Session 15 |
| | Tornadoes |
| | Organizers: David C. Dowell, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Paul Markowski, Penn State University, University Park, PA
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| 4:30 PM | 15.1 | A translating tornado simulator for engineering tests: comparison of radar, numerical model, and simulator winds  
William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and P. Sarkar, F. L. Haan, K. Le, R. Kardell, and J. Wurman |
| 4:45 PM | 15.2 | The vertical structure of a tornado: High-resolution, W-band, Doppler-radar observations near Happy, Texas on 5 May 2002
Howard B. Bluestein, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. C. Weiss and A. Pazmany |
| 5:00 PM | 15.3 | Pressure measurements at the ground in an F-4 tornado
Julian J. Lee, Applied Research Associates, Inc., Littleton, CO; and T. Samaras and C. Young |
| 5:15 PM | 15.4 | Comparison of in-situ pressure and DOW Doppler winds in a tornado and RHI vertical slices through 4 tornadoes during 1996-2004
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and T. Samaras |
| 5:30 PM | 15.5 | Effects of debris on near-surface tornado dynamics
David C. Lewellen, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and B. Gong and W. S. Lewellen |
| 5:45 PM | 15.6 | The formation and intensification of supercritical tornado-like vortices - a laboratory study
Christopher R. Church, Miami University, Oxford, OH; and K. A. Kosiba, D. Cleland, and C. P. Beer |