MULLENS – What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains Article first published online: 27 Jan 2022 A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation. When a cyclone “bombs,” or […]
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Evaluating the Effects of Land Surface Conditions on Rainfall Patterns of Modeled Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Using Geospatial Methods Speaker: Ms. Yu (Jade) Wang PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, April 18, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
The March12th NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day was a Terra-MODIS image of Tropical Cyclone Idai, preparing to make landfall on Mozamique. For help interpreting the image, NASA asked UF Geography Professor Dr. Corene Matyas to explain what was in the image: “Several cyclones in the past have started over Mozambique and then moved […]
Tropical Cyclone Structure and Rainfall Speaker: Dr. Corene Matyas Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3006 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
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Hurricane Matthew’s near miss of Florida may result in more widespread damage than a direct hit – according to UF’s Dr. Corene Matyas – who was quoted in an October 7th Tampa Bay Times article. Dr. Matyas’ National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research focuses on rainfall from tropical cyclones. From the Tampa Bay Times: “But Florida’s near miss may […]
Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Pattern and Its Moisture Condition Speaker: Mr. Sanghoon Kim Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
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GUO, MATYAS – Comparing the spatial extent of Atlantic basin tropical cyclone wind and rain fields prior to land interaction Qiao Guo & Corene J. Matyas Article first published online: 16 FEB 2016 Physical Geography DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2016.1142929 ABSTRACT: Understanding changes in the size of tropical cyclone (TC) wind and rain fields before landfall can improve identification of […]