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Weather Research and Forecasting—Fire Simulated Burned Area and Propagation Direction Sensitivity to Initiation Point Location and Time by DeCastro, Amy, Siems-Anderson, Amanda, Smith, Ebone, Knievel, Jason C., Kosović, Branko, Brown, Barbara G., Balch, Jennifer K.

“…Wildland fire behavior models are often initiated using the detection information listed in incident reports. This information carries an unknown amount of…”
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Editorial: Forecast verification methods across time and space scales – Part I by Dorninger, Manfred, Friederichs, Petra, Wahl, Sabrina, Mittermaier, Marion P., Marsigli, Chiara, Brown, Barbara G.

“…The 7th International Verification Methods Workshop – with a theme of “forecast verification methods across time and space scales” – was held in Berlin between…”
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Spatial extreme value analysis to project extremes of large-scale indicators for severe weather by Gilleland, Eric, Brown, Barbara G., Ammann, Caspar M.

“…Concurrently high values of the maximum potential wind speed of updrafts (Wmax) and 0–6 km wind shear (Shear) have been found to represent conducive…”
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THE SETUP OF THE MesoVICT PROJECT by Dorninger, Manfred, Gilleland, Eric, Casati, Barbara, Mittermaier, Marion P., Ebert, Elizabeth E., Brown, Barbara G., Wilson, Laurence J.

“…Recent advancements in numerical weather prediction (NWP) and the enhancement of model resolution have created the need for more robust and informative…”
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VERIFYING FORECASTS SPATIALLY by Gilleland, Eric, Ahijevych, David A., Brown, Barbara G., Ebert, Elizabeth E.

“…Numerous new methods have been proposed for using spatial information to better quantify and diagnose forecast performance when forecasts and observations are…”
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Statistics of multi‐year droughts from the method for object‐based diagnostic evaluation by Abatan, Abayomi A., Gutowski, William J., Ammann, Caspar M., Kaatz, Laurna, Brown, Barbara G., Buja, Lawrence, Bullock, Randy, Fowler, Tressa, Gilleland, Eric, Halley Gotway, John

“…Examination and comparison of the statistics of drought attributes over the upper Colorado River basin using the method for object‐based diagnostic evaluation…”
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Multiyear Droughts and Pluvials over the Upper Colorado River Basin and Associated Circulations by Abatan, Abayomi A., Gutowski, William J., Ammann, Caspar M., Kaatz, Laurna, Brown, Barbara G., Buja, Lawrence, Bullock, Randy, Fowler, Tressa, Gilleland, Eric, Gotway, John Halley

“…This study analyzes spatial and temporal characteristics of multiyear droughts and pluvials over the southwestern United States with a focus on the upper…”
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Model-Evaluation Tools for Three-Dimensional Cloud Verification via Spaceborne Active Sensors by Miller, Steven D., Weeks, Courtney E., Bullock, Randy G., Forsythe, John M., Kucera, Paul A., Brown, Barbara G., Wolff, Cory A., Partain, Philip T., Jones, Andrew S., Johnson, David B.

“…Clouds posemany operational hazards to the aviation community in terms of ceilings and visibility, turbulence, and aircraft icing. Realistic descriptions of…”
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IMPROVING QPE AND VERY SHORT TERM QPF: An Initiative for a Community-Wide Integrated Approach by Vasiloff, Steven V., Seo, Dong-Jun, Howard, Kenneth W., Zhang, Jian, Kitzmiller, David H., Mullusky, Mary G., Krajewski, Witold F., Brandes, Edward A., Rabin, Robert M., Berkowitz, Daniel S., Brooks, Harold E., McGinley, John A., Kuligowski, Robert J., Brown, Barbara G.

“…Accurate quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) and very short term quantitative precipitation forecasts (VSTQPF) are critical to accurate monitoring and…”
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Extreme events in a changing climate : variability is more important than averages by KATZ, R. W, BROWN, B. G

“…In spite of the need to examine how the frequency of extreme events might change as the climate changes, attempts to quantify the nature of such relationships…”
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Evaluating NARCCAP model performance for frequencies of severe-storm environments by Gilleland, Eric, Bukovsky, Melissa, Williams, Christopher L, McGinnis, Seth, Ammann, Caspar M, Brown, Barbara G, Mearns, Linda O

“…An important topic for climate change investigation is the behavior of severe weather under future scenarios. Given the fine-scale nature of the phenomena,…”
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The DTC Ensembles Task: A New Testing and Evaluation Facility for Mesoscale Ensembles by Tollerud, Edward I., Etherton, Brian, Toth, Zoltan, Jankov, Isidora, Jensen, Tara L., Yuan, Huiling, Wharton, Linda S., McCaslin, Paula T., Mirvis, Eugene, Kuo, Bill, Brown, Barbara G., Nance, Louisa, Koch, Steven E., Eckel, F. Anthony

“…[...]the DET exists to facilitate the transfer of research results to operations in cloud-scale and mesoscale ensemble prediction. Modules to be included in…”
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Flexible discriminant techniques for forecasting clear-air turbulence by Tebaldi, Claudia, Nychka, Doug, Brown, Barbara G., Sharman, Robert

“…Forecasting aircraft (clear‐air) turbulence is currently based on a system of observations by pilots combined with a mostly subjective evaluation of turbulence…”
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Regional Analysis of Temperature Extremes: Spatial Analog for Climate Change? by Brown, Barbara G., Katz, Richard W.

“…The statistical theory of extreme values is applied to daily minimum and maximum temperature time series in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast. If the spatial…”
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THE SETUP OF THE MesoVICT PROJECT: MesoVICT focuses on the application, capability, and enhancement of spatial verification methods as applied to deterministic and ensemble forecasts of precipitation, wind, and temperature over complex terrain and Includes observation uncertainty assessment by Dorninger, Manfred, Gilleland, Eric, Casati, Barbara, Mittermaier, Marion P, Ebert, Elizabeth E, Brown, Barbara G, Wilson, Laurence J

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Current Icing Potential: Algorithm Description and Comparison with Aircraft Observations by Bernstein, Ben C., McDonough, Frank, Politovich, Marcia K., Brown, Barbara G., Ratvasky, Thomas P., Miller, Dean R., Wolff, Cory A., Cunning, Gary

“…The “current icing potential” (CIP) algorithm combines satellite, radar, surface, lightning, and pilotreport observations with model output to create a…”
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SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS FOR WEATHER FORECASTS: Priorities for the North American THORPEX Program by Morss, Rebecca E., Lazo, Jeffrey K., Brown, Barbara G., Brooks, Harold E., Ganderton, Philip T., Mills, Brian N.

“…Despite the meteorological community's long-term interest in weather–society interactions, efforts to understand socioeconomic aspects of weather prediction…”
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On the Economic Value of Seasonal-Precipitation Forecasts: The Fallowing/Planting Problem by Brown, Barbara G., Katz, Richard W., Murphy, Allan H.

“…The so-called fallowing/planting problem is an example of a decision-making situation that is potentially sensitive to meteorological information. In this…”
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SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS FOR WEATHER FORECASTS by Morss, Rebecca E, Lazo, Jeffrey K, Brown, Barbara G, Brooks, Harold E, Ganderton, Philip T, Mills, Brian N

“…In order to enhance weather forecast use and help realize the potential value of forecasts, we as a community must address not only physical science and…”
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IMPROVING QPE AND VERY SHORT TERM QPF by Vasiloff, Steven V, Seo, Dong-Jun, Howard, Kenneth W, Zhang, Jian, Kitzmiller, David H, Mullusky, Mary G, Krajewski, Witold F, Brandes, Edward A, Rabin, Robert M, Berkowitz, Daniel S, Brooks, Harold E, McGinley, John A, Kuligowski, Robert J, Brown, Barbara G

“…To foster the development of a community-wide integrated approach of advancing QPI science and its infusion into operations, the National Oceanic and…”
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