Lightning trends as a precursor to microburstsThe feasibility of using lightning-rate data to aid in the early warning of microburst occurrence in moist environments is illustrated. Convective tendency images were generated for a small microburst-producing storm that developed in northern Alabama on July 20, 1986 during the Cooperative Huntsville Meteorological Experiment. Radar observations were obtained from the NCAR CP2 10-cm dual-polarization Doppler radar, while the measurements of total lightning activity were provided by the National Severe Storm Laboratory, a mobile laboratory that was located under the storm throughout its lifetime. The scenario for the evolution of wet microburst producing thunderstorms is described.
Document ID
19890067440
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Buechler, Dennis E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Goodman, Steven J. (NASA Marsall Space Flight Center; Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, AL, United States)
Meyer, Paul J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on the Aviation Weather System