Session 8A |
| | Supercells and Tornadoes: Downdrafts and Cold Pool |
| | Chair: Matthew S. Gilmore, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
|
| 1:30 PM | 8A.1 | Rear-flank downdraft dynamics in tornadic and non-tornadic supercell thunderstorms
 Recorded presentation
Michael I. Biggerstaff, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. P. Betten, C. L. Ziegler, D. R. MacGorman, L. J. Wicker, D. W. Burgess, and E. R. Mansell |
| 1:45 PM | 8A.2 | Mobile mesonet observations of the rear-flank downdraft evolution associated with a violent tornado near Bowdle, SD on 22 May 2010 
Recorded presentation
Catherine A. Finley, WindLogics Inc., Grand Rapids, MN; and B. D. Lee, M. Grzych, C. D. Karstens, and T. M. Samaras |
| 2:00 PM | 8A.3 | Thermodynamic and Kinematic Analysis of Supercells using High Resolution In Situ Data from Texas Tech StickNet Instrument Systems
Recorded presentation
Bradley R. Charboneau, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss |
| 2:15 PM | 8A.4 | A preliminary survey of DSD measurements collected during VORTEX2
Recorded presentation
Daniel T. Dawson II, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Romine |
| 2:30 PM | 8A.5 | Verification of Supercell Cold Pools in High-Resolution WRF Simulations using StickNet In Situ Data
Recorded presentation
Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and D. C. Dowell |
| 2:45 PM | 8A.6 | Mesocyclone and RFD evolution in simulated supercell storms with varying wind profiles
Recorded presentation
Matthew S. Van Den Broeke, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. M. Straka |