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Numerical modeling of a historic storm: Simulating the Blizzard of 1888
Author(s) -
Michaelis Allison C.,
Lackmann Gary M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1002/grl.50750
Subject(s) - cyclogenesis , extratropical cyclone , storm , cyclone (programming language) , climatology , winter storm , meteorology , snow , event (particle physics) , severe weather , environmental science , geology , geography , engineering , physics , field programmable gate array , quantum mechanics , embedded system
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences Twentieth Century Reanalysis (20CR) is used to explore the feasibility of high‐resolution simulation of a historic extratropical cyclone event: The New England Blizzard of 1888. Using the 20CR as initial and lateral boundary conditions for the Weather Research and Forecasting model, a reasonable depiction of the cyclone is obtained, albeit displaced significantly to the north of the observed cyclone during the later stages of the event. Despite the position error, the simulated storm produces heavy snowfall over parts of New England and intense offshore cyclogenesis.