Active Research Foci |
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| April 19, 1996 Tornado Outbreak Early storm evolution and the role of mesoscale boundaries on cell initiation and propagation is being studied |
Supercell Boundary Anchoring Investigation of the role of storm-boundary anchoring in the development of supercells in high bulk Richardson number environments |
| Supercell Flanking Lines The role of flanking line dynamics in the overall evolution and structure of supercells is being explored |
Convective Microphysics Investigation of the role microphysical processes play in storm dynamics, particularly downdrafts and relations to tornadogenesis |
| EnKF Data Assimilation Data assimilation of polarimetric radar observations of severe convection via the ensemble Kalman filter to improve storm-scale analyses |
Severe Hailstorms Investigation of microphysical characteristics of hailstorms that dictate the likelihood of damaging hail |
Recent Research Projects |
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| Initiation Near Drylines The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that the variations in surface characteristics (i.e., soil moisture gradients, vegetation) strongly influence the morphology of the dryline |
Hurricane Opal (1995) This high resolution hurricane study examined the behavior of the hurricane boundary layer and the convective environment at landfall |