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Effects of the February 2010 Snowstorms on Airline Performance

Effects of the February 2010 Snowstorms on Airline Performance

by Jenny Guarino and Theresa Firestine

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Several snowstorms in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast during February 2010 disrupted air travel not only at airports blanketed with snow but at airports across the...

Box A: The Northeastern Snowfall Impact Scale

Box A: The Northeastern Snowfall Impact Scale

The Northeastern Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS), developed by Paul Kocin and Louis Uccellini of the National Weather Service, ranks storms in the Northeast Corridor by societal impact. The NESIS scores used in ranking account for the physical size...