The research paper entitled “Statistical downscaling of the North Atlantic tropical cyclone frequency and the amplified role of the Caribbean low-level jet in a warmer climate” was highlighted for its significance by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in its 2020 meeting report. (WMO decision document, 5.1/1).  The paper was authored by Jhordanne Jones along with collaborators as a part of her MPhil while a student in the Department of Physics. Miss Jones is currently pursuing a PhD at Colorado State  University on a  Fulbright scholarship. She is expected to graduate in the summer of 2021 and has already secured a postdoctoral position with Professor Dan Chavas and his Climate and Extreme Weather group at Purdue University.  FST is proud of Ms Jones. 

To read the paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015JD024342