Publications

35. Guercio, H.^, and Z.J. Suriano. (2025) The Role of Synoptic-scale Weather Systems on Ohio River Basin, USA, Snowfall Variations and Trends. International Journal of Climatology. Accepted. JOC-25-0164. 

34. Tekoe, A.A.^, Suriano, Z.J. (2025) Spatiotemporal variations and trends of precipitation events in Kentucky, USA. Physical Geography. In-Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2025.2554429 

33. Suriano, Z.J., Goodrich, G.B., Loewy, C.^, and J. Uz+. (2025) Temporal trends and large-scale atmospheric and oceanic forcings of central U.S. snowfall producing weather systems, 1948-2021. Climate Dynamics. 63: 373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-025-07832-3 

32. Tekoe, A.A.+, Suriano, Z.J. (2025) Atmospheric Circulation During Kentucky Heavy and Extreme Precipitation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156: 263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-025-05506-y

31. Suriano, Z.J., Davidson, S.+, Dixon, R.D., and T. Roy. (2025) Climatological Context of the Severe Rain-on-Snow Flooding Event of March 2019 in Eastern Nebraska. International Journal of Climatology. 45(8): e8840. https://doi.org/10.1002/JOC.8840.

30. Suriano, Z.J., and H. Guercio^. (2024) A Snowfall Climatology of the Ohio River Valley, USA. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 155: 7691-7701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05092-5

29. Suriano, Z.J., Davidson, S.+, Dixon, R.D., and T. Roy. (2024) Ohio River Basin Snow Ablation and the Role of Rain-on-Snow. Hydrological Processes. 38(6): e15205. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.15205

28. Grote, T., Suriano, Z.J. 2024. Temporal and spatial patterns of hydroclimate variability related to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation in Michigan, USA. Physical Geography. 45(6): 605-625. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2024.2315642

27. Suriano, Z.J., Loewy, C.^, Uz., J^. 2023. Synoptic climatology of central United States snowfall. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 62(12): 1713-1730. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-23-0097.1.

26. Suriano, Z.J., Henderson, G.R., Arthur, J., Harper, K., and D.J. Leathers. (2023) Atmospheric drivers associated with extreme snow ablation and discharge events in the Susquehanna River Basin: A climatology. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 62(11): 1497-1510. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-23-0042.1

25. Suriano, Z.J. 2023. Impact of Open Educational Resources on Student Performance in an Introductory Geography Course. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 48(3): 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2255556.

24. Suriano, Z.J., Uz, J.^, Loewy, C.^ 2023. Intra-annual snowfall variability in the central United States. International Journal of Climatology. 43(12): 5720-5734. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8170

23. Schroeder, A.N., Suriano, Z.J., Asplund, C.A., Kliethermes, S.A., Roberts, W.O. 2023. Using Wet Bulb Globe Temperature and Physiological Equivalent Temperature as Predicative Models of Medical Stress in a Marathon: Analysis of 30-years of Data from the Twin Cities Marathon. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 33(1): 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000001079

22. Suriano, Z.J. 2022. Nebraska snowfall: A climatological perspective. Physical Geography. 43(3): 265-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2020.1843821

21. Ellis, D.W., and Z.J. Suriano. 2022. A hybrid dataset of historical cool-season lake effects from the eastern Great Lakes of North America. Frontiers in Water. 4: 788493. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.788493

20. Suriano, Z.J. 2022. North American rain-on-snow climatology. Climate Research. 87: 133-145. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01687

19. Suriano, Z.J., Leathers, D.J., Mote, T.L., Henderson, G.R., Estilow, T.W., Wachowicz, L.J.†, and D.A. Robinson. 2021. Declining North American Snow Cover Ablation Events. International Journal of Climatology. 41(11):5213-5225. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7125

18. Suriano, Z.J., Siegert, C.M., Leathers, D.J., Gold, A.J., Addy, K., Schroth, A.W., Seybold, E., Inamdar, S., and D.F. Levia. 2021. Effects of atmospheric circulation on stream chemistry in forested watersheds across the northeastern United States: Part 2. Interannual weather type variations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126(13). e2021JD034546. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD034546

17. Siegert, C.M., Suriano, Z.J., Leathers, D.J., Gold, A.J., Addy, K., Schroth, A.W., Seybold, E., Inamdar, S., and D.F. Levia. 2021. Effects of atmospheric circulation on stream chemistry in forested watersheds across the northeastern United States: Part 1. Synoptic-scale forcings. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126(13). e2020JD033413. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033413

16. Suriano, Z.J., and R.D. Wortman^. 2021. Temporal trends in snowfall contribution induced by lake-effect synoptic types. Physical Geography. 42(5): 416-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2020.1792048

15. Suriano, Z.J., and D.J. Leathers. 2021. The changing nature of ablation-inducing synoptic weather types in the North American Great Lakes basin. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 143(3): 931-941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-020-03462-3

14. Suriano, Z.J., and E. Seckman‡. 2020 Synoptic mechanisms behind increasing extreme precipitation event frequency in Omaha, NE, 1948-2018. Great Plains Research. 30(2) 141-160. https://www.unl.edu/plains/gpr-volume-30

13. Suriano, Z.J. (2020) Synoptic and meteorological conditions during extreme snow cover ablation events in the Great Lakes basin. Hydrological Processes. 34: 1949-1965. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13705

12. Suriano, Z.J., Leathers, D.J., and A.E. Benjamin†. 2020. Regionalization of Northeast U.S. moisture conditions: Analysis of synoptic-scale atmospheric drivers. Climate Research. 79: 193-206. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01588.

11. Suriano, Z.J., Henderson, G.R., and D.J. Leathers. 2020. Discharge responses associated with rapid snow cover ablation events in the Susquehanna and Wabash River basins. Physical Geography, 41: 70-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2019.1674558.

10. Suriano, Z.J. (2019) Changing intra-synoptic type characteristics and interannual frequencies of circulation patterns conducive to lake-effect snowfall. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 58: 2313-2328. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0069.1

9. Suriano, Z.J., Robinson, D.A., and D.J. Leathers. (2019) Changing snow depth in the Great Lakes basin: Implications and trends. Anthropocence. 26: 100208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2019.100208

8. Suriano, Z.J., Leathers, D.J., Frei, A. and D.K. Hall. (2019) Contribution of snowfall from diverse synoptic conditions to the Catskill/Delaware watershed. International Journal of Climatology. 39: 3608-3618, DOI: 10.1002/joc.6043.

7. Suriano, Z.J. 2019. On the role of snow cover ablation variability and synoptic-scale atmospheric forcings at the sub-basin scale within the Great Lakes watershed. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 135: 607-621. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-018-2414-8.

6. Suriano, Z.J., Benjamin, A.E.†, Leathers, D.J., Schroeter, D.†, and V. Corridina†. 2018. Northeast United States growing season moisture conditions: Associations with a North American mid-tropospheric wave train. International Journal of Climatology. 38: 5542-5550. DOI: 10.1002/joc.5746

5. Suriano, Z.J., and D.J. Leathers. 2018. Great Lakes basin snow cover ablation and synoptic-scale atmospheric circulation. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 57: 1497-1510. doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0297.1.

4. Suriano, Z.J., and D.J. Leathers. 2017. Spatiotemporal variability of Great Lakes basin snow cover ablation events. Hydrological Processes 31: 4229-4237, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.11364.

3. Suriano, Z.J., and D.J. Leathers. 2017. Synoptically classified lake-effect snowfall trends to the lee of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Climate Research 74: 1-13. DOI: 10.3354/cr01480.

2. Suriano, Z.J., and D.J. Leathers. 2017. Synoptic climatology of lake effect snowfall conditions in the eastern Great Lakes region. International Journal of Climatology 37: 4377-4389. DOI: 10.1002/joc.5093.

1. Suriano, Z.J., and D.J. Leathers. 2016. Twenty-first century snowfall projections within the Eastern Great Lakes region: Detecting the presence of a lake-induced snowfall signal in GCMs. International Journal of Climatology 36: 2200-2209. DOI: 10.1002/joc.4488

6. Suriano, Z.J., and J.A. Brotzge. Identification of Observational Sites for Snow Monitoring in Kentucky, USA. Submitted to Journal of Applied and Service Climatology.

5. Dixon, R.D., Janzon, E., Roy, T., Suriano, Z.J., and S. Davidson+. Numerical Representation of Turbulent Heat Fluxes During the March 2019 Nebraska Rain-on-Snow Event. Submitted to Environmental Research Letters.

4. Suriano, Z.J., Davidson, S.+, Dixon, R.D., Roy, T., and S. Chafin. Turbulent Heat Fluxes During Rain-on-Snow Precipitation Events in the Central and Eastern United States. Submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology.

3. Davidson, S.+, and Z.J. Suriano. A Rain-on-Snow Climatology of the Connecticut River Watershed. Submitted to Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.

2. Brotzge, J., Eddy, S., and Z.J. Suriano. Determining state needs and gaps in weather and climate services: An example from Kentucky. Submitted to Journal of Applied and Service Climatology.

1. Vander Weil, B.+, and Z.J. Suriano. Frequency and distribution of U.S. K-12 social studies climate change educational standards. Submitted to Progress in Geography.

4. Brotzge, J., et al., (2024) Needs and gaps in climate services for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky Climate Center, NOAA report. 22 pg.

3. Mote, T.L, Estilow, T.W., Henderson, G.R., Leathers, D.J., Robinson, D.A., and Z.J. Suriano (2018) Daily Gridded North American Snow, Temperature, and Precipitation, 1959-2009, Version 1. Boulder, Colorado USA. NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center. https://doi.org/10.7265/N5028PQ3. (15)

2. Suriano, Z.J. (2017). Alleviating Mathematical Anxiety in Physical Sciences: A Case Study in Undergraduate Meteorology (GEOG 220) at the University of Delaware. Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning, University of Delaware. 13 pp.

1. Suriano, Z.J. (2016). On the Role of Misconceptions in Climatology and Earth-Sun Relationships. Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning, University of Delaware. 21 pp.

10. Suriano, Z.J. (2024) Introduction to Meteorology: An Open Educational Resource Laboratory Manual. Western Kentucky University Pressbooks. Bowling Green, KY. https://saalck.pressbooks.pub/meteorologylab-wku/

9. Suriano, Z.J. (2022) “Climate Classification – GEOG 103”. A publicly available online learning activity on the Geoguessr platform. Available at: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/6390dddd0425b49737661680

8. Suriano, Z.J. (2022) “Bowling Green, KY – GEOG 103”. A publicly available online learning activity on the Geoguessr platform. Available at: https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/6390e062f12d8208b9a3eac8

7. Suriano, Z.J. (2021) Introduction to Human-Environment Geography: An OER Laboratory Manual. University of Nebraska Pressbooks Publishing. Omaha, NE. https://pressbooks.nebraska.edu/humanenvironmentgeographylabmanual/

6. Suriano, Z.J. (2020) “GEOG1050 – Biome Detective, USA”. A publicly-available online learning activity on the Geoguessr platform. Available at https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/5cf6a503b741f87ce8ce3adf

5. Suriano, Z.J. (2019) “Hazards Geography”. A publicly-available online learning assessment tool on the Kahoot! Platform. Published as an Open Educational Resource. Available at https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/a65018e1-8c91-4ec1-80f9-af7987674fe0

4. Suriano, Z.J. (2019) “Global Climate Change – Summary”. A publicly-available online learning assessment tool on the Kahoot! Platform. Published as an Open Educational Resource. Available at https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/cca81234-bad9-4cca-8ddc-6446d36219e8

3. Suriano, Z.J. (2019) “Cryosphere – Summary”. A publicly-available online learning assessment tool on the Kahoot! Platform. Published as an Open Educational Resource. Available at https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/25c26f7a-4889-4ccc-8db2-92684059060f

2. Suriano, Z.J. (2019) “GEOG4320 – Climate Classification”. A publicly-available online learning activity on the Geoguessr platform. Available at https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/5d7aaceb1d19ab080c5e9ec8

1. Suriano, Z.J. (2018) “Where’s the Water”. A publicly-available online learning assessment tool on the Kahoot! Platform. Published as an Open Educational Resource. Available at https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/2657428e-4043-4d94-b980-2966a9c2c358