Abstract: Comparisons between tornadic and nontornadic mesocyclones using the concept of fractal geometry are presented. Both the maximum vertical vorticity (?max) and pseudovorticity (?pv) associated with a mesocyclone at low levels ...

Abstract: An analysis of the observed propagation of the Garden City supercell storm based on data collected by an airborne Doppler radar is presented. The environmental wind profile was characterized by a straight hodograph. Wind ...

Abstract: An analysis of an oceanic front situated near a col defined by the surface pressure field is presented. There have been few observational examples of this type of front presented in the literature. The primary source of ...

Abstract: raditional pixel-versus-pixel forecast evaluation scores such as the critical success index (CSI) provide a simple way to compare the performances of different forecasts; however, they offer little information on how to ...

Abstract: Analysis of a supercell storm that did not produce a tornado near Hays, Kansas, is presented. A well-defined midlevel mesocyclone was apparent throughout most of the storm?s life cycle. Numerous shallow circulations were ...

Abstract: Analysis of a supercell storm that produced an F1 tornado near Garden City, Kansas, is presented. This event provided one of the first opportunities to synthesize data collected by a new airborne radar platform called ...

Abstract: Two remarkable supercell storms developed on 22 June 2003 in eastern Nebraska. One of the thunderstorms, located near the town of Aurora, Nebraska, produced the largest known hailstone on record. Receiving far less attention ...

Abstract: Airborne radar analysis combined with cloud photogrammetry of a supercell that formed on 31 May 1995 near San Angelo, Texas, is presented. The superposition of the Doppler wind syntheses with the cloud pictures provides a ...

Abstract: n automated quality control preprocessing algorithm for removing nonweather radar echoes in airborne Doppler radar data has been developed. This algorithm can significantly reduce the time and experience level required for ...

Abstract: The detailed analysis of the three-dimensional structure of a dryline observed over the Oklahoma panhandle during the International H2O Project (IHOP_2002) on 11 June 2002 is presented. High-resolution observations obtained ...