Real Time Tornado Warning Utilizing Doppler Velocities from a Color Display,

Abstract

In April to June 1977, an operational test was conducted in Oklahoma utilizing Doppler radar as the basis for real-time warning of severe weather. The Air Force Geophysics Laboratory color display was mated to the 10 cm Cimarron Doppler radar and used as warning back-up capability to the operations center at Norman. Experiences in real-time identification of mesocyclone signatures which are characteristic of severe weather are discussed. A detailed analysis of parameters associated with one tornadic mesocyclone is presented. A comparison is made between parameter values determined from the color display and from fine resolution digitized data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 1978
Accession Number
ADA051943

Entities

People

  • Carlton L. Bjerkaas
  • Ralph J. Donaldson Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Climate Change
  • Color Displays
  • Diameters
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Maps
  • Doppler Radar
  • Flash Floods
  • Floods
  • Identification
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Radar
  • Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.