Preprints and Publications


Scheck, J.W., G.V. Rao, K. Santhanam, R. Edwards, and J.T. Schaefer, 2004: WSR-88D investigation of tornadic mesocyclones associated with Tropical Cyclone Earl (1998) in central Florida. [To be submitted to Wea. Forecasting, September 2004]. < Click here to view PDF >

Rao, G.V., J.W. Scheck, R. Edwards, and J.T. Schaefer, 2004: Structures of mesocirculations producing tornadoes associated with Tropical Cyclone Frances (1998). [Submitted to Indian Academy of Marine Sciences, Special Edition, July 2004]. < Click here to view PDF >

Rao, G. V., K. Santhanam, J. W. Scheck, S. M. Spratt, and B. C. Hagemeyer, R. Edwards, J. T. Schaefer, J. L. Case and E. Kemp, 2004: MM5 simulations of precipitation and mesocyclone dynamics associated with TC Gabrielle (2001) using high-resolution data of east central Florida. Preprints, 26th Conf.on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteor., Miami, FL. < Click here to view PDF >

Rao, G.V., J.W. Scheck, D.R. Gallagher, and K. Santhanam, 2003: Observed WSR-88D radar structures and MM5 simulated kinematic structures of tropical cyclone tornadoes. Preprints, The Simpson Symposium, 83rd AMS Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA. 16-17.

Rao, G. V., K. Santhanam, D. Gallagher, J. W. Scheck, R. Edwards, J. T. Schaefer, S. M. Spratt, and B. C. Hagemeyer, 2003: Radar characteristics and mesocyclones associated with Tropical Cyclones (TC) and simulations of the mesocyclone characteristics using MM5. Preprints, 10th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, CDROM, P 2.10. < Click here to view PDF >

Rao, G.V., J.W. Scheck, and R. Edwards, 2002: Radar derived structures of tornadic mesocyclones from Tropical Cyclone (TC) Frances (1998) in Texas and Louisiana. Preprints, 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteor., San Diego, CA, AMS 617-618.

Scheck, J.W., R. Edwards, and G.V. Rao, 2002: Radar examination and analysis of a bow echo in South Carolina within the remains of Tropical Cyclone Danny 1997. Preprints, 21st Conf. on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, AMS 571-574.

Scheck, J. W. and G. V. Rao, 2001: Satellite and Doppler radar-derived features of mesocyclones in tropical cyclones. Abstracts, 2001 Annual International Conference, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Soc. for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Edwards, R., G.V. Rao, and J.W. Scheck, 2000: Examination of tornadic supercells in Tropical Cyclone Earl (1998) using conventional and WSR-88D data suites. Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, AMS 97-100.

Edwards, R., G.V. Rao, and J.W. Scheck, 2000: WSR-88D studies of the structures of tornadoes associated with Tropical Cyclones Frances and Earl of 1998. Abstracts, 25th Annual Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, NWA.

Rao, G.V., R. Edwards, and J.W. Scheck, 2000: Case studies of tornadoes associated with tropical cyclones based on conventional and WSR-88D data. Preprints, 24th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteor., Fort Lauderdale, FL, AMS 306-307.


Prospecti and Theses

Santhanam, K., 2004: Meso-gamma structure and dynamics of mesocyclones associated with Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle (2001) using high-resolution mesonet data of east central Florida and MM5 integrations. Prospectus, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 35 pp. < Click here to view PDF >

Scheck, J.W., 2004: Radar characteristics of two tornadic mesocyclones spawned by Tropical Cyclone Earl (1998) and a study of their dynamics using MM5 simulations. Prospectus, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 72 pp. < Click here to view PDF >

Gallagher, D., 2002: Low-level structures of environments bearing mesocyclones with tornadoes spawned by Tropical Cyclone Earl (1998) as revealed by MM5 integrations. Master's Thesis, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 120 pp. < Click here to view PDF >

Scheck, J.W., 2001: A WSR-88D study of tornadic mesocyclones embedded in Tropical Cyclones Danny 1997, Earl 1998, and Frances 1998. Master's Thesis, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 91 pp. < Click here to view >

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