Close Proximity Soundings within Supercell Environments Obtained from the Rapid Update
Cycle in: Weather and Forecasting Volume 18 Issue 6 (2003) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

A baseline climatology of several parameters commonly used to forecast deep, moist
convection is developed using an extensive sample of upper-air observations. Previous …

Direct Surface Thermodynamic Observations within the Rear-Flank Downdrafts of
Nontornadic and Tornadic Supercells in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 130 Issue 7 (2002) …

This note updates a previous study that utilized a baseline climatology of soundings
associated with large hail, significant tornadoes, and 10 or more cloud-to-ground lightning …

Abstract Approximately 400 Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) observations of
convective cloud-base heights at 2300 UTC were collected from April through August of …

Over 400 vertical wind profiles in close proximity to nontornadic and tornadic supercell
thunderstorms are examined. The profiles were obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle …

Vertical Wind Shear Associated with Left-Moving Supercells in: Weather and Forecasting
Volume 17 Issue 4 (2002) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo …

This study investigates relationships between climate-scale patterns and seasonal tornado
outbreaks across the southeastern United States. Time series of several daily climate …

Convective available potential energy (CAPE) is known to lack skill in discussing the
environments of tornadic and nontornadic storms, or those of tornado outbreaks and …

This study uses ERA5 close‐proximity soundings and associated convective parameters to
characterize significant tornadic storm (F/EF2+) environments between 1980 and 2020 in …