Better understanding of intense and tornadic thunderstorms through research using geostationary satellite dataThe use of satellite data to study convective storm behavior and better understand intense and tornadic storm development is discussed. The influence of terrain and cloud cover on thunderstorm development, the life cycle and dynamics of the arc cloud line, and the difference in the thermodynamic characteristics of the air into which it advances are examined. The properties of convective-scale interaction are outlined, and the way in which severe convective storms can be isolated using satellite imagery is described. Examples of studies of severe convective and tornadic storms using GOES imagery are presented.
Document ID
19890023563
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Purdom, James F. W. (NOAA, Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch; Colorado State University Fort Collins, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment