Mayacamas Weather Consultants -- Masthead

Joint Publications and Case Studies

November 22, 1996 Lemoore Tornadic Thunderstorm

February 23, 2004 Flash Flood SFSU

Shear Parameter Thresholds for Forecasting Tornadic Thunderstorms in Northern and Central California (2003)

 

1. Masters of Science in Geosciences Theses Proctored

2014: Geoffrey Roest, Quasigeostrophic Diagnosis of an Explosively Developing Cyclone on the Northern California Coast.

2012: Christopher Stumpf, A Comprehensive Survey of Buoyancy and Shear Parameters for California Tornadoes: 1951-2011.

2010: Elizabeth Polito, Student conceptions of weather phenomena across multiple cognitive levels.

2004: Ted Schlaepfer, Documentation of a Tornadic Supercell in the San Joaquin Valley, California.

2001: Gary Lipari, Thermodynamic and shear parameters associated with verified tornadoes in northern and central California, 1990-1994.

2. Undergraduate Senior Thesis/Senior Projects Proctored

2021: Tianny Zapata (and John Monteverdi), California Precipitation: Departure of Expected Sea-Surface Temperature Patterns during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 ENSO Events.

2020: Kevin Guan (and John Monteverdi), The Role of Low-Level Shear in Distinguishing the Tornado Risk over Kansas on May 28, 2019: EF-2 Tipton, KS Tornado.

2020: Genavie Banuelos (and John Monteverdi), Did a hydraulic jump play a role in the rapid and catastrophic spread of the October 2019 Kincade Fire?

2018: Natalie Corkhill (and John Monteverdi), The Role of the Hydraulic Jump Phenomenon in the Rapid Spread of the 8-9 October 2017 Tubbs Fire.

2017: Xiomara Aguirre (and John Monteverdi), The Relationship of Atmospheric Rivers to Peak Annual Rainfall at San Francisco.

2016: Devin Hite (and John Monteverdi), The Relationship of Thunderstorms Observed at San Francisco International Airport and Ground Stops and Delays.

2015: Jonathen Beliera (and John Monteverdi), The Role of Atmospheric Rivers and Precipitation-forming Mechanisms in Peak 2- day Rainfall Events at San Francisco Since 1950.

1988: Scott Braun (and John Monteverdi), The tornadic thunderstorm environment in California.