SPC WINTER WEATHER TRAINING:
Required Reading to meet objectives.

QG-Omega:

1. Durran, D.R., and L.W. Snellman, 1987: The diagnosis of synoptic-scale vertical motion in an operational environment. Weather and Forecasting, 2, 17-31.

2. Doswell, C., 1995: Vorticity advection and vertical motion. (Informal web publication at: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~doswell/PVAdisc/PVA.html.)

Thermodynamics:

3. Auer, A., Jr., J. M. White, 1982: The combined role of kinematics, thermodynamics, and cloud physics associated with heavy snowfall episodes. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 60, 500-507.

4. ---, 1987: A supplemental note to the combined role of kinematics, thermodynamics, and cloud physics associated with heavy snowfall episodes. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 65, 299-301.

5. Baldwin, M., R. Treadon, and S. Contorno, 1994: Precipitation type prediction using a decision tree approach with NMCs mesoscale eta model. Proceedings, 10th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Portland, Oregon, American Meteorological Society, 30-31.

6. Erickson, M., 1995: NGM-based MOS precipitation type forecasts for the United States. Technical Procedures Bulletin Series No. 421, 12 pp.

7. Rogers, R.R, 1979: A short course in cloud physics. Chapter 8. Pergamon Press, 232 pp. (Only read sections that are indicated.)

8. Stewart, R.E., 1985: Precipitation types in winter storms. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 123, 597-609.

Winter Convection:

9. Colman, B.R., 1990: Thunderstorms above frontal surfaces in environments without positive CAPE. Part I: A climatology. Monthly Weather Review, 118, 1103-1121.

Other Winter Weather Forecast Techniques:

10. Funk, T.W., and J.T. Moore, 1996: Vertical motion forcing mechanisms responsible for the production of a mesoscale very heavy snow band across northern Kentucky. Postprints, Fourth NWS Winter Weather Workshop, September 19-22, 1995, Kansas City, MO, National Weather Service, 19.1-19.11.

12. Janish, P.R., C.A. Crisp, J.V. Cortinas Jr., R.L. Holle, and R.H. Johns, 1996: Development of an ingredients based approach to forecasting hazardous winter weather in an operational environment. 15th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Norfolk, Virginia, American Meteorological Society, 56-59.

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