Publications
NTP-related publications are listed below in reverse chronological order.
Sills, D. M. L., C. S. Miller, A. L. Jaffe and G. A. Kopp, 2026: The implementation and application of the Enhanced Fujita scale in Canada - an update. Extended Abstracts, 32nd AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms, Madison, WI, Amer. Meteorol. Soc., Paper V.15, 1-34, .
Mariani, Z., D. Brunet, R. Crawford, R. Reed, S. Holden, K. Sung, D. Michelson, D. Sills, D. Weaver, J. Wang, B. Shrestha, Y. Su, C. Nguyen, N. Bliankinshtein and K. Wong, 2026: The Southern Ontario Lidar (SOLID) mesonet: Wind and water vapor profiling foraviation and regional nowcasting. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 43, 929-949, .
Sills, D. M. L., L. Elliott, A. L. Jaffe, J. Kunkel, C. S. Miller, E. Sutherland, M. Somers, B. Rousseau and P. J. McCarthy, 2026: An updated national tornado climatology for Canada, Atmos.-Ocean., 64, 283–295, .
Miller, C. S., G. A. Kopp, D. M. L. Sills, J. C. Brimelow, A. L. Jaffe, J. R. Hamilton and S. L. Eng, 2026: Training tomorrow’s severe storms scientists: Experiential learning through the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory’s Internship Program. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., .
Brusco, S., A. Costache, T. J. Acosta and G. A. Kopp, 2026: Simulating high-translation-speed tornado-like vortex effects on building aerodynamics through a rapid traversing system. J. of Wind Eng. Indust. Aerodyn., 269, .
Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory, 2026: Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory 2025 Annual Report (includes NTP 2025 annual report). 糖心Vlog Engineering, 43 pp, .
Slabon, S. G., C. D. Neish and C. S. Miller, 2025: Synthetic Aperture Radar as a Tool for Tornado Classification in Forested Areas. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 51, .
Miller, C. S., F. Jessa and G. A. Kopp, 2025: Evaluating the utility of NDVI as a damage indicator for crops in the Enhanced Fujita scale. J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., .
Sills, D., and G. Kopp, 2025: It’s challenging to predict extreme thunderstorms — improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts. The Conversation, Academic Journalism Society, .
Sills, D., L. Elliott, D. Michelson and N. Donaldson, 2025: 'Missed' EF2 tornadoes in Canada and the role of radar. Extended Abstracts, 41st AMS Conference on Radar Meteorology, Toronto, ON, Amer. Meteorol. Soc., , 10 pp, .
Northern Tornadoes Project, 2025: Northern Tornadoes Project - Annual Report 2024. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 32 pp, .
Sills, D. M. L., and C. S. Miller, 2025: Multi-level in-situ measurements during a direct hit by a significant tornado. Atmos.-Ocean, .
Butt, D. G., T. A. Newson, C. S. Miller, D. M. L. Sills and G. A. Kopp, 2025: Analysis of forest-based tornadoes using treefall patterns. Mon. Wea. Rev., .
Northern Tornadoes Project, 2024: Northern Tornadoes Project - Annual Report 2023. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 38 pp, .
Miller, C. S., G. A. Kopp, D. M. L. Sills and D. G. Butt, 2024: Estimating wind speeds in tornadoes using debris trajectories of large compact objects. Mon. Wea. Rev., 152, 1859–1881, .
Hanesiak, J. M., M. Taszarek, D. Walker, C-C. Wang and D. Betancourt, 2024: Strong Tornado Environments In Canada Using ERA5-Derived Convective Parameters, JGR-Atmospheres, 129, 1-20, .
Butt, D. G., A. L. Jaffe, C. S. Miller, G. A. Kopp and D. M. L. Sills, 2024: Automated large-scale tornado treefall detection and directional analysis using machine learning. Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, .
Kunkel, J., J. Hanesiak and D. Sills 2023: The Hunt for Missing Tornadoes: Using Satellite Imagery to Detect and Document Historical Tornado Damage in Canadian Forests. J. Applied Meteor. Climatol., 62, 139-154, .
Sills, D. M. L and L. Elliott, 2023: Assessment of Tornado Alerting Performance for Canada. Atmos.-Ocean, .
Stevenson, S. A., C. S. Miller, D. M. L. Sills, G. A. Kopp, D. M. Rhee, and F. T. Lombardo, 2023: Assessment of wind speeds along the damage path of the Alonsa, Manitoba EF4 tornado on 3 August 2018. J. Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 238, 105422, .
Ngui, Y. D., M. R. Najafi, C. P. E. de Souza, and D. M. L. Sills, 2023: Probabilistic assessment of concurrent tornado and storm-related flash flood (TORFF) events. Int. J. Climatol., 43, 4231-4247, .
Ibrahim, I., G. A. Kopp, and D. M. L. Sills, 2023: Retrieval of peak thunderstorm wind velocities using WSR-88D weather radars. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 40, 237–251, .
Northern Tornadoes Project, 2023: Northern Tornadoes Project - Annual Report 2022 Report. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 77 pp, .
Kopp, G., D. Sills and J. Brimelow, 2022: Canada is witnessing more thunderstorm impacts than ever before. The Conversation, Academic Journalism Society, .
Northern Tornadoes Project, 2022: Northern Tornadoes Project - Annual Report 2021 Report. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 66 pp, .
Sills, D. M. L., C. S. Durfy, and C. P. E. de Souza, 2022: Are Significant Tornadoes Occurring Later in the Year in Southern Ontario? Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL096483, .
Mansour, M. A., D. M. Rhee, T. Newson, C. Peterson and F. T. Lombardo, 2021: Estimating wind damage in forested areas due to tornadoes. Forest, 12, .
Stevenson, S. A. and G. A. Kopp, 2021: Discussion of “Reconnaissance of Buildings Impacted by the 2018 Tornadoes in Ottawa, Canada” by A. Gill and A. S. Genikomsou. J. Perform. Constr. Facil., 35, .
Northern Tornadoes Project, 2021: Northern Tornadoes Project 2020 Report. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 66 pp, .
Sills, D. M. L., G. A. Kopp, L. Elliott, A. Jaffe, E. Sutherland, C. Miller, J. Kunkel, E. Hong, S. Stevenson and W. Wang, 2020: The Northern Tornadoes Project - uncovering Canada’s true tornado climatology. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 101, .
Stevenson, S. A., G. A. Kopp and A. M. El Ansary, 2020: Prescriptive design standards for resilience of Canadian housing in high winds. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, .
Sills, D. M. L., G. A. Kopp, L. Elliott, A. Jaffe, E. Sutherland, C. Miller, J. Kunkel, E. Hong, S. Stevenson, and W. Wang, 2020: The Northern Tornadoes Project - uncovering Canada’s true tornado climatology. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., .
Sills, D. M. L., and P. I. Joe, 2019: From Pioneers to Practitioners: A short history of severe thunderstorm research and forecasting in Canada. Atmos.-Ocean, 57, 249-261, .
Northern Tornadoes Project, 2020: Northern Tornadoes Project 2018/19 Report 糖心Vlog Engineering, 39 pp, .
Sills, D., G. A. Kopp, E. Hong, J. Kennell, A. Jaffe, and L. Elliott, 2018: The Northern Tornadoes Project – overview and initial results. Extended Abstracts, 29th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, Amer. Meteorol. Soc., Paper 60, 1-6.
Kopp, G. A., E. Hong, J. Kennell and D. Sills, 2018. Northern Tornadoes Flyover Project. Summary technical report of the Year 1 pilot study. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 29 pp, .
Sills, D., G. A. Kopp, E. Hong, J. Kennell, A. Jaffe and L. Elliott, 2018: The Northern Tornadoes Project – overview and initial results. Extended Abstracts, 29th AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT, Amer. Meteorol. Soc., Paper 60, 1-6.
Kopp, G. A., E. Hong, J. Kennell and D. Sills, 2018: Northern Tornadoes Flyover Project. Summary technical report of the Year 1 pilot study. 糖心Vlog Engineering, 29 pp, .
