51. Emanuel, Kerry; Caroff, Philippe; Delgado, Sandy; Guard, Charles 'Chip'; Guishard, Mark; Hennon, Christopher; Knaff, John; Knapp, Kenneth R.; Kossin, James; Schreck, Carl; Velden, Christopher and Vigh, Jonathan. On the desirability and feasibility of a global reanalysis of tropical cyclones. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Volume 99, Issue 2, 2018, pp.427-429. Reprint # 8244.
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52. Hendricks, Eric A.; Elsberry, Russell L.; Velden, Christopher S.; Jorgensen, Adam C.; Jordan, Mary S. and Creasey, Robert L. Environmental factors and internal processes contributing to the interrupted rapid decay of Hurricane Joaquin (2015). Weather and Forecasting, Volume 33, Issue 5, 2018, pp.1251-1262. Reprint # 8347.
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| 53. Herndon, Derrick; Velden, C.; Bennartz, R. and Li, Z. Tropical cyclone intensity estimation from the TROPICS CubeSat satellite constellation. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 11D.4. |
| 54. Blackwell, William J.; Braun, S. A.; Bennartz, R.; Velden, C. S.; Greenwald, T.; Herndon, D. C.; DeMaria, M.; Chirokova, G.; Atlas, R.; Dunion, J. P.; Marks, F. D. Jr.; Rogers, R.; Annane, B. and Christophersen, H. Overview and performance simulations of the NASA TROPICS CubeSat constellation mission. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 11D.2. |
| 55. Leslie, R. Vincent; Blackwell, W. J.; Braun, S. A.; Bennartz, R.; Velden, C. S.; DeMaria, M.; Gumley, L.; Greenwald, T.; Herndon, D. and Chirokova G. NASA TROPICS Earth Venture mission: Payload characteristics and data products. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 249. |
| 56. Velden, Christopher S.; Schumacher, A. B.; Knaff, J. A.; Folmer, M. J.; Olander, T.; Lindsey, D. T.; Miller, S. D.; Griffin, S. M.; Dunion, J. P.; DeMaria, M.; Brennan, M. J. and Beven, J. L. GOES-16: Much improved 'glasses' to view the tropics. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 244. |
| 57. Griffin, Sarah M.; Rozoff, C. M. and Velden, C. S. Real time probabilistic prediction of tropical cyclone rapid intensification using statistical models enhanced with satellite passive microwave predictors. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 264. |
| 58. Herndon, Derrick and Velden, C. S. An update on the CIMSS SATellite CONsensus (SATCON) tropical cyclone intensity algorithm. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 284. |
| 59. Emmanuel, Kerry A.; Caroff, P.; Delgado, S.; Guard, C.; Guishard, M. P.; Hennon, C. C.; Knaff, J.; Knapp, K.; Kossin, J.; Schreck, C. J. III; Velden, C. and Vigh, J. L. Should we undertake a global reanalysis of tropical cyclones?. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 6. |
60. Rozoff, Christopher M. and Velden, Christopher S. Probabilistic prediction of tropical cyclone rapid intensification using satellite passive microwave imagery. Progress report for the period 1 March 2018 to 31 August 2018. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2018. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.18.09.R1.
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61. Knapp, Kenneth R.; Velden, Christopher S. and Wimmers, Anthony J. A global climatology of tropical cyclone eyes. Monthly Weather Review, Volume 146, Issue 7, 2018, 2089–2101. Reprint # 8304.
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62. Velden, Christopher; Rabin, Robert; Mecikalski, John; Bedka, Kristopher; Otkin, Jason; Cecil, Daniel; Jones, Thomas and Lang, Timothy. Investigation of mesoscale flow fields in severe storm environments enabled by the development and multiple-application of high-resolution (space and time), research-quality Atmospheric Motion Vector fields derived from GOES-R multi-spectral imagery. NNX1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI, 2018. Call Number: UW SSEC Publication No.18.07.V1.
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| 63. Velden, Christopher S.; Olander, T.; Burton, A.; Courtney, J.; Ritchie, E. A.; Stark, C. and Tyo, S. J. A reanalysis of Australian region tropical cyclones in the geostationary satellite era. Part 1: Intensity, using the objective Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT). Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 246. |
| 64. Olander, Timothy and Velden, C. The UW-CIMSS Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) - current status and future upgrades. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 247. |
| 65. Stark, Clair; Ritchie, E. A.; Tyo, S. J.; Burton, A.; Courtney, J.; Velden, C. S. and Olander, T. A reanalysis of Australian region tropical cyclones in the geostationary satellite era. Part 2: Wind radii parameters using the Deviation Angle Variance Technique (DAV-T). Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 256. |
| 66. Velden, Christopher S. and Stettner, D. Improved monitoring of the evolving upper-tropospheric wind fields over the core of tropical cyclones aided by high spatiotemporal resolution GOES-16 atmospheric motion vectors. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 245. |
| 67. Mapes, Brian; Chung, E. S.; Hannah, W.; Masunaga, H.; Wimmers, A. and Velden, C. S. The meandering margin of the moist meteorological tropics. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 2D.4. |
| 68. Dunion, Jason P.; Thorncroft, C. D.; Velden, C. S. and McNoldy, B. D. The TC diurnal cycle: The landfall before the landfall. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 6C.3. |
| 69. Elsberry, Russell L.; Hendricks, E. A.; Velden, C. S.; Bell, M. M.; Peng, M. S.; DeLap, E. and Zhao, A. Use of TCI-15 datasets to demonstrate new-generation satellite atmospheric motion vectors for improved tropical cyclone predictions. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 13B.5. |
| 70. Hendricks, Eric A.; Elsberry, R. L.; Bell, M. M.; Velden, C.; DeLap, E. and Peng, M. S. Improved COAMPS-TC tropical cyclone predictions using a dynamic initialization scheme with rapid-scan atmospheric motion vectors and ONR TCI datasets. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 13B.6. |
| 71. Peng, Melinda S.; Hendricks, E. A.; Elsberry, R. L.; Velden, C. S. and Bell, M. M. Improved NAVGEM tropical cyclone predictions from upscaled COAMPS dynamic initialization analyses that have incorporated rapid scan atmospheric motion vectors during the Tropical Cyclone Intensity (TCI-15) field experiment. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 13B.7. |
| 72. Knapp, Kenneth R.; Velden, C. S. and Wimmers, A. A global tropical cyclone eye climatology from HURSAT B1. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 10D.1. |
| 73. Zavodsky, Bradley T.; Dunion, J. P.; Blackwell, W. J.; Braun, S.; Green, D. S.; Velden, C. S.; Adler, R. F.; Cossuth, J. H.; Murray, J. J. and Brennan, M. J. Applications of NASA TROPICS data for tropical cyclone analysis, nowcasting, and impacts. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 11D.3. |
| 74. McNoldy, Brian D.; Velden, C. S. and Majumdar, S. J. An evaluation of satellite-derived atmospheric motion vector (AMV) characteristics in tropical cyclones using TCI HDSS dropsondes. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 13B.4. |
| 75. Zhang, Shixuan; Pu, Z. and Velden, C. S. Impact of enhanced Atmospheric Motion Vectors on HWRF hurricane analyses and forecasts with different data assimilation configurations. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 33rd, Ponte Vedra, FL, 16-20 April 2018. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 2018, Abstract 223. |