Marine Meteorology

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Marine Meteorology is the study of weather at sea and along the coasts. In many ways it resembles mountain meteorology with coasts and current boundaries providing surface variations to drive interesting mesoscale circulation. While hurricanes, coastal cyclones, and sea breeze fronts have been extensively studied, most non-precipitating mesoscale marine atmospheric phenomena have been largely ignored. Much remains to be learned in marine meteorology, particularly concerning the weather caused by surface temperature features such as current boundaries in the open ocean. Satellite remote sensing of clouds, winds, ocean roughness, and ocean color play a key role in these ongoing discoveries.

Field Experiments | Selected Publications

Field Experiments

Selected Publications

• Sikora, T.D., G.S. Young, and N.S. Winstead, 2006: A novel approach to marine wind speed assessment using synthetic aperture radar, In press, Wea. Forecast. --- Abstract

• Sikora, T.D., G.S. Young, R.C. Beal, F.M. Monaldo, and P.W. Vachon, 2006: Applications of synthetic aperture radar in marine meteorology. Advances in Fluid Mechanics: Atmosphere - ocean surface interactions, William Perrie, Ed., WIT Press, Southampton, England, pp. 83-113.

• R.C. Beal, G.S. Young, F.M. Monaldo, D.R. Thompson, S. Carven, 2005: High resolution wind monitoring with wide swath SAR: A users guide. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; Office of Research and Applications, Washington D.C. 155pp.

• Young, G.S., T.D. Sikora, N.S. Winstead, 2005: Use of synthetic aperture radar in fine-scale surface analysis of synoptic-scale fronts at sea. Wea. Forecast., 20, 311-32. --- Abstract

• Young, G.S., and T.D. Sikora, 2003: Mesoscale Stratocumulus Bands Caused by Gulf Stream Meanders. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 2177-2191. --- Abstract

• Sikora, T.D., G.S. Young, E. O'Marr, R.F. Garparovic, 2001: Anomalous cloud lines over the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 27, 320-327. --- Abstract

• Babin, S.M., G.S. Young, and J.A. Carton, 1997: A new model of the oceanic evaporation duct. J. Appl. Meteo., 36, 193-204. --- Abstract

• Sublette, M.S. and G.S. Young, 1996: Warm-season effects of the Gulf Stream on mesoscale characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 653-667. --- Abstract

• Fairall, C.W., E.F. Bradley, J.S. Godfrey, G.A. Wick, J.B. Edson, and G.S. Young, 1996: Cool skin and warm layer effects on sea surface temperature. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 1295-1308. --- Abstract

• Fairall, C.W., E.F. Bradley, D.P. Rogers, J.B. Edson, and G.S. Young, 1996: Bulk parameterization of air-sea fluxes for TOGA COARE. J. Geophys Res., 101, 3734-3764. --- Abstract

• Ledvina, D.V., G.S. Young, R.A. Miller, and C.W. Fairall, 1993: The effect of averaging on bulk estimates of heat and momentum fluxes for the tropical western Pacific Ocean. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 98, 20,211-20,217. --- Abstract

• Young, G.S., and J.W. Winchester, 1980: Association of non-marine sulfate aerosol with sea breeze circulation in Tampa Bay. J. Appl. Meteor., 19, 419-425. --- Abstract