Abstract
Analyses of severe local storms in Oklahoma on six days during 1969 through 1972 have been performed with the use of digital radar data collected by the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Norman, Oklahoma. Three techniques of numerical analyses have been employed in this study: vertical integration of liquid water (VIL), partial vertical integration of liquid water (PVIL), and constant-altitude reflectivity maps (CAZM's) the CAZM's reveal clearly the four-dimensional characteristics of the severe, local, storm structure and development. The VIL maps provide a quick two-dimensional display which may prove to be an important tool for real-time forecasting of severe storms, but fail to reveal the necessary detail for post analysis. The PVIL maps provide an excellent blend with the quickness and simplicity of the VIL and most of the detail of the CAZM. ...
Canipe, Yates Julio (1973). On the structure and development of severe local storms as revealed by digital radar observations. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -187443.