Abstract: The role of the surface velocity fields in the formation, maintenance and decay of convective storms is examined using approximately 90 days of measurements in a densely instrumented network (660 km2) in south Florida. The ...

Abstract: Three stages, prerain, mature and decay, in the life cycle of a convective storm are shown by compiling surface observations from 12 well-organized Florida summertime thunderstorms. In the mature stage, a distinction is ...