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Overview

Lynn K. Shay is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and contributes to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. Their research intersects several subfields, primarily Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses main topics that include Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate Variability and Models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation.

Recent publications by Lynn K. Shay include the following papers:

  • "The Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Michael (2018): Storm Structure and the Relationship to Environmental and Air-Sea Interactions" (2020), Monthly Weather Review
  • "Recent advancements in aircraft and in situ observations of tropical cyclones" (2023), Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
  • "Can ocean community production and respiration be determined by measuring high-frequency oxygen profiles from autonomous floats?" (2020), Biogeosciences
  • "Thermodynamic Characteristics of Downdrafts in Tropical Cyclones as Seen in Idealized Simulations of Different Intensities" (2021), Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • "On the Hyperbolicity of the Bulk Air-Sea Heat Flux Functions: Insights into the Efficiency of Air-Sea Moisture Disequilibrium for Tropical Cyclone Intensification" (2021), Monthly Weather Review

Lynn K. Shay collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Benjamín Jaimes
  • Joshua B. Wadler
  • Jun A. Zhang
  • Scott Glenn
  • Joseph J. Cione

Their publications are often found in venues such as:

  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Offshore Technology Conference
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Tropical Cyclone Research and Review

Best Publications

  • Effects of a Warm Oceanic Feature on Hurricane Opal

    Lynn K. Shay;Gustavo J. Goni;Peter G. Black

  • Further improvements to the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS)

    Mark DeMaria;Michelle Mainelli;Lynn K. Shay;John A. Knaff

  • Landfalling Tropical Cyclones: Forecast Problems and Associated Research Opportunities.

    Frank D. Marks;Lynn K. Shay

  • Application of Oceanic Heat Content Estimation to Operational Forecasting of Recent Atlantic Category 5 Hurricanes

    Michelle M. Mainelli;Mark DeMaria;Lynn K. Shay;Gustavo Goni

  • Upper ocean response to Hurricane Gilbert

    Lynn K. Shay;Peter G. Black;Arthur J. Mariano;Jeffery D. Hawkins

  • The Interaction between Hurricane Opal (1995) and a Warm Core Ring in the Gulf of Mexico

    Xiaodong Hong;Xiaodong Hong;Simon W. Chang;Sethu Raman;Lynn K. Shay

  • The 3D Oceanic Mixed Layer Response to Hurricane Gilbert

    S. Daniel Jacob;Lynn K. Shay;Arthur J. Mariano;Peter G. Black

  • On the accuracy of HF radar surface current measurements: Intercomparisons with ship‐based sensors

    R. D. Chapman;L. K. Shay;H. C. Graber;J. B. Edson

  • Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change from a Simple Ocean–Atmosphere Coupled Model

    Johnny C. L. Chan;Yihong Duan;Lynn K. Shay

  • Pollution release tied to invariant manifolds: A case study for the coast of Florida

    Francois Lekien;Francois Lekien;Chad Coulliette;Arthur J. Mariano;Edward H. Ryan

  • Mixed Layer Cooling in Mesoscale Oceanic Eddies during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

    Benjamin Jaimes;Lynn K. Shay

  • Near-Inertial Ocean Current Response to Hurricane Frederic

    Lynn K. Shay;Russell L. Elsberry

  • HF radar comparisons with moored estimates of current speed and direction: expected differences and implications

    H.C. Graber;B.K. Haus;R.D. Chapman;L.K. Shay

  • Empirical Orthogonal Function Analysis of Ocean Surface Currents Using Complex and Real-Vector Methods*

    James M. Kaihatu;Robert A. Handler;George O. Marmorino;Lynn K. Shay

  • Near-Inertial Wave Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita over Mesoscale Oceanic Eddies

    Benjamin Jaimes;Lynn K. Shay

  • The Role of Oceanic Mesoscale Features on the Tropical Cyclone-Induced Mixed Layer Response: A Case Study

    S. Daniel Jacob;Lynn K. Shay

  • Persistent transport barrier on the West Florida Shelf.

    M. J. Olascoaga;I. I. Rypina;M. G. Brown;F. J. Beron-Vera

  • Oceanic heat content variability in the eastern pacific ocean for hurricane intensity forecasting

    Lynn K. Shay;Jodi K. Brewster

  • Vertical Structure of the Ocean Current Response to a Hurricane

    Lynn K. Shay;Russell L. Elsberry;Peter G. Black

  • EPIC2001 and the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere System of the Tropical East Pacific.

    David J. Raymond;Steven K. Esbensen;Clayton Paulson;Michael Gregg

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian K. Haus
Brian K. Haus University of Miami
Hans C. Graber
Hans C. Graber University of Miami
George R. Halliwell
George R. Halliwell National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert H. Weisberg
Robert H. Weisberg University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Arthur J. Mariano
Arthur J. Mariano University of Miami
Russell L. Elsberry
Russell L. Elsberry University of Colorado Colorado Springs
William E. Johns
William E. Johns University of Miami
Jun A. Zhang
Jun A. Zhang University of Miami
Mark DeMaria
Mark DeMaria Colorado State University
Katja Fennel
Katja Fennel Dalhousie University

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