[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE', Variable_Level_1='GRAVITY WAVE']
COMET Case Study 012: Gravity Waves and the Palm Sunday Tornadic Outbreak (27 March 1994) Data at UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC
Entry ID: COMET012_UCAR_JOSS_NOAA_CODIAC

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Summary
Abstract: This case spans the tornadic outbreak on Palm Sunday (27 March 1994)
in Alabama. Gravity waves were triggered with deep convection that
developed in northeastern Texas. The waves modulated mesolows that
developed along a cold front and acted to force the severe convection
in Alabama.

This event was one of the Significant Weather Events of 1994 and
resulted in 20 deaths, 320 injuries, and $107 million in damages.

For more information, see:
http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_012
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 37.4   S: 26.8   E: -78.9   W: -95.5

Data Set Citation
Dataset Title: COMET Case Study 012: Gravity Waves
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: UCAR/JOSS
Online Resource: http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_012
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
COMET_CASE_STUDIES
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1994-03-27
Stop Date: 1994-03-28
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > STORMS Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > TORNADOES Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
RADIOSONDES Ancillary Description
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
GOES-7 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 7 Ancillary Description
Instrument
DOPPLER RADAR Ancillary Description
NEXRAD > NEXt Generation RADar Ancillary Description
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Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
UCAR/JOSS
Data Center
Cooperative Distributed Interactive Atmospheric Catalog System, Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/

Data Center Personnel
Name: USER SERVICES/CODIAC
Email: codiac at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
Codiac Data Archive
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000-FL4
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp
Distribution Size: varies
Distribution Format: varies
Fees: None
Publications/References
See:
http://www.comet.ucar.edu/resources/cases/c12_27mar94/ref.htm
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-02-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-10-30

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