A new article by Prof. Reed and collaborator Dr. Daniel Chavas has been published online in the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES).  The study investigates the characteristics of tropical cyclones, including size, structure and intensity, in idealized simulations using the Community Atmosphere Model. The article can be downloaded here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015MS000519/full