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Using an Object-Based Approach to Quantify the Spatial Structure of Reflectivity Regions in Hurricane Isabel (2003). Part I: Comparisons between Radar Observations and Model Simulations

MATYAS, TANG,  ZICK – Using an Object-Based Approach to Quantify the Spatial Structure of Reflectivity Regions in Hurricane Isabel (2003). Part I: Comparisons between Radar Observations and Model Simulations Corene J. Matyas, Stephanie E. Zick, Jingyin Tang Article first published online: 25 APR 2018 Monthly Weather Review DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-17-0077.1 ABSTRACT: When a hurricane undergoes extratropical transition […]

Why Have We Seen A ‘Blob’ East Of Hurricane Matthew’s Eye And Why It Should Concern Us

In a recent Forbe’s article, recent Geography alum (and Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech) Dr. Stephanie Zick helped explain ‘Why have we seen a ‘blob’ east of Hurricane Matthew’s eye and why it should concern us‘. In the article, she was quoted as saying: “I think there are multiple factors: 1) the stationary band complex, so there would be […]

Congratulations to Dr. Hernández Ayala, Dr. Morris, and Dr. Zick!

We are proud to announce our latest PhD graduates – Dr. José Javier Hernández Ayala, Dr. Lillian Morris, and Dr. Stephanie Zick! Dr. Zick will join the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech as an Assistant Professor of Geographic Meteorology. She looks forward to diversifying the program with her tropical meteorology and numerical weather prediction expertise. Dr, Morris […]

Using shape metrics to compare observed and simulated reflectivity during the landfall of Hurricane Isabel (2003)

MATYAS, TANG, ZICK – Using shape metrics to compare observed and simulated reflectivity during the landfall of Hurricane Isabel (2003) Corene J. Matyas, Stephanie Zick, and Jingyin Tang Conference paper presented: April 2016 at the American Meteorological Society‘s 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology ABSTRACT: Measuring changes in the spatial attributes of precipitating regions within tropical cyclones […]

Stephanie Zick wins poster award at UF Water Institute Symposium

GAINESVILLE, FL – Geography Ph.D. student Stephanie Zick was awarded one of three $1000 scholarships for best poster at the 5th UF Water Institute Symposium, held on February 16-17, 2016, in Gainesville, FL. In her poster, she quantified the precipitation geometry in tropical cyclones and found significantly different precipitation evolution in storms that make landfall […]

A Spatial Analysis of Hurricane Katrina’s Outer Rainbands prior to Landfall in Louisiana

COMSTOCK, MATYAS, TANG, ZICK – A Spatial Analysis of Hurricane Katrina’s Outer Rainbands prior to Landfall in Louisiana Corene J. Matyas, J. Tang, I. J. Comstock, and S. E. Zick Conference paper presented: 12 JAN 2016 at the American Meteorological Society‘s 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1680.7447 ABSTRACT: The rain and wind fields of tropical […]

Evolving Geometries in the Moisture Budgets and Precipitation Structures of US Gulf Coast Landfalling Hurricanes

MATYAS, ZICK – Evolving Geometries in the Moisture Budgets and Precipitation Structures of US Gulf Coast Landfalling Hurricanes Stephanie E. Zick and C. J. Matyas Conference paper presented: 12 JAN 2016 at the American Meteorological Society‘s 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. ABSTRACT: According to a 2014 publication by former National Hurricane Center director Dr. Edward Rappaport, […]

Zick and Matyas Present at AMS Radar Conference

Ph.D. Candidate Stephanie Zick and Dr. Matyas recently presented research at the American Meteorological Society’s 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology in Norman, Oklahoma. Zick presented results from her recently-published paper “Tropical cyclones in the North American Regional Reanalysis: The impact of satellite-derived precipitation over ocean” appearing in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres (doi:10.1002/2015JD023722). […]