SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY LABORATORY
Department of Geography & Regional Studies
University of Miami

he synoptic climatology laboratory performs research involving numerous applied climatological issues that affect humans and other organisms around the world. Synoptic climatology is a holistic approach to evaluate weather and climate. Synoptic climatologists attempt to characterize an entire weather situation that exists in a given area at a given time, to gain a better understanding of both the atmospheric environment and its effects on the organisms that experience it. The lab is led by Dr. Laurence S. Kalkstein.

Synoptic Researchers

Dr. Laurence Kalkstein Director Research Professor of Geography and Regional Studies, Univ. of Miami

Dr. Scott Sheridan Associate Professor Kent State Univ.	Dr. Katrina Frank Post-doctoral Fellow	Dr. Douglas O. Fuller Associate Professor Univ. of Miami	Dr. J. Scott Greene Associate Professor Univ. of Oklahoma	Dr. Kathleen Schreiber Associate Professor Millersville Univ.
Dr. Shouraseni Sen Roy Assocciate Professor Univ. of Miami	Dr. Karen Smoyer Tomic Associate Professor Univ. of Alberta	Dr. Hengchun Ye Professor California State Univ. - Los Angeles	Dr. Robert Davis Professor Univ. of Virginia	Dr. Adam Kalkstein Assistant Professor U.S. Military Academy, West Point
Dr. Elena A. Grigorieva Senior Researcher Russian Academy of Sciences	Dr. Jennifer Vanos Researcher CRDF Russian/U.S. Collaboration	Joan Hahn Professional	Jill Watts Consultant

UPDATED! Lab Research

Heat Health Warning Systems (HHWS) Development of Heat/Health Systems Updated HHWS: How Do They Work? Evaluating Public Perception of Heat Heat Watch-Warning Systems: Benefits Operational Aspects of the Shanghai System Development of the Shanghai, China, System Italian National System: Implementation and Results from Summer, 2003 Example Website: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA NEW New Korean Heat/Health System Updated Operational Heat/Health Watch-Warning Systems Ongoing Climate and Health Research NEW Progress in Reducing Heat Related Mortality in the U.S. Health Impacts of Heat: An Update Recent Trends in Heat-Related Mortality Seasonal Variability in Heat-related Mortality accross the US Analog European Heat Waves For U.S. Cities To Analyze Heat-Related Mortality NEW Human Comfort While Exercising in Urban Landscapes US EPA/Heat Island Reduction Initiative: Overview, Phase 1 Report & Phase 2 Report A Synoptic Approach to Monitoring Surface Ozone Separating the Impacts of Weather & Pollution on Health EPA Heat Guidebook, Co-Developed by our Lab Applied Climate Indices Heat Stress Index - A New Relative Climatological Index Application of the HSI Heat Stress Index Website Air Mass Monitoring and Classification UPDATED! About the Spatial Synoptic Classification NEW Air Mass Change in the U.S. Midwest Heat in the Heartland & Technical Appendix Initial Spatial Synoptic Classification Development A New Spatial Synoptic Classification (SSC) Development of An Upper Level Synoptic Index Bioclimatological Research: Plants, Animals, Humans and Disease NEW Gypsy Moth Frontal Advance Using a Meteorological Algorithm Meteorological Influences on the Dispersion of Pine Blister Rust Synoptic Evaluation of Dispersal of White Pine Blister Rust Environment/Climate Impact on Dengue Fever The New Cold Advisory for Newborn Livestock (CANL) Warning System CANL Fact Sheet CANL Forecast for eastern Montana

International Projects WMO/WHO Guidance on Warning System Development Heat/Health Warning Systems for Korean Cities NEW Development of Korean HHWS Based on Regional Properties Korean HHWS: Plans for Nationalization Results of Seoul HHWS Operation Report on Collaboration with Korea Meteorological Administration Second Year Collaboration with Korea Meteorological Administration Third Year Collaboration with Korea Meteorological Administration NEW Fourth Year Collaboration with the Korea Meteorological Administration Urban Heat Island and Human Health in Shanghai WMO Expert Team on Climate and Health International Society of Biometeorology: Dr. Laurence S. Kalkstein, Past President Dr. Scott Sheridan, Editor in Chief: International Journal of Biometeorology Biometeorology Bulletin, Vol. 14, No. 2 Climate Change Research NEW Climate Change and Heat Deaths: Newest Estimates NEW NRDC Collaboration on Climate Change/Heat Deaths NEW Climate Change, Heat Events and Mortality NEW Heat Vulnerability in California: Projecting Heat Events NEW Heat Vulnerability in California: Future Heat-Related Mortality Climate and More Sustainable Cities: Information for City Planning Chicago Climate Action Plan Public Health Impacts: Climate Change in California Climate Change Impacts in California Special Issue: Climate Change and Human Health Heat Waves and Mortality in Chicago Bioclimatological Research: Biodiversity The Notion of Applied Biometeorology Threats to Biodiversity in Indonesian Borneo Tropical Cyclone Damage to South Florida Mangrove Habitats Tropical Forests and Deforestation ENSO Events and Impacts on Fires Other Research Climate Change in High Latitudes Monsoon Precipitation in India Role of ENSO, PDO, and SSTs on Winter Precipitation in India Unusual Minority Heat/Health Relationships in Phoenix Development of a Special Watch-Warning System for Phoenix

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