Abstract
An airborne Doppler radar analysis of a waterspout parent storm is presented. An 8-min window centered around the time of the visual observation of the waterspout is presented. The waterspout was associated with a small, intense cloud that developed ahead of a squall line. It was observed by radar from a distance of 3 km, with a cross-beam resolution of approximately 70 m. One radar scan cut through the vortex, revealing the structure. The high-resolution dual-Doppler analysis of the Electra Doppler radar was used to investigate the velocity and vorticity structure of the parent storm. These observations were consistent with a low-level vorticity source. No cloud-scale vorticity was observed until the time of the visual observation of the storm.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3008-3017 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Monthly Weather Review |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1997 |
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Airborne Doppler radar analysis of a TOGA COARE waterspout storm. / Verlinde, Johannes.
In: Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 125, No. 11, 01.01.1997, p. 3008-3017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Airborne Doppler radar analysis of a TOGA COARE waterspout storm
AU - Verlinde, Johannes
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - An airborne Doppler radar analysis of a waterspout parent storm is presented. An 8-min window centered around the time of the visual observation of the waterspout is presented. The waterspout was associated with a small, intense cloud that developed ahead of a squall line. It was observed by radar from a distance of 3 km, with a cross-beam resolution of approximately 70 m. One radar scan cut through the vortex, revealing the structure. The high-resolution dual-Doppler analysis of the Electra Doppler radar was used to investigate the velocity and vorticity structure of the parent storm. These observations were consistent with a low-level vorticity source. No cloud-scale vorticity was observed until the time of the visual observation of the storm.
AB - An airborne Doppler radar analysis of a waterspout parent storm is presented. An 8-min window centered around the time of the visual observation of the waterspout is presented. The waterspout was associated with a small, intense cloud that developed ahead of a squall line. It was observed by radar from a distance of 3 km, with a cross-beam resolution of approximately 70 m. One radar scan cut through the vortex, revealing the structure. The high-resolution dual-Doppler analysis of the Electra Doppler radar was used to investigate the velocity and vorticity structure of the parent storm. These observations were consistent with a low-level vorticity source. No cloud-scale vorticity was observed until the time of the visual observation of the storm.
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U2 - 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<3008:ADRAOA>2.0.CO;2
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