National Weather Digest articles

Recent articles from National Weather Digest

Pattern recognition of significant snowfall events in Tallahassee, Florida.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Skew-T Log-P diagrams, surface, and standard level upper air charts from four significant snowfall events in Tallahassee, Florida are analyzed. One of these cases is discussed in detail to illustrate the common synoptic patterns associated with these rare occurrences. Since 1895, there have...

Using the monthly classification of global SSTS and 500 HPA height anomalies to predict temperature and precipitation regimes one to two seasons in advance for the mid-Mississippi region.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Using the results from previous studies of the interannual variability of local mean monthly temperature and precipitation by this group, long range forecasts were generated for summer and winter season temperatures and precipitation four to five months in advance using analogs and/or...

Electromagnetic fields recorded in mesocyclones.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Initial findings taken from ongoing field research, seeking to better understand the relationships between electrical charge, magnetic fields, and the evolution of vortices, are presented. Despite inherent difficulties in collecting real-time data associated with vortices, measurements of...

Meteorology degrees and certificates offered by Mississippi State University.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... In the December 2006 issue of NWA Digest, Wilson (2006) addressed the sparsely-studied topic of broadcast meteorologists and their perceptions of the seals of approval awarded by the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society. In this paper, Wilson (2006) provides useful...

Author's response.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:.)(television weathercasters)
July 1, 2008... First, thanks for the opportunity to respond to the two articles appearing in this issue of National Weather Digest that are following up on my study appearing here in Dec. 2006-"Seals of (Dis)approval: Television Weathercasters Debate the Value of Voluntary Credentials." I'm glad to see...