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 Senior 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. Rinku Roy Chowdhury Assistant Professor Indiana University
Dr. Kathleen Schreiber Associate Professor Millersville Univ.	Dr. Shouraseni Sen Roy Assistant 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 Associate Professor Univ. of Virginia
Dr. Adam Kalkstein Assistant Professor U.S. Military Academy, West Point	Dr. Melissa Malin Univ. of Delaware	Dr. Kate Bassil Assistant Professor Simon Fraser University	Joan Hahn Professional	Jill Watts Consultant

Lab Research

Heat Health Warning Systems (HHWS) Development of Heat/Health Systems NEW HHWS: How Do They Work? NEW Evaluating Public Perception of Heat NEW Heat/health: Perceived Risk and Public Response Plans for Nationalizing Heat/Health Systems New San Francisco/San Jose Heat Health System Saving Lives During Extreme Summer Weather Heat Watch-Warning Systems: Benefits NEW Development of the Shanghai, China, System Italian National System: Implementation and Results from Summer, 2003 Example Website: Toronto, Canada Example Website: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Evaluation of Heat/Health Warning Systems Operational Heat/Health Watch-Warning Systems Ongoing Climate and Health Research NEW Health Impacts of Heat: An Update NEW Recent Trends in Heat-Related Mortality Analog European Heat Waves For U.S. Cities To Analyze Heat-Related Mortality Asthma & Climate Climate/Mortality Relationships in US Cities 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 Developing the Heat Stress Index for Public Use Heat Stress Index Website Air Mass Monitoring and Classification UPDATED! About the Spatial Synoptic Classification Initial Spatial Synoptic Classification Development A New Spatial Synoptic Classification (SSC) Synoptic Air Mass Maps of the US Character & Frequency Changes in Air Masses Development of An Upper Level Synoptic Index

Bioclimatological Research: Biodiversity NEW The Notion of Applied Biometeorology Threats to Biodiversity in Indonesian Borneo Tropical Cyclone Damage to South Florida Mangrove Habitats Fires, Landscape Change, and Satellite Data Tropical Forests and Deforestation ENSO Events and Impacts on Fires Monitoring and Modeling Driving Forces of Tropical Deforestation Forces Driving Deforestation Dynamics in Southern Mexico Bioclimatological Research: Plants, Animals, Humans and Disease Meteorological Influences on the Dispersion of Pine Blister Rust Synoptic Evaluation of Dispersal of White Pine Blister Rust Environment/Climate Impact on Dengue Fever NEW The New Cold Advisory for Newborn Livestock (CANL) Warning System NEW CANL Fact Sheet CANL Forecast for eastern Montana International Projects Heat/Health Warning Systems for Korean Cities Korean HHWS: Plans for Nationalization Results of Seoul HHWS Operation Report on Collaboration with Korea Meteorological Administration 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 ISB Commission on Climate and Human Health Climate Change Research NEW Chicago Climate Action Plan NEW Potential Climate Change Impacts on Heat Related Mortality Public Health Impacts: Climate Change in California Climate Change Impacts in California Heat/Health Risks in California Other Research NEW Climate Change in High Latitudes Influence of El Niño, Pacific, and SST Anomalies on Monsoon Precipitation in India Role of ENSO, PDO, and SSTs on Winter Precipitation in India Identification of January Temperature Anomalies in the US: Maps & Abstract Unusual Minority Heat/Health Relationships in Phoenix Development of a Special Watch-Warning System for Phoenix

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