Papers and Proceedings

Refereed publications

  • Kirkpatrick, C., E. W. McCaul, Jr., and C. Cohen, 2011: Sensitivities of simulated convective storms to environmental CAPE. MWR, 139, 3514-3532. PDF (1.5 mb)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., E. W. McCaul, Jr., and C. Cohen, 2009: Variability of updraft and downdraft properties in a large set of simulated convective storms. MWR, 137, 1550-1561. PDF (800 kb)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., E. W. McCaul, Jr., and C. Cohen, 2007: The motion of simulated convective storms as a function of basic environmental parameters. MWR, 135, 3033-3051. PDF (1.5 mb).

  • McCaul, E. W., Jr., C. Cohen, and C. Kirkpatrick, 2005: The sensitivity of simulated storm structure, intensity, and precipitation efficiency to environmental temperature. MWR, 133, 3015-3037. PDF (1.9 mb).

    • Conference presentations

  • Kirkpatrick, C., 2011: Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) Increases in the Great Lakes Region, 1979-2010. Submitted for presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2011.

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2011: Relationships between sounding-derived parameters and simulated convective storm surface outflows. Oral presentation at the AMS 24th WAF/20th NWP Conference, Seattle, paper 11B.3. (Submitted abstract)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2010: Environments that produce "extreme" convective storm behavior: Results from a large parameter space study. Oral presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 2010, San Francisco, abstact GC52C-09. (Submitted abstract)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., 2010: Habits of good graduate students. Invited Presentation at the 9th Annual AMS Student Conference, Atlanta. (PDF slides)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2009: Environmental influences on vorticity production in simulated convective storms. Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, abstract A13I-0079. Poster webpage.

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2009: Simulations of convective storms in low CAPE, high shear environments. Oral presentation at the AGU Joint Assembly, May 24-27, Toronto, abstract A11D-04. (PDF slides, or the submitted abstract)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2009: Environmental influences on extreme precipitation intensities in simulated convective storms. Oral presentation at the AGU Joint Assembly, May 24-27, Toronto, abstract H13C-02. (PDF slides or the submitted abstract)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., 2008: Recent trends in convective forecast parameters in North America (1979-2007). Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, abstract A41B-0088. Poster webpage.

  • Perkey, D. J., Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2008: Sensitivity of simulated convective storm outflows and cold pools to environmental parameters. Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, abstract A13A-0226. Poster webpage.

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2008: Storm-relative flow and its relationship to low-level vorticity in simulated storms. Oral presentation at the 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, Ga., October 27-31, 2008. Paper 15.2. (PDF of the extended abstract.)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., E. W. McCaul, Jr., and C. Cohen, 2007: The environmental parameters that influence simulated convective storm precipitation: Results from a large parameter space study. Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, abstract H31B-0355. Poster webpage.
    Received an AGU Outstanding Student Paper Award in Hydrology.

  • Kirkpatrick, C., E. W. McCaul, Jr., and C. Cohen, 2006: The effects of eight basic environmental parameters on the low-level rotation characteristics of simulated convective storms. Oral presentation at the 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, November 6-10, 2006. Paper 16.3. (PDF of the extended abstract.)

  • Kirkpatrick, C., and E. W. McCaul, Jr., 2004: The motion of simulated convective storms as a function of basic environmental parameters. Oral presentation at the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, Mass., October 4-8, 2004. Paper 8A.7. (PDF of the extended abstract.)


    • Disclaimer, notes, and future changes

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  • Many of these projects are subject to continued revision. The conference preprints, extended abstracts, and poster pages may be modified or updated at any time.