Robert Fovell
Professor
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
University at Albany
United States of America
Biography
Professor Robert Fovell conducts research in mesoscale and convective scale meteorology and weather prediction, primarily using high-resolution numerical models. He has studied squall line thunderstorms, hurricanes, downslope windstorms, and fire weather, among other phenomena. Fovell received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Research Interest
Thunderstorm dynamics and weather prediction
Publications
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Wu, Longtao, et al. "Relationship of environmental relative humidity with North Atlantic tropical cyclone intensity and intensification rate." Geophysical research letters 39.20 (2012).
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Bu, Yizhe Peggy, Robert G. Fovell, and Kristen L. Corbosiero. "Influence of cloud–radiative forcing on tropical cyclone structure." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 71.5 (2014): 1644-1662.
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Hsu, Li-Huan, Hung-Chi Kuo, and Robert G. Fovell. "On the geographic asymmetry of typhoon translation speed across the mountainous island of Taiwan." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 70.4 (2013): 1006-1022.
