Several case studies and numerical simulations have confirmed that baroclinic boundaries provide enhanced horizontal and vertical vorticity, wind shear, helicity, and moisture that induce stronger updrafts, higher reflectivity, and stronger low-le...
The precipitation structure of supercell thunderstorms (e.g., low-precipitation(LP), classic (CL), high-precipitation (HP)) has been associated with differing severeweather threats (wind, hail, or tornadoes) to the public, thus motivating work exa...
ABSTRACT AUSTIN DANIEL MANSFIELD. The Temporal Evolution of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic VORTEX2 Near-Storm Environments. (Under the direction of DR. CASEY DAVENPORT) The VORTEX2 field experiment provided a wealth of data on the near-storm environmen...