Convective Scale Dynamics

Abstract

A simplified discussion of the convective process, the thunderstorm, and severe weather. Includes explanations of stability and the parcel theory. Describes thunderstorms, from garden variety to supercell. Tells how to recognize and forecast severe weather.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA231567

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey R. Hedges

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Cell Movement
  • Climate Change
  • Cold Fronts
  • Condensation
  • Convection
  • Detection
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Energy
  • Lapse Rate
  • Latent Heat
  • Meteorology
  • New York
  • Precipitation
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers