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Bartels, D.L., and R.A. Maddox, 1991: Midlevel cyclonic vortices generated by mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 104-118.

Biggerstaff, M.I., and R.A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Kinematic and precipitation structure of the 10-11 June 1985 squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 3034-3065.

Bentley, M.L., T.L. Mote, and S.F. Byrd, 1998: A synoptic climatology of derecho producing mesoscale convective systems: 1986-1995. 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 5-8.

Biggerstaff, M.I., and R.A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Midlevel vorticity structure of the 10-11 June 1985 squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 3066-3079.

Bluestein, H.B., 1993: Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes. Volume II: Observations and Theory of Weather Systems. Oxford University Press, 594 pp.

Bluestein, H.B., and M.H. Jain, 1985: Formation of mesoscale lines of precipitation: Severe squall lines in Oklahoma during the spring. J. Atmos. Sci., 42, 1711-1732.

Bluestein, H.B., G.T. Marx, and M.H. Jain, 1987: Formation of mesoscale lines of precipitation: Nonsevere squall lines in Oklahoma during the spring. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 2719-2727.

Bosart, L.F., Bracken, W.E. and Seimon, A., Cannon, J.W., LaPenta, K.D., Quinlan, J.S.,  1998: Large-scale conditions associated with the northwesterly flow intense derecho events of  14-15 July 1995 in northeastern United States. 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 503-506.

Brandes, E.A., 1990: Evolution and structure of the 6-7 May 1985 mesoscale convective system and associated vortex. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 109-127.

Braun, S.A., and R.A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Melting and freezing in a mesoscale convective system. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 121, 55-77.

Burgess, D.W., and E.B. Curran, 1985: The relationship of storm type to environment in Oklahoma on 26 April 1984. Preprints, 14th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Indianapolis, IN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 208-211.

Burgess, D.W., and B.F. Smull, 1990: Doppler radar observations of a bow echo associated with a long-track severe windstorm. Preprints, 16th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Kananaskis Park, Alta., Canada, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 203-208.

Businger, S and T. Birchard Jr., 1998: A bow echo and severe weather associated with a Kona Low in Hawaii. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 576-591.

 


Cannon, J.W., LaPenta, K.D., Quinlan, J.S., Bosart, L.F., Bracken, W.E. and Seimon, A., 1998: Radar characteristics of the 15 July 1995 northeastern U.S. derecho. 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 440-443.


Doswell III, C.A., 1980: Synoptic-scale environments associated with high plains severe thunderstorms. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 61, 1388-1400.

 


Fujita, T.T., 1978: Manual of downburst identification for project NIMROD. SMRP Research Paper No. 156, 104 pp.


Hane, C.E., 1986: Extratropical squall lines and rainbands. Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting, P.S. Ray, Ed., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 359-389.

Hane, C.E., and D.P. Jorgensen, 1995: Dynamic aspects of a distinctly three-dimensional mesoscale convective system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3194-3214.

Hilgendorf, E.R. and R.H. Johnson, 1998: A study of the evolution of mesoscale convective systems using WSR-88D data. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 437-452.

Houze, R.A., B.F. Smull, and P. Dodge, 1990: Mesoscale organization of springtime rainstorms in Oklahoma. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 613-654.

Houze, R.A., S.A. Rutledge, M.I. Biggerstaff, and B.F. Smull, 1989: Interpretation of Doppler weather radar displays of midlatitude mesoscale convective systems. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 70, 608-619.


Johns, R.H., 1984: A synoptic climatology of northwest-flow severe weather outbreaks. Part II: Meteorological parameters and synoptic patterns. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 449-464.

Johns, R.H., 1993: Meteorological conditions associated with bow echo development in convective storms. Wea. Forecasting, 8, 294-299.

Johns, R.H., and W.D. Hirt, 1983: The derecho: A severe weather producing convective system. Preprints, 13th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Tulsa, OK, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 178-181.

Johns, R.H., and W.D. Hirt, 1987: Derechos: Widespread convectively induced windstorms. Wea. Forecasting, 2, 32-49.

Johns, R.H., and C.A. Doswell, III, 1992: Severe local storms forecasting. Wea. Forecasting, 7, 588-612.

Johnson, R.H., and P.J. Hamilton, 1988: The relationship of surface pressure features to the precipitation and airflow structure of an intense midlatitude squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 1444-1472.


Kennedy, P.C., and S.A. Rutledge, 1995: Dual-Doppler and multiparameter radar observations of a bow-echo hailstorm. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 921-943.

Kessinger, C.J., P.S. Ray, and C.E. Hane, 1987: The Oklahoma squall line of 19 May 1977. Part I: A multiple Doppler analysis of convective and stratiform structure. J. Atmos. Sci., 19, 2840-2864.

Klimowski, B.A., 1994: Initiation and development of rear inflow within the 28-29 June 1989 North Dakota mesoconvective system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 765-779.

Koch, S.E., and J.M. McCarthy, 1982: The evolution of an Oklahoma dryline. Part II: Boundary-layer forcing of mesoconvective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 39, 237-257.


Lafore, J.P., and M.W. Moncrieff, 1989: A numerical investigation of the organization and interaction of the convective stratiform regions of tropical squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 521-544.

Leary, C.A., and E.N. Rappaport, 1983: Internal structure of a mesoscale convective complex. Preprints, 21st Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Edmonton, Alta., Canada, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 70-77.

Loehrer, S.M., and R.H. Johnson, 1995: Surface pressure and precipitation life cycle characteristics of PRE-STORM mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 600-621.


Maddox, R.A., 1980: Mesoscale convective complexes. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 61, 1374-1387.

Maddox, R.A., K.W. Howard, D.L. Bartels, and D.M. Rodgers, 1986: Mesoscale convective complexes in the middle latitudes. Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting, P.S. Ray, Ed., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 390-413.

McCarthy, D., 1996: Mesoscale aspects of the New York state derecho July 15, 1995. Preprints, 15th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Norfolk, VA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 370-373

McCollum, D.M., R.A. Maddox, and K.W. Howard, 1995: Case study of a severe mesoscale convective system in central Arizona. Wea. Forecasting, 10, 643-665.


Przybylinski, R.W., 1995: The bow echo: Observations, numerical simulations, and severe weather detection methods. Wea. Forecasting, 10, 203-218.

Przybylinski, R.W., and W.J. Gery, 1983: The reliability of the bow echo as an important severe weather signature. Preprints, 13th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Tulsa, OK, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 270-273.

Przybylinski, R.W., and D.M. DeCaire, 1985: Radar signatures associated with the derecho, a type of mesoscale convective system. Preprints, 14th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Indianapolis, IN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 228-231.

Przybylinski, R.W., and G.K. Schmocker, 1993: The evolution of a widespread convective wind storm event over central and eastern Missouri. Preprints, 13th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Vienna, VA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 461-465.


Rassmussen, E.N., and S.A. Rutledge, 1993: Evolution of quasi-two-dimensional squall lines. Part I: Kinematic and reflectivity structure. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 2584-2606.

Rotunno, R., J.B. Klemp, and M.L. Weisman, 1988: A theory for strong, long-lived squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 463-485.

Rutledge, S.A., R.A. Houze, Jr., M.I. Biggerstaff, and T. Matejka, 1988: The Oklahoma-Kansas mesoscale convective system of 10-11 June 1985: Precipitation structure and single-Doppler radar analysis. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 1409-1430.


Schmocker G.K., R.W. Przybylinski, and Y. Lin, 1996: Forecasting the initial onset of damaging downburst winds associated with a mesoscale convective system (MCS) using the mid-altitude radial convergence (MARC) signature. Preprints, 15th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Norfolk, VA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 306-309.

Scott, J.D., and S.A. Rutledge, 1995: Doppler radar observations of an asymmetric mesoscale convective system and associated vortex couplet. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3437-3457.

Skamarock, W.C., M.L. Weisman, and J.B. Klemp, 1994: Three-dimensional evolution of simulated long-lived squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 2563-2584.

Smith, W.P., and R.L. Gall, 1989: Tropical squall lines of the Arizona monsoon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 117, 1553-1569.

Smull, B.F., and R.A. Houze, Jr., 1985: A midlatitude squall line with a trailing region of stratiform rain: Radar and satellite observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 117-133.

Smull, B.F., and R.A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Rear inflow in squall lines with trailing stratiform precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 2869-2889.


Thorpe, A.J., M.J. Miller, and M.W. Moncrieff, 1982: Two-dimensional convection in non-constant shear: A model of mid-latitude squall lines. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 108, 739-762.


Verlinde, J., and W.R. Cotton, 1990: A mesoscale vortex couplet observed in the trailing anvil of a multicellular convective complex. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 993-1010.


Weisman, M.L., 1992: The role of convectively generated rear-inflow jets in the evolution of long-lived mesoconvective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 1826-1847.

Weisman, M.L., 1993: The genesis of severe, long-lived bow echoes. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 645-670.

Weisman, M.L., and C.A. Davis, 1998: Mechanisms for the generation of mesoscale vortices within quasi-linear convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 2603-2622.

Weisman, M.L., J.B. Klemp, and R. Rotunno, 1988: Structure and evolution of numerically simulated squall lines. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 1990-2013.


Zipser, E.J., 1977: Mesoscale and convective-scale downdrafts as distinct components of squall-line structure. Mon. Wea. Rev., 105, 1568-1589.


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