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An Overview of Synoptic and Mesoscale Factors Contributing to the Disastrous Atlanta Flood of 2009
Citation:
Shepherd, M., T. Mote, P. Knox, S. C. MCCUTCHEON, J. Dowd, M. Rhoden, AND S. E. Nelson. An Overview of Synoptic and Mesoscale Factors Contributing to the Disastrous Atlanta Flood of 2009. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 92(7):861-870, (2011).
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Description:
The goal of this short communication is to present a brief overview of the hydrometeorological conditions leading to the historic Atlanta area flooding, present multiple observational perspectives on cumulative rainfall totals for the event, and consider a hypothesis for he preferred regions of enhanced rainfall totals around the Atlanta area. We provide a brief synopsis of the event and propose salient research questions for future study.
