WorldWinds Inc. Publications

Click on the publication title to view or download the document. The following are the most recent research papers and media reports contributed by WorldWinds, Inc. and it's consultants and collaborators:

An example of a Wind Speed/Water Level Time Plot for Hurricane Katrina.
XM/WX Brochure describing some of the features the XM Weather products bring to customers.
Baron Weather Brochure about both their ground and marine products.
Jelley, B., E. Valenti, 2008. Recent ADCIRC Applications at WorldWinds, Inc.. 2008 ADCIRC Workshop, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS
Haines, S., F. LaFontaine, 2007. Compositing of MODIS Products.
Majure, L., G. Ervin, P. Fitzpatrick, 2007: Storm-driven maritime dispersal of prickly pear cacti (Opuntia species). International Cactoblastis cactorum Conference, Phoenix, AZ
WorldWinds builds system to locate oceanic conditions favorable for locating Saltwater Sportfish in the XMWX/WxWorx system.
Eamon, C. D., P. Fitzpatrick, and D. D. Truax, 2007: Observations of structural damage caused by Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. J. Perf. Constr. Fac., 21, 117-127.
Fitzpatrick, P., Y.Lau, S. Bhate, and C. Hill, 2007 A Comparison of COSMIC, AIRS, Terra, and Aqua Temperature and Moisture Profiles against Dropsondes in 2006 Atlantic Tropical Cyclones. 61st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Blackwell, K., P. Fitzpatrick, C. Velden, and T. Wimmers, 2007. Double (Concentric) Eyewalls in Hurricane Katrina at Landfall (16.8 MB). 61st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Valenti, E., and P. J. Fitzpatrick. 2006. Forecasting of storm-surge floods using ADCIRC and optimized DEMs. NASA Tech Brief., 30, 28-30.
June, 2006 - WorldWinds' ADCIRC capabilities recognized by MsET at Stennis Space Center Focus on applying WorldWinds' ADCIRC storm surge work to high-resolution forensic hurricane study.
White, T. D., B. McAnally, D. Truax, H. Cole, C. Eamon, L. Zhang, P. Gullett, P. Fitzpatrick, Y. Lau, S. Bhate, Y. Li. 2006. Coast in the Eye of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005 (4.5 MB). Mississippi State University technical report. 86 pp.
Fitzpatrick, P., S. Bhate, Y. Li, Y. Lau, E. Valenti, B. Jelley, and R. Jacobsen, 2006. Storm Surge Issues of Hurricane Katrina. 60th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Mobile, AL.
Fitzpatrick, P., et al., 2006. The Impact of Multi-Satellite Data in a 4DVAR MM5 Simulation of Hurricane Lili’s Rapid Weakening. 60th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Mobile, AL.
Valentine Anantharaj, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick, Y. Li, R. King, and E. Johnson, 2006. Influences of MODIS landuse data on a Gulf Coast sea breeze simulation. 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Atlanta, GA, 2006.
The second edition of WorldWinds consultant Pat Fitzpatrick's book, Hurricanes, is now available. Information is available at: http://www.drfitz.net/ or http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=109747
November, 2004 - Coast-based MSU prof develops ultimate hurricane reference guide Spotlight on Dr. Pat Fitzpatrick and the Hurricane Reference Guide he is putting together.
Anantharaj, V.G., P. Fitzpatrick, R. L. King, L. Wasson, 2004. Incorporation of MODIS landcover data to improve land surface parameterization in the COAMPS numerical weather prediction model. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004.
2004 - Article containing information on the ADCIRC model and its features.
July, 2004 - The Sensor Newsletter of the Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions This article features WorldWinds, Inc. in the Company Spotlight and touches on what WorldWinds, Inc. has to offer.
Veeramony, J., P. Fitzpatrick, D. Herndon, N. Tran, E. Valenti, and D. Nechaev, 2002. Assimilating IFSAR DEM Data Into an ADCIRC Simulation of Hurricane Camille, 25th conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., Y. Li, and G. Mostovoi, 2002. COAMPS High-Resolution Weather Forecasts for Mississippi and Louisiana Coasts. NAVOCEANO MSRC Navigator magazine, 5-6,21.
Also: http://www.navo.hpc.mil/Navigator/fall02_Feature1.html
Fitzpatrick, P., G. Mostovoi, Y. Li, M. Bettencourt, and S. Sajjadi, 2002. Coupling of COAMPS and WAVEWATCH with Improved Wave Physics. Final Project Report, Contract No. N62306-01-D-7110, 10 pp.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., A. Mehra, T. Haupt, J. Corbin, and other authors, 2002. The Distributed Marine Environment Forecast System (DMEFS). Preprints, 2002 AMS Conference, Orlando, FL.
Mostovoi, G. V., P. J. Fitzpatrick, and other authors, 2002. The Effect of Averaging Surface Roughness Values On Coastal Winds For Different Mesoscale Model Resolutions Preprints, 2002 AMS Conference, Orlando, FL. Also available as a pdf.
Bettencourt, M. T., S. G. Sajjadi, and P. Fitzpatrick, 2002. A Distributed Model Coupling Environment for Geophysical Processes. NAVOCEANO MSRC Navigator magazine, 7-9. Also: http://www.navo.hpc.mil/Navigator/fall02_Feature2.html
Blumberg, A., J. Blaha, P. Fitzpatrick, et al., 2001. The Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative, 2001. International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., N. Tran, Y. Li, S. Mehta, and E. Valenti, 1999. Validation Study of Operational MM5 Forecasts on the Gulf Coast Using FDDA In A Commercial Environment Preprints, Third Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanographic Prediction and Processes, New Orleans, LA.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., S. Mehta, V. Budamgunta, R. Mahecha, Y. Li, and D. Zhang, 1999. Analysis and comparison of a tropical cyclone boundary layer database against model simulations. Preprints, 1999 AMS Conference, Dallas, TX.
Fitzpatrick, P., Norman W. Scheffner, E. Valenti, 1999. Operational Modeling of the Hurricane Storm Surge using ADCIRC. 52nd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., S. Mehta, Y. Li, J. K. Lee, E. Valenti, and E. Barker, 1998. Improved MM5 and QLM forecasts using scatterometer data. Preprints, 1999 AMS Conference, Dallas, TX.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., and others, 1995. Documentation of a systematic bias in the Aviation model's forecast of the Atlantic Tropical Upper-Tropospheric Trough: Implications for tropical cyclone forecasting. Wea. Forecast, 10, 433--446.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., 1995. Understanding and forecasting tropical cyclone intensity change. Ph.D. dissertation. Colorado State University, 380 pp.