Session 8A Supercells and Tornadoes: Downdrafts and Cold Pool

Tuesday, 12 October 2010: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Grand Mesa Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency Tech Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms
Chair:
Matthew S. Gilmore, University of North Dakota, Atmospheric Sciences, Grand Forks, ND

Papers:
1:30 PM
8A.1
Rear-flank downdraft dynamics in tornadic and non-tornadic supercell thunderstorms
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
Recorded Presentation

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
Catherine A. Finley, WindLogics Inc., Grand Rapids, MN; and B. D. Lee, M. Grzych, C. D. Karstens, and T. M. Samaras
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (888.6 kB)

2:00 PM
8A.3
Thermodynamic and Kinematic Analysis of Supercells using High Resolution In Situ Data from Texas Tech StickNet Instrument Systems
Bradley R. Charboneau, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

2:15 PM
8A.4
A preliminary survey of DSD measurements collected during VORTEX2
Daniel T. Dawson II, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Romine
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

2:30 PM
8A.5
Verification of Supercell Cold Pools in High-Resolution WRF Simulations using StickNet In Situ Data
Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and D. C. Dowell
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.5 MB)

2:45 PM
8A.6
Mesocyclone and RFD evolution in simulated supercell storms with varying wind profiles
Matthew S. Van Den Broeke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and J. M. Straka
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner
See more of:
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>