Publication List

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Publication List

Referred (Formal) Publications

  1. Brown, R. A., and V. T. Wood, 1983: Improved severe storm warnings using Doppler radar. National Weather Digest, 8 (3), 17-26.

  2. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, l986: Single Doppler velocity signature interpretation of nondivergent environmental winds. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 3, 114-128.

  3. Brown, R. A., and V. T. Wood, 1991: On the interpretation of single-Doppler velocity patterns within severe thunderstorms. Wea. Forecasting, 6, 32-48.

  4. Wood, V. T., 1992: Whirlwind formation at a burning oil supertanker in the Gulf of Mexico. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 371-372.

  5. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1992: Effects of radar proximity on single-Doppler velocity signatures of axisymmetric rotation and divergence. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 2798-2807.

  6. Wood, V. T., 1994: A technique for detecting a tropical cyclone center using a Doppler radar. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 11, 1207-1216.

  7. Wood, V. T., R. A. Brown, and D. W. Burgess, 1996: Duration and movement of mesocyclones associated with southern Great Plains thunderstorms. Mon. Wea. Rev., 124, 97-101.

  8. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1997: Effects of radar sampling on single-Doppler velocity signatures of mesocyclones and tornadoes. Wea. Forecasting, 12, 928-938.

  9. Wood, V. T., 1998: Comments on AMS Policy Statement on Tornado Forecasting and Warning.Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 2746.

    Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 2000: Oscillations in mesocyclone signatures with range owing to azimuthal radar sampling. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 17, 90-95.

  10. Brown, R. A., J. M. Janish, and V. T. Wood, 2000: Impact of WSR-88D scanning strategies on severe storm algorithms. Wea. Forecasting, 15, 90-102.

  11. Brown, R. A., V. T. Wood, and D. Sirmans, 2000: Improved WSR-88D scanning strategies for convective storms. Wea. Forecasting, 15, 208-220.

  12. Wood, V. T., R. A. Brown, and D. Sirmans, 2001: Technique for improving detection of WSR-88D mesocyclone signatures by increasing angular sampling. Wea. Forecasting, 16, 177-184.

  13. Brown, R. A., V. T. Wood, and T. W. Barker, 2001: Improved detection using negative elevation angles for mountaintop WSR-88Ds: Simulation of KMSX near Missoula, Montana. Wea. Forecasting, 17, 223-237.

  14. Brown, R. A., V. T. Wood, and D. Sirmans, 2002: Improved tornado detection using simulated and actual WSR-88D data with enhanced resolution. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 19, 1759-1771.

  15. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Weisman, 2003: A hole in the weather warning system: improving access to hazardous weather information for deaf and hard of hearing people. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 84, 187-194.

  16. Wood, V. T., R. A. Brown, and S. V. Vasiloff, 2003: Improved detection using negative elevation angles for mountaintop WSR-88Ds: Part II - Simulations of the three radars covering Utah. Wea. Forecasting, 18, 393-403.

  17. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Weisman, 2004: A Hole in the Weather Warning System: Improving Access to Hazardous Weather Information for People with Hearing Loss. Hearing Loss, 25, 10-15.

  18. Wood, V. T., and R. P. Davies-Jones, 2004: Evolution of simulated Doppler velocity signatures of tornadoes. Wea. Forecasting. (In preparation)

    Nonreferred (Informal) Publications

  1. Wood, V. T., D. W. Burgess, and R. A. Brown, l979: Single Doppler radar evolution of the Del City, Oklahoma tornado cycle. Preprints, 11th Conf. Severe Local Storms, October 2-5, Kansas City, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 545-548.

  2. Brown, R. A., and V. T. Wood, 1982: Single Doppler velocity signatures as indicators of storm severity. Proceedings, NEXRAD Doppler Radar Symposium/Workshop, P. Ray (Ed.), 22-24 September, Norman, Okla., 164-183.

  3. Burgess, D. W., V. T. Wood, and R. A. Brown, 1982: Mesocyclone evolution statistics. Preprints, 12th Conf. Severe Local Storms, 12-15 January, San Antonio, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 422-424.

  4. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1983: Single Doppler velocity signatures: An atlas in clear air/widespread precipitation and convective storms. NOAA Tech Memo. ERL NSSL-95, Nat. Severe Storms Lab., Norman, Okla., 71 pp. [NTIS PB84155779].

  5. Wood, V. T., E. A. Brandes, and R. A. Brown, 1986: Computation of vorticity and vertical velocity from single Doppler radar measurements in severe thunderstorms. Preprints, 23rd Conf. Radar Meteor., Vol. 3, 22-26 September, Snowmass, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, JP115-JP118.

  6. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1987: Simulated land-based NEXRAD Doppler radar measurements with hurricanes. Preprints, 17th Conf. Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 7-10 April, Miami, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 174-177.

  7. Brown, R. A., and V. T. Wood, 1987: A guide for interpreting Doppler velocity patterns. Report R400-DV-101, NEXRAD Joint System Program Office, Silver Spring, Md., 51 pp.

  8. Witt, A., V. Wood, S. Smith, S. Hamilton, and M. Jain, 1987: Review of the performance of selected NEXRAD algorithms. Final Report to the NEXRAD Joint System Program Office, 73 pp.

  9. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, l988: Simulated Doppler radar data in hurricanes. Final Report to the NEXRAD Joint System Program Office, 12 pp.

  10. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1989: Time-lapse images of simulated NEXRAD Doppler radar measurements from hurricanes. Preprints, 24th Conf. Radar Meteorology, 27-31 March, Tallahassee, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 255-258.

  11. Wood, V. T., and F. D. Marks, Jr., 1989: Hurricane Gloria: Simulated land-based Doppler velocities reconstructed from airborne Doppler radar measurements. Preprints, 18th Conf. Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 16-19 May, San Diego, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 115-116.

  12. Wood, V. T., 1990: A preliminary examination of mesocyclone data compared with a mesocyclone model. Preprints, 16th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 22-26 October, Banff, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 442-445.

  13. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1991: Influence of Doppler radar range on axisymmetric vortex and divergence signatures. Preprints, 25th International Radar Conf., 24-28 June, Paris, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 197-200.

  14. Wood, V. T., 1991: Objective determination of tropcial cyclone tracks from land-based Doppler radar observations. Preprints, 19th Conf. Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 6-10 May, Miami, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 198-201.

  15. Wood, V. T., 1991: A techinical report on mesocyclone data compared with a mesocyclone model. Submitted to the OSF.

  16. Vasiloff, S. V., M. H. Jain, D. L. Keller, A. Witt, V. T. Wood, P. L. Spencer, G. J. Stumpf, and M. D. Eilts, 1993: An evaluation of two mesocyclone detection algorithms. Preprints, 26th International Radar Conf., 24-28 May, Norman, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 657-659.

  17. Wood, V. T., and D. W. Burgess, 1993: Mesocyclone track statistics. Preprints, 17th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 4-8 October 1993, St. Louis, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 314-318.

  18. Wood, V. T., and R. A. Brown, 1995: Effects of radar sampling on Doppler velocity mesocyclone signatures. Preprints, 27th Conf. on Radar Meteorology, 9-13 October, Vail, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 403-405.

  19. Wood, V. T., 1996: Effects of radar sampling on Doppler velocity tornadic vortex signatures. Preprints, 18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 19-23 February, San Francisco, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 577-580.

  20. Wood, V. T., 1997: Retrieval of mesocyclone diameter and peak rotational velocity from range-degraded Dopplery signatures. Preprints, 28th Conf. on Radar Meteorology, 7-12 September, Austin, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 311-312.

  21. Wood, V. T. and R. A. Brown, 1998: Improved detection capability of single-Doppler velocity signatures of far-range mesocyclones. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 14-18, September, Minneapolis, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 717-720.

  22. Brown, R. A. and V. T. Wood, 1998: Technique for improving WSR-88D detection of tornadoes. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 14-18, September, Minneapolis, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 721-724.

  23. Stumpf, G. J., E. D. Mitchell, K. L. Elmore, V. T. Wood, P. C. Burke, and K. T. Angle, 1998: The new NSSL vortex detection and diagnosis algorithm - plans, status, and issues. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 14-18, September, Minneapolis, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 725-728.

  24. Janish, J. M., V. T. Wood and R. A. Brown, 1998: Evaluation of a modified WSR-88D volume coverage pattern for use in severe weather situations. NWA Annual Meeting, October, Oklahoma City.

  25. Brown, R. A., V. T. Wood, and J. M. Janish, 1998: Comparison of the effects of VCP 11 and VCP 21 on WSR-88D and NSSL algorithm output. Final Report Task 8.1, WSR-88D Operational Support Facility, October 1998, 34 pp.

  26. Brown, R. A. and V. T. Wood, 1999: Development of New WSR-88D Scanning Strategies for Convective Situations. Final Report Task 8.2, WSR-88D Operational Support Facility, January 1999, 20 pp.

  27. Wood, V. T. and R. A. Brown, 1999: The optimization of WSR-88D scanning strategies for convective storms. Preprints, 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, 12-16 July, Montreal, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 229-231.

  28. Brown, R. A. and V. T. Wood, 1999: Technique for improving WSR-88D detection of mesocyclones. Preprints, 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, 12-16 July, Montreal, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 109-112.

  29. Janish, J. M., R. A. Brown, and V. T. Wood, 1999: Comparison of the effects of WSR-88D volume coverage patterns 11 and 21 on the performance of severe weather algorithms. Preprints, 29th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, 12-16 July, Montreal, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 780-783.

  30. Wood, V. T., 1999: Tornado warning. Federal Computer Week, 2 August, Vol. 13, No. 26, p. 24.

  31. Wood, V. T. and R. A. Brown, 1999: The optimization of WSR-88D scanning strategies for convective storms. 24th Annual National Weather Association Meeting, 15-22 October, Bilox.

  32. Weisman, R. A. and V. T. Wood, 2000: A hole in the severe weather warning system: The limited access for the deaf and hard of hearing. 29th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, 18-23 June, San Francisco, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston. (No preprints)

  33. Wood, V. T. and R. A. Brown, 2000: Improved detection of WSR-88D mesocyclone signatures during the Oklahoma tornado outbreak of 3 May 1999. Preprints, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, 11-15 September, Orlando, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 371-373.

  34. Wood, V. T. and R. A. Weisman, 2000: Impact of severe weather warnings on the hearing impaired. Preprints, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, 11-15 September, Orlando, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 303-306.

  35. Brown, R. A. and V. T. Wood, 2000: Enhanced detection of tornadoes on 3 May 1999 using prototype fine-resolution WSR-88D measurements. Preprints, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, 11-15 September, Orlando, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 40-43.

  36. Brown, R. A. and V. T. Wood, 2000: The optimization of WSR-88D scanning strategies for convective storms. 25th Annual National Weather Association Meeting, 15-22 October, Bilox.

  37. Brown, R. A., V. T. Wood, and T. W. Barker, 2001: Improved detection using negative elevation angles for mountaintop radar KMSX near Missoula, Montana. Preprints, 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, 19-24 July, Munich, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 713-715.

  38. Wood, V. T. and R. A. Brown, 2001: Enhanced detection of low-altitude features using negative elevation angles from prototype mountaintop WSR-88Ds. Preprints, 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, 19-24 July, Munich, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 710-712.

  39. Steadham, R., R. Brown, and V. Wood, 2002: Prospects for faster and denser WSR-88D scanning strategies. 18th International Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Orlando, Fl., Amer. Meteor. Soc., J99-J101.

  40. Wood, V. T., R. A. Brown, and D. R. Cheresnick, 2002: On the investigation of vertically integrated liquid (VIL) using WSR-88D's new volume coverage patterns, Preprints, 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, 12-16 August, San Antonio, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 182-185.

  41. R. A. Brown, and V. T. Wood, 2002: Improved detection of Lake Ontario snowstorms using lower elevation angles for surrounding WSR-88Ds: A simulation, Preprints, 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, 12-16 August, San Antonio, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 190-193.

  42. Wood, V. T., R. A. Brown, and S. V. Vasiloff, 2003: Negative elevation angles for mountaintop radar. Bull. Amer. Soc., 84, 996-997.

  43. V. T. Wood, R. P. Davies-Jones, and R. A. Brown, 2003: Time-dependent Burgers-Rott vortex as seen by a simulated Doppler radar, Preprints, 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology, 6-12 August, Seattle, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 603-606.

  44. R. A. Brown, R. M. Steadham, B. A. Flickinger, and V. T. Wood, 2003: A new WSR-88D scanning strategy: Results of field tests, Preprints, 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology, 6-12 August, Seattle, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, 960-963.

Last updated on Feb 11, 2004