Synoptic—Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Analysis and Forecasting: A Tribute to Fred Sanders

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Surface Boundaries of the Southern Plains: Their Role in the Initiation of Convective Storms....Pages 5-33
Strong Surface Fronts over Sloping Terrain and Coastal Plains....Pages 35-85
Back to Norway: An Essay....Pages 87-96
An Empirical Perspective on Cold Fronts....Pages 97-108
Perspectives on Fred Sanders’ Research on Cold Fronts....Pages 109-126
The Fiftieth Anniversary of Sanders (1955): A Mesoscale Model Simulation of the Cold Front of 17–18 April 1953....Pages 127-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Ensemble Synoptic Analysis....Pages 147-161
Surface Potential Temperature as an Analysis and Forecasting Tool....Pages 163-181
Dynamical Diagnosis: A Comparison of Quasigeostrophy and Ertel Potential Vorticity....Pages 183-202
Finescale Radar Observations of a Dryline during the International H 2 O Project (IHOP_2002)....Pages 203-227
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
The Sanders Barotropic Tropical Cyclone Track Prediction Model (SANBAR)....Pages 233-240
The Application of Fred Sanders’ Teaching to Current Research on Extreme Cold-Season Precipitation Events in the Saint Lawrence River Valley Region....Pages 241-250
Must Surprise Snowstorms be a Surprise?....Pages 251-267
Fred Sanders’ Roles in the Transformation of Synoptic Meteorology, the Study of Rapid Cyclogenesis, the Prediction of Marine Cyclones, and the Forecast of New York City’s “Big Snow” of December 1947....Pages 269-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Linking Weather and Climate....Pages 297-348
Closed Anticyclones of the Subtropics and Midlatitudes: A 54-Yr Climatology (1950–2003) and Three Case Studies....Pages 349-392
Back Matter....Pages 393-425