ujjjG

Research Interests

  • Mesoscale meterology
  • Statistical methods
  • Numerical weather prediction
  • Regional climate
  • Boundary layer meterology
  • Forecast verification

Current Projects

Weather Links

Publications

2002
  • Rife, D. L., T. T. Warner, F. Chen, and E. G. Astling, 2002: Mechanisms for diurnal boundary layer circulations in the Great Basin Desert. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 921-938. [ Link to abstract]
2004
  • Rife, D. L., C. A. Davis, Y. Liu, and T. T. Warner, 2004: Predictability of low-level winds by mesoscale meteorological models. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 2553-2569. [ Link to abstract]
2005
  • Rife, D. L., and C. A. Davis, 2005: Verification of temporal variations in mesoscale numerical wind forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 3368-3381. [ Link to abstract]
2007
  • Hacker, J. P., and D. L. Rife, 2007: A pratical approach to sequential estimation of systematic error on near-surface mesoscale grids. Wea. Forecasting, 22, 1257-1273. [ Link to abstract].
2008
  • Liu, Y., T. T. Warner, J. F. Bowers, L. P. Carson, F. Chen, C. A. Clough, C. A. Davis, C. H. Egeland, S. F. Halvorson, T. W. Huck, L. Lachapelle, R. E. Malone, D. L. Rife, R.-S. Sheu, S. P. Swerdlin, and D. S. Weingarten, 2008: The operational mesogamma-scale analysis and forecast system of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. Part I: Overview of the modeling system, the forecast products and how the products are used. Journ. Appl. Meteor. Climatol.. 47, 1077-1092. [ Link to abstract]
  • Liu, Y., T. T. Warner, E. G. Astling, J. F. Bowers, C. A. Davis, S. F. Halvorson, D. L. Rife, R.-S. Sheu, S. P. Swerdlin, and M. Xu, 2008: The operational mesogamma-scale analysis and forecast system of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. Part II: Inter-range comparison of the accuracy of model analyses and forecasts. Journ. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47 , 1093-1104. [ Link to abstract]
  • Sharman, R. D., Y. Liu, R.-S. Sheu, D. L. Rife, T. T. Warner, J. F. Bowers, C. A. Clough, and E. E. Ellison, 2008: The operational mesogamma-scale analysis and forecast system of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. Part III: Coupling of special applications models with the meteorological model. Journ. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 1105-1122. [ Link to abstract]
2009
  • Rife, D. L., C. A. Davis, and J. C. Knievel, 2009: Temporal changes in wind as objects for evaluating mesoscale numerical weather prediction. Wea. Forecasting, 24, 1374-1389. [ Link to abstract]
2010
  • Rife, D. L., J. O. Pinto, A. J. Monaghan, C. A. Davis, and J. R. Hannan, 2010: Global distribution and characteristics of diurnally varying low-level jets. J. Climate, 23, 5041-5064. [ Link to abstract]
  • Monaghan, A. J., D. L. Rife, J. O. Pinto, C. A. Davis, and J. R. Hannan, 2010: Global precipitation extremes associated with diurnally varying low-level jets. J. Climate, 23, 5065-5084. [ Link to abstract]
  • Knievel, J. C., D. L. Rife, J. A. Grim, A. N. Hahmann, J. P. Hacker, and H. H. Fisher, 2010: A simple technique for creating composite lake- and sea-surface temperatures from MODIS for operational mesoscale NWP. Journ. Appl. Meteor. Clim. 49, 2267-2284. [ Link to abstract]
2011
  • Weckwerth, T. M., J. M. Wilson, M. Hagen, T. J. Emerson, J. O. Pinto, D. L. Rife, and L. Grebe, 2011: Radar climatology of the COPS region. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 137, 31-41. [ Link to abstract]
  • Rife, D. L., E. Vanvyve, J. O. Pinto, A. J. Monaghan, C. A. Davis, and G. S. Poulos, 2011: Toward robust and efficient climate downscaling: Application to wind energy. Submitted to J. App. Meteor. Clim. [ Link to PDF]