William A. Ross, founder and president of the old Synoptic Systems, a Springfield company that specialized in federal logistics support services, died May 18 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He was 88. The ...

Description: A review of the climatology of synoptic scale systems. An in-depth study of their kinematic properties, including horizontal wind, vorticity, divergence, and vertical motion fields. An ...

There are bigger sized weather systems that impact a large area. We call those synoptic systems. Then there are small-scale weather systems that impact localized areas. A type of mesoscale weather is ...

Hourly blackbody temperature data from the warm seasons (May–September) of 2009–18 were used to detect mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) generated in the southwest mountain area (elevation ≥ 500 m) ...

Based on multiple datasets and methods, this study reveals a close relation between the South China Sea summer monsoon (SCSSM) onset and the occurrence frequency of extreme rainfall over Southeast ...

Hurricane Melissa has often been described as a “monster hurricane.” In terms of intensity, that characterization is certainly accurate. However, when discussing a storm’s magnitude, it is important ...

Schematic illustration of precursor signal and synoptic system configuration along isentropic surface for persistent strong precipitation events in South China Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...