Christopher M. Fuhrmann
Ph.D.
Student
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research
Climatologist
NOAA-Southeast Regional Climate Center
Office
Bank
of
Telephone
(
Telephone
(Geography main office): 919.962.8901
Fax
(Geography main office): 919.962.1537
Email:
fuhrman1@email.unc.edu
Education
M.S.,
Geography,
University of Georgia
B.A.,
Geography with highest honors, UNC-Chapel Hill
Research
Themes and Interests
·
Synoptic Climatology
·
Winter Precipitation
Recent
Publications
Durkee,
J.D., C.M. Fuhrmann,
J.A. Knox, J.D. Frye, S.A. Dillingham, A.E. Stewart, and M.C. Lacke, 2008: A diagnostic study of non-convective winds
during the 12-13 November 2003 Great Lakes cyclone. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (in
preparation for submission)
Fuhrmann, C.M., C.E. Konrad, and L.E.
Band, 2008: Climatological perspectives on the
rainfall characteristics associated with landslides in western
Lacke,
M.C., J.A. Knox, J.D. Frye, A.E. Stewart, J.D. Durkee,
C.M. Fuhrmann,
and S.A. Dillingham, 2007: A
climatology of cold-season non-convective wind events in the
Durkee,
J.D., J.D. Frye, C.M. Fuhrmann, M.C. Lacke, H.G. Jeong, and T.L. Mote, 2007: Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on
precipitation type frequency and distribution in the eastern
Other
Publications and Selected Conference Presentations (2006-2009)
Fuhrmann,
C.M., and C.E. Konrad
II. “Synoptic-scale
airflow and moisture transport associated with freezing rain events in central
North Carolina.” Presented at the 65th Annual Eastern
Snow Conference,
Fuhrmann, C.M., “A closer look
at ice storm severity in the Southeast USA using an ingredients-based
methodology.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society,
Fuhrmann, C.M., J.D. Durkee, J.A. Knox,
J.D. Frye, S.A. Dillingham, S. Urban, A.E. Stewart, and M.C Lacke.
“Insights into
the relationships between high winds and mid-latitude cyclones: A case study of
the 12-13 November 2003 Great Lakes cyclone windstorm.”
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Fuhrmann,
C.M., and W.S. Ashley. “Cloud-to-ground
lightning characteristics of derecho-producing
convective systems in the central and southern Great Plains.”
Presented at the AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms,
Links
January 20, 2009 Snowfall across North Carolina
My trip to the summit of
A
Winter Weather Climatology for the Southeast United States (in collaboration with Chip
Konrad and the State Climate Office of North
Carolina)
Gravity
wave event in North Carolina (from early December 2007; images courtesy of the
SERCC and CIMSS)
Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association (AOPA)