Faculty and Research

Gary M. Barnes

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Ph. D., Virginia.

2525 Correa Rd, HIG 335
Honolulu, HI 96822

tel: (808) 956-2565 • fax: (808) 956-2877
email: gbarnes@hawaii.edu

 

Research Interests

Interests include hurricane structure and energetics, moist convection and severe convective storms in the tropical and the mid-latitudes, mesoscale convective systems, mixing in cumulus clouds, and the interaction of convective clouds with the boundary layer.  Research has been primarily with observations; emphasis is on aircraft data. Recent focus is on the use of GPS dropsondes in several hurricanes including Bonnie (1998), Guillermo (1997), Humberto (2001). Publications in the last few years include the following.

Recent Publications

Sitkowski, M and G. M. Barnes, 2009: Low-level thermodynamic, kinematic and reflectivity fields of Hurricane Guillermo (1997) during rapid intensification.  In press Mon. Wea. Rev.

Patla, J., D.E. Stevens and G. M. Barnes, 2009: The influence of TUTT cells on tropical cyclone motion in the northwest Pacific Ocean. In review for Wea. Forecasting.

Barnes, G. M., 2008: Atypical thermodynamic profiles in the lower cloud and subcloud layers of hurricanes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 631-643.

Schneider, R. S., and G. M. Barnes, 2005: Low-level kinematic, thermodynamic and reflectivity fields associated with Hurricane Bonnie (1998) at landfall. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 3243-3259.

Lyman, R. E., T. A. Schroeder, and G. M. Barnes, 2005: The heavy rain event of 29 October 2000 in Hana, Maui. Wea. and Forecasting, 20,  397-414.

Wroe, D. R., and G.M. Barnes, 2003: Inflow layer energetics of Hurricane Bonnie (1998) near landfall. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 1600-1612.

Daida, S. K., and G. M. Barnes, 2003: Hurricane Paine (1986) Grazes the High Terrain of the Baja California Peninsula. Wea. and Forecasting, 18,  981-990.

Barnes, G. M., 2003: Typhoon - paragraph in World Book Encyclopedia, page 540.

Croxford, M., and G. M. Barnes, 2002: Inner core strength of Atlantic tropical cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 127-139.

Barnes, G. M., and P. B. Bogner, 2001: Comments on “Surface observations in the hurricane environment”. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 1267-1269.

 

 

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