Data · collection
Supercell Lightning Simulations
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
These animations model a 1.5 hour supercell evolution and visualize fractal-like lightning branch structures from the storm.In early June, 1995, a severe storm swept across the West Texas Panhandle, producing a dozen supercells, and spawning several tornados.
Description
Two tornados reached F4 strength, caused extensive damage to the towns of Dimmitt and Friona, TX, and even stripped pavement from the local highways. The animations shown here model the 1.5 hour supercell evolution on June 2, 1995Data from these supercells were collected by researchers as part of the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornados EXperiment (VORTEX).
The VORTEX project spanned the spring seasons of 1994 and 1995 and was designed to address research questions related to tornadogenesis and tornado dynamics. This data and research has increased the understanding of tornado development and enhanced the ability to predict and anticipate tornadic activity. Researchers continue to study and analyze this data, not only to better understand tornado dynamics, but also to develop and improve 3D supercell models and lightning simulations.
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Scientists at the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma are investigating the conditions and occurrence of cloud-to-ground lightning and the relationships between lightning flash rate and storm characteristics such as total ice mass and updraft mass flux. A better understanding of these relationships could lead to more accurate models and even "nowcasting" of severe storms.
Links
Get the data
- GET DATA vets.ucar.edu/vg/SuperCell/index.shtml ↗
download · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214613962-SCIOPS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214613962-SCIOPS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Clouds · Lightning · Not provided · Surface Temperature · Tornadoes
Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214613962-SCIOPS | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/weather-events/lightning | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/weather-events/tornadoes | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |