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Title Page
Objective
Outline
Why care about supercell motion?
3 May 2003 Storm Split
Storm Motion Mechanisms
Advection
Updraft Shear
Propagation - Gust Front
Gust front example
Boundary Layer Propagation
Boundary Layer Example
Storm Merger Propagation
Storm Merger Example
Orographic effects
Orographic Example
B2K Method Introduction
Vector Plotting
Plot mean wind
Draw shear vector
Draw line orthogonal to the shear
Locate right and left moving supercells
Plot mean wind
Draw shear vector
Draw line orthogonal to the shear
Locate right and left moving supercells
B2K results
B2K strengths
B2K limitations
Importance of shear perspective
UNR Hodograph 1
UNR Hodograph 2
UNR Hodograph 3
CRP Hodograph 1
CRP Hodograph 2
Operational Examples
Storm motion in AWIPS
Example 1 Introduction
MRR Hodograph 1
June 30 2003 radar reflectivity
23:02 UTC 1.5 degree Z / SRM
June 30 2003 radar reflectivity loop 2
June 30 2003 visible imagery
Cloud photograph
MRR Hodograph 2
Example 1 Summary
Example 2 introduction
July 24 2002 STP loop
Composite hodograph for July 24 2002 case
Example 3 introduction
July 7 2003 visible imagery
July 7 2003 radar reflectivity
Gillette, WY BUFKIT profile
Example 4 introduction
OAX Hodograph 1
Convective Initiation
22:36 UTC Z for RM1
22:36 UTC SRM for RM1
KUEX reflectivity for RM1
22:59 UTC Z for RM2
22:59 UTC SRM for RM2
KUEX reflectivity for RM2
23:33 UTC Z for RM3
23:33 UTC SRM for RM3
KUEX reflectivity for RM3
KUEX reflectivity 22:19 - 23:58 UTC
Visible imagery
OAX Hodograph 2
OAX Hodograph 3
Example 4 Summary
Example 5 introduction
LZK soundings
LZK Hodograph 1
Radar reflectivty loop
LZK Hodograph 2
LZK Hodograph 3
Example 5 summary
Example 6 introduction
FWD Hodograph 1
Radar reflectivity 20:30 - 08:00 UTC
FWD Hodograph 2
Example 6 summary
Example 7 introduction
Arizona reflectivity loop
FGZ Hodograph 1
Example 8 introduction
Arlington Hodograph and sounding (1)
KLWX reflectivity loop (1)
KLWX reflectivity loop (2)
Arlington Hodograph and sounding (2)
Example 8 summary
Summary
Recommendations
References
Excel spreadsheet
Contact
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