What's new in the Convective Storms Group?
(current and recent group members in bold)
Campbell, T. A. , G. M. Lackmann, M. J. Molina, and M. D. Parker, 2024: Severe convective storms in limited instability organized by pattern and distribution. Wea. Forecasting, 39, 217-240.
Goldacker, N. A., and M. D. Parker, 2023: Assessing the comparative effects of storm-relative helicity components within right-moving supercell environments. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 2805-2822.
Melanson, S. D., M. D. Parker, and coauthors, 2023: Preliminary dual-Doppler syntheses of a PERiLS QLCS mesovortex. PERiLS Science Workshop, 14-15 November 2023, Memphis, TN.
Silcott, M. K., M. D. Parker, and coauthors, 2023: A survey of PERiLS cold pools. PERiLS Science Workshop, 14-15 November 2023, Memphis, TN.
Parker, M. D., 2023: The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) field experiment. Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference, 4 November 2023, Richmond, VA.
Melanson, S. D., M. D. Parker, and coauthors, 2023: Preliminary dual-Doppler syntheses of a PERiLS QLCS mesovortex. Meteorology Student Conference, Central Virginia AMS Chapter, 3 November 2023, Richmond, VA.
Congratulations to Miranda Silcott on her successful M.S. thesis defense on 9/22/2023! Miranda will soon be starting as a Research Associate working with the National Severe Storms Laboratory at CIWRO in Norman, OK!
Coffer, B.E. , M. D. Parker, J. M. Peters, and A. R. Wade, 2023: Supercell low-level mesocyclones: Origins of inflow and vorticity. Mon Wea. Rev., 115, 2205-2232.
Peters, J. M., D. R. Chavas, C.-Y. Su, H. Morrison, and B. E. Coffer, 2023: An analytic formula for entraining CAPE in mid-latitude storm environments. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 2165-2186.
Blind-Doskocil L., R. J. Trapp, S. W. Nesbitt, K. A. Kosiba, J. Wurman, and M. D. Parker, 2023: Radar-based characteristics of tornadic and non-tornadic QLCS mesovortices during PERiLS. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, AMS, 28 August-1 September 2023, Minneapolis, MN.
Kosiba, K. A., J,. Wurman, R. J. Trapp, M. D. Parker, and S. W. Nesbitt, 2023: The PERiLS Project: Tornado chasing in the Southeast. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, AMS, 28 August-1 September 2023, Minneapolis, MN.
Syed, H. A. , D. T. Dawson II, F. Vendl, R. Tanamachi, and M. D. Parker, 2023: DSD characteristics and evolution of the leading stratiform region of a tornadic QLCS during PERiLS-2022 IOP #2 (30 March 2022). 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, AMS, 28 August-1 September 2023, Minneapolis, MN.
Fischer, J., J. M. L. Dahl, B. E. Coffer, J. L. Houser, P. M. Markowski, M. D. Parker, and C. C. Weiss, 2023: Supercell tornadogenesis: Recent progress in our state of understanding. Bull, Amer. Meteor. Soc, submitted August 2023.
Kosiba, K. A., and co-authors (M. Parker is 5th author, B. Coffer is 11th author, M. Silcott is 23rd author), 2023: The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project. Bull, Amer. Meteor. Soc, submitted August 2023.
Chalmers, Z. A., M. D. Parker, K. A. Kosiba, S. W Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, and J. Wurman, 2023: Evaluating the CAPE-shear parameter space of Southeastern US QLCS environments. 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, 17-21 July 2023, Madison, WI.
Goldacker, N. A., 2023: Dynamical processes perturbing right-moving supercell storm motions. 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, 17-21 July 2023, Madison, WI.
Melanson, S. D., M. D. Parker, K. A. Kosiba, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, and J. Wurman, 2023: Identification of mesovortexgenesis mechanisms in QLCSs using PERiLS radar data. 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, 17-21 July 2023, Madison, WI.
Silcott, M. K., M. D. Parker, K. A. Kosiba, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, and J. Wurman, 2023: Structures of cold pools from PERiLS 2022 & 2023. 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, 17-21 July 2023, Madison, WI.
Loeffler, S. D., M. R. Kumjian, P. M. Markowski, B. E. Coffer, and M. D. Parker, 2023: Investigating the relationship between polarimetric radar signatures of hydrometeor size sorting and tornadic potential in simulated supercells. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 1863-1884.
Parker, M. D., 2023: How well must surface vorticity be organized for tornadogenesis? J. Atmos Sci., 80, 1433-1448.
Coffer, B.E. , M. D. Parker, J. M. Peters, and A. R. Wade, 2023: Supercell low-level mesocyclones: Origins of inflow and vorticity. 11th European Conference on Severe Storms, 8-12 May 2023, Bucharest, Romania.
Kumjian, M, K. Lombardo, B. Coffer, and J. Dahl, 2023: What is a Mesocyclone? 11th European Conference on Severe Storms, 8-12 May 2023, Bucharest, Romania. Awarded best poster!
Kosiba, K. A., J,. Wurman, R. J. Trapp, M. D. Parker, and S. W. Nesbitt, 2023: Overview of the PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms) project. 11th European Conference on Severe Storms, 8-12 May 2023, Bucharest, Romania.
CSG is out in the field for the PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms) project in February-May 2023!
Peters, J. M., B. E. Coffer, M. D. Parker, C. J. Nowotarski, J. P. Mulholland, C. J. Nixon, and J. T. Allen, 2023: Disentangling the influences of storm-relative flow and horizontal streamwise vorticity on low-level mesocyclones in supercells. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 129-149.
Parker, M. D., 2022: Cold pools, nocturnal MCSs, and self organization. Cold Pool Workshop, Max Planck Society, 7-9 December 2020, Kreuth, Germany.
Coffer, B. E., M. D. Parker, and C. Davenport, 2022: How quickly do supercell low-level mesocyclones respond to changes in their environment? 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Coffer, B. E., M. D. Parker, and J. M. Peters, 2022: Environmental versus storm-generated SRH contributions to low-level mesocyclones. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Goldacker, N., and M. D. Parker, 2022: Assessing the comparative effects of storm-relative helicity components within right-moving supercell environments. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Silcott, M. K., M. D. Parker, K. A. Kosiba, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, and J. Wurman, 2022: Structures of cold pools from PERiLS 2022. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Werkema, A. D., and M. D. Parker, 2022: Mutual influences of adjacent supercells in multistorm simulations. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Loeffler, S., M. Kumjian, P. Markowski, B. E. Coffer, and M. D. Parker, 2022: Role of precipitation distribution and KDP foot location in the forward flank on low-level circulation. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Peters, J. M., B. E. Coffer, M. D. Parker, C. J. Nowotarski, J. P. Mulholland, C. J. Nixon#, and J. T. Allen, 2022: Disentangling the influences of storm-relative flow, updraft width, and horizontal streamwise vorticity on low-level supercell mesocyclones. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Parker, M. D., 2022: Is a coherent vorticity source required for tornadogenesis? 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Parker, M. D., K. A. Kosiba, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, and J. Wurman, 2022: The influence of pre-QLCS precipitation on environmental stability in HSLC environments: a first look from PERiLS. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Coniglio, M. C., M. D. Parker, and R. E. Jewell, 2022: Insights into supercells and their environments through field-project soundings and comparison to SPC mesoanalysis. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Kosiba, K. A., J,. Wurman, R. J. Trapp, M. D. Parker, and S. W. Nesbitt, 2022: The PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms) Southeastern tornado study. 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 24-28 October 2022, Santa Fe, NM.
Kosiba, K., J,. Wurman, J. Trapp, S. Nesbitt, and M. D. Parker, 2022: Radar deployments in the PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms) Southeastern tornado study. 11th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, 29 August-2 September 2022, Locarno, Switzerland.
Congratulations to Adam Werkema on his successful M.S. thesis defense on 7/25/2022! Adam will soon be starting as a Research Associate working with the Transportation Applications Team at CIWRO in Norman, OK!
Lovell, L. T., and M. D. Parker, 2022: Simulated QLCS vortices in a high-shear low-CAPE environment. Wea. Forecasting, 37, 989-1012.
CSG is out in the field for the PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms) project in March-April 2022!
Coffer, B. E., and M. D. Parker, 2022: Infrasound signals in simulated nontornadic and pre-tornadic supercells. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 151, 939-954.
Coffer, B. E., and M. D. Parker, 2022: Infrasound signals in simulated nontornadic and pre-tornadic supercells. 19th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 102nd Annual Meeting of the AMS, 23 – 27 January 2022, held virtually.
Parker, M. D., 2022: Nocturnal MCSs from PRE-STORM to PECAN. Richard H. Johnson Symposium, 102nd Annual Meeting of the AMS, 23 – 27 January 2022, held virtually.
Peters, J. M., B. E. Coffer, M. D. Parker, C. J. Nowotarski, C. J. Nixon, and J. T. Allen, 2022: Controls on the width and rotation of low-level mesocyclones on simulated supercells. 19th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 102nd Annual Meeting of the AMS, 23 – 27 January 2022, held virtually.
