supercell morphology

[W. Grant Dade]

Can someone find a link to how upper level winds help determine the morphology of a supercell. Thanks. I though there was a thread on this but I can not find it.

 

[Patrick Kerrin]

Can someone find a link to how upper level winds help determine the morphology of a supercell. Thanks. I though there was a thread on this but I can not find it.

This Thompson/Edwards work (orgininally appeared in the paper ST IIRC) offers good guidance:

http://www.stormeyes.org/tornado/stmtype.htm

and points to:

http://webserv.chatsystems.com/~doswell/pu...ick&doswell.pdf

A old John Davies ST paper I can't find a link for

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/hodograph...hodographs.html

http://webserv.chatsystems.com/~doswell/pu...&doswell_92.pdf


Patrick Kerrin
MSU BMP (Class of 1995)

 

[Blake Michaleski]

thanks for the links. I needed those for an upcoming paper.

 

[W. Grant Dade]

Thanks for the links.