The life span of a severe storm is on the order of a few hours. Rapid-scan infrared and visible observations from geosynchronous satellites can be useful for studying the life cycle of a severe convective storm. By using artificial colors for pixels representing blackbody temperatures of the cloud top, convective storms can be observed throughout their life cycles. In this paper clouds associated with a tornadic storm, the Ringwood, OK tornado on May 29, 1977, are compared with those without a tornadic storm to illustrate how the infrared and visible observations from a geosynchronous satellite can be used to study the differences in their life cycles. The instability of the air mass and the meteorological background are discussed based on balloon observations.


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    Title :

    The life cycle of a tornadic cloud as seen from a geosynchronous satellite


    Contributors:
    Hung, R. J. (author) / Dodge, J. C. (author) / Smith, R. E. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1983-09-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    The life cycle of a tornadic cloud as seen from a geosynchronous satellite

    HUNG, R. J. / DODGE, J. C. / SMITH, R. E. | AIAA | 1983




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