Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Publications

Refereed publications

2009

Cassano, E.N., and J.J. Cassano, 2009: Synoptic forcing of precipitation in the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins. Int. J. Clim., In press. Abstract

Finnis, J., J.J. Cassano, M.M. Holland, and M.C. Serreze, 2009: Synoptically forced hydroclimatology of major Arctic watersheds in general circulation models, Part 1: the Mackenzie River basin. Int. J. Climatology, in press. Abstract

Finnis, J., J.J. Cassano, M.M. Holland, M.C. Serreze, and P. Uotila 2009: Synoptically forced hydroclimatology of major Arctic watersheds in general circulation models, Part 2: Eurasian watersheds. Int. J. Climatology, in press. Abstract

Francis, J., Cassano, J.J., Gutowski, W.J., Hinzman, L.D., Holland, M.M., Steele, M.A., White, D.M. and Vorosmaty, C.J., 2009: An Arctic hydrologic system in transition: Feedbacks and impacts on terrestrial, marine, and human life. J. Geophys. Res., Accepted pending revisions. Abstract

Higgins, M.E. and J.J. Cassano, 2009: Impacts of reduced sea ice on winter Arctic atmospheric circulation, precipitation, and temperature. J. Geophys. Res., Accepted pending revisions. Abstract

Porter, D., J.J. Cassano, and M.C. Serreze, 2009: New estimates of the large-scale Arctic energy budget. J. Geophys. Res., in review. Abstract

Schuenemann, K., J.J. Cassano, and J. Finnis, 2009: Forcing of precipitation over Greenland: Synoptic climatology for 1961 to 1999. J. Hydrometeorology, 10, 60-78. Abstract

Schuenemann, K., and J.J. Cassano, 2009: Changes in synoptic weather patterns and Greenland precipitation in the 20th and 21st centuries. Part 1: Evaluation of late 20th century simulations from IPCC models. J. Geophys. Res., Accepted pending revisions. Abstract

Schuenemann, K. and J.J. Cassano, 2009: Changes in synoptic weather patterns and Greenland precipitation in the 20th and 21st centuries. Part 2: Attribution of the predicted change in Greenland precipitation during the 21st century. J. Geophys. Res., Accepted pending revisions. Abstract

Seefeldt, M.W., and J.J. Cassano, 2009: An examination of the Antarctic low-level wind field using self-organizing maps. In prep.

Skific, N., J.A. Francis, and J.J. Cassano, 2009: Attribution of seasonal and regional changes in Arctic moisture convergence. J. Clim., in press. Abstract

Skific, N., J.A. Francis, and J.J. Cassano, 2009: Attribution of projected changes in atmospheric moisture transport in the Arctic: A self-organizing map perspective. J. Clim., in press. Abstract

Uotila, P., A.B. Pezza, A.H. Lynch, K. Keay, and J.J. Cassano, 2009: A comparison of low pressure system statistics derived from a high resolution NWP output and three re-analysis products over the Southern Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., in press. Abstract

2008

Seefeldt, M.W. and J.J. Cassano, 2008: An analysis of low-level jets in the greater Ross Ice Shelf region based on numerical simulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 4188-4205. Abstract

Zhang, K., J.S. Kimball, E.H. Hogg, M. Zhao, W.C. Oechel, J.J. Cassano, and S.W. Running, 2008: Satellite-based model detection of recent climate driven changes in northern high latitude vegetation productivity. J. Geophys. Res., 113, G03033, DOI 10.1029/2007JG000621. Abstract

2007

Cassano, J.J., P. Uotila, A.H. Lynch, and E.N. Cassano, 2007: Predicted Changes in Synoptic Forcing of Net Precipitation in Large Arctic River Basins During the 21 st Century. J. Geophys. Res-Biogeosciences, 112, G04S49, doi:10.1029/2006JG000332. Abstract

Finnis, J., M.M. Holland, M.C. Serreze, and J.J. Cassano, 2007: Response of Northern hemisphere extratropical cyclone activity and associated precipitation to climate change, as represented by CCSM3, J. Geophys. Res., 112, G04S42, doi:10.1029/2006JG000286. Abstract

Seefeldt, M.W., J.J. Cassano, and T.R. Parish, 2007: An analysis of the Ross Ice Shelf surface wind field, during the austral autumn, based on dominant wind regimes. J. Appl. Meteor., 46, 1933-1955. Abstract

Uotila, P, A.H. Lynch, J.J. Cassano, and R.I. Cullather, 2007: Changes in Antarctic net precipitation in the 21st century based on IPCC model scenarios. J. Geophys. Res.,112, D10107, doi:10.1029/2006JD007482 . Abstract

White, D., J. Hinzman, L. Alessa, J. Cassano, M. Chambers, K. Falkner, J. Francis, W. Gutowski, M. Holland, M. Holmes, H. Huntington, D. Kane, A. Kliskey, C. Lee, J. McClelland, B. Peterson, S. Rupp, F. Straneo, M. Steele, R. Woodgate, D. Yang, K. Yoshikawa, and T. Zhang, 2007: The Arctic freshwater system: Changes and impacts. J. Geophys. Res., 112, G04S54, doi:10.1029/2006JG000353. Abstract

Wyser, K., C.G. Jones, P. Du., E. Girard, U. Willén, J. Cassano, J.H. Christensen, J.A. Curry, K. Dethloff, J.-E. Haugen, D. Jacob, M. Koltzow, R. Laprise, A. Lynch, S. Pfeifer, A. Rinke, M. Serreze, M.J. Shaw, M. Tjernström, and M. Zagar, 2007: An evaluation of Arctic cloud and radiation processes during the SHEBA year: Simulation results from 8 Arctic regional climate models. Climate Dynamics. doi:10.1007/S00382-007-0286-1. Abstract

Zhang, K., J.S. Kimball, M. Zhao, W.C. Oechel, J. Cassano, and S.W. Running, 2007: Sensitivity of pan-Arctic terrestrial net primary productivity simulations to daily surface meteorology from NCEP/NCAR and ERA-40 reanalyses. J. Geophys. Res., 112, G01001, doi:10.1029/2006JG000249 . Abstract

2006

Cassano, E.N., A.H. Lynch, J.J. Cassano, and M.R. Koslow, 2006: Classification of synoptic patterns in the western Arctic associated with extreme events at Barrow, Alaska, USA. Clim. Res., 30, 83-97. Abstract

Cassano, J.J., P. Uotila, and A.H. Lynch, 2006: Changes in synoptic weather patterns in the polar regions in the 20th and 21st centuries. Part 1. Arctic. Int. J. Climatol., 26, 1027-1049 . DOI: 10.1002/joc.1306. Abstract

Lynch, A.H., P. Uotila, and J.J. Cassano, 2006: Changes in synoptic weather patterns in the polar regions in the 20th and 21st centuries. Part 2. Antarctic. Int. J. Climatol., 26, 1181-1199. DOI: 10.1002/joc.1305. Abstract

Parish, T.R., J.J. Cassano, and M.W. Seefeldt, 2006: Characteristics of the Ross Ice Shelf air stream. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D12109, doi:10.1029/2005JD006185. Abstract

Rinke, A., K. Dethloff, J.J. Cassano, J.H. Christensen, J.A. Curry, P. Du, E. Girard, J.E. Haugen, D. Jacob, C.G. Jones, M. Koltzow, R. Laprise, A.H. Lynch, S. Pfeifer, M.C. Serreze, M.J. Shaw, M. Tjernstrom, K. Wyser, and M. Zagar, 2006: Evaluation of an ensemble of Arctic regional climate models: spatiotemporal fields during the SHEBA year. Climate Dynamics, 26, 459-472. Abstract

2005

Tjernstrom, M., M. Zagar, G. Svensson, J.J. Cassano, S. Pfeifer, A. Rinke, K. Wyser, K. Dethloff, C. Jones, T. Semmler, and M. Shaw, 2005: Modelling the arctic boundary layer: An evaluation of six arcmip regional-scale models using data from the Sheba project. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 117, 337-381. Abstract

2004

Pavolonis, M.J., J.R. Key, and J.J. Cassano, 2004: A study of the Antarctic surface energy budget using a polar regional atmospheric model forced with satellite-derived cloud properties. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 654-661. Abstract

2003

Bromwich, D.H., A.J. Monaghan, J.G. Powers, J.J. Cassano, H.L. Wei, Y.-H. Kuo, and A. Pellegrini, 2003: Antarctic mesoscale prediction system (AMPS): A case study from the 2000-01 field season. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 412-434. Abstract

Guo, Z., D.H. Bromwich, and J.J. Cassano, 2003: Evaluation of Polar MM5 simulations of Antarctic atmospheric circulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 384-411. Abstract

Lynch, A.H., E.N. Cassano, J.J. Cassano, and L. Lestak, 2003: Cases studies of high wind events in Barrow, Alaska: Climatological context and development processes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 719-732. Abstract

Parish, T.R., and J.J. Cassano, 2003: Diagnosis of the katabatic wind influence on the wintertime Antarctic surface wind field from numerical simulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 1128-1139. Abstract

Parish, T.R., and J.J. Cassano, 2003: The role of katabatic winds on the Antarctic surface wind regime. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 317-333. Abstract

2001

Bromwich, D.H., and J.J. Cassano, 2001: Antarctic weather forecasting workshop. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 1409-1413.

Bromwich, D.H., J.J. Cassano, T. Klein, G. Heinemann, K.M. Hines, K. Steffen, and J.E. Box, 2001: Mesoscale modeling of katabatic winds over Greenland with the Polar MM5. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2290-2309. Abstract

Cassano, J.J., T.R. Parish, and J.C. King, 2001: Evaluation of turbulent surface flux parameterizations for the stable surface layer over Halley, Antarctica. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 26-46. Abstract

Cassano, J.J., J.E. Box, D.H. Bromwich, L. Li, and K. Steffen, 2001: Evaluation of Polar MM5 simulations of Greenland's atmospheric circulation. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 33867-33890. Abstract

Klein, T., G. Heinemann, D.H. Bromwich, J.J. Cassano, and K.M. Hines, 2001: Mesoscale modeling of katabatic winds over Greenland and comparisons with AWS and aircraft data. Met. Atmos. Phys., 78, 115-132. Abstract

Parish, T.R., and J.J. Cassano, 2001: Forcing of the wintertime Antarctic boundary-layer winds from the NCEP/NCAR global reanalysis. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 810-821. Abstract

2000

Cassano, J.J., and T.R. Parish, 2000: An analysis of the nonhydrostatic dynamics in numerically simulated Antarctic katabatic flows. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 891-898. Abstract

Technical reports

Bromwich, D.H., and J.J. Cassano, Eds., 2000: Recommendations to the National Science Foundation from the Antarctic Weather Forecasting Workshop. BPRC Miscellaneous Series Report M-420, 48pp.

Bromwich, D.H. and J.J. Cassano, 2000: RIME: A field program for advancing Antarctic weather prediction. Recommendations to the National Science Foundation from the Antarctic Weather Forecasting Workshop, D.H. Bromwich and J.J. Cassano, Eds., Byrd Polar Research Center, 37-40.

Cassano, J.J., J. Wegiel, D. Bacon, B. Kuo, B. Muller, A. Cayette, S. Pendlebury, and P.F. Coppola, 2000: Numerical forecast models. Recommendations to the National Science Foundation from the Antarctic Weather Forecasting Workshop, D.H. Bromwich and J.J. Cassano, Eds., Byrd Polar Research Center, 25-32.

Books

Lynch, A.H, and J.J. Cassano, 2006: Applied Atmospheric Dynamics. J. Wiley and Sons, West Sussex, 280pp.

Shaw, M., and J.J. Cassano, 2006: Applied Atmospheric Dynamics: Review Question Solutions. J. Wiley and Sons, West Sussex, available as electronic document from publisher.

Cassano, J.J., and R.B. Stull, 1995: An Instructors Supplement to Meteorology Today for Scientists and Engineers . West Publishing Co., 139pp.

Lab manuals

Cassano, J.J. (ed); 1998: ATSC 2000 Introduction to Meteorology Lab Manual, University of Wyoming