Publications

  • Peer - Reviewed Journal Publications

    Oguejiofor, C.N., G.H. Bryan, P.P. Sullivan, D.H. Richter, 2025: Near-surface Coherent Structures in an Intense Tropical Cyclone: Conditional Eddies and Vertical Momentum Fluxes., Journal of Fluid Mechanics,. [In preparation] [arXiv preprint]

    Oguejiofor, C.N., G.H. Bryan, R. Rotunno, P.P. Sullivan, D.H. Richter, 2024: The Role of Turbulence in an Intense Tropical Cyclone: Momentum Diffusion, Eddy Viscosities, and Mixing Lengths., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 81 (8). [LINK] [pdf]

    Oguejiofor, C.N., C. Wainwright, J. Rudzin, D.H. Richter, 2023: Onset of Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification: Evaluating the response to Length Scales of Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 80 (8). [LINK] [pdf]

  • Thesis & Dissertation

    Oguejiofor, C.N., 2024: On the Internal Processes Modulating Tropical Cyclone Intensity: Turbulent Stresses & Submesoscale Dynamics. [Doctoral Dissertation Link]

    Oguejiofor, C.N., 2020: Local and Non-Local planetary boundary layer (PBL) schemes in WRF model- Impact on the Intensification of Tropical cyclone Idai (2019).

    Oguejiofor, C.N., 2019: Simulating the influence of sea-surface-temperature (SST) on tropical cyclones over South-West Indian ocean, using the UEMS-WRF regional climate model

  • Conferences

    Oguejiofor, C.N., G.H. Bryan, R. Rotunno, P.P. Sullivan and D.H. Richter, 2024: The diffusive role of turbulence in an intense tropical cyclone. 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology (AMS), Long Beach, California. View paper / extended abstract here

    Oguejiofor, C.N., J. Rudzin, C. Wainwright and D.H. Richter, 2023: Tropical cyclone rapid intensification: Evaluating the response to length scales of sea surface temperature anomalies. 23rd Conference on Air-Sea Interaction - The 103rd AMS Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. View paper / extended abstract here

    Oguejiofor, C.N., D. Richter and C. Wainwright, 2022: Investigating the sensitivity of hurricane intensification to length scales of sea surface temperature (SST) heterogeneities. 35th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology (AMS), New Orleans. View paper / extended abstract here

    Oguejiofor, C.N., D. Richter and C. Wainwright, 2022: Investigating the dependence of hurricane intensity on varying SST patterns using idealized model simulations. Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), held virtually.

    Oguejiofor, C.N., J. Rudzin, C. Wainwright and D. Richter, 2022: Tropical cyclone rapid intensification: Influence of multiscale anomalies in sea surface temperature (SST). Front Range Tropical Cyclone Workshop, Fort-Collins, Colorado.

    Oguejiofor, C.N., D. Richter and C. Wainwright, 2021: Investigating the dependence of hurricane intensity on varying SST patterns using idealized model simulations. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, New Orleans. Watch recorded presentation here

    Oguejiofor, C.N., D. Richter and C. Wainwright, 2021: Investigating the dependence of hurricane intensity on varying SST patterns using idealized model simulations. Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research (MSCAR), held virtually. View slides here