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