. Chen, J. Davidson, R. Rogers, Y. Wang, and L. Wu. Advances in understanding and forecasting rapidly changing phenomena in tropical cyclones. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 2(1):13-24, https://doi.org/10.6057/2013TCRR01.02 2013
- Reasor, P., R. Rogers, and S. Lorsolo. Environmental flow impacts on tropical cyclone structure diagnosed from airborne Doppler radar composites. Monthly Weather Review, 141(9):2949-2969, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00334.1 2013
- Rogers, R., P. Reasor, and S. Lorsolo. Airborne Doppler observations of the inner-core structural differences between intensifying and steady-state tropical cyclones. Monthly Weather Review, 141(9):2970-2991, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00357.1 2013
- 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, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00089 2013
- Zhang, J.A., R.F. Rogers, P.D. Reasor, E.W. Uhlhorn, and F.D. Marks. Asymmetric hurricane boundary layer structure from dropsonde composites in relation to the environmental vertical wind shear. Monthly Weather Review, 141(11):3968-3984, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWF-D-12-00335.1 2013
- Rogers, R., S. Lorsolo, P. Reasor, J. Gamache, and F.D. Marks. Multiscale analysis of tropical cyclone kinematic structure from airborne Doppler radar composites. Monthly Weather Review, 140(1):77-99, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-10-05075.1 2012
- Yeh, K.-S., X. Zhang, S.G. Gopalakrishnan, S. Aberson, R. Rogers, F.D. Marks, and R. Atlas. Performance of the experimental HWRF in the 2008 hurricane season. Natural Hazards, 63(3):1439-1449, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-011-9787-7 2012
- Zhang, J.A., S. Gopalakrishnan, F.D. Marks, R.F. Rogers, and V. Tallapragada. A developmental framework for improving hurricane model physical parameterizations using aircraft observations. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 1(4):419-429, https://doi.org/10.6057/2012TCRR04.01 2012
- Zhang, J.A., P. Zhu, F.J. Masters, R.F. Rogers, and F.D. Marks. On momentum transport and dissipative heating during hurricane landfalls. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 68(6):1397-1404, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-10-05018.1 2011
- Zhang, J.A., R.F. Rogers, D.S. Nolan, and F.D. Marks. On the characteristic height scales of the hurricane boundary layer. Monthly Weather Review, 139(8):2523-2535, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-10-05017.1 2011
- Rogers, R.F. Convective-scale structure and evolution during a high-resolution simulation of tropical cyclone rapid intensification. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 67(1):44-70, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JAS3122.1 2010
- Fierro, A.O., R.F. Rogers, F.D. Marks, and D.S. Nolan. The impact of horizontal grid spacing on the microphysical and kinematic structures of strong tropical cyclones simulated with the WRF-ARW model. Monthly Weather Review, 137(11):3717-3743, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009MWR2946.1 2009
- Rogers, R.F., F.D. Marks, and T. Marchok. Tropical cyclone rainfall. In Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences, M.G. Anderson (ed.). John Wiley and Sons, Chicester, UK, https://doi.org/10.1002/0470848944.hsa030 2009
- Rogers, R.F., and E.W. Uhlhorn. Observations of the structure and evolution of surface and flight-level wind asymmetries in Hurricane Rita (2005). Geophysical Research Letters, 35(21):L22811, 6 pp., https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL034774 2008
- Halverson, J., M.L. Black, S. Braun, D. Cecil, M. Goodman, A. Heymsfield, G. Heymsfield, R. Hood, T. Krishnamurti, G. McFarquhar, M.J. Mahoney, J. Molinari, R.F. Rogers, J. Turk, C. Velden, D.-L. Zhang, E. Zipser, and R. Kakar. NASA's Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes (TCSP) Experiment: Investigating tropical cyclogenesis and hurricane intensity change. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88(6):867-882, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-88-6-867 2007
- Lonfat, M., R.F. Rogers, T. Marchok, and F.D. Marks. A parametric model for predicting hurricane landfall. Monthly Weather Review, 135(9):3086-3097, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR3433.1 2007
- Marchok, T.P., R.F. Rogers, and R.E. Tuleya. Validation schemes for tropical cyclone quantitative precipitation forecasts: Evaluation of operational models for U.S. landfalling cases. Weather and Forecasting, 22(4):726-746, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF1024.1 2007
- Rogers, R.F., M.L. Black, S.S. Chen, and R.A. Black. An evaluation of microphysics fields from mesoscale model simulations of tropical cyclones, Part I: Comparisons with observations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 64(6):1811-1834, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS3932.1 2007
- Hood, R.E., E. Zipser, G.M. Heymsfield, R. Kakar, J. Halverson, R.F. Rogers, and M.L. Black. Overview of the field phase of the NASA Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes (TCSP) Experiment. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 3 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
- Houze, R.A., S.S. Chen, W.-C. Lee, R.F. Rogers, J.A. Moore, G.J. Stossmeister, M.M. Bell, J.L. Cetrone, W. Zhao, and S.R. Brodzik. The Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Experiment: Observations and modeling of Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, and Rita (2005). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87(11):1503-1521, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-11-1503 2006
- Lonfat, M., R.F. Rogers, F.D. Marks, T. Marchok, and A. Boissonnade. The effect of shear and topography on rainfall forecasting with R-CLIPER. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 2 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
- Marchok, T., R.F. Rogers, and R. Tuleya. New methods for evaluating rainfall forecasts from operational models for landfalling tropical cyclones. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 5 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
- Rogers, R.F., M.L. Black, F.D. Marks, K.M. Valde, and S.S. Chen. A comparison of tropical cyclone hydrometeor profiles from TRMM, airborne radar, and high-resolution simulations. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 3 pp. (CD-ROM), 2006
- Rogers, R.F., M.L. Black, P.T. Willis, R.A. Black, A. Heymsfield, A. Bansemer, and G. Heymsfield. An evaluation of the microphysics fields of Hurricane Dennis (2005) at different stages of its lifecycle. 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., M.L. Black, R. Hood, J. Halverson, E. Zipser, and G. Heymsfield. The Intensity Forecasting Experiment (IFEX): A NOAA multi-year field program for improving tropical cyclone intensity forecasting. Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, April 24-28, 2006. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 5 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, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-11-1523 2006
- Nuissier, O., R.F. Rogers, and F. Roux. A numerical simulation of Hurricane Bret on 22-23 August 1999 initialized with airborne Doppler radar and dropsonde data. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 131(605):155-194, https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.02.233 2005
- Black, M.L., F.D. Marks, R.F. Rogers, L.K. Shay, B.A. Albrecht, and H.E. Willoughby. The mean structure of vertical velocities and radar reflectivities in the hurricane eyewall as they relate to environmental wind shear. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society,Boston, 94-95, 2004
- Rogers, R.F., F.D. Marks, T.P. Marchok, and R. Tuleya. The development of a new validation technique for tropical cyclone rainfall. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 292-293, 2004
- Rogers, R.F., M.L. Black, S.S. Chen, and R.A. Black. Evaluating microphysical parameterization schemes for use in hurricane environments. Preprints, 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, May 3-7, 2004. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 518-519, 2004
- Black, M.L., F.D. Marks, R.F. Rogers, L.K. Shay, B.A. Albrecht, and H.E. Willoughby. The relationship between environmental wind shear and the distribution of vertical velocities and precipitation in the hurricane eyewall. Preprints, 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, WA, August 6-12, 2003. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 1016-1019, 2003
- Rogers, R.F., S. Chen, J. Tenerelli, and H.E. Willoughby. A numerical study of the impact of vertical shear on the distribution of rainfall in Hurricane Bonnie (1998). Monthly Weather Review, 131(8):1577-1599, https://doi.org/10.1175//2546.1 2003
- Nuissier, O., R.F. Rogers, and F. Roux. An initialization technique using airborne Doppler radar observations for numerical simulations of Hurricane Bret (21-23 August 1999). Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 403-404, 2002
- Rogers, R.F., R.A. Black, and D.-L. Zhang. A preliminary investigation of a common microphysical parameterization and its applicability to tropical cyclone simulations. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 436-437, 2002
- Rogers, R.F., S. Chen, J.E. Tenerelli, and H.E. Willoughby. The role of vertical shear in determining the distribution of accumulated rainfall in high-resolution numerical simulations of tropical cyclones. Preprints, 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, April 29-May 3, 2002. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 319-320, 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
- Rogers, R.F., and J.M. Fritsch. Surface cyclogenesis from convectively-driven amplification of mid-level mesoscale convective vortices. Monthly Weather Review, 129(4):605-637, 2001
- Rogers, R.F., S.S. Chen, J.E. Tenerelli, and H.E. Willoughby. A numerical study of the impact of vertical shear on the distribution of rainfall in Hurricane Bonnie (1998). Preprints, Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 30-August 2, 2001. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 2001
- Rogers, R.F. Surface-based modification of convectively-generated mesovortices and its implications for tropical cyclogenesis. Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 151-152, 2000
- Rogers, R.F., J.M. Fritsch, and W.C. Lambert. A simple technique for using radar data in the dynamic initialization of a mesoscale model. Monthly Weather Review, 128(7):2560-2574, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<2560:ASTFUR>2.0.CO; 2000
- Rogers, R.F., S.S. Chen, J.E. Tenerelli, and M. Lonfat. A numerical study of the distribution of precipitation in Hurricane Bonnie (1998). Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 408-409, 2000
- Tenerelli, J.E., S.S. Chen, M. Lonfat, R. Foster, and R.F. Rogers. Surface winds in Hurricane Floyd: A comparison between numerical simulations, aircraft data, and QuikScat satellite data. Preprints, 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 29-June 2, 2000. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 418-419, 2000
- Rogers, R.F. Amplification of warm-core vortices by convective redevelopment: A key component of tropical cyclogenesis. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, January 10-15, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 929-932, 1999
- Rogers, R.F., and J.M. Fritsch. Amplification of warm-core vortices by convective redevelopment: A key component of tropical cyclogenesis. Preprints, Eighth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, CO, June 28-July 1, 1999. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 55-60, 1999
- Bryan, G.H., R.F. Rogers, and J.M. Fritsch. Cloud-scale resolution simulations in moist absolutely unstable layers. Preprints, Eighth Pennsylvania State University-National Center for Atmospheric Research's Mesoscale Model Users Workshop, Boulder, CO. National Center for Atmospheric Research, 59-62, 1998
Awards and Honors | | | | | | | 2016 | | Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for JGR-Atmospheres | | AGU
| | | 2011 | | SSouth Florida Federal Employee of the Year – Scientific Category | | South Florida Federal Executive Board
| | | 2011 | | NOAA Employee of the Month | | NOAA
| | | 2011 | | NASA GRIP Group Achievement Award | | NASA
| | | 2008 | | AMS Editor's Award | | Weather and Forecasting
| | | 2006 | | Department of Commerce Bronze Medal (HRD group award) for Hurricane Katrina | | Department of Commerce
| | | 2006 | | NASA TCSP Group Achievement Award | | NASA
| | | 2002 | | NASA CAMEX4 Group Achievement Award | | NASA
| | | 1991 | | Third Place, AMS Father James B. MacElwane Award for Undergraduate Research | | AMS
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