Convective Modeling Group Research

Current Research

April 19, 1996 Tornado Outbreak

Early storm evolution and the role of mesoscale boundaries on cell initiation and propagation is being studied.

Initiation Near Drylines

The objective of this study is to examine the hypothesis that the variations in surface characteristics (i.e., soil moisture gradients, vegetation) strongly influence the morphology of the dryline.

1995 Hurricane Opal Simulation

A high resolution hurricane simulation is used to probe the structure and behavior of rainband convective elements within their non-homogeneous parent environment.

Supercell-Boundary Anchoring

Investigation of the role of storm-boundary anchoring in the development of supercells in high bulk Richardson number environments

Chicago Flood of 1996

Convective initiation along frontal and outflow boundaries, including their interactions, and subsequent convective rainfall is being investigated.

Flanking Lines

The role of flanking line dynamics in the overall evolution and structure of supercells is being explored.

Archived Research