Publications

Refereed Publications


Markowski, P. M., J. M. Straka, E. N. Rasmussen, R. P. Davies-Jones, Y. Richardson, and J. Trapp, 2008: Vortex lines within low-level mesocyclones obtained from pseudo-dual-Doppler radar observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 3513-3535.

Richardson, Y., P. Markowski, J. Verlinde, and J. Wurman, 2008: Integrating classroom learning and research: The Pennsylvania Area Mobile Radar Experiment (PAMREX). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89, 1097-1101.

Markowski, P. M., 2008: A comparison of the midlevel kinematic characteristics of a pair of supercell thunderstorms observed by airborne Doppler radar. Atmospheric Research, 88, 314-322.

Straka, J. M., E. N. Rasmussen, R. P. Davies-Jones, and P. M. Markowski, 2007: An observational and idealized numerical examination of low-level counter-rotating vortices toward the rear flank of supercells. E. J. Severe Storms Met., 2(8), 1-22.

Markowski, P. M., and J. R. Stonitsch, 2007: Reply to "Comments on 'Unusually long-duration, dual-Doppler radar observations of a front in a convective boundary layer.' " Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 4240-4246.

Markowski, P. M., and Y. Richardson, 2007: Observations of vertical wind shear heterogeneity in convective boundary layers. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 843-861.

Stonitsch, J. R., and P. M. Markowski, 2007: Unusually long-duration, dual-Doppler radar observations of a front in a convective boundary layer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 93-117.

Frame, J. W., and P. M. Markowski, 2006: The interaction of simulated squall lines with idealized terrain. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 1919-1941.

Markowski, P. M., and Y. Richardson, 2006: On the classification of vertical wind shear as directional shear versus speed shear. Wea. Forecasting, 21, 242-247.

James, R. P., P. M. Markowski, and J. M. Fritsch, 2006: Bow echo sensitivity to ambient moisture and cold pool strength. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 950-964.

Shabbott, C. J., and P. M. Markowski, 2006: Surface in situ observations within the outflow of forward-flank downdrafts of supercell thunderstorms. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 1422-1441.

Markowski, P. M., C. Hannon, and E. Rasmussen, 2006: Observations of convection initiation "failure" from the 12 June 2002 IHOP deployment. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 375-405.

Markowski, P. M., and C. Hannon, 2006: Multiple-Doppler radar observations of the evolution of vorticity extrema in a convective boundary layer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 355-374.

James, R. P., J. M. Fritsch, and P. M. Markowski, 2005: Environmental distinctions between cellular and slabular convective lines. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 2669-2691.

Hoch, J., and P. M. Markowski, 2005: A climatology of springtime dryline position in the United States Great Plains region. J. Climate, 18, 2132-2137.

Markowski, P. M., and J. Harrington, 2005: A simulation of a supercell thunderstorm with emulated radiative cooling beneath the anvil. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 2607-2617.

Doswell, C. A., and P. Markowski, 2004: Is buoyancy a relative quantity? Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 853-863.

Markowski, P. M., C. Hannon, J. Frame, E. Lancaster, A. Pietrycha, R. Edwards, and R. Thompson, 2003: Characteristics of vertical wind profiles near supercells obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle. Wea. Forecasting, 18, 1262-1272.

Thompson, R. L., R. Edwards, J. A. Hart, K. L. Elmore, and P. M. Markowski, 2003: Close proximity soundings within supercell environments obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle. Wea. Forecasting, 18, 1243-1261.

Markowski, P. M., 2003: Comments on "Use of a Mesoscale Model to Forecast Severe Weather Associated with a Cold Front Aloft." Wea. Forecasting, 18, 384-388.

Markowski, P. M., J. M. Straka, and E. N. Rasmussen, 2003: Tornadogenesis resulting from the transport of circulation by a downdraft: Idealized numerical simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 795-823.

Markowski, P. M., J. M. Straka, and E. N. Rasmussen, 2002: Direct surface thermodynamic observations within the rear-flank downdrafts of nontornadic and tornadic supercells. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1692-1721.

Markowski, P. M., 2002: Hook echoes and rear-flank downdrafts: A review. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 852-876.

Markowski, P. M., 2002: Mobile mesonet observations on 3 May 1999. Wea. Forecasting, 17, 430-444.

Markowski, P. M., and J. M. Straka, 2000: Some observations of rotating updrafts in low-buoyancy, highly-sheared environments. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 449-461.

Rasmussen, E. N., S. J. Richardson, J. M. Straka, P. M. Markowski, 2000: The association of significant tornadoes with a baroclinic boundary on 2 June 1995. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 174-191.

Shapiro, A., and P. M. Markowski, 1999: Dynamics of elevated vortices. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 1101-1122.

Markowski, P. M., and D. J. Stensrud, 1998: Mean monthly diurnal cycles observed with PRE-STORM surface data. J. Climate, 11, 2995-3009.

Markowski, P. M., J. M. Straka, E. N. Rasmussen, and D. O. Blanchard, 1998: Variability of storm-relative helicity during VORTEX. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 2942-2958.

Markowski, P. M., E. N. Rasmussen, J. M. Straka, and D. C. Dowell, 1998: Observations of low-level baroclinity generated by anvil shadows. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 2959-2971.

Markowski, P. M., E. N. Rasmussen, and J. M. Straka, 1998: The occurrence of tornadoes in supercells interacting with boundaries during VORTEX-95. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 852-859.


Future Refereed Publications


Markowski, P. M., and Y. P. Richardson, 2008: Tornadogenesis: Our current understanding, forecasting considerations, and questions to guide future research. Submitted to Atmospheric Research.

Frame, J., P. Markowski, J. Harrington, and J. Petters, 2008: An application of the tilted independent pixel approximation to cumulonimbus environments. Atmospheric Research, 88, in press.

Frame, J., P. Markowski, Y. Richardson, J. Straka, and J. Wurman, 2008: Polarimetric and dual-Doppler radar observations of the Lipscomb County, Texas, supercell thunderstorm on 23 May 2002. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, in press.

Majcen, M., P. Markowski, Y. Richardson, D. Dowell, and J. Wurman, 2008: Multi-pass objective analyses of radar data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 25, in press.

Byko, Z., P. Markowski, Y. Richardson, J. Wurman, and E. Adlerman, 2008: Descending reflectivity cores in supercell thunderstorms observed by mobile radars and in a high-resolution numerical simulation. Wea. Forecasting, 23, in press.

Marquis, J. M., Y. Richardson, J. Wurman, and P. M. Markowski, 2008: Single- and dual-Doppler analysis of a tornadic vortex and surrounding storm-scale flow in the Crowell, TX, supercell of 30 April 2000. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, pending revisions.


Extended Abstracts


Frame, J., P. Markowski, and J. Petters, 2008: The dynamical influences of cloud shading on simulated supercell thunderstorms. Preprints, 24th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

James, R. P., and P. M. Markowski, 2008: A numerical investigation of the effects of dry air aloft on quasilinear convective systems. Preprints, 24th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Majcen, M., P. M. Markowski, Y. Richardson, and J. Wurman, 2008: Dual-Doppler analyses of nontornadic supercells observed with mobile ground-based Doppler radars. Preprints, 24th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Markowski, P., 2007: Tornadogenesis: Our current understanding, operational considerations, and questions to guide future research. Preprints, 4th European Conference on Severe Storms, Trieste, Italy.

Majcen, M., P. Markowski, Y. Richardson, D. Dowell, and J. Wurman, 2007: Multi-pass objective analyses of radar data: Preliminary results. Preprints, 33rd Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Cairns, Australia, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Frame, J., and P. Markowski, 2006: Simulations of a supercell thunderstorm with radiative transfer, surface physics, and a soil model. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Marquis, J., Y. Richardson, P.Markowski, J. Wurman, and D. Dowell, 2006: The maintenance of tornadoes observed with high-resolution mobile Doppler radars. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Majcen, M., P. Markowski, Y. Richardson, and J. Wurman, 2006: A dual-Doppler analysis of a nontornadic supercell observed on 12 June 2004 using ground-based mobile radars. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Byko, Z., Y. Richardson, P. Markowski, and J. Wurman, 2006: Radar reflectivity ``blobs'' observed by the Doppler On Wheels. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Frame, J., P. Markowski, Y. Richardson, and J. Wurman, 2006: Multiple-Doppler observations of a nontornadic supercell on 23 May 2002 using ground-based mobile radars. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Markowski, P., 2006: Some potentially interesting differences in the midlevel kinematic characteristics of a nontornadic and tornadic supercell observed by ELDORA during VORTEX. Preprints, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Markowski, P. M., and J. Y. Harrington, 2004: Sensitivity of a simulated supercell to emulated radiative cooling beneath the anvil. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Massachusetts, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Markowski, P. M., and Y. P. Richardson, 2004: Multiple-Doppler radar observations of vertical wind profile heterogeneity in convective boundary layers. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Massachusetts, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Markowski, P. M., and C. Hannon, 2004: Multiple-Doppler radar observations of the structure and evolution of vortices in a convective boundary layer. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Massachusetts, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Frame, J., and P. Markowski, 2004: The interaction of simulated squall lines with idealized terrain. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Massachusetts, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Shabbott, C., and P. Markowski, 2004: Surface observations in the forward-flank downdraft of a tornadic and nontornadic supercell. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Massachusetts, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Stonitsch, J., and P. Markowski, 2004: Evolution of boundary layer wind and moisture fields along a front during IHOP. Preprints, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Massachusetts, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hannon, C. D., and P. M. Markowski, 2003: A multi-Doppler radar analysis of intersecting boundaries during the International H2O Project (IHOP). Preprints, 31st Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 782-785.

Markowski, P. M., 2003: Mobile Doppler radar observations of a front during IHOP. Preprints, 31st Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 786-788.

Markowski, P. M., C. Hannon, J. Frame, E. Lancaster, A. Pietrycha, R. Edwards, and R. Thompson, 2002: Characteristics of RUC vertical wind pro les near supercells. Preprints, 21st Conf. on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 599-602.

Doswell, C. A. III, and P. M. Markowski, 2001: On the concept of relative buoyancy. Preprints, 18th Conf. Wea. Analysis and Forecasting, Ft. Lauderdale, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J16-J20.

Markowski, P. M., E. N. Rasmussen, and J. M. Straka, 2000: Surface thermodynamic characteristics of RFDs as measured by a mobile mesonet. Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 251-254.

Markowski, P. M., J. M. Straka, and E. N. Rasmussen, 1998: The sensitivity of storm-relative helicity to small hodograph changes and resolution. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 363-366.

Markowski, P. M., J. M. Straka, and E. N. Rasmussen, 1998: A preliminary investigation of the importance of helicity `location' in the hodograph. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 230-233.