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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

Modeling
 
  introduction
 
> supercells
 
  convective lines
 
  forecasting

Supercells
 
  introduction
 
  structure
 
> tornadoes

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Supercells and Tornadoes

The strongest and most damaging tornadoes from within supercells. This is one of the primary reasons why researchers strive to understand them better. They want to be able to predict them (e.g. left figure) more accurately.

[Embedded Object: Tornado Movie (9.97MB)]

Video by Jewett

[Image: (264K)] Image by NCSA/Wilhelmson

Computer models can now produce the general behavior of tornadoes like the one above on the right. Weightless tracer particles are used to define the tornado's flow. However, determining which supercells will produce tornadoes remains a challenging task that is still under investigation.



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Credits and Acknowledgments for WW2010.
Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Convective Lines