METR 180 (Lightning and Thunderstorms)

Spring 2012                    
Dr. Jerome Blechman  
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences                  



Syllabus

      

Course Resources

Lightning Links

Vaisala Lightning Detection (North America)

NASA's Global Hydrology and Climate Center Lightning Primer

Lightning images by Stormguy

Nat'l Weather Service Lightning Safety page

National Geographic Interactive Lightning app

Science Daily: Ball Lightning Solved?

Current Weather and Forecast

  U.S. Radar (NWS)
  U.S. Satellite
Latest U.S. Surface Analysis

Other Useful Weather Sites 

National Weather Service
INTELLICAST
  The Weather Channel
 
  UNISYS Weather
  Weather Underground

 

Thunderstorm Links


Storm Prediction Center 

Enhanced Fujita Scale - Tornado Ranking

Nat'l Severe Storms Lab (NSSL)


Workshop 1 Workshop 2
       
   






Lecture Powerpoints

First Lecture

Forecasting T-storms using maps

Lightning

Thunderstorm types


Tornadoes


Downbursts

Hail



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