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Self-Organizing Maps for Urban Heat Island Analysis
The urban heat island (UHI) effect describes the increase of surface and air temperatures in urban areas that can be linked to changes …
Mar 10, 2025 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/ybr-pnyv-dhg)
Using simulations to explore how assimilating observations from a boundary layer profiling network impacts WoFS ensemble forecasts of significant severe weather events
Rapid advancements to computational capabilities, and the resulting proliferation of high-resolution convective allowing models (CAMs), …
Mar 3, 2025 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
Timescales for Prandtl slope flow
Up-slope (anabatic) flows during the day and down-slope (katabatic) flows during the night are common features of boundary layers in …
Dec 9, 2024 3:30 PM — 2:20 PM NWC 1350 with online option via [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
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Multi-parameterization of Hydrological Processes in a Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model
Accurately representing urban hydrological processes is essential for understanding energy and water exchanges in cities, improving …
Nov 25, 2024 3:30 PM — 4:30 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
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Spatial Variability in the Diurnal Evolution of Planetary Boundary Layer Heights in a Coastal-Urban Environment
The planetary boundary layer (PBL) height is a crucial parameter that determines the vertical extent of turbulent mixing, which is …
Nov 18, 2024 3:30 PM — 4:20 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
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Dependence of Marine Boundary Layer Cloud Properties on Environmental Conditions during Cold Air Outbreaks over the North Atlantic: Results from CAESAR
The accurate representation of mixed-phase marine boundary layer clouds (MBCs) in models is challenging. There is a compelling need to …
Nov 4, 2024 3:30 PM — 4:20 PM NWC 1350 with online option via [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
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Analysis of Potential Wind Farm Impacts on Turbulent Mixing and the Nocturnal Low-Level Jet during the American WAKE ExperimeNt (AWAKEN)
Wind farms are steadily increasing around the world, and they will continue to grow in size and number as efforts shift toward a …
Oct 21, 2024 3:30 PM — 4:20 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
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Evaluation of convection-allowing model ensemble members using a network of planetary boundary layer observations from the TRACER field campaign
The coastal environment is influenced by a contrast in surface temperature, roughness lengths, and planetary boundary layer (PBL) …
Oct 7, 2024 3:30 PM — 4:00 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
The Houston Urban Heat Island Effect: Motivation and Initial Findings from the 2022 TRACER Field Campaign
Cities and other urban areas commonly exhibit the urban heat island (UHI) effect, where air temperatures within the built-up area are …
Apr 22, 2024 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/ybr-pnyv-dhg)
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Evaluation of Flash Drought Identification with Machine Learning Techniques
Droughts are extreme dry events that decrease an ecosystem’s and society’s availability to water resources, leading to impacts on …
Apr 15, 2024 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM NWC 1350 and [Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/wnq-hmtm-meu)
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