Mesoscale Convective Systems

  • Song, F., Z. Feng, L. R. Leung, B. Pokharel, S.-Y. Wang, X. Chen, K. Sakaguchi, and C. Wang☃, 2021: Crucial roles of eastward propagating environments in the summer MCS initiation over the U.S. Great Plains. Journal of Geophysical Research-A, DOI:10.1029/2021JD034991 (PDF)


  • Zhao, L., S.-Y. Wang, C.-H. Wu, S. Los, and coauthors, 2020: Association of Diurnal Rainfall in Northeastern Tibetan Plateau with the Retreat of the South Asian High. Atmosphere, DOI:10.3390/atmos11010105


  • Pokharel, B., S.-Y. Wang, J. D. D. Meyer, R. Gillies, and Y.-H. Lin, 2019: Climate of weakly-forced yet high-impact convective storms throughout the Ohio River Valley and Mid-Atlantic United States. Climate Dynamics, 52, 5709–5721 (PDF)


  • Zhao, L., Wang, S.-Y., J. Jin and A. J. Clark, 2014: WRF model simulations of a rare springtime bow echo near the Great Salt Lake. Meteorological Applications (Royal Met. Soc.), DOI: 10.1002/met.1455. (PDF)


  • Wang, S.-Y., T.-C. Chen, and J. Correia, 2011: Climatology of summer midtropospheric perturbations in the U.S. Northern Plains. Part I: Influence on northwest flow severe weather outbreaks. Clim Dynamics, 36, 793-810.


  • Wang, S.-Y., T.-C. Chen, and E. S. Takle, 2011: Climatology of summer midtropospheric perturbations in the U.S. Northern Plains. Part II: Large-scale effects of the Rocky Mountains on genesis. Clim Dynamics, 36, 1221-1237.


  • Wang, S.-Y., and A. J. Clark, 2010: NAM model forecasts of warm season quasi-stationary frontal environments in the central U.S. Wea. Forecasting, 25, 1281–1292.


  • Wang, S.-Y., T.-C. Chen, and S. E. Taylor, 2009: Evaluations of NAM forecasts on midtropospheric perturbation-induced convective storms over the U.S. northern plains. Wea. Forecasting, 24, 1309–1333.


  • Wang, S.-Y., and T.-C. Chen, 2009: The late spring maximum of rainfall over the U.S. Central Plains and the role of the low-level jet. J. Climate, 22, 4696–4709.


  • Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, and M.-C. Yen, 2007: Enhancement of afternoon thunderstorm activity by urbanization in a valley: Taipei. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 46, 1324–1340.

Northwest flow severe weather outbreaks and Midtropospheric Perturbations (MP) - a seminar