Christopher M. Fuhrmann

 

Ph.D. Student

Department of Geography

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Research Climatologist

NOAA-Southeast Regional Climate Center

 

 

Office

 

Bank of America Plaza Suite 602

137 East Franklin Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Telephone (Climate Center): 919.843.9721

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

·         Weather and Society

·         Winter Precipitation

·         Extreme Weather Events

 

 

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 North Carolina. Physical Geography, 29, 289-305. [pdf]

 

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 Great Lakes region. Journal of Climate, 20, 6012-6022. [pdf]

 

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 United States. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Climatology. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0345. [pdf]

 

 

 

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, Lake Morey, VT, May 2008. Awarded the Wiesnet Medal for Best Research Project [pdf]

 

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, St. John’s, NL, Canada, May 2007. [Slideshow]

 

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, San Francisco, CA, April 2007. [Slideshow]

 

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, St. Louis, MO, November 2006. Awarded the Best Student Poster Presentation [pdf]

 

 

 

Links

 

January 20, 2009 Snowfall across North Carolina

 

My trip to the summit of Mount Washington (May 2008)

 

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)