WorldWinds Inc. Publications

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WorldWinds featured in Forecasting Tools Point to Fishing Hotspots, NASA Spinoff, November, 2009.
Press release highlights of NASA Spinoff 2009 include WorldWinds' FishBytes product for XM satellite radio marine subscribers.
Jelley, B., E. Valenti, 2009: Operational Application of Composited MODIS Chlorophyll-a, 2009 IEEE Oceans '09 Conference, Biloxi, MS (Slide Show).
Jelley, B., R. Jacobsen, P. Fitzpatrick, 2009: Near Real-Time, H*Wind-Based Windfield Production for ADCIRC, 2009 ADCIRC Workshop, NOAA Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD.
WorldWinds-WxWorx products featured in science.nasa.gov article (12/2008): NASA's Gift to Mr. Claus
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 their ground and marine products.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., Li, Y., Hill, C. M., Bhate, S. K., Lau, Y. H., Jelley, B., Valenti, E., & Jacobsen, B. (2008). Storm Surge Research at Mississippi State University. Army Corps of Engineers. Vicksburg, MS.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., Li, Y., Tran, N. T., Lau, Y. H., Hill, C. M., Jelley, B., & Valenti, E. (2008). Storm Surge Research at the Northern Gulf Institute. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Vicksburg, MS.
Howden, S., D. Gilhousen, N. Guinasso, J. Walpert, M. Sturgeon, and L. Bender, 2008: Hurricane Katrina Winds Measured by a Buoy-Mounted Sonic Anemometer. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 25, 607–616.
Jelley, B., E. Valenti, 2008. Recent ADCIRC Applications at WorldWinds, Inc.. 2008 ADCIRC Workshop, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS
Fitzpatrick, P. J., Li, Y., Hill, C. M., Bhate, S. K., Lau, Y. H., Jelley, B., Valenti, E., & Jacobsen, B. (2008). ADCIRC Research Activities at the Northern Gulf Institute. 2008 ADCIRC Model Workshop, Naval Research Laboratory. Stennis Space Center, MS.
Blackwell, K. G., Wimmers, A., Velden, C., Fitzpatrick, P. J., & Jelley, B. (2008). Hurricane Katrina's Eyewall Replacement Cycle over the Northern Gulf and Accompanying Double Eyewalls at Landfall: A Key to the Storm's Huge Size and Devastating Impact over a Three-state Coastal Region. 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Orlando, FL.
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.
Fitzpatrick*, P. J., S. Bhate, Y. Li, Y. Lau, E. Valenti, B. Jelley, and B. Jacobsen, 2007: Storm surge issues of Hurricane Katrina. 21st Conference on Hydrology. 87th Annual Conference of the American Meteorological Society.
Fitzpatrick, P. J., Lau, Y. H., Hill, C. M., Tran, N. T., Li, Y., Jelley, B., & Valenti, E. (2007). Storm Surge and Wind Issues of Hurricane Katrina. Independent Insurance Agents of Greater New Orleans. Metairie, LA.
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.
Fitzpatrick*, P. J., E. Valenti, and Y. Li, 2006. XM Satellite Marine Weather - The successful result of Stennis Space Center’s technology cluster. NOAA Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership, 86th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. January 29-February 2, Atlanta, GA.
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 Dr. Fitzpatrick's book, Hurricanes, is now available at: http://www.drfitz.net/ or http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=109747
Valenti, E., P. J. Fitzpatrick, and Y. Li, 2005. Web-Based hurricane storm surge and flood forecasting using optimized IFSAR bald earth DEMs. SBIR Phase II Final Report, WorldWinds, Inc. (15 MB)
November, 2004 - Coast-based MSU prof develops ultimate hurricane reference guide Spotlight on Dr. Pat Fitzpatrick and the Hurricane Reference Guide.
Gilhousen, D., 2004: An Evaluation of Data from the Prototype, ADSMEX buoy, Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Seattle, WA, January 10 - 16, 2004.
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.
Powell, M., D. Bowman, D. Gilhousen, S. Murillo, N. Carrasco, and R. St. Fleur, 2004: Tropical Cyclone Winds at Landfall: The ASOS–C-MAN Wind Exposure Documentation Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 845–851.
2004 - Article containing information on the ADCIRC model and its features.
July, 2004 - The Sensor Newsletter of the Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions
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.
Gilhousen, D.B., 2002: How to distribute real-time marine observations for meteorologists, OCEANS '02 MTS/IEEE, Vol. 2, 742- 743.
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.
Gilhousen, D.B. and Hervey, R., 2001: Improved Estmates of Swell from Moored Buoys, ASCE Conf. Proc. 273, 40 (2001), DOI:10.1061/40604(273)40, Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Waves, September 2-6, 2001, San Francisco, CA
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.
Breaker, L.C., D.B. Gilhousen, and L.D. Burroughs, 1998: Preliminary Results from Long-Term Measurements of Atmospheric Moisture in the Marine Boundary Layer in the Gulf of Mexico*. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 15, 661–676.
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.
Gilhousen, D.B., 1994: The Value of NDBC Observations during March 1993's “Storm of the Century”. Wea. Forecasting, 9, 255–264.
Hsu, S., E.A. Meindl, and D.B. Gilhousen, 1994: Determining the Power-Law Wind-Profile Exponent under Near-Neutral Stability Conditions at Sea. J. Appl. Meteor., 33, 757–765.
Mettlach, T. and D. Gilhousen, 1994: Instrumented Buoy Network Response to Ocean Swell, Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Orville T. Magoon and J. Michael Hemsley (eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, New Orleans, LA, July 25-28, 1993, 28-44.
Palao, I. and D. Gilhousen, The Re-derivation of the NDBC Wind Wave Algorithm in Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993, pp 569-575.
Gilhousen, D.B., 1987: A Field Evaluation of NDBC Moored Buoy Winds. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 4, 94–104.