Browsing Department of Geography Faculty Publications by Author "Changnon, David"
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Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Warm-Season Surface Dewpoints in Northeastern Illinois: Implications for Cooling-System Design and Operation
(American Meteorological Society, 2002-03)Warm-season (1 May–30 September) hourly dewpoint data were examined for temporal changes at two weather stations in northeastern Illinois during a 42-yr period (1959–2000). This area has dense population (greater than 8 ... -
Climatology of Surface Cyclone Tracks Associated with Large Central and Eastern U.S. Snowstorms, 1950–2000
(American Meteorological Society, 2008-08)The 241 largest snowstorms over the eastern two-thirds of the United States during 1950–2000 exhibited considerable temporal variability ranging from 1 storm in three winters to 10 storms in 1993/94. The peak decadal ... -
Efforts to improve predictions of urban winter heating anomalies using various climate indices
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2002)Meteorologists who work in the energy commodities market continue to investigate ways to enhance predictions of seasonal temperature anomalies using oceanic/atmospheric indices. This study examines the relationship of ... -
Lessons from the unusual impacts of an abnormal winter in the USA
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2005)Economic impacts from the near record warm and snow-free winter of 2001–2 in the United States were assessed to ascertain their dimensions and relevance to issues like climate prediction and climate change. Unusual impacts ... -
Major growth in some business related uses of climate information
(American Meteorological Society, 2010)Uses of climate information have grown considerably in the past 15 years as a wide variety of weathersensitive businesses sought to deal effectively with their financial losses and manage risks associated with various ... -
Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Snowstorms in the Contiguous United States
(American Meteorological Society, 2006-08)A climatological analysis of snowstorms across the contiguous United States, based on data from 1222 weather stations with data during 1901–2001, defined the spatial and temporal features. The average annual incidence ... -
Using climatology to predict the first major summer corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) catch in north central Illinois
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2010)One of the largest food production companies in the United States, with sales in the billions of dollars, must closely monitor anything that may affect their vegetable crops. This includes harmful insects, such as the ...
