Doppler Radar Investigation of Flow Patterns within Severe Thunderstorms.

Abstract

Four severe thunderstorms were observed on a single day by the AFCRL 5.4-cm Doppler radar at Sudbury, Massachusetts. Quasihorizontal radial velocity information was used to construct maps depicting the mean within-storm flow at different elevation angles over a period of about 20 minutes. Well organized patterns in the velocity field showed either persistence or slow evolution in time throughout an appreciable range of height. The merits of this single Doppler method for the investigation of future outbreaks are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 1973
Accession Number
AD0760106

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Kraus

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doppler Radar
  • Elevation
  • Massachusetts
  • Motion
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Physical Properties
  • Radar
  • Radial Velocity
  • Storms
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Thunderstorms

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Radar Systems Engineering.