Adam Rydbeck

atmospheric scientist doing oceanography things, focused on the interaction of 🌊 and ⛈in the tropics, working with big data on big computers

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

Tried to beat the heat by running just before sunrise, presumably the coolest time of the day. 82F temp with a 79F dewpoint at 0553. Stifling.

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[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

Here’s a quick summary of my experience with the El Reno tornado 10 years ago:

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

Our next balloon launch was eventful. It was released approximately 8 minutes after the tornado warning for El Reno was issued and approximately 10 miles SE of the storm’s RFD. We intended to sample the surrounding storm environment, but the sonde was ingested into the meso.

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[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

On May 13, 2013 around 19Z, we launched our first sounding, when it looked like the cap was just about to break. In a rush to get info out, we sent photos of the profile to SPC before the balloon even reached 650mb. Lots of products seemingly went up right after.

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And when we woke up the next day and heard the full scope of impacts, it was a quiet drive back to CO.

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

We crossed the tornado path later that evening. At the time, we had no idea of the impact. Only after conversing with other drivers stuck in traffic while the road between El Reno and Union City was cleared of debris did we begin to understand the severity of the tornado.

[Beata Latos @beatalatos]

Tropical cyclone #Seroja was one of the first to significantly impact Indonesian land. How did it develop? Our new study identified meteorological conditions resulting in a rare cyclone formation near the equator👉@NatureComms
https://t.co/Ti3bBxeX3c
#womeninscience #igfpan

[Andrea Jenney @JenneySci]

Do you do research on tropical convection? Consider submitting a session proposal to the MJO & Sub-seasonal monsoon symposium I’m co-organizing w/ @AirSeaAdam & @ZeljkaFuchs. Proposals due April 13th. https://t.co/lPakvnEMCd

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

How do you QUANTIFY the effect of ocean heat content on the atmosphere, particularly moist static energy? We’ve come up with a new framework to answer that. It’s applied to the MJO/BSISO here, but could be used for hurricanes, ENSO, etc.

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Very excited about this work! The relationship between ocean heat content and tropical convection has always seemed a bit handwavy. Like, sure it make sense, more ocean heat content means more support for convection. But..

[AMS Publications @AMSPublications]

"Anchoring Intraseasonal Air–Sea Interactions: The Moored Moist Static Energy Budget in the Indian Ocean from Reanalysis"", Journal of Climate 36, 3 (2023): 959-981, https://t.co/opI2NVtSY2
#JClimate

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

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[Andrea Jenney @JenneySci]

Congrats to student presentation award winners in the MJO conference at #AMS2023: @ajda_savarin @KaiClimate @bed_wx @_jingxuancui @Edoteque & Danni Du, Kyle Shackelford, Mu-Ting Chien!! @ametsoc @AMSTropical @AirSeaAdam @brandon_wolding

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

Brian Soden - Showed radiative heating drives changes in secondary circulations that are important to intensity changes in TCs. And relative humidity variations inside AND outside of the TC matter for this heating

[Adam Rydbeck @AirSeaAdam]

Here's a quick thread of my favorite talks from #AMS2023. Already planning to rewatch them next week. I missed many talks too, so the list is very incomplete. In no particular order:

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@BungeIsabelle - Provided a fresh perspective on the age-old problem of what drives boundary layer convergence in the east Pacific where horizontal SST gradients are strong