James, E. P., and R. H. Johnson, 2009: A climatology of midlatitude mesoscale convective vortices in the Rapid Update Cycle. Mon. Wea. Rev., submitted.

Johnson, R. H., P. E. Ciesielski, T. S. L'Ecuyer, and A. J. Newman, 2009: Diurnal cycle of convection during the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment. J. Climate, in press. [PDF]

James, E. P., and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Patterns of precipitation and surface pressure evolution in midlatitude mesoscale convective vortices. Mon. Wea. Rev., in press.

Adams-Selin, R. D., and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Mesoscale surface pressure and temperature features associated with bow echoes. Mon. Wea. Rev., in press. [PDF]

Katsumata, M., R. H. Johnson, and P. E. Ciesielski, 2009: Observed synoptic-scale variability during the developing phase of an ISO over the Indian Ocean during MISMO. J. Atmos. Sci.. in press. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., R. H. Johnson, and J. Wang, 2009: Correction of humidity biases in Vaisala RS80-H sondes during NAME. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 26, 1763-1780. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Atmospheric mixed layers over the South China Sea during SCSMEX. SOLA, 5, 29-32. [PDF]

Schumacher, R. S., and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Quasi-stationary, extreme-rain-producing convective systems associated with midlevel cyclonic circulations. Wea. Forecasting, 24, 555-574. [PDF]

Luo, Z., G. Y. Liu, G. L. Stephens, and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Terminal vs transient cumulus congestus: a Cloudsat perspective. Geophys. Res. Let., 36, L05808, doi:10.1029/2008GL036927. [PDF]

Aves, S. L., and R. H. Johnson, 2008: The diurnal cycle of convection over the northern South China Sea during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 86, 919-934. [PDF]

Martin, E. R., and R. H. Johnson, 2008: An observational and modeling study of an atmospheric internal bore during NAME 2004. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 4150-4167. [PDF]

Schumacher, R. S., and R. H. Johnson, 2008: Mesoscale processes contributing to extreme rainfall in a midlatitude warm-season flash flood. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3964-3986. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., and R. H. Johnson, 2008: Diurnal cycle of surface flows during 2004 NAME and comparison to model reanalysis. J. Climate, 21, 3890-3913. [PDF]

Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and H. Smit, 2008: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZAIC, Part II: Assessing the ECMWF humidity analysis. J. Climate, 21, 1449-1466. [PDF]

Kley, D., H. Smit, S. Nawrath, Z. Luo, P. Nedelec and R. H. Johnson, 2007: Tropical Atlantic convection as revealed by ozone and relative humidity measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D23109, doi:10.1029/2007JD008599. [PDF]

Rogers, P. J., and R. H. Johnson, 2007: Analysis of the 13-14 July gulf surge event during the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3098-3117. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., P. E. Ciesielski, B. D. McNoldy, P. J. Rogers, and R. K. Taft, 2007: Multiscale variability of the flow during the North American Monsoon Experiment. J. Climate, 20, 1628-1648. [PDF]

Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and H. Smit, 2007: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZAIC, Part I: Climatology, variability, transport, and relation to deep convection. J. Climate, 20, 418-435. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., and R. H. Johnson, 2006: Contrasting characteristics of convection over the northern and southern South China Sea during SCSMEX. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 1041-1062. [PDF]

Schumacher, R. S., and R. H. Johnson, 2006: Characteristics of United States extreme rain events during 1999-2003. Wea. Forecasting, 21, 69-85. [PDF]

Higgins, W., and coauthors, 2006: The North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) 2004 field campaign and modeling strategy. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 87, 79-94. [PDF]

Schumacher, R. S., and R. H. Johnson, 2005: Organization and environmental properties of extreme-rain-producing mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 961-976. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., S. A. Aves, P. E. Ciesielski, and T. D. Keenan, 2005: Organization of oceanic convection during the onset of the 1998 East Asian Summer Monsoon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 131-148. [PDF]

Parker, M. D., and R. H. Johnson, 2004: Simulated convective lines with leading precipitation. Part II: Evolution and maintenance. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1656-1673. [PDF]

Parker, M. D., and R. H. Johnson, 2004: Simulated convective lines with leading precipitation. Part I: Governing dynamics. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1637-1655. [PDF]

Bordoni, S., P. E. Ciesielski, R. H. Johnson, B. D. McNoldy, and B. Stevens, 2004: The low-level circulation of the North American Monsoon as revealed by QuikSCAT. Geo. Res. Let., 31, L10109, doi:10.1029/2004GL020009. [PDF]

McNoldy, B. D., P. E. Ciesielski, W. H. Schubert, and R. H. Johnson, 2004: Surface winds, divergence, and vorticity in stratocumulus regions using QuikSCAT and reanalysis winds. Geo. Res. Let., 31, L08105, doi:10.1029/2004GL019768. [PDF]

Parker, M. D., and R. H. Johnson, 2004: Structures and dynamics of quasi-2D mesoscale convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 545-567. [PDF]

Stephens, G. L., P. J. Webster, R. H. Johnson, R. Engelen, and T. L'Ecuyer, 2004: Observational evidence for the mutual regulation of the tropical hydrological cycle and tropical sea surface temperatures. J. Climate, 17, 2213-2224. [PDF]

Tao, W.-K., C.-L. Shie, D. Johnson, J. Simpson, S. Braun, R. H. Johnson, and P. E. Ciesielski, 2003: Convective systems over the South China Sea: Cloud-resolving model simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2929-2956. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., R. H. Johnson, P. T. Haertel and J. Wang, 2003: Corrected TOGA COARE sounding humidity data: Impact on diagnosed properties of convection and climate over the warm pool. J. Climate, 16, 2370-2384. [PDF]

Mapes, B. E., P. E. Ciesielski, and R. H. Johnson, 2003: Sampling errors in rawinsonde-array budgets. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2697-2714. [PDF]

Pettet, C. R., and R. H. Johnson, 2003: Airflow and precipitation structure of two leading stratiform mesoscale convective systems determined from operational datasets. Wx. Forecasting, 18, 685-699. [PDF]

Knievel, J. C., and R. H. Johnson, 2003: A scale-discriminating vorticity budget for a mesoscale vortex in a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 781-794. [PDF]

Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson, 2002: The kinematics of a midlatitude continental mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale vortex. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1749-1770. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H. and P. E. Ciesielski, 2002: Characteristics of the 1998 summer monsoon onset over the Northern South China Sea. J. Meteor. Soc. of Japan, 80, 561-578.

Johnson, R. H., P. E. Ciesielski and J.A. Cotturone, 2001: Multiscale variability of the atmospheric mixed-layer over the Western Pacific warm pool. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 2729-2750. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., W. H. Schubert, and R. H. Johnson, 2001: Diurnal variability of the marine boundary layer during ASTEX. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 2355-2376. [PDF]

Haertel, P. T., R. H. Johnson, and S. N. Tulich, 2001: Some simple simulations of thunderstorm outflows. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 504-516. [PDF]

Parker, M. D., S. A. Rutledge, and R. H. Johnson, 2001: Cloud-to-ground lighting in linear mesoscale convective systems with leading and parallel stratiform precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 1232-1242 [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 2001: Surface mesohighs and mesolows. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.. Special issue honoring Tetsuya Fujita, 82, 13-31. [PDF]

Johnson, R.H., and P.E. Ciesielski, 2000: Rainfall and radiative heating rate estimates from TOGA-COARE atmospheric budgets. J. Atmos. Sci. 57, 1497-1514. [PDF]

Lau, K.M., Y. Ding, J.-T. Wang, R. Johnson, T. Keenan, R. Cifelli, J. Gerlach, O. Thiele, T. Rickenbach, S.-C. Tsay, and P.-H. Lin, 2000: A report of the field operations and early results of the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81, 1261-1270. [PDF]

Haertel, P.T., and R.H. Johnson, 2000: The linear dynamics of squall-line mesohighs and wake lows. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 93-107. [PDF]

Parker, M.D., and R.H. Johnson, 2000: Organizational modes of midlatitude mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 3413-3436. [PDF]

Johnson, R.H., and P.E. Ciesielski, 2000: The SCSMEX/GAME sounding networks and the onset of the 1998 Asian Summer Monsoon. Proceedings of the 4th Conference on East Asian and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate, Hangzhou, 26-28 October.

Ciesielski, P.E. W.H. Schubert, and R.H. Johnson, 1999: Large-scale heat and moisture budgets over ASTEX Region. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 3241-3261. [PDF]

Johnson, R.H., T.M. Rickenbach, S.A. Rutledge, P.E. Ciesielski, and W.H. Schubert, 1999: Trimodal characteristics of tropical convection, J. Climate, 12, 2397-2418. [PDF]

Petersen, W. A., L. D. Carey, S. A. Rutledge, J. C. Knievel, N. J. Doesken, R. H. Johnson, T. B. McKee, T. VonderHaar, and J. F. Weaver, 1999: Mesoscale and radar observations of the Fort Collins flash flood of 28 July 1997. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 80, 191-216. [PDF]

Haertel, P.T., and R.H. Johnson, 1998: Two-day disturbances in the Equatorial Western Pacific, Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 124, 615-636.

Godfrey, J. S., R. A. Houze, Jr., R. H. Johnson, R. Lukas, J.-L. Redelsperger, A. Sui and R. Weller, 1998: Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment: An interim report. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 14395-14450.

Knievel, J. C., and R. H. Johnson, 1998: Pressure transients within MCS mesohighs and wake lows, Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1907-1930. [PDF]

Hilgendorf, E. R., and R. H. Johnson, 1998: A Study of the evolution of mesoscale convective systems using WSR-88D data, Weather and Forecasting, 13, 437-452. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., L. Hartten and R. H. Johnson, 1997: Impacts of merging profiler and rawinsonde winds on TOGA COARE analyses, J. of Atmos. and Oceanic Tech., 14, 1264-1279. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and X. Lin, 1997: Episodic Trade-Wind Regimes over the Western Pacific Warm Pool. J. Atmos. Sci. 54, 2020-2034. [PDF]

Lin, X., and R. H. Johnson, 1996: Kinematic and thermodynamic characteristics of the flow over the western pacific warm pool during TOGA/COARE. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 695-715. [PDF]

Lin, X., and R. H. Johnson, 1996: Heating, moistening and rainfall over the western Pacific warm pool during TOGA COARE J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3367-3383. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1996: The deployment of an ISS System in SCSMEX. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on East Asian and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate, Chungli, Taiwan, pp. 371

Johnson, R.H., P.E. Ciesielski and K.A. Hart, 1996: Tropical inversions near the 0C level. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 1838-1855. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., B. D. Miner, and P. E. Ciesielski, 1995: Circulations between mesoscale convective systems along a cold front. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 585-599. [PDF]

Loehrer, S. M., and R. H. Johnson, 1995: Surface pressure and precipitation life cycle characteristics of PRE-STORM mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 600-621. [PDF]

Gallus, W.A., Jr., and R.H. Johnson, 1995: The dynamics of circulations within the trailing stratiform regions of squall lines: Part I: The 10-11 June PRE-STORM system. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 2161-2187. [PDF]

Gallus, W. A., Jr., and R. H. Johnson, 1995: The dynamics of circulations within the trailing stratiform regions of squall lines: Part II: Influence of the convective line and ambient environment. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 2188-2211. [PDF]

Schubert, W. H., P. E. Ciesielski, C. Lu and R. H. Johnson, 1995: Dynamical adjustment of the trade wind inversion layer. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 2941-2952. [PDF]

Bernstein, B. C., and R. H. Johnson, 1994: A dual-Doppler radar study of an OK PRE-STORM heat burst event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 259-273. [PDF]

Lin, X., and R. H. Johnson, 1994: Heat and moisture budgets and circulation characteristics of a frontal squall line. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 1661-1681. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., Z. Wang, and J. F. Bresch, 1993: Heat and moisture budgets over China during the early summer monsoon. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 71, 137-152.

Johnson, R.H., 1992: Heat and moisture sources and sinks of Asian monsoon precipitating systems. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 70, 353-372.

Gallus, W.A., Jr., and R.H. Johnson, 1992: The momentum budget of an intense midlatitude squall line. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 422-450. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and D. L. Bartels, 1992: Circulations associated with a mature-to-decaying midlatitude mesoscale convective system. Part II: Upper-level features. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 1301-1320. [PDF]

Vescio, M. D., and R. H. Johnson, 1992: The wind response to transient mesoscale pressure fields associated with squall lines. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 1837-1850. [PDF]

Stumpf, G. J., R. H. Johnson, and B. F. Smull, 1991: The wake low in a midlatitude mesoscale convective system having complex convective organization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 134-158. [PDF]

Gallus, W. A., Jr., and R. H. Johnson, 1991: Heat and moisture budgets of an intense midlatitude squall line. J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 122-146. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and J. F. Bresch, 1991: Diagnosed characteristics of Mei-Yu precipitation systems over Taiwan during the May-June 1987 TAMEX. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 2540-2557. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., W. A. Gallus Jr., and M. D. Vescio, 1990: Near-tropopause vertical motion within the trailing stratiform region of a midlatitude squall line. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 2200-2210. [PDF]

Ciesielski, P. E., D. E. Stevens, R. H. Johnson and K. R. Dean, 1989: Observational evidence for asymmetric inertial instability. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 817-831. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., S. Chen, and J. J. Toth, 1989: Circulations associated with a mature-to-decaying midlatitude mesoscale convective system. Part I: Surface features - heat bursts and mesolow development. Mon. Wea. Rev.,117, 942-959. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and W. H. Schubert, 1989: Publication trends in American Meteorological Society technical journals. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 70, 476-479. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and P. J. Hamilton, 1988: The relationship of surface pressure features to the precipitation and air flow structure of an intense midlatitude squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev. 116, 1444-1472. [PDF]

Nicholls, M. E., R. H. Johnson, and W. R. Cotton, 1988: The sensitivity of two-dimensional simulations of tropical squall lines to environmental profiles. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 3625-3649. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1986: Short-term variations of the tropopause height over the Winter MONEX area. J. Atmos. Sci., 43, 1152-1163. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and J. R. Zimmerman, 1986: Modification of the boundary layer over the South China Sea during a Winter MONEX cold surge event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 2004-2015. [PDF]

Johnson, R.H., 1986: Implications of lower-tropospheric warming and drying in tropical mesoscale convective systems for the problem of cumulus parameterization. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 64, 721-726.

Toth, J.J., and R.H. Johnson, 1985: Summer surface flow characteristics over northeast Colorado. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 1458-1469. [PDF]

Gupta, V. K., H. R. Cho, E. Johnson, R. H. Johnson, M. L. Kavvas, C.A. Leary, A. Murphy, M. Puri, J. Smith and E. Waymire, 1984: A new interdisciplinary focus for precipitation research. Transactions, Amer. Geophys. Union, 65, 377-380.

Johnson, R. H., G. S. Young, J. J. Toth and R. M. Zehr, 1984: A study of mesoscale weather effects of variable snow cover over northeast Colorado. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 1141-1151. [PDF]

Nicholls, M. E. and R. H. Johnson, 1984: A model of a tropical squall line boundary layer wake. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 2774-2792. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1984: Partitioning tropical heat and moisture budgets into cumulus and mesoscale components: Implications for cumulus parameterization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 1590-1601. [PDF]

Young, G. S., and R. H. Johnson, 1984: Meso- and microscale features of a Colorado cold front. J. Clim. and Appl. Meteor., 23, 1315-1325. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H. and M. E. Nicholls, 1983: A composite analysis of the boundary layer accompanying a tropical squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev, 111, 308-319. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H. and G. S. Young, 1983: Heat and moisture budgets of tropical mesoscale anvil clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 40, 2138-2147. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1982: Vertical motion in near-equatorial winter monsoon convection. J. Meteor. Soc. of Japan, 60, 682-690.

Johnson, R. H., 1982: Comments on "An analysis of diagnostic cloud mass flux models". J. Atmos. Sci., 39, 2099-2100. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H. and D. C. Kriete, 1982: Thermodynamic and circulation characteristics of winter monsoon tropical mesoscale convection. Mon. Wea. Rev., 110, 1898-1911. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., and D. L. Priegnitz, 1981: Winter monsoon convection in the vicinity of north Borneo, Part II: Effects on large-scale fields. Mon. Wea. Rev., 109, 1615-1628. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1981: Large-scale effects of deep convection on the GATE tropical boundary layer. J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 2399-2413. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1980: Diagnosis of convective and mesoscale motions during Phase III of GATE. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 733-753. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1978: Cumulus transports in a tropical wave composite for Phase III of GATE. J. Atmos. Sci., 35, 484-494. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1978: Characteristic structure and growth of the nonprecipitating cumulus layer over south Florida. Mon. Wea. Rev., 106, 1495-1504. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1977: Effects of cloud detrainment on the diagnosed properties of cumulus populations. J. Atmos. Sci., 34, 359-366. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1977: Effects of cumulus convection the structure and growth of the mixed layer over south Florida. Mon. Wea. Rev., 105 713-724. [PDF]

Johnson, R. H., 1976: The role of convective-scale precipitation downdrafts in cumulus and synoptic-scale interactions. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 1890-1910. [PDF]

Reed, R. J. and R. H. Johnson, 1974: The vorticity budget of synoptic scale wave disturbances in the tropical western Pacific. J. Atmos. Sci., 31, 1784-1790. [PDF]

Hutcheon, R.J., R.H. Johnson, W.P. Lowry, C.H. Black and D. Hadley, 1967: Observations of the urban heat island in a small city. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 48, 7-9.