WW2010
University of Illinois

WW2010
 
welcome
 
online guides
 
archives
 
educational cd-rom
 
current weather
 
about ww2010
 
index

Online Guides
 
introduction
 
meteorology
 
remote sensing
 
reading maps
 
projects, activities

Meteorology
 
introduction
 
air masses, fronts
 
clouds, precipitation
 
el nino
 
forces, winds
 
hurricanes
 
hydrologic cycle
 
light, optics
 
midlatitude cyclones
 
severe storms
 
weather forecasting

Severe Storms
 
introduction
 
dangers of t-storms
 
types of t-storms
 
tstorm components
 
tornadoes
 
modeling

Tstorm Components
 
introduction
 
updrafts/downdrafts
 
wind shear
 
outflow phenomena
 
wall clouds

User Interface
 
graphics
text

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The following sections provide training in updraft/downdraft analysis, effects of wind shear on thunderstorm development, dangers of various outflow phenomena generated by thunderstorms and how to spot wall clouds.

Components Updrafts / Downdrafts
Updraft and downdraft intensification and determining updraft strength using the Lemon Technique (LT).

Wind Shear
Wind shear and its impact on thunderstorm development.

Outflow Phenomena
Outflow phenomena including: microbursts, macrobursts, gust fronts and virga.

Wall Clouds
Characteristics of wall clouds and common scenarios in which they occur.


Supercells
Terms for using data resources. CD-ROM available.
Credits and Acknowledgments for WW2010.
Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Updrafts/Downdrafts