The climate at any one location is determined by the temporal progression of synoptic-scale weather events. My research focuses on the temporal and spatial variability of these synoptic-scale systems and their impact upon various environmental parameters, such as air-quality and human health. Current research involves examining how weather and climate influence severe cases of respiratory distress, which can be related to both pollutants and aeroallergens as well as short-term changes in weather conditions.

I also investigate the linkages between synoptic-scale and smaller spatial scale phenomena. This research has resulted in climatologies of deep-water waves, stability and long-range transport of pollutants, and severe weather. Finally, I am actively involved in the examination of climate change and variability in the context of synoptic-scale circulation.

Selected Recent Publications

Strong, C. and R.E. Davis, The Effect of Atmospheric Temperature Trends on the Position and Strength of Winter Jet Streams. Forthcoming in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Strong, C. and R.E. Davis (2008). Variability in the Position and Strength of Winter Jet Stream Cores Related to Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections. Journal of Climate, 21, 584-592

Knight, D.B. and R.E. Davis, Climatology of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Southeastern United States (2007). Physical Geography, 28, 126-147.

Michaels, P.J., P.C. Knappenberger, and R.E. Davis (2007). Reply to Comment by K. Emanuel on “Sea-surface Temperatures and Tropical Cyclones in the Atlantic Basin.” Geophysical Research Letters, 34, doi:10.1029/2006GL025757.

Michaels, P.J., P.C. Knappenberger, and R.E. Davis (2006). Sea-surface Temperatures and Tropical Cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L09708, doi:10.1029/2006GL025757, 2006.

Strong, C. and R.E. Davis (2006). Variability in the Altitude of Fast Upper Tropospheric Winds over the Northern Hemisphere during Winter. Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), 111, D10106, doi:10.1029/2005JD006497.

Strong, C. and R.E. Davis (2006). Temperature-related Trends in the Vertical Position of the Summer Upper Tropospheric Surface of Maximum Wind over the Northern Hemisphere. International Journal of Climatology, 26, DOI: 10.1002/joc.1344.