Thursday, 15 January 2004
Wet Microburst—Bibliography, Annotation, Data
Room 4AB
As part of a wet microburst study funded by the COMET program, a bibliographic
base and reference data set for the Southern Region is being developed. The
bibliographic base is intended to provide a reference and resource guide for
those in need of information to investigate or predict microburst occurrence.
This base consists of a listing of websites, journal articles,
media/periodicals, and other resources. Each item is briefly annotated to
provide a clear summary of the material. The information is also internally
cross-referenced based on select keywords and organized according to its source
of origination. The reference database set is being developed from microburst
events recorded by NWS Forecast Offices (including BHM, JAN, LIT, MEM, MOB, and
SHV) in order to establish the conditions associated with wet microburst
occurrence and their observed characteristics. These will be compared to the
body of literature in order to establish the population characteristics of
southern region wet microbursts within the parent distribution of microbursts.
Such characteristics include observed and theoretical attributes of the
microbursts, their physical basis, and the physical processes preceding their
occurrence. These will provide a basis for improved understanding and
prediction of wet microbursts in the southern region of the US. It is
anticipated that the reference and resource information will be made available
as a notebook, electronic file, and website.
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