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Chris D. Thorncroft
Researcher at State University of New York System
Publications - 87
Citations - 8667
Chris D. Thorncroft is an academic researcher from State University of New York System. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tropical wave & African easterly jet. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 81 publications receiving 7986 citations. Previous affiliations of Chris D. Thorncroft include University at Albany, SUNY & University of Reading.
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Two paradigms of baroclinic‐wave life‐cycle behaviour
TL;DR: In this paper, two idealized baroclinic wave-6 life cycles examined here suggest a framework of opposite extremes (a) in which to view the behaviour of real synoptic-scale disturbances in middle latitudes, and b) in contrast, using the saturation-propagation-saturation (SPS) picture of wave 6 life-cycle behaviour.
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African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis: An International Research Project and Field Campaign
Jean-Luc Redelsperger,Chris D. Thorncroft,Arona Diedhiou,Thierry Lebel,Douglas J. Parker,Jan Polcher +5 more
TL;DR: The African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) as discussed by the authors is an international project to improve our knowledge and understanding of the West African monsoon and its variability with an emphasis on daily-to-interannual time scales.
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The extratropical transition of tropical cyclones : forecast challenges, current understanding, and future directions
Sarah C. Jones,Patrick A. Harr,Jim Abraham,Lance F. Bosart,Peter J. Bowyer,Jenni L. Evans,Deborah E. Hanley,Barry N. Hanstrum,Robert E. Hart,François Lalaurette,Mark R. Sinclair,Robert K. Smith,Chris D. Thorncroft +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the challenges associated with forecasting extratropical transition are described in terms of the forecast variables (track, intensity, surface winds, precipitation) and their impacts (flooding, bush fires, ocean response).
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African Easterly Wave Variability and Its Relationship to Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used automatic tracking of vorticity centers in European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts analyses to develop a 20-yr climatology of African easterly wave activity.
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Maintenance of the African easterly jet
TL;DR: In this paper, the maintenance of the African easterly jet (AEJ) was examined using a zonally symmetric general circulation model with simple parametrizations.