Document Type
Article
Abstract
This study investigates the synoptic and mesoscale environments associated with deadly flooding events in the United States from 1996 to 2005. A manual environment classification scheme, which includes analyses of surface charts, 500 hPa maps, and composite radar data (where available), is utilized to ascertain the primary ascent mechanisms and storm types producing these fatal flood events. Of the ten classifications in the scheme, the two most dominant ascent mechanisms associated with deadly floods include frontal boundaries (45%) and tropical systems (22%). Findings illustrate that mesoscale convective systems were responsible for 36% of the total number of flood fatalities over the period. The ten classifications are spatially and temporally analysed in order to assess region-specific risks associated with deadly flooding events.
DOI
10.1002/joc.1554
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Recommended Citation
Ashley, S.T., and W.S. Ashley, 2008: "The Storm Morphology of Deadly Flooding Events in the United States." International Journal of Climatology, 28, 493-503.
Original Citation
Ashley, S.T., and W.S. Ashley, 2008: "The Storm Morphology of Deadly Flooding Events in the United States." International Journal of Climatology, 28, 493-503.
Department
Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences
Legacy Department
Department of Geography
ISSN
0899-8418
Language
eng
Publisher
Royal Meteorological Society
