Precipitation
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: Hurricane Slowdown, School Snow Days
Recent research published in AMS journals highlights topics including an increase in tropical cyclone near-shore "rapid slowdown" events, decreasing Northern Hemisphere snow cover, school bus cancellations, and one reason tornadoes may be shifting further southeast.
Perspectives
Building Your Toolbox: Winter Weather Forecasting
Amber Liggett discusses how creating a winter weather forecast is both a science and a skill.
People
A Conversation with Xuelong Chen
Q: What would you like readers to learn from this article? Xuelong Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences): I’d love for...
Science Spotlights
Unlocking the Secrets of Precipitation in the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon
Overview We distill the essence of a pioneering effort to decode one of Earth’s most dynamic precipitation systems, offering tools...
From AMS Journals
Endangered Knowledge: Bird Nests Help Farmers Predict Rain in Rajasthan
A study in AMS journal Weather, Climate, and Society demonstrates the need to combine traditional and modern meteorological knowledge A...
Science Spotlights
Snowflakes are Six-Sided (not Four- or Eight-sided), and other Ice Crystal Shape Considerations
By Lourdes B. Avilés, Ph.D. For many years I have been paying attention (one might say, too much attention) to...
Across AMS, Conference Spotlight
“Once in a Generation”: The 2022 Buffalo Blizzard
A Research Spotlight from 32WAF/28NWP/20Meso On 23 December, 2022, David Zaff of the National Weather Service’s Buffalo office walked out...
From AMS Journals
Even without a White Christmas….Snow Measurements Must Go On
The Pacific Northwest still is one of the few shining spots on the snow map for this holiday, but if...
Uncategorized
Wilder Weather: Data and Science in the Novel, The Long Winter
Even tall tales have their facts, but in historical fiction the myriad factual details often far outshine the story itself. In the ever popular...
Intuitive Metric for Deadly Tropical Cyclone Rains
With hurricanes moving more slowly and climate models projecting increasing rain rates, scientists have been grappling with how to effectively...
